The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-13

| injured in the fracas. One old man
had his arm broken by blow from a
| policeman's club. Women and children
were panic stricken and fed crying
| into side streets.
Az Randolph and Clark streets the
mob, which was preceding and follow
| ing the meat caravan. became riotous
again From a coal wagon and from
standing produce wagons the crowd
seized missiles and pelted the drivers
| OF the packing house wagons. Here the
police charged the crowd again and
again. driving them from the streets
and doorways into side streets At
Fifth avenue. near Madison. three coal
wagons attempted to blockade the
street again. One teamster drew a re-
voiver and threatened to shoot anyone
| who touched his horses. The police
pulled his team aside. however. but the
| driver was not arrested
The cavalcade had scarcely broken
through the coal wagons on Fifth ave-
/ nue. when a more serious blockade fol-
lowed a few yards farther south on
Madison street. A number OF vehicles
driven by men presumably in league
| with the strikers had biockaded the
street and tied up the street car lines
running through the intersection. In
the jam was n bus loaded with boys.
The lads climbed out OF their vehicle.
only 10 meet the onrushing police. and
many OF them were dubbed. TO n Choir
US OF 'Shamei' from the spectators.
Occasionally bottles and stones were
thrown from windows. but generally
they hit innocent bystanders- One OF
them struck a horse and knocked him
senseiess- Later the blockade at Fifth
avenue and Madison street was broken
by n determined rush OF the police
The large meat caravan reached the
illinois Central depot at Twelfth street
at 10 o'clock. accompanied by a con-
stantiy increasing crowd. During the
unloading OF meat at the depot the mob
showed its ugly temper by throwing
bricks. but the well armed police guard
STATIONS.
POLICE USE THEIR PI6TOLS.
The police were forced TO resort 10
the Use or their revoivers again as the
caravan or empty wagons reached Six
tenth street and Michigan avenue on
its way back To- the Stock Yards. As
the wagons drew under the railway vi
aduct OF the ST. Charles Air Line
Ehower OF missiles flew down upon the
teamsters. Fifty shots were fired by
the police TO cow the rioters into order.
Six OF the empty wagons that had be-
come separated from the main cara
van were halted at Thirty-fifth street
and Grand boulevard until re-enforce-
ments OF police could be obtained from
the Stanton avenue station before go
ing on to the Stock Yards, where
trouble was expected.
A dense crowd. attracted by the
shots. collected. and again missiles flew
thick Several policemen were hit A
driver fired at n man In the crowd who
had struck him in the face with
stone. The bullet grazed the mans
cheek and he ran with blood stream
ing from his face.
A pitched battle occurred between n
crowd OF negroes imported from st.
Louis To take the place OF the striking
yard Transfers and toughs and strikers
at Forty-ninth street and Center ave-
nue. early today. in which six negroes
were badly injured. two possibly NOR
tally. The substitutes were driving
wagons when they were assaulted.
Many OF their assaiiants We're armed
with ice picks and In the fight the ne
groes were badly lacerated by these
weapons. One man had his thigh
broken and another was injured inter-
naiiy. The imported negroes number
about 80.
most devoid OF officers. but the City
Hall resembles an army barracks with
hundreds OF bluecoated men drawn up
In squads waiting for repetitions OF
yesterdays rioting.
Early this morning the six wagons
started under the escort OF a patrol
OF Is policemen toward the downtown
districts to supply stores with meat
This train was simply a feeier fo-
bigger caravan. and at o o'clock IS
loads OF beef. interspersed with five
buses containing policemen. came out
OF the Stock Yards amid boots and
cries OF derision from the crowd II
looked not unlike a well guarded wag-
on train OF some small army.