The Iola register., 1902-06-06
sRlOTING IN CHICAGO
Teamsters and Police Clash Over the
Hauling of Meats to the
Markets

ChlctgOi June 3. 5.-RiOtS between the
striking teamsters and non-union
drivers and police are in progress at
many down town points. Many per-
sons have been injured and a number
OF arrests made. Two hundred police
are trying to handle the mobs with
little success.
The progress OF wagons under the
escort of fifty police down town with
non-union drivers was constantly
hampered by the mob. In the heart
OF the business center detachments OF
the mob which now numbered ten
thousand charged the wagons. The
police guard, which had been in
creased, with swinging clubs cleared
the way to the Fair department store
where the meat was unloaded. Mean
while the fire alarm was turned in and
the changing engines we're used to dis
perse the crowds. Isaac Beaham was
pushed into cellarway, and his neck
was broken. Drivers of all depart
ment stores struck today.
AHb llNOIDlE IDkDA0.
Chicago, June 2-Riot and blood
shed marked the progress of the
teamsters' strike today. There we're
numerous fights between the police
and the strikers and their sympa-
thizers.
The most serious trouble Of the day
occurred in Crosby street, in the dis
trict which is known in police circles
as 'Little He'll" A detachment of
policemen under the command of
Lieutenant Collins, was escorting a
number OF wagons loaded with meat TO
distributing stations down town. A
large crowd followed the wagons,
shouting and ieering, and now and
then sending a stone over the heads
Of the officers in the direction OF the
men on the meat wagons.
The line OF wagons escorted by the
police was frequently stopped by 9TH
er teamsters, who would manage to
pull across the street just in the prop
er place to prevent the meat wagons
from making any progress, The po-
lice would order the man away and in
a few minutes the performance would
be repeated, much TO the delight of the
immense crowd that was following.
Finally, one teamster refused TO pull
his team out Of the way of the meat
wagons, and the police placed him
under arrest. Then the fight COM
menced. In an instant a shower of
stones, mud and sticks fell around aud
upon the officers, bru:si z them badly.
Lieutenant Collins ordered the march
of the meat wagons to be stopped, and
at once charged the ,crowd. A large
number of women, who came up TO the
aid OF the strikers, we're the fercest
fighter of the lot. One officer was
knocked down with a brick, and his
companions then drew their clubs and
made war with such energy that in a
few minutes the street was filed with
men with bleeding heads.
The mob was led by large man
who came from the gas house near
Crosby street and who continually
called to his followers to "kill the
coppers first and hang the scabs after
ward" Finally big policeman got
to the man from the gas house, and
when it was over the leader was car
ried off by his friends, his head and
face covered with blood. The crowd
increased so rapidly that Lieutenan
Collins soon saw that his men would
be overpowered unless he took vigor-
Gus action at once. He ordered the
men to fall back slowly toward the
wagons, and the crowd, seeing in this
action, token OF victory, pressed in
with shouts and the volleys Of stones
came more thickly.
The police fell back until they had
formed a compact mass close to the
wagons and then, at Collins order,
they drew their revolvers and charged
the crowd once more. This time the
fight was more desperate than before
and it was over in much less time. The
police struck down numbers of men
and used their clubs and revolver
butts and in three minutes the crowd
was broken and in full flight. Form
ing his men around the wagons once
more, Collins started on his line of
march, AS soon as the police started
away, the mob formed again, and, al
though at respectful distance, they
kept after the wagons until they had
reached the barns at Halstead and
Division streets.
BY the time the barns were reached,
the anger of the crowd had grown to
fever heat. An attempt was made to
cross Halsted street, but in less than
a minute blockade had been formed
which it took two hours to release.
The trouble at this point began when
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