Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-03
Non-OnIon Teams to Be Started Today---|o0o
Extra Police Sworn in--Rioting Worse
Than On Any Previous Day.

Chicago. May 2-Tho strike situation
~ ohic''%" .:+-*nn"d 4 peculiar aspect
''EiiN. and. tonight. liz interests whicj
h;'No been opposing III" striking team
STEERS are not united as heretofore Th,
cause # this disscusion is the action
of the Team oWncrS Association. whi,l,
has contracts with the railroads and
many large firms. ana EMPLOYS none
but union tramst"rS, in refusing" this
att"rilWn. In make deliveries To any
Of iii" firms Involved in the strike when
of'irl"d 10 ,in 50 by the EMPLOYERS
AHSotlHtion. When the employers re-
ccivt1 this rltimatum. they notified
t!is Team Owners that unless the re-
duc?t that no discrimination be made
in deliveries We're granted. an effort
would j." mad. To have all existing
contracts between team owners and
cancelled.
At 4 meeting. hrld between repre-
:;"!it;:tives Of the Employers ASSocit-
ton ana the large team owners. the
!1l'rr declared They would not attempt
i" deliver coal To any firm where q
strik" was in progress. as they did lict
wish Ia be involved in the trouble will
which they considered they had no Ii
ret concern. Eailroad men, invited
"a II" conference by the Employers
AS oci:ltinn. took practically the same
stand, declaring that the fight was
something into which the railroads
did not propose to enter. that they had
contracts with the team owners which
we're being fulfilled to their entire sat
isfaction.
The Commission Team Owners and
The Lake Transportation Team Own
crs Association have taken similar
stand to the Chicago Team Owners AS
SOciatiOn.
During the day. the Employers in
formed Mayor dunno and Chief of Po-
lice O'Neil thaN they intended To move
1883 wagons owned by them ana the
different express companies and
manned by non-nnion men. This ne
ccsSit;,ttd Il call for the swearing in Of
1j0G additional policemen. but later the
Employ erS modified their plans and am
nounced that they would only increase
very slightly the number Of wagons.
Although the plans have been
changed as to the moving of the wag-
ons, the new men will be added to the
police force, tomorrow. 900 being used
on state street alone. The large retail
establishments have announced that
they will make deliveries. There have
been numerous complaints of the inter-
ference by the strikers with women
shoppers and the authorities have de-
termincd to put an effectual stop to all
such practices.
Jutse c. G.. Kohlsaat Of the United
States circuit court. ut the request of
the attorneys representing the seven
express companies. today. issued a
temporary injunction restraining all
persons from interfering with the wag-
ons of the petitioners.
The fighting. today. in the streets
was even more fierce and savage than
that of yesterday.
AS far as known but one man was
killed during the day. He was Charles
Beard, who was struck on the head
near the auditorium Hotel. The list of
injured is much greater than that
which il is possible to obtain.
a. S. Utely. floor manager for Mont
gOmery Ward & Co., who has been ac-
tive in the interests of Ward & Co
sine" the commencement of the strike.