Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-11
Chicago Has Mobs While You
Wait, from the Stock Yards
Everywhere.
FIGHTS IN THE BUSIEST STREETS
Many Heads Broken, Especially of
the Street Blockaders.
Police Omcer Nearly Killed in One
"a Mclec-Deliverics of Beef Made
in Spite of the Rioters
Many of the Tur-
bulents Hurt.


yards teamsters was settled early in
the morning after an all night con-
ference. Both sides made conces-
sions. The teamsters will get more
wages. The settlement was brought
about through Mayor Harrison and
the state board of arbitration. Not
withstanding the settlement, driver
for Irwin Bros. named Allen was
shockingly beaten by hoodlums while
delivering load of meat. The ill.,
iured in yesterdays riots are doing
well. No fatalities are expected.
Chicago, June 5.-Violence again
marked the efforts of the big packers
to deliver meat during the teamsters'
strike. Mobs crowded the downtown
streets, traffic for a time was ut
standstill, and stones, bricks, bottles
and broken glass flew through the air.
One man was beaten into insensibility
by policemen before they were able
to take him from wagon that OBJ
structed the caravan. Policemen and
drivers We're pulled from their wagons
and several were injured by missiles.
Two negro drivers ON the south side
may die as the result of injuries
received in Il fight with rioters.
Two Conveys of Wagons.
The wagons left the stock yards
yesterday morning in two caravans,
the first consisting of six wagons and
the second of thirty, both guarded,
front, rear and flank, with policemen.
Both caravans got out of the stock
yards district without any interfer-
ence except abuse of the new drivers.
The big convoy had its first trouble
at Twenty-second street, when Cot
tage Grove cable car attempted to
cross through the caravan. 1t was
stopped under threats of arrest. At
this stage large wagon of the Nc
Avoy Brewing company, driven by
Nicholas Pauly, 1920 Wentworth ave
| nue., and said to have been filled with
striking teamsters, cut through the
procession. Sergeant Miller. who was
| in charge of a platoon of twenty-five
policemen, ordered the wagon back.
Pauly refused to retreat. Pauly is the
man who was beaten insensible, re-
ferred to above.
Nearly Kills Police Officer.
But before the police began on him
with their clubs he had not only defied
them but had beaten Miller in the face
with the butt of his heavy whip and
knocked him under the wheels of the
wagon, whence he was dragged just
in time to save his life. Many arrests
were made here, for the mob, seeing
that its plan of having wagoners
block the road was going to fail and
that those who INDUCED in this kind
Of business We're getting the worst OF
1t, became furious and threw off MI
restraint. Pauly was held and sent
to hospital, but the others all got
away. After getting through this figh'
the convoy proceeded to Michigan ave
nue. and Twelfth street
Fight at Michigan and Twelfth.
Here the parade was caught in {
jam of wagons. Amid bowling, yell
ing mob the police endeavored to fore,
n passage, while sticks and stone.
came from every direction In thu
crush was an automobile with two
ladies aboard who pleaded in vain tt
| be let out until the police broke Il wa,
for chem. Then the fight began ii
earnest. Men We're struck with clubs
knocked down and trampled on. 1
riot call was sent in to Harrison stree
station by Inspector Hunt, and al
available men were hurried to tn
scene. The mob was then estimate,
J at 10000 persons. BY heroic effort
the police got the caravan through.