Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-12
RloTous DEMONSTRATIONS CON-
TINUE AT CHICAGO.
STRENUOUS DAY FOR POLICE
STRIKERS AND syMPATHizERs KEEP
THEM ACTIVE.
SOME SERIOUS COLLISIONS
Entire Reserve Force OF Onioers on Hand
for DUTY VI rat ID h,vsred In spite of
Obstacles.

Chicago, June 4.-Chicago's police
were given strenuous life today by
the striking packing house team
sters. From daylight Tuesday morn
ing until long after dark tonight the
blue coats were kept busy dispensing
trouble. makers, who congregated
along the streets and in every con-
ceivable manner placed obstacles in
the way OF the meat dealers who en-
deavored to move their supply wag-
ons with non-union drivers. In spite
Of the striking teamsters and their
friends, thirty-three wagon loads OF
meat were delivered from the stock
yards to down town stations. Before
the task was accomplished, however,
a score Of police and rioters had
been injured and fully fifty persons
had been placed under arrest.
Several of the injured were in such
serious condition that they were taken
to hospitals. Two Of the injured
may die.
When the procession Of wagons left
the packing district they were
guarded by heavy detail of police.
AS soon as the wagons emerged
at the entrance of the yards fully 500
enraged strikers sympathizers
made rush to overturn the convey
ances. The policemen drew clubs
and after hard struggle succeeded
In scattering the mob. A fresh
start was made but before the wag-
ons reached the down town district
the mob, augmented by hundreds
of sympathizers, made another at
tack.
In the fight that followed Tevclv-
ers were drawn. No person was
shot, the police instead using their
clubs indiscriminately and a dozen
or more people were hurt before the
march could be resumed. When the
central portion Of the city was
reached clashes between the police
and the crowd became numerous.
Street car traffic was an impossi-
billy and it was necessary for sever
al squads of police to charge the
crowds with batons before the wag-
ons had reached the various down
town houses.
To add to the burdens OF the police
department 1900 drivers and their
helpers employed by the state street
general retail merchandise depart
ment stores went on strike today.
An attempt was made to deliver
department stores goods In the
down town district this afternoon
with non-union dr. ivers under police
| protection but 50 much disorder de-
veloped that the attempt proved fu-
tile. Before the project was aband-
oned several rioters were hurt and
many arrests had been made.
Chicago's entire police force was on
active or reserve duty today as re-
suit Of the serious aspect assumed
by the stockyards teamsters' strike.
Every patroleman on a furlough
reported for duty today and many Of
+ the police on crossing duty in the
down town district were held in
readiness for riot calls.
Hundreds of officers assembled
early In the morning at headquarters
and were given definite orders to
prevent Disturbances such as marked
yesterdays deliveries 'of meat by
the packers
The strikers have doubled their
picket force to try and dssuade
non-uniOn men from carrying meat
from railroad branch houses either
to hotels and restaurants or di strib,
| uting points Of the "big eight"
Observation-Disclosures.
All the buildings Of the packers
are under guard, the police assist
! ing in many instances. The Strik-
ers deprecated yesterdays lawless-
ness and disclaim responsibility for
it. They say in all Instances the
work OF the mob was the work OF
| SympathizerS only.
Delivery drivers OF the big depart,
ment stores have become dissatisfi ed
with their positions and threat en-
to make the teamsters strike still
more serious by tying up all deliy,
cry. Today the teamster EN- ployes
! OF the Boston stores struck. The
Fair teamsters already are out and
| other men who were pressed into
service on the wagons today met
with constant blokades formed by
mpathizing teamsters in other wag.
ons along their routes.
UnIraun In Maxtcn