Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-07
STRIKE RIOTS
BREAK out Al
new ORLEANS | | |. !
Strikers Assault Building in
Which Non-union Men
are CHARTERED; Police Re
serves Drive Them Back.
DEPORTATION OF
MEN IS DEMANDED

Truce is Declared Until s
O'clock to Give Road Time
to Act; Arbitration Move 1
ment Taken Up.
New Orleans, La. Oct. g. Following
an assault at II o'clock today upon 9
building in which are quartered 216
strike breakers, 800 former employees
OF the Illinois Central and strike SYM
pathizers, withdrew upon the approach
of police reserves and at noon de-
clared truce. until $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon, to permit the railroad CONF
pany to comply with their demand to-
| transfer the strike breakers out OF the
city.
Arbitration Move Begun. 4.
Chicago, Oct. g.. President Mark.
ham and Vice President Park OF the
Illinois Central road conferred today
on the proposal Of Governor Noel OF
Mississippi to arrange settlement OF
the strike OF shopmen by arbitration.
At noon, President Markham an.
nounced that reply had been sent TO-
the governors message, but refused to
make their reply public, until Cover
nor Noel had acted on It. MI
Later an official statement was
given out stating that the working
forces at all points were being in-s
creased. and that conditions at the
4 Chicago terminal were almost normak
Riotina AZ New orleans. sssss @
New Orleans, La, Oct. 6.-Practical.
lily the entire reserve force OF New .
1 Orleans is on guard In the railroad
district to prevent repetition OF riot-
ing which yesterday and last night
marked the Hartman line strike IN
I this city. The forces of railroad de-
tectives and deputy United states
marshals were also increased. W,
Another day of rioting and blood
shed may force the governor TO TAKE, aa
a hand with the guard or face tho
possibility Of federal troops being
| used to enforce the Injunction issued
by the United States court.
Eight strike breakers and deputy
United States marshal were wounded
| in yesterdays clashes with the strik-
ers and sympathizers, and five OF the
| former are In hospitals At least one
| of the men, Louis Lackauer, OF
Brooklyn, is believed to be fatally
hurt.
| Twelve strike breakers, q half doz.
en- strikers and George Pence, de-;
tective, are in Jail, charged with riot
ing. Pence and Arthur Copeland, OF
Roanoke, Va, are also accused OF
shooting Officer Roach, Of Algiers.
An illinois Central coach and two
coaches on the Southern Pacific rail-
Frailroad were shot-riddled and stoned
almost beyond use in the mob attacks
and during the night other serious
depredations were committed on rail.
road property.
Lackauer died from his wounds at
II o'clock.
RiotIng at New Point.
McComb City, Miss. Oct. g. Thq
Gulfport and Aberdeen companies Of
the national guard which arrived here
yesterday and last night, left shortly
before noon today on special train
for Water Valley, where there haa
been rioting growing out Of the Illinoia
| Central strike. A hospital corps Will
| be picked up at Caledonia
900 shopmen Working at Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 6.--Four more strikera
returned to work at the Burnside
shops Of the Illinois Central railroad
company today. Everything was
| peaceful when the 900 shopmen re-
| ported for work. No strikers appear
| ed near the plant during the early
morning hours, although several hum
dred policemen still are on duty guard
| Ing the railroad company's property.
4 OGDEN Has No Strik Breakers.
| OGDEN Has No Strike Breakers.
Pacific company continues preparA
tions to care sor the men who are to
| replace the striking shopmen.
When asked IL the company was
| importing strike breakers, Superin-
tendent Rowlands said that strike
breakers were not being imported.
strike Breakers at Bakersfield.
Bakersfield, CAL, Oct. 6.-Prepara'
tions are being made for a long siege
| in the strike at the Southern Pacific
shops here, according to statement
| made today by officials.
! Today the force Of strike breakers
| was Increased by f1fty-four workmen
| who arrived from the south.
| Strikers See Early Victory.
| Los Angeles, Cal; Oct. 6.-Th0
strike will be over in thirty days" was
the statement issued by the strikers
publicity 81 sef fimittee Of the Hartman
employfGe Mefya;. = = p,.tt :, -.
souths' didn't es..a of the s. system, a said SAID
condidee interesteds dsiac.oly 4S.n anu mu, snv
| pls ', 11a -, Re contih9e strike began.