Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-11
5 MORE SHOT
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UNUSUALLY QUIET SUNDAY .s
FOLLOWED BY VIOLENCE
At NIGHT.
GENERAL STRIKES IN PROGRESS
Strikers Claim Rank. viii BE Greatly
Ausumented-Police Still Aver
That Only 10000 sympa.
thixers Are Out.
GENERAL STRIKES IN PROGRESS

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the quietest day Philadelphia has
known since the strike began more
than two weeks ago was broken by a
series of disturbances in which three
persons were shot, one, a girl. fatally.
many unruly persons were severely
dubbed by the police and more than
score of arrests were made.
The turbulence of the night came as
an unwelcome shock to the hopes OF
the authorities that Sunday was to
pass by without serious disorders.
This hope had been fostered by the
days pacific aspect which in itself
had been surprisingly quiet in view OF
the fact that increased trouble was an.
ticipated with the starting Saturday Of
the general sympathetic strike which
the union leaders have called in sup
port Of the striking employees of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company.
Until the disorders which came with
the fall of darkness. the developments
Of the day In the strike situation had
been neither many nor important. Con.
fiicting claims still continued as to
the number Of men who have respond
ed to the general strike call and there
seems to be no present way to obtain
accurate figures. The committee OF
ten, in charge of the organized strike
movement. claims that 125.0OO persons
In the various branches of Philadel-
phia's widely diversified industry have
left their employment to demonstrate
their sympathy with the traction mems
cause and help them win their fight.
Figures gathered by the police de-
partment, however, are cited by d..
rector OF Public Safety Clay to sup
port his previous claim that not more
than q. 900 men struck.
The traction company operated some
500 cars during the day and 200 at
night. The latter fact probably had
much to do with the disturbances of
the evening. These began early after
dark at Eighth and Christian streets.
an italian settlement. where q mob
stoned passing trolley cars. The police
used clubs freely and half q dozen pri-
soners were taken.
The most serious affair occurred a
little farther down Christian street.
at Fourth street. During a disturb
ance there a fireman guarding car
fired on the crowd and bullet struck
Bessie Weiner. a woman, fatally
her.
A shot was fired during another dis
turbance at 26th street and Leigh ave-
nue., one man being slightly injured in
the arm.
Union brewery workers received or
ders from their national officers in
Cincinnati not to participate in the
sympathetic strike. Both the brewery
workers and the German leather
trades workers voted to remain at
work.
Resolutions demanding the impeach-
ment of Mayor Reyburn and the dis
missal Of Director Clay, were adopted
with cheers by 1000 textile workers
The resolutions declared that the may
or and director have permitted public
safety to be endangered by the opera
ton of the cars with inexperienced
and reckless employees" and the taking
Of flremen from their regular duty and
utilizing them as patrolmen.
That the United States government
does not intend to take any chances
Of having its property interfered with
by unruly mobs was made evident
when orders were received at Fort Du
Pont, at Wilmington, to have the For
ty-fifth company coast artillery ready
to leave for Philadelphia at NOM
ent's notice. The company of regu-
lars will be used to protect the Phil
adelphia mint and other government
buildings.
The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany was directed to send special
train to Delaware city to convey the
men to Philadelphia. The engineer
received orders to keep steam up all
night.