Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-09
John and Richard Fruen, Two Broth
ers, Receive Fatal injuries In q
Street Feht-Few People Are
Found Around Teaming Co.'s Barns.


Over 1000 wagons were said to be
on the streets. Some State street
stores sent out the normal num-.
ber for the first time. Deputy
sheriffs and private guards, many
armed with rifles, aided the police
to preserve order Patrolmen, un.
der the orders of the chief Of POI
lice, will not accompany the wag-
ons hereafter on foot, but will be
seated beside the driver. The
strikers received their first bene-
fit payment today, drivers getting
$40 and helpers Sc. Hereafter they
will get 81 and So respectively.
Chicago, May S.-Today, the thirty
first day of the teamsters' strike, found
both sides prepared for an even more
intense struggle during the week to
come, the week in which President
Roosevelt is to visit Chicago.
Two brothers, John and Richard
Fruen, were fatally stabbed this
morning in street fight with a sup
posed colored strike breaker. The as.
sailant escaped
Little Trouble During Day.
Attempts were made by the employ.
ers today to resume business on a
scale as near as possible to that be-
fore the teamsters' strike Little trou.
bic is reported at any of the Employ.
.ers' company'S barnX, few persons be-
ing about the stables. Even the Pea
body Coal Co., against which there has
been a special fight, sent out today,
caravans of loaded coal wagons with
N1,f on1n IL,
uty sheriffs, however, continue to
non-union teamsters.
Unions Want Investigation.
Charging that the employers now en-.
gagged in fighting the union teamsters
have entered into a criminal conspir-
acy to ruin the business of transfer
companies which refuse to join them,
the Chicago Federation Of Labor yes
terday instructed it's officers to place
the matter in the hands of the states
attorney and demand grand jury in.
vestigation.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that the law is supreme and, should
apply to all alike, and that IL officers
of labor unions can be indicted for con-
spiracy to injure the business of
firm by ordering strike, the employ
ers should also be indicted for attempt
| ing to intimidate other employers who
refuse TO discharge their union team.
sters.
While the meeting of the central
body in Bricklayers' hall yesterday
was not as large as the one week
ago, there was plenty Of enthusiasm
and speechmaking denouncing the
tactics of the employers in the strike.
Unions Ignore Mayors Commission.
No notice was taken of the commits
sion appointed by Mayor Dunno to in.
quire into the charges which have been
made against the leaders on both sides
of the controversy. The commission
will meet this afternoon in the rooms
of the finance committee to begin its
| investigation into the causes Of the
strike d
There were no outbreaks Of violence
4 yesterday and very little teaming was
done The railway express companies
had their wagons on the streets all day
and the Daniels Coal company had a
number Of wagons out delivering coal,
but the establishments of the big mer-
chants involved in the strike were
j closed.
The Peabody Coal company had a
crew of negroes unloading a barge at
the power house of the Union Traction
company at Hobbie and Crosby streets.
i They were not using teams, however.
i While the meeting Of the Chicago
Federation was in progress at Monroe
and Peoria streets, wagons of the
United States Express company passed
the hall several times. Men on the
: sidewalk declared it was the same
wagon which was passing and repass.
ing and it was empty. The barns Of
the company are at 225 Desplainea
, street.
Claim Employers Court Attack.
The delegates declared that the
company had sent it's wagons past the
i. hall on purpose to invite an attack by
the crowds of men who had gathered
around the union hall, and it furnished
the text for two hours discussion
A protest against the action is tt
be sent to Mayor Dunno and Governor
!, Deneen and the incident will be re
, Hated before the investigating commit
u tee when it meets in the city hall thi,
: afternoon.
Fl President Shea declared that tn,