Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-10-05
DYNAM|T|NG AND
MURDER FOLLOW
PATHOF STRIKERS
Wild Day at McComb, Miss,
Despite Troops Stationed
There BY the State
Last Might.
MAN is SHOT IN THE BACK
Not Improbable That He Was
a Victim of Some Armed
Picket, Stationed By
Union Forces.
MAN is SHOT IN THE BACK

jackson. Miss, Oct 5.-After re
ceivine advices that hundreds of
heavily armed men are today pour
ing into Mcconb from outlying
dered the Laurel and Yazoo City
2 companies, state militia, to the
scene of yesterdays conflict be-
tween strikebreakers and strikers
and sympathizers, to aid troops al
ready on the ground.
Notwithstanding the presence
Illinois Contra! railroad strike
breakers, barrieaded here, appealed
to the authorities to remove them
at once from Mccomb. A mass
meeting of citizens. strikers and
symratfzers adopted resolutions,
assuring strikebreakers against
mclestation if they departed today.
A special train will leave here with
the men, accompanied by IS rail-
road specia! agents this afternoon
for New Orleans.
McComb, Miss, oct 4.'rhe state
troops, patroliinS the streets of Me
Comb City TODAY, curbed rioting that
began ate yesterday with an attack
on strikcprsakers cnroutc south on Tho
Illinois Central railroad, and culmi-
mated early today i'm the killing of 8
railroad strike: and cNplosion of dy
Mantle planted near the railroad shops
Ii was discovered today that Car
Canton and Truly Gurus, both strikers
were shot and badly wounded durine
the night. while walking near the llli-
nols Central shops. They We're re-
moved to their homes There is ne
clew to their assail;.nts
!. Two nonunion men We're escorted
out of town this morning by citizens
of McComb City squad of IL;
companys buildings under Il heav,
guard, spent Il restless night. fearing
an attack at amy time from the out
side. 1t is said the railroad compan,
VIII bring III more str1kebreakers to-
day.
Victim Of Picket?
1t is not iTnprobn bile that Lem Haley
tfe agea striker who was shot dowr
early this morning near the railroad
shops, was :, Victim of armed picket:
placed there by the strikers. A vouns
woman, who says She witnessed the
killing stated that Haley refused t.
halt when commanded. that shots fol
lowed and she saw him fall. She sale
Haley shouted his name, as he fell ant
his assailants replied
why didn't you tell us. Lem?
His assailants then disappeared il
the darkness. she said
Haley's friends assert railroad
guards ltilled him. bur Sheriff Holmes
Believes HALEY was shot by his friends
The entire blame for the disturbances
which led 70 the battle between strill
ers and strikehreakers is charged t
alleged rowtlyism OF strikebreakers.
Seventeen deputy lnarshals are herr
to enforce provisions of the federal in
functions secured hy the Illinois Cen
trail railroad company.
Numerous arrests of strikers ant
sympathizers for alleged violation o
the federal injunctions are expected
during the day
Strikers assert that the killing o
Haley and the wounding of Cantor
lind, Curtis is directly traceable t.
special officers employed bv the rail
road company They assrrt that TIN
three strikers were together going t
their homes carly TO-DAY, when the,
were felled by bullets which cam'
from the direction of the Illinois Cen
1ra1 yards.
Colonel Baker of Natchez, in activ,
command of the troops here. at nool
ordered that every member of the ma
tional guard at Natchcz who failed Il
Join his command this morning. be az
rested and sent Immediately to Mo.
Comb. A platoon of Natchez troop
with machine guns will arrive thl
afternoon