Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-09
Two Brothers Stabbed, Presuma-
bly, by One Of the Imported
N0n-Unlon Transfers.
o'OAY USED HIS REyolylR
Resisted an unprcvoked and lnexcus.
able Attack by Seriously woundinz
His hssalIant--Bott. salss Claim
cains-cl,Ic Committee Organizes.
But Outlook For Its Success is Poor.
tBy AssocIated Press,

CHICAGO. Ills. May S.-Doth EN-.
nloycIa and strikers claim gains to,lny
In the t"nmstcrs strike The employ.
crs declare that they have gained a
decided advantage in The number OF
wagons sent nut anil the amount of
business transacted. The strikers
! claim is bnse1 on The fact that $50
drivers for the va.i o,ls furnltur. deal.
crs VIII strike tomorrow and that $50
paint workers employed by the Health
Milligan Comran. struck today. Tho
furniture dealers ordered their men
10 carry goods To the boycotted houses
and the strike tomorrow will be the
result.
The paint workers of Health & Mil
ligan are the first members of INV
union not member of the tenmsters'
organization to sc en- strike in s,pport
If the Transfers. They have walked
out because of the delivery of goods by
n"n.unlon tenmstora.
The State street department stores
and large d." goods houses sent out
nearly their full complement of dclIy-
cry wagoilse this morning and through.
out the day transacted business on
almost q normal lass In the wagons
Oh Carson. Plor,:e. Scott & Co. annie
preparations were made for possible
trouble. All their wagons wer,. ruard.
ed by at least Two representatives Of
iaw' either police officers o.: deputy
sherifrs. the latter being In ali cases
armed with rifles. .
inc deputies sat in the rear of tho
wagons and held their guns in position
to use mt the !lrst sign of disturbances K
The big department. store of Roth.
ScE1id " Co, for the first TING since
he strike, began to load .Ecir wagons
IN State street this morning. using
police and deputy sheriffs for protac.
tion When 1t was found thar thov
could not be supplied with the neces-
sary number Of deputies. numbers of
their emplaycs were sworn In MS den
uty shofiffs. This procedure was adopt
cd ny many Of the houses anu the
sheriff by night had 1,15O deputies at
work
1'soo Wagons Operated.
fllteen hundred wagons manned by
aoh'mEion men were operated from
state street today and the number will {
be materially Increased tomorrow. No
more colored men are to be hired by
the Employers 1'caming Company. In
divitlual contracts are made with all
men hired and they will be given nor
manent employment
The rloting today was of a sharper
character than that of Saturday. Three
men were fatally Injured and nun.
Der of others were hurt.
MIST of The ARRAYS occurred during
nc early part of The afternoon. VII
liitm OTay. Il cnlorcd tcamster, 10.
niSht was driving south in an alley
westeof Stewart avenue between Gard
and 9th streets. when he was atlncIxed
i,y Albert Enders, who struck him with
stone. o'lray drew a revolver AMI
fired twice. Both lullcts took effect in
l.nicrs' belly. ODay was arrested.
The liansell Alcoct Company. O'Day,s
employers, are not involved I'm tho
teamsters' strike and there was no oc.
caslon for Enders' attack.
Two brothers John anil Richar1
f,rnen were fatally injured tolay. IN
street fight with colored man.
10th of the men were stabbed in the
abdomen. Their nssaiIants. whose
Identity Is not known, escaped. The
pnlice believe he is strange.. In Chi
caso and are working on the thoiy
mat he may be "strike-breaker."
Civic Committee Investigating.
The civic committee, appointed by
Mayor Dunno TO investigate tho strike,
commenced operations today. 1t did
llitle business, Int organized for f,1-5
lure work however, and the promise
Tor It's success does hot seem bright. Il
lias no power TO summon Witnesses
and must, therefore. rely on volunteer
testimony. VI
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