Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
PEACE MEETING TODAY;
BREAKERS ON WAY
Clash Between Sympathizers
Of Striking Car Men and
Breakers Results in
Deaths

Francisco. This morning Adjutant !
General Louck ordered General
: WantoWskI Of Los Angeles to pro-
coed to Sacramento at once. Wan
lowskl has not been told to bring I
troops with him as yet. Louck
received the following telegram !
from Governor Gillette last night:
"Thlngs look serious. Have ev-
erything ready to move IT neces-
sary. AS heretofore take every ,
I precautionary measure"
A MOVE FOR PEACE.
y San francisco, May ga strong
movement to secure peace was be-
! gun today when after a consulta-
tlon among the leading citizens Il
was resolved to call a meeting this
afternoon when efforts Will be
made to settle all existing troubles.
a WARLlkE MOVE.
omsha, Neb., May 8.-slx cars
filled With strike breakers for use
In San Francisco passed through
Omaha this morning over the !
i Union Pacific The pser ,wsre ~
srussed IN ci,,oago, st. Louis, Kan
sas City and Minneapolis. Another
bunch OF Breakers 90 west this at
ernoon,
sssssg s4sssts5s sss ss I
4 San Francisco, May S.-The
streets are today practically free
from crowds. Police mounted
and afoot, have been stationed at
Fillmore and Turk streets, the
v,,,,pf, 80 40 ID,
ing, but no violence occurred dur
ing the night. Preparations are
J under way for the renewal OF the
attempt to run cars.
San Francisco. May S.-A pitched
battle ragged for several hours late yes
.erday afternoon between the 1,700 un
on motormen and conductors Of The
United Railroads and their sympathiz
srs and the forty or fifty non-unior
men who attempted to operate s
string of cars out of the barns In the
ace of the strikers. A score, or more
oersons, several Of whom are expected
% die, were wounded during the fight
ng.
1t is stated that Mayor Schmitz de
lined to order out. the police to stoI
he fighting until the battle had raget
more than an hour. Then the small
'orce Of reserves sent to the assistance
If Captain Mooney at the scene Of tht
lot succeeded In dispensing the mobs
1t Is claimed all the shooting was
lone by the non-union men on thu
cars. So far as can be learned not {
striker was seen with a gun of an,
Kind, and the only offensive weapons
Ised were stones, bricks and clubs.
The company made its first attempI
% resume the operation of its system
~ sending out seven passenger cars
manned by between thirty and fort,
lonunion men wearing the uniform O
sar inspectors and each carrying {
calibre revolver strapped
sround his waist outside of his coat
The start was made from the com
oany's barns at Turk and Fillmore
streets, where a crowd of from 5000
10 5000 men and boys had gathered.
Mob Attacks Cars.
Twenty policemen, five mount
I'd officers and several sergeants undel
he command of Captain Mooney, were
1n patrol guard.
! The appearance of the cars in Fill
more street, from which they were
switched into Turk street, was the sig
lal for an immense outburst of jeer,
md howls. Before the cars had gone
me block they were made the target.
ii stones and bricks. In few moment.
syery pane of glass had been smashed
md several of the armed employe.
rad been struck. cut and bruised. Al
Turk and Buchanan streets an espec
ally fierce attack was made on the
.bremost car. A guard on the rear plat
'orm answered the flying stones will
j pistol shot The bullet struck one O
he union sympathizers in the arm.
This transformed the mob into {
Wild mob and thenceforward for twelve
blocks there was fierce fighting. The
.trikers and their friends, aided b,
lundre Of youthful hoodlums kep
Up a running shower of missiles The
guards on board the cars responded
with fusillade after fusillada of nista
shots.