The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-06-07
LABORERS REBEL N CHICAGO
SERIOUS RIOT OCCURS.
Great Crowds u People cener~Eate
TO see the TrssbIe Between strik-
eTs and PeIiee-aIeat Wagons
Could Nos UsIead-Departs~n
store. Issue stsa~mest.

cssid Kos UaIsaa-Deparfm~nf
stores Issue Statement
Chicago, june 4.-Rioting broke ouI
again in the streets Of Chicago Tuesday az
the result Of the packing house ieamsierA
strike. Although great preeAnlion had
been taken by the police TO prevent
crowds from congregating whsre wagons
we're carrying meat under the ban Of
strikers, The attempt to move . caravan
Of ~ Eagons under police protection from
the stOekyards met with conflict. Tie
rioting took place in South Clark street in
front Of the stores Of Irwin Bros, ana
Wagner, wholesale dealers, using meat
from the big packers. Wagons from the
yards were driven 10 these stones and
were being unloaded, when 4 erowd II
spectators and strikers began hooting
and interfering with the nonunion div.
ers.
The disturbance drew a mob Of nearly
1000 people TO the scene. The police
who were guarding the wagons, tried to
preserve order, but were not successful
The two Irwin brothers seized axe han
dies, and in company with the police
beat back the crowd. In the melee Isaat
Bean was thrown down a stairway and
had his back broken. A passing street
car overturned a patrol wagon on the
way 10 the riots and dumped the police
men into the street. A score or more a
people were arrested, but were released
again.
In other sections Of the city attempts
wer made to move meats, but because u
the Large gatherings Of people TO watch
the trouble wagons were put back to the
warehouses and unloaded.
While the disturbances were going on
over the strike by the stockyard team.
sters. the 10 big State street stores were
seriously handicapped by the strike d
1900 drivers and conductors Of delivery
aagons- members Of the National Team
STEERS union, the same organization that
Is conducting the meat drivers strike
IItima1aaa sent DAT.
All the managers Of the department
stores held a conference and sent out a
jnint uitimatum against the union and il,
methods. They said they would brook
no interference between their employes
and themselves by organizer; that there
bad been no difficulty until thu oggAnizess
assumed the authority to dictate terms
that the wage scale vas equitable, and
would be continued in force as at present
and that the men would have 70 leave
their emp.oy if they insisted on union die.
tation.
an PoIice on Duty.
Chieago's entire police force is on &C
tive OF reserve duty today as a result Of
The aspect assumed by the stockyards
teamsieIs' strike.
More Violence.
Chicago, June 5.-Disturbances due 10
the teamsters strike increased in ferocitr
and violence Wednesday. Policemen in a
number Of instances had to draw their
revoivers to protect themselves. Several
of them had their clubs taken from them
The hospitals began TO feel the effect Of
the battling by the increased number Of
patients, and the police stations were
scarcely able TO hold the rioters arrested
One of the most serious riots broke out
at Congress and State streeta BY some
maneuver the strikers succeeded in divid.
ing the IS wagon caravan 1.-THE second one
TO leave the yanis todayl, 50 that the
front Of il lay at Congness street, on
state, and the rear at Harrison. While
the vanguard battled with a crowd which
hurled broken bottles, stale eggs and 9th
ct missiles, including spools Of thread
thrown by women sympathizers in the
crowd. the rar guard was called upon 20
defend itself against a more serious at
tack.
At this place the mob made desperate
assault ON the drivers, but was compelled
to turn its attention to the police, who
came up on the run. Twice the bluecoats
hurled themselves against the infuriated
men, and twice they were rebufFed and
crowded back. IL was the most desperate
clash the police have had with citizens in
recent years. In several instances the
strikers and their sympathiEers took clubs
from the policemen and used them agains:
their owners Meanwhile several men
had gained position Of advantage on the
elevated loop, from which they fired mis-
siles at the officers In this way Officer
Mcclure was hit on the head with a
horseshoe and 50 seriously injured that he
had TO be taken 90 q hospital. Officer
John linencurjal was less seriously hunt.
Gus Billings, one Of the crowd, was
dubbed into insensibiIity by the police,
and he. too, was taken 10 the hospital in
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