Evening journal., 1903-07-16
STRIKERS FIGHT
CHICAGO 4POL|CE
Desperate Encounter Be-
tween Officers and Freight
Handlers
SCORES OF MEN INJURED IN MELEE

Police Used Their Clubs ard Fully a
Dozen Men With Broken Heads
Were Lying in street-About Twen-
ty Arrests Were Made.
Chicago. July 16.-Desperate fight
Ing between the police and the strik-
ers Of the Kellogg Switchboard Com
pany took place last evening, when
the company attempted to send freight
to some of the railroad depots. In
one instance the police opened fire
with revolyers. and. although the fu-
sllade was continued for several min
utes, nobody was injured. Later there
was fight in which 10 revolvers were
used, and the police laid out a num-
Der OF men, some Of whom were left
in the street until their friends came
back and picked them up.
The first fight occurred when a
truck loaded with freight, escorted by
police, bound for the Burlington depot.
was passing an unfinished building at
the corner of Harrison and Peoria
streets. A bowling mob OF 1000 men
and boys was following close upon
the police and pelting them with
stones and sticks. Teamstcrs who
sympathized with the strikers man
aged to get their wagons in the way
Of the Kellogg Company's wagon as it
reached Peoria street and occasioned
blockade. The police were endeav-
oring to clear the street when the
workmen on the unfinished building
showered them with bricks. The Off
GERS at once drew their revolvers and
fired at the workmen, who hastily fed
to the interior of the building. The
police kept up their fire through the
windows and drove nearly all the
woEhmen from the place. The route
to the depot was then taken up. and,
although there were several block
AIDES, the wagon reached the depot
and the goods were delivered.
Tho second fight occurred when the
police were escorting a wagon load of
freight to the warehouse of the Ter
minal Transfer Company. at Ogden
avenue and 18th streets. A mob fully
5000 strong followed this wagon, and,
although the police were outnumbered
100 to /, they took the wagon safely
to the depot The mob had greatly
increased by the time the wagon was
ready to make the return trip. and for
half mile it pursued the police, ap-
plying to them all sorts of epithets
and pelting them with sticks and
stones, without however. injuring any
person seriously. The climax came
at Congress street and Ogden avenue,
when a private watchman. who had
no particular call to mix in the trou.
bic on either side, fired at one of the
mob. The shot went wild, but it in
famed the mob to the highest degree,
and, with shouts and yells, they charg-
ed down on the police The latter
were waiting for the crowd. and when
it arrived the officers went at It with
fists and clubs. They were greatly
outnumbered, but they fought well to-
gether, and in less than three min
utes every member of the mob who
could use his feet was doing so to the
best of his ability. Fully dozen men
with broken heads were left lying in
the street where they had been knock
ed by the clubs OF the officers. Some
of them were loaded into the wagon
and taken to the police station, as
were a number who were not quick
enough in commencing their retreat.
About 20 arrests we're made during
the day.
The strike, which has now been in
progress for a month. was ordered By
the unions because the company re-
fused to sign an agreement to en-
ploy union men exclusively The ques.
tons Of wages and hours we're agreed
upon by both sides. but the company
refused to force its non-union men
into the organizations.