Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-06
TROOPS TO GUARD LORAlN
-Four Companies Under Arms Awaiting Call
of the Mayor.
DAY PASSES WITHOUT SERIOUS DISORDER
of strilSebreakers Escorted
TO Yards of ship Building COm-
pany By Detectives and
Deputies.


OF Company B Of this city under arms in
the armory, close to the seat ofltrouble,
and three companies OF Cleveland troops
under orders and ready to respond TO
call here at any moment. quiet prevails to-
night at the yards Of the American Ship
building company.
The troops are under orders to respond
at the call Of the mayor, who has also
sworn in a large force of special deputies,
who are cooperating with the police and
company detectives. A trainload Of strike
breakers, numbering about 15O arrived this
afternoon, and the men were escorted into
the yards by detectives and deputies The
strikers witnessed the march OF the latest
recruits into the shipyards without any
offer of violence
Superintendent L. p. Marche declared to-
night that over 400 strike breakers are now
inside the shipyards and that fully 1000
more will be brought in within the next
few days.
Mayor King Warns strikers.
Mayor King made an address 70 the
strikers this morning. He told them that
he would tolerate no more violence, that
necessary force will be used henceforth
to quell any rioting.
Soldiers in uniform were at the railway
stations today to assist the special depu-
ties in case Of trouble.
Captain Cove OF Company Of the Fifth
regiment Ohio National Guard wired Ad-
jutant General Critchheld saying that he
believed the situation to be serious and rec
ommending that two OF three compani IS
in addition to the local company be sent
to Lorain. The adjutant general replied
| that he was keeping in close touch with
the situation and would cooperate with
Mayor King in maintaining order The
] mayor expresses the belief that the local
police and deputies will be able to cope
with any further disturbance.
General Speaks to Investigate.
| COLUMBUS, o., April 5,-Conslderable
rioting at Lorain because the ship yards
officials there are importing strike breakers
caused the mayor to order the local COM
pany of National Guard to assemble in its
armory at Z o'clock today. Adjutant Cen
eral Critchheld was notified by Captain
A. F. Cove OF the situation and Cove
wired that the conditions are grave and
/ that three or four companies should be
called out The state officials are in con-
ference over the matter but say that it
is not necessary for the governor to act,
that the law gives the local officials ample
power in the matter.
The adiutant general has ordered Briga-
dier General John C. Speaks, who is now in
Cleveland to proceed.to Lorain and report
as to the situation.
| Beer Famine in PittsburE.
PITTSBURG Pa, April 6-Pittsburg is
threatened with a beer famine as the re-
suit Of the strike today of 1.50O workers en-
ployed by the twenty-four breweries in this
city. The Plttsburg Brewing company and
the Independent Brewing company, two of
the largest breweries in the city, are COM
pletely tied up.
Meetings OF the Western Pennsylvania
Brewers association are being held to de-
eide whether open shop will be declared.
The brewers agreed to give the men
shorter hours and more pay II they would
submit the other questions to arbitration
but this was refused and the men went
out today.
There are about LOO brewery workers
employed in this city.
Strike Breaker Uses Gun.
POMERY, o., April 5.-Trouble broke out
afresh in the miners strike here last n ght
when Charles Campbell. strike breaker, -
shot John Walters, a union miner with a
shotgun. Walters will die and Campbell
is in jail. More trouble is feared.
Five Thousand Painters out.
! NEW YORK, April Sit is now said that
more than 5000 painters are on strike in
Greater New York. Work was stopped to-
day on a number OF school houses In Man
| haitian as well as on other buildinRs