Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-06-05
A DAY OF BATTLES.
Striking Transfers Resent the
Driving Of Meat Wagons.
RATIONAL GUARD NAY Be CALLED OUT


Chicago, June 5.-Driven by men
severed with dust and blood, many
u them barely able from exhaustion
- hold the rens in their hands, 36
neat wagons entered the main gate
q the Union stock yards last night,
amid shower Of stones, bricks, bot
t1es and sticks. The wagons, guard
a by FIVE police wagons, filled with
biuecoats, and two omnibuses crowd
Il to the fullest capacity with po-
1ieemen, were on the return from
. delivery Of supplies to downtown
prcyision houses, after one OF the
lsrcest days in the strike OF the
beef packers Transfers. Many of
ths drivers, officials at the packing
houses, were cut and bruised from
head to foot. The police were in
even worse condition. The wagon
drivers had been working from five
o'clock in the morning and their
progress from the stock yards into
~ city's business district and back
again had been contested bitterly
~ mobs OF strike sympathizers. At
the very entrance to the stock yards
last night, after all seeming danger
had passed, George June, an EN-
pleye of the Anglo-American Packing
company, was struck by a baseball
bst and knocked from his wagon seat.
Ne was picked up in an unconscious
condition and, it is believed, may
He.
Many others were struck at the
same time by a shower Of stones,
but the police were too worn out to
offer resistance. More than dozen
battles were fought during the day
between rioters and the police and
~ hospitals last night were over
crowded with the injured. The
6ercest battle Of the day took place
b the afternoon at Sixteenth street
end Michigan avenue. The rioters
stood on the viaduct and hurled rocks
= the meat wagons passing under
meath. The mob was the most for
midable in numbers and in daring OF
Any Of the crowds that gathered dur
Ing the day. Before this mob could
b dispersed the police were com
pelled to use revolvers. More than
80 shots were fired, bullets passing
over the heads Of the crowd, which
finally became frightened and scat
tered, but not until many of the riot
srs and policemen had suffered seri-
ems injuries.
A conference was held last night
between representatives of the pack
ers and the teamsters, looking to
. settlement OF the strike. President
Frederick W. Job, chairman Of the
state board Of arbitration, brought
about the meeting. A settlement Of
the strike of the delivery wagons
OF the retail State street department
stores earlier in the day formed the
basis on which the opposing ele-
ments hoped to effect a compromise.
At 1880 this morning, after four
holrS OF consultation, an agreement
regarding wages and hours was de-
cided on. The representatives of the
packers conceded the demands Of the
strikers on these two questions, but
were obdurate in their refusal to
recognize the strikers union. II is
believed compromise may be
reached on unsettled points.
Last night the soldiers of the First
regiment, |. N. G., were instructed
TO be prepared for a hurried call to
duty Commanding officers sent
word TO the other officers and
through them the non-commissioned
officers were detailed to notify the
pnvates to be ready at a moments
aotice.