The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-05

SAu3i at Il EGSfEtal. WutTe No
lad heen taken. \ partial LIST Of the
foo:s up thirty-twc-
\. :. Jtely. f.oo manager for Mont
-ome-y. Wand j Company. who q
heen aetsve IN the interests Of Ward
* Company since the commencement
Of tire strike. was attacked by three
men who he thinks had been following
Tim for several days while passing q
vacant lot IN Csakenwaik avenue. The
men knocked him down and kicked him
IN a terrific manner about the head and
face. lie Knocked one of them down
with a billy and the others ran.
Although it was announced last night
that the teams OF the express compa-
MES and OF the Employers Association
would he handled by men armed with
rifles today, nothing Of the kind was
ATTEMPTED. say in the case OF Is dri-
Iyers employed by the Scott Transfer
Company. Mayor Dunno and Chief OF
Police O'Seil made every effort To pre-
vent the carrying Of rifles and Superin-
tendent Reid. Of the teaming associa-
ton informed them that he had not
contemplated arming his men as stated
The Scott men carried rifles throughout
the day and none OF them were mo-
Tested.
The strike today did not spread in
.lany degree. No more men were called
lCut and from present appearance there
lie no immediate prospect that any
more teamsters viii strike.
Riofing near the Auditorium broke
out this afternoon when Goa wagons
for the Edwin T.. Daniels Coa Compa-
my, driven by two colored men and
Iguarded by forty others, were attacK-
led by n crowd of 1000 persons. All
lalong State street the negroes expert
fenced trouble. but they Were able tn
lprotect themselves with their hickory
lclubs. Whenever the crowd would at
tempt 10 rush ut the wagons the col
lored men would use their clubs. maui
ing the strike sympathiZcrs unmerci-
fully.
The mob finally made an assault on
the negroes and overpowered them.
theating them savagely. One colored
lman was seen TO raise his STICK In the
lair Il break ii across Il small boys
shoulders, the negro was Immediately
Jumped Oh and given n terrific thump-
ing. He managed to draw a revolver
I:tbd fire five shots. while his assailants
fled. All the shots went wild. In re-
Isponse TO II riot call the police arrived
lat the scene and rescued the negro as
he was Icing kicked, jumped on and
lstoDed by another section of the mob.
Simult;. ncous with the shooting near
1.-THE Auditorium, another riot was In
progress 1t Michigan avenue and Lake
I~street, Il nile Forth on the same bouie-
ward.
4. crowd Of 800 negroes imported
from 81. Louis were being escorted
iron tie railway depot 20 n lodging
lhouse. Al Lake street and Mich. gan
lay"nue Il crowd Of 3,WEe persons at
itacked the negroes, many Of WHOM
were armed with stones, pieces of COAL
iblack jacks, revolvers and stout hick-
Tory canes. When persons i'll the crowd
Ibegan to throw stones, sticks and bot
tiles the negroes char. led repeatedly.
making fierce use of the hickory. A
lioZen or more shots were fired, and IL
lis reported that several men had been
lsllot.
\ running fight between the negroes
land the men on Michigan avenu en-
Isued, the negroes attempting to make
lclcir way 10 their lodging quarters on
1.-The north side of the Chicago river
iThe negroes massed together. kept
their formation and pushed onward
until Rush street bridge was reached.
lon to the bridge poured the negroes,
followed by the mob. Carriage and pc
I!estrians were carght in tho swirl and
Imenaced by tfe crowds. Among the
vehicles was IN tnen carriage occupied
lby II. Fl Eohlsaat.
Mr.. kCliSaat was compelled to sit
In his cl"Iia2c and witness the negroes
Fighting ii.cn "sNa;.duts. The strike
lbrcakcrs :'..:1It on until the North side
was reached E!ere they were met by
i~i"lirC. ard Il lea It. the Northwestern
lStorlc" tn! Iab;s warehouse, where
tine battered and weary strike-breakers
lwerc finally >afci! Housed. During the
riot on tie bridge. Frank Curry, a
white mah who was leading the ne-
lgrhaS, was sud- on Tie hcid " Nth n
lbri' X. tuTr! was made partly uncon-
IS,l0 > 49, 80. Gt''tt y To- n budding
ln-nrbv Y here his Msund was dressed.
IN T.. l.aff =. i.s fashionable shop
lping district, two trucks driven 10y non
~luEion colored teauisters and guarded
iEy forty negroes armed with stout
j~catcs. hid 4 stormy time. Tir cars
Ipiects of coal, iron. bolts. Jumps az
lime. old shoes and fruit were thrown
lat the colored men who mean time used
their clubs freely
\ number Of women who had been
shopping in Marshall Field & Compa-
Iny's store became mixed in the crowd.
1.-THE negroea drove the mob back and
1.-The women fed into Marshall Fields
land other big retail establishments in
ttae vicinity. The fighting at this cor
lner vas keIIi up for ten minutes when
tile police ,IiSpt rsed me crowd.