The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-06

beating him almost to death. The POI
lice. arrested one of the assailants,
James Laicoval, said to be striker,
who had mistaken Mcintyre for nom
union teamster.
Another typical disturbance occurred
while eight wagons belonging to the
Franklin Macveagh company were be-
ing escorted in Desplaines street. Shots
were fred from a crowd at Harrison
street. No one was injured.
Employees as Deputies.
A new expedient was tried to provide
additional protection to drivers OF. boy
cotted business houses. Many State
| street department stores had employees
sworn in as deputy sheriffs who accom-
panied the wagons on delivery trips.
| The same method was adopted by the
express companies.
| Sheriff Thomas E. Barrett after max
ing a tour of the shopping district,
where he believed rioting might fol-
low increased delivery plans of the re-
tail merchants, said: !
| ''Serious Trouble Over
1 "The serious trouble seems to be
/ over. The strike situation is now well
in hand and l look for continuation
of comparative quiet and tranquility. !
am glad, that the employers have de-
|
When 1 was brought into this matter
[ unhesitatingly, informed the mer-
chants that the use Of negroes for strike
breakers was causing more riot1ng than
any other factor in the fight
| President Charles Dold of the Fed
Grafton Of Labor denied a statement
from member of the Employers as
ISOLATION that the employers had al
ready won the strike.
"The unions have not touched at the
edge of their resources yet said Dold.
'The unions have only started. They
know they have a big fight and expect
long one. No surrender is thought
Quit Business to Win.
C, H. Conover, vice president of Hib-
bard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., said that
the employers are agreed to lock up
their stores and let business stagnate,
rather than surrender. This, he said,
would be the rule of his own house. The
statement was brought out by report
| that the company was about to return
to union drivers. Mr.. Conover says
that the same feeling exists among the
| employers involved, whose interests
mount high into the millions and whose
employees, not directly involved yet,
number tens of thousands.
More Wagons in Service.
| The Employers association reported
having 1890 wagons in service, a much
larger number than yesterday The to-
tai, it is said, will be increased Mon
day to 5000. 7 An employment office of
the association was opened today. The
officials in charge declared there was a
rush of applicants, and added that they
are selecting the best white men avail
able, to fill the strikers places.
A new scheme of handling produce
shipments formerly handled by the ex-
press companies, has been evolved. To-
day many country shippers began send
ling in consignments of berries and veg
etables by suburban electric lines Off
Gals of the South Water Street Com
mission Drivers union say this will take
1 from the express companies permanent
ly a large amount of business.
| ''No Troops Needed
Over the long distance telephone Gov
ernor Deneen and Mayor Dunno held
conference today. In reply to an in
quiry of Governor Deneen as to the ne
cessity for state troops, Mayor Dunno
said that the trouble seemed to be grad
ually disappearing, that conditions were
much quieter than nprevious days and
that there was no need for troops at
present.