Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

hundred wagons under guard are now
on the streets. according to Victor Sin
cere. of the Employers Association.
| Il have all the men that are neces-
sarv 10 operate wagons said Assistant
Chief of Police Schuettier. THE en-
ployers are asking for 10 men as de-
tail TO take a single wagon when three
men are sufficient"
A riot broke out on the Adams street
bridge. today. when negro teamster
| fired at strike sympa;hizers. The police
kept the situation we'll in hand by Il
series Of rushes. Twelve men were ar
rested.
A new federal injunction, it was
stated. today. would be asked for on
the ground that the strike is interfer-
ing with interstate commerce. The APP
plication it WAS said. would be made on
behalf of the express companies.
Three men We're struck by flying bull
lets during riot at the rear of Mar
shall Field & Co.'S. wholesale store.
Fifth avenue and Adams street. this
afternoon. when Louis Street. Il col
Ored n"n-unicn teamstcr, fired five
shots into u crowd which attacked him.
The injured: Otto Hellmer, IsadOrc
Newman. William Patterson.
The police dispersed the crowd and
arrested the teamster.
a number of United States nlarshals
went to the rescue OF cOlored nOn-un-
ion teamsters employed by the Em-
ployers Teaming Co. who were at
tackled by ii mob of 600. while deliver
ing coal to the Majesty hotel. When the
marshals arrived the crowd was quick
~ dispersed.
Girl messengers. riding in carriages
driven by men in coachmen'S livery.
We're used by some of the department
stores today, to make deliveries of ur-
gent orders.
President Shea of the Transfers, and
President Dold of the Chicago Fedora
ton. published the following state
ment. this afternoons:
'"rO the Trades Cnonists of Chicago:
1.-The teamsters' organization has the
situation well in hand and we earnest
ly request that no sympathetic strike
be called or any member leave his en-
plOymcnt until such time as they are
asked to do so by the committee hav-
ing the matter i'm charge. We also urge
upon all members of organized labor
to preserve peace and commit no act
that can be interpreted by the courts
as violations of the law or of either
injunction issued"
Two serious riots took place tonight.
The first was at West Harrison and
Despaines streets, where mob. con-
tanning many women and numbering
FULLY 1000. attacked 16 non-union men
going to the depot under guard of
squad of police. stones and other mis-
sileS were hurled at the men and it was
with difficulty that the police We're able
TO protect them from the crowd. Sew
eral non-uilion men were injured with
stones and many of the mob suffered
woun1 Is from the clubs of the police. \
number of arrests We're made.
The second fight took place at 22d
street and State street. where a crowd
attacked four coal wagons guarded by
light private detectives. The nom
union men were peltad with stones
from the second story of a building.
The dete ctives with revolvers charged
into the place and the inmates fed. rn
shots being fired. A riot call brought
the police and the crowd was dispersed.
The detectives were at once arrested
for carrying concealed weapons.
The city council. tonight. passed
resolution directing the chief Of police
to enforce that portion of the state
statutes which prohibits the carrying
Of rifles by unauthorized persons.
President Shea of the Tea .nstnrs'
Union. s2id. tonight. that if the En-
ployers' Teaming Association armed its
drivers with rifles he would do the
same with all union drivers.
IF it is legal for the nOn-union men
TO arm themselves" he said. 1T GER
tainly is not illegal for us to do like
wise