The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-07
 During Rioting of General Strike in Philadelphia Five Are Shot, One Victim a
 Young Woman With
 Babe in Her Arms Statement Currently Re ported that City Officials Intend to Cause Arrest
 of Strike Leaders on
 Charge of Conspiracy
Public Director Clay Denies Claims of Union Men and Says that Not More Than 10000 Men Are Out-Has Force of 10000 Regular and Special Policemen.
Especial from United Press.)

cry prospect that the general strike committee will be arrested on charges of conspiracy at the behest of the city officials before the day is out, the third day of the tie-up of the city's business interests opened with beth sides apparently prepared for enything. The city was quiet in -he early morning hours, the rioting of Sunday, when five were shot scores beaten and over 50 arrested, appar- ently have taken the fighting temper out of the crowds. There were not many on the streets in the carly hours and those that were there kept on the move so there was nothing for the police to do.
 The feeling among labor leaders here, and among them are a number of chiefs of international unions is growing more bitter the hours go by The open threat against city officials who intend to invoke the common law regarding sconspiracy,and the suggestion that Federal troops are being held at Fort Jay for use in this city, is inf1aming the temper of the workers and the defiance of the city ofhceds has brought about a condition that may easily result in trouble siEn> liar to that which followed the gem eraI strike of 1S77-
 The latest suggestion is that the American Federation of Labor sanction a strike on all trolley lines and other enterprises controlled or financed by the Widener-Ellxins-Do combina- tion, no matter where located, and this is being seriously considered by the men who have the power to or der such action. In this case there is danger of the strike spreading throughout the country and that is the danger that is most acute Such a strike would of necessity involve most industries and therefore must be well considered before decided upon.
 Just how many men are out is still 1 matter diSnHfA. ii certain the number is not below 5O,0OO- Charles A. Hope, chairman of the committee of ten that is handling the strike, the canvass carefully made shows the number to be 48,350.
 The big plants are entirely closed by the strike although a. number claim to be running with a small force.
 Theatre workers, number 800, who had voted to go on general strike, have been ordered back to work, being no tif1ed by the Boston headquarters that the National organization would not support them.
 Strike leaders today declared 16,5Oo Hebrew workers would join the strike today and that $500 German workers would go out.
 Peter Schaeffer of the Brewers un- ion, who is in Cincinnati, has been asked by brewery workers here to get the sanction of the National board for a strike in which 5000 men hera would join.
 Mayor Reyburn's son has been sworn in as a special policeman and is doing patrol duty with the other specials. There. will be a monster mass meeting of the strikers in La Dor Lyceum hall this afternoon.
 Two sticks of dynamite were ex- p1oded under a car at 18th and Hunt ington Park today. The passengers on the Tioga car were thrown into a panic but not injured, although all the windows were smashed
 Alarmed by the report that the po- lice authorities have planned to arrest all the members of the committee of ten in addition to the national and To- cal labor leaders assisting in the di- rection of the strike the labor leaders at a meeting held to-day at noon ap- tee to conduct the strike in case all the present directors should be taken in to custody. The identity of the mem bers of this committee has been kept Seerhs There was the same Variance of figures regarding the number on strike as on Saturday. The radical leaders boasted that they. had 16o-- 900 men out. Conservative lead CTS dmit these figures are exaggerated. They say that fully 65,o00 are out claims are all lies. He insists that not more than 10000 men are >ut and that many of these are already Clay was asked about the conference last night at which it was underst-) od the city officials decided to demand the indictment of all of the strike leaders warrants of conspiracy, basing this charge on the cor1lmo n law provision and a11ege that ill quit ting their work to aid the car men the strikers have tfconspired to fin ancia1ly injure their employers" he said:
 we stick to our policy of making no threats. When the time comes to act we will act. Disturbances will have to stop.''
 It is conservatively estimated that the loss already sustained by Phila- delphia merchants and dealers will reach $5,0OO,0OO. It is believed this sum will grow larger if the strike spreads.
 Clay denied today that he was to call for state troops, asserting that his force of 10000 regular and special policemen was capable of handling the situation. It is rumored today that the authorities intend to ''rail- sCortfnued on Page D