Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18

lice we're today taken off the wag-
ons of the firms affected by the
teamsters' strike.
Specially guarded routes to all
the freight stations will be taken
by the wagons.
President Shea was treated to
a pleasant surprise yesterday,
when two Of the rebellious team
sters' unions, the express and de-
partment store drivers, voted un-
expectedly to continue the strike.
BY their action the drivers war Is
given it's third lease of life and
the end of the struggle is as Tar
removed as ever.
Only a remnant of Shea's army
of strikers voted on the peace"
proposition. This was the most
significant feature of the days
revelations. Strike leaders were
in a quandary whether to rejoice
or weep.
What has become Of the 1000
drivers originally called out Is
now mystery. Only 2S3 express
drivers out of 900 strikers could
be discovered when the peace"
vote was taken. OF the $50 del
partment store strikers about 800
attended the"peace meeting"in the
evening. The only explanation Of
fered is that the drivers quietly
have abandoned the strike, many
of them having deserted and the
remainder having secured employ.
ment in other trades.
Chicago, JULY Il. Union labo
was the victim yesterday of its owl
"wrecking crew" methods. a ban
of "sluggers" entered Bricklayers' hai
where the election of the Chicago Fec
GRAFTON of Labor was in progress
broke up the proceedings, tore UP th
ballots and partly wrecked the hall. A
a climax the invaders attacke
Michael Donnelly, who was leader {
the packing house strike Of last yea
and beat him into insensibility.
Donnelly was left for dead on th
floor of the hall, while the "wreckers
made their escape without being r,
cognized. Donnelly's wounds after b
was revived were found to be seriou
His face, body, legs and arms wei
badly bruised and cut. At his hom
where he was taken, physicians wei
unable last night to estimate b
chances of recovery.
Preceding the "slugging" Of Do
nelly the "wreckers" turned loos
upon the judges and clerks who we
conducting the election AT the poll
of magazine revolvers they force
these men into submission, locke
them in small room at one end
the hall, and then destroyed the bs
lots, ballot boxes and other electit
paraphernalia.
Mystery In Motive for Attack.
The exact motive for the attack
a mystery Some hold the opinion th
labor politics was behind It, Othe
believe that Donnelly alone was mar
ed for beating. Donnelly himse
1svs he was 'too honest to please t
lat>~ machine"
Ths "machine"was making the fig
Of ito life in an effort to, defeat Pre-
dent Charles Dold for re-electie
Dold's rival for the Office, Joseph
O'NeiH of the Freight Handler
union, the present vice president
the federation was backed by the IN
chine" leaders, who had been condu
| ing uuiet campaign in his intene
| for nsanth.
Realizing that O'Neill was beate
or, az ieast, that his chances of defe;
ing Dold were slender, the machine
1t is believed by some, decided to bre;
up tAa election any employed "wrec
ing oraw" methods to accomplish Il
purr::se. In this case Donnelly's W,
known stand for fair and suua
election, it is trought, earned him
beating.
The other theory, that Donnelly W
the sole object of the "sluggers
plans is not SO well supported by t
facts attending the disturbance. 1t
argued that if it had been the intent,
of his enemies only to wreak vena
ance upon the stock yards leader I'll
would have been done elsewhere a,
on another occasion. Donnelly, no
ever, is known to have incurred t
anger of the machine" and once |
fore, in October, 1908, he was the v
tim of "sluggers." The responsible
for this assault was charged to John
Driscoll.
judges and Clerks Coweo.
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