Evening journal., 1910-03-07
FIVE SHOT In
SUNDAY RIOTS
commune From PaEe one.

nave gone out on lhe bcncrai SSnipaNiclic
strike.
Business Feels Effects.
The business men OF Philadelphia arc
feeling the effect Of the general strike.
They declare that even though their
plants have not been compelled TO shut
down in some instances. they are daily re-
ceiving cancellations OF contracts Tor
Spring goods outside merchants. fearing
that the general strike will paraiyze the
industries OF the city, are ordering their
goods from New York and other centres,
rather than take a chance OF not getting
them from Philadelphia manufacturers.
II is conservatively estimated that the
loss already sustained by Philadelphia
merchants and manufacturers will reach
nearly -s5oooOOo day, while this sum will
grow larger as the strike continues.
I II Is persistently rumored here to-day
that the Forty-Fifth Company OF Coast
Artillery. stationed at Fort DUPONT. is
under orders to await the first call that
win rush them 10 Philadelphia 20 protect
! government property Director Clay
denied to-day that he was to cal for
State troops. asserting that his force OF
10000 regular and special policemen was
capable OF handling the situation. The
sending OF the government troops, how
ever. would be out OF Clay's jurisdiction.
II is rumored that the authorities intend
to railroad" TO trial John j. Murphy,
president Of the Central Labor Union and
c. o. Pratt, National Organizer OF Car
men, the two men most responsible for
the calling OF the great industrial tie
up in the City Of Brotherly Love. They
have been indicted on charges OF melting
70 riot and are out under bond.
The threatened arrest OF the strike lead
ers on charges Of conspiracy has created
intense feeling among the strikers While
no names have been mentioned, Il Is re-
ported that the mon TO be arrested II May
or Reyburn sanctions the PLAN are the
members OF the Committee OF Ten which
has been placed in direct charge OF all
strike affairs. The committee consists or
John J. Murphy, William j. Tracy, presi-
dent OF the Allied Building Trades;
Charles A. Hope. secretary OF the Central
Labor Union: Charles A. Leps. secretary
Of the Allied Building Trades Council:
Robert Mclean, of the Stationary Fire
men; Charles Dougherty, Steamntters'
Union; Harry Parker Cigarmakers'
Union; Frank McCusker, Textile Work.
ers Union; Edward Mcmahon, Tile Layers
Union, and Edwarn Keenan,, OF the Me-
chanlcs Union
The arrest Of these men would take
away the titular leaders OF the strike and
u Is admitted that grave consequences
would follow.
May Organize Labor Party.
Tho announcement Of the Committee OF
I..III a. nj.
delphia would be carried on vigorously
Is taken to-day to indicate that a labor
party would be- organized TO enter poli-
ties In Philadelphia as "A means OF VIM
ming tho battles OF the future.
Last nights riots exceeded In fury any
thus far Five persons. one OF them n
woman were shot The chief rloting oc-
CURED IN Kensington and in the north
western section Of the city where street
cars had 10 be withdrawn at dark be-
cause of The ierceness Of the attacks upon
them. Tho mounted police under the per-
sonal control Of Assistant Superintendent
OF Police Tim O'Leary adopted new tac-
tics Co clear the streets. driving people
into strange houses and forcing them to
stay there until trouble had been stopped.
Woman is Shot.
While trying to get out OF a crowd OF
rioters on South Fifth street. Mrs. Bessie
Woiner %. carrying her eight-weeks-oId
baby in her arms was shot through the
shoulder She VIII recover. Statements
differ as 20 who fired the shot Both riot
ers and policemen were shooting. IL Is
charged the police fred the shot which
srtuck the woman. though they say the
shot came from q riotors gun. Scores
Of persons were beaten at this point and
number OF arrests made.
Riotng occurred along the length OF
Iehich avenue. several thousand people
gathering there TO watch The rioters stone
cars Mounted police rode through the
crowd like coasacks, beating down all
within reach. Peter costello was driven
into tho yard OF his home and, accord-
ing to the story % his wife. was knocked
down by n special policeman and fatally
shot At Twonty-fourth and Callowhili.
Captain Duncan Of the Park Guards. do
ing police duty shot Lemuel Ellingsworth.
a youth in the leg. Al this point the
police fred twenty shots into. the air to
dieperse the crowd.
cars were stoned freely I'm some in
stances. girls and women Joining i'm the
rioting. Tn the Darby section. the po-
lice met stout resistance Here William
Mcpherson and James Yates were both
shot IN the legs while resisting police
men, Several policemen were so badly
beaten up I'm these riots that they had
10 70 TO hospitals for attention.
DYNAMITE UNDER CAR.
Two sticks OF dynamite were exploded
under car at Nineteenth and Hunting
Park avenue to-day. Twenty passengers
on the Tioga car were thrown into a
panic but none was injured, though all
the windows in the car were smashed by
the force OF the explosion. Policemen. be-
lieving the dynamite was placed on tho
track by laborers who were standing in
a field near by, fred seyeral shots and
pitched battle cnsued. the workmen
throwing bricks. Police reserves were
summoned and dispersed the crowd. max
ing two arrests.
William J. Tracy, president OF the Al
lied Building Trades Council and a mem
her OF the Committee Of Ten. said to-day
anent the threatened arrests:
That would be about the most foolish
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