Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-04
Blood Shed Freely in Numerous
Battles Between the Police
and Strikers.
Caravan of Wagons With Meat
From Big Supply Depots
Starts the Trouble.
Heads Cracked Right and Lett
in Street Riots..Packers in
Conference.


today, when wagon driven by nom
union man tried to land load of hams
and bacon at the Chicago & Northwest
ern station at Kinzie street. A crowd
of toughs and strike sympathizers set
upon the drivers, overturned the wagon
and stole the meat. Upon arrival of a
wagon load of policemen the crowd
scattered. Intense feeling prevails over
all the city. The city hall resembles an
army barracks with hundreds of police
men waiting for repetitions of yester-
days rioting.
AT the stock yards attempts are be-
ing made to relieve the semi meat fam
inc that is depressing hotels and eating
houses. Early in the morning a cara
van of six wagons started under an es-
cort of fifteen policemen toward the
down town districts to supply the stores
with meat. 1t is thought this train
was simply feeler for the bigger cara
vans which may start later. Every pre-
caution is being taken to prevent disor-
der
A pitched battle occurred between a
crowd of fifty negroes imported from
st. Louis, to take the places of striking
yard teamsters, and toughs, and strik-
ers at Fifty-fifth street and Center
avenue early today, in which six ne
groes were badly injured, two possibly
The substitutes were driving
the wagons when assaulted. Many of
their assailants were armed with Ice
pike poles they had seized from the ice
wagons and in the fight the negroes
We're badly lacerated by these weapons.
The caravan reached the Illinois Cen
trail depot at 10, accompanied by con-
stanly increasing crowd. During the un-
loading of meat at the depot, the mob
showed it's ugly temper by throwing
coal and bricks, but the wellarmed po-
lice guard served to check more serious
Almost serious riots broke out in
State street. By maneuvre the strik
ers succeeded in dividing an eighteen
wagon caravan (the second one to leave
the yards today so the front Of it lay
at Congress street on State, and the
rear at Harrison. While the vanguard
battled with the crowds which hurled
broken bottles, stale eggs. and other
missiles the rear guard was called upon
to defend itself against a more serious
attack. AT this place the mob made
was compelled to turn its attention to
the police who came up on the run.
Twice the blue coats hurled themselves
against the infuriated men and twice
they were rebuffed and crowded back.
In several instances tffe strikers and
wrenched clubs from the
policemen and used them against their
owners. Several men gained positions
Of advantage on the elevated loop from
which they fired missiles at the officers.
The police finally managerd to organize
themselves and made a third rush.
This time they were successful. A num-
Der of heads were broken, but the own
,rs in most cases escaped. Several ar
reStS We're made.
The caravan, after twenty minutes
ielay, began to move, but the crowd
'ollowed closely. The police walked by
he wagons. From windows along the
quite missiles We're flung at the officers.
At every street corner teamsters ii
with the strikers so managed
he wagons as to bring about Il block
lde. With the continued opposition,
blockading and jeers the
police lost their tempers and clubbed
With apparent indiscrimination. 1t is |
,aid several women and boys and one
lelpless cripple received blows from
he batons of the police. The streets
hru which the cavalcade passed by
loon had become a perfect maelstrom
If surging, excited humanity, and pa
rol wagons were kept busy rushing to !
-arious lockups with prisoners; ambu- |
ances hurried to the nearest hospitals,
where heads could be sewed up, but |
lever did the strikers and sympathizcrs |
essen their resistance. The sight of
lew arrests and newly skulls |
vhetted their appetites for more.
There We're blockades and skirmishes
the mob and police at Madison
nd State, Randolph and Clark, Fifth |
venue and Madison. At each step |
missiles were flung at the police, while |
he latter used their batons freely. FL |
ally, at 1870, the last blockade was
roken by determined rush by the I
,olice.
Following is list of injured. 1t is
My small fraction of the total:
Edward S. C. Niaman, Swift &; Co.
river, hit in the head with rock;
erious.
Miss Carrie Schownaid, knocked
own by horses, serious.
John j. Mcguire, policeman, hit on
he head with a horse shoe, badly hurt.
John Linencujal, policeman.
Gus Billings, dubbed by police, con-
:ton serious.
Nicholas Cauly driver for brewing
ompany
Policeman Curry, badly bruised.
Chris Eckels, driver.
Albert Wagner, driver, beaten on Ihe
ead with a club, condition serious.
Cornelius Ryan, policeman, hit on the
ead with brick.
John Monahan, union teamster, club
ed, serious.
George Scribner.
Edward Rohr, policeman.
John Johnson, driver, serious.
Charles Wright, aged 49, skull
rushed by brick, probably fatally.
Behind closed doors. away from the
urmoil and excitement, the represen-
atives of the big local packing houses