The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-01
The Expected Has Taken Place
on the Lakes.
Hates, Firemen and Oilers Called
Out at Midnight.
SMALL BUT NUMEROUS
Trouble Is Largely in Building
Trades in New England.
Quiet Prevails at the Scene of
Yesterdays Shooting.

Duluth MINI. May The Great
Lakes marine strike was officially in
augurated at tethe head OF the lakes at
midnight. Orcers were received from
President Kee of the Longshoremen,
calling them out 'rhe tugmen. how
ever, We're not notified and they are
working as usual
William Jones, agent at Superior for
the Marine Firemen's association last
night received a telegram from Presi-
dent Keefe calling upon ali members 10
quit .ork at midnight. It is provided.
Il WeVer. that this does not affect boats
belonging to the Lumber Carriers as
sociauon. men employed Oh boats carry
ing mails, or men VINO have signed pa
pers for round trips. The men on boats
subject to strike orders are the union
mates, firemen and oilers.
Small Strikes in New England.
Boston, May MAY day was mark
ed by numerous minor strikes in New
england. The majority OF the difficult
ties were confined to the building trades.
Strikes of carpenters occurre4 in Law
renee and vicinity and in other places.
/ The Lawrence men, about 900 in num-
Der, demand an eight hour day at a
wage o. So.
In Lynn about zoo machinists who de-
sire an eight hour day with half holt
day Saturday are idle and number Of
I
also out Conditions are unsettled IN
the Cape Ann granite district in the
I Blackstone valley and Fall RIVER build
ing trades, and in several branches OF
| the building trades in 9TH, places.
In Boston, while there was no general
/ disturbance. several small strikes oc-
! CURED but the number of men idle here
on account of labor disputes is not
great.
Situation at Mount Carmel.
quiet prevails here this morning follow
ing the shooting VI a number Of foreign
United Mine Workers by a detachnenS
of state constabulaTy yesterday None
OF tie victims is dead. but four are
thought to be fatally injured. Lieuten-
ant Smith anc his troopers are at the
Sayre colltery and Sheriff Joseph
Sharpless teleph led the lieutenant
from shamokin early today not to enter
here with his men as their appearance
would likely c use another outbreak
Burgess Penman and his subordinates
patrol the streets and the foreigners
who are keeping within their homes
promise the burgess as well as their
mine leaders to keep away from the
troopers even If they should enter the
borough The sheriff is confident there
will be no further trouble. He denies
that he ordered the troopers to keep
on firing during the second fight until
the streets were cleared of foreigners.
He stated that he was doing his duty
serious rioting occurred, lose no time
in asking Governor Pennypacker to
send state guardsmen here.
Lieutenant Smith says he too, will
follow strictly the line of duty. He
maintains that his men were not re-
! spOnsible for the starting - the fight
and that he could not stand by and see
: his troopers battered with bricks and
clubs.
Sheriff sharpless is indignant at the
I4ehigh Valley Coal company for what
he states is the high handed manner
in which they attempted to place the
state constabulary al work to guard
their Sayre colliery Workmen. The
sheriff alleges that when he was first
notified to appear at the mine with
deputies there was no necessity for it
and finally when he appeared here he
! had no success in swearing in men a s
= no one would take the oath Feeling
sheriff did not compel citizens to be-
: come deputies He said that If he had
> anticipated any trouble he would have
II called for state guardSmen as their
o appearance would not have been so
g Objectionable to the miners, especially
y to the foreign elements He was asked
: repeatedly by Lieutenant Smith to
o swear in troopers as deputies, but he
= refused.
s How long Lieutenant Smiths com
Il mand will remain at the coIliery is un-
: known. President John Fahey and
a other union leaders of the Ninth dis
r trict here last night held an extended
o conference and bitterly criticized the
?. action of the lieutenant and his men in
f shooting the people. The mine lead
d ers will leave nothing undone to try
: and place the Lieutenant and some Of
f his men in Jail Following the return
to camp of Lieutenant Smiths COM
mand, following the two battles, threa
of his men who had been badly club
! bed about the body became seriously
!, Ill and We're removed to the PottsviIle
e hospital
4 5000 Quit Work.
IL Chicaeo.May 1.-At midnight last
5. night all the members of the Longshore-
i mems union in Chicago. numbering
e about 3,000 quit work Of loading and
d unloading vessels.
Clerks Suspended.
d Shamokin, Pa. May IA large num-
q her of shippers and clerks on the Sham
e, olxin division of the Philadelphia &
g Reading railroad were suspended today
l. until the collieries resume. Another
d rs men being stationed at the Burnside
5. Eear Valley and Henry Clay shaft col
IS lieries of the Reading company.
y Lake Erie Ports Tied Up.
q Cleveland, O., May Every membel
y of the International Longshoremen
= Marine and Transport Workers union
employed on boats and docks of tht
- Lake Carriers association, quit work
sa at midnight last night and today no
n a pound Of ore. coal or grain was beins
IS handled IN the port Of Cleveland
r The sam condition exists in prac-
le tically every Lake Erie port
a- Every tug in the harbor was tied u
,nl this morning. The licensed Tugmen'i
I'll Protective association are affiliated
ID men on the tugs and not a screw on
sel r4nfo7 f41s turned after midnight las