Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-28
SCENES OF VIOLENCE
Strike Situation at Chicago is
Growing Serious.
TE "A MSTERS RIOTOUS
NEGRO SET UPON AND BEATEN
INTO INSENsIBILITY.
Special Details of Policemen Ordered to
Protect Non MON Men-Picket
Interferences Expected.
TRANSFERS RIOTOUS

CHICAGO, April 2s,-Scenes of violence
| ic connection with the strike began prompt
| ly today, the first victim being a colored
teGmster seen to enter the Monroe street
barns of the A. NJ Forbes Carriage Com
pany, whose teamsters joined the ranks of
| the strikers yesterday. He later seen
| to leave the stables. Several pickets gave
the word that he had applied for a posi-
tion as teamster in the stables. ThereupOn
the negro was followed by strike sympa-
thizers At pesplaines street he was over
taken by his pursuers. The fugitive at
tempted to defend himself from the mob
which had quickly gathered, but he was
kicked and beaten to insensibility. Arrival
of a squad of police put end to the dis
turbance. The injured man taken to
hospital, where he was found TO be
severely cut and bruised about the head
and body.
The greatest number of union pickets
were stationed today about the stables or
| the Employers Teaming Company, in 18th
street near State street The non-union
teamsters are housed in these stables. Spe-
cial details of police were sent to the sta
bles to protect the non-union men. as ii
was feared that the most serious disturb
ances would occur in the vicinity of these
stables.
Presence of Troops Aroused Comment.
Soldiers seen on the streets in the busi-
ness district here today gave rise to re-
ports that troops from Fort Sheridan had
already been ordered to Chicago to sup
press riotng in connection with threatened
wholesale sympathetic strikes growing out
of the troubles of the garment workers ana
teamsters. Runor had IL that the 'regu-
lars were quartered in the new post office.
but this report was not confirmed
From the appearance OF the soldiers IL
info hat hpRn
city but few hours. None of them were
in possession of rifles or other arms. Ihelr
uniforms though, were spotlessiy clean,
and il was assumed that they had LETT the
fort late last night or early this morning.
II the corridors of the Great Northern
Hotel the story went the rounds that lights
were seen burning on the upper. floors or
the new post office at an early hour. Guests
| in the hotel asserted that several compa-
MES of troops were in the structure. Later
K was said the soldiers had come 10 CHI
cago on social affairs
At Fort Sheridan IL was denied that any
troops had been sent 10 Chicago as a
sut of the strike.
Strikers Enjoined
Judge c. C. Kohsaat of the United
States circuit court today granted an in
junction to the Employers Association OF
Chicago restraining all persons interfering
with the movements Of the associations
wagons upon the streets or In any way
obstructing the business of members of the
association. The injunction is temporary
and is returnable May 10. 1t is specifically
directed against the teamsters joint council
of Chicago.
The injunction issued on the grounds
that the Employers Teamng Company is a
orporation organized in West Virginia,
and, being a corporation of foreign state
has the right of protection under the fed
eral government. No attempt was made TO
secure the protection of the federal courts
under the interstate commerce act. Besides
the teamSters joint council the injunction
names all persons who were served with
injunctional writ of the state courts sew
eral days ago.
AS soon as the injunction had been filed
in court 750 copies of the order were given
to United States Marshal John c. Ames,
and he was asked to all persons
named in the order as soon as possible.
Six deputy marshals were called into
Marshal Ames' Office and given instruc-
items to serve the papers at once.
Employers Aggressive.
Employers today were aggressive in OPP
Grating with non-union teamsters. Under
the escort of seventy policemen, twenty
four wagons were sent out from Marshall
Field & Co.'S stables. notwithstanding that
the street in front of the company's barns
was crowded with teams and strike sympa-
thizers. Non-union teamsters on the twen-
ty-four wagons were jeered and hooted by
the mob, while number of teamsterS
wearing union buttons attempted to form
blockades. Prompt action by the police
forced passage through for the non-union
conveyances.
Closely guarded by hundred private de-
tectives, eight coal wagons owned by the
Employers Teaming Company left the
stable in 18th street on a trip to the Dam
iels Coal Company yards at the foot of
South Water street. The sally wit
messed by hostile crowds but the large
guard deferred for the time any interfer-
ence.
Fifty negroes from the south who are taxi
ing the place of strikers arrived in a box
car on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad today. They were placed in coal
wagons belonging to the Employers Team
ing Company and taken to the barns of tha
j. V. Farwell Company. Occasional bottles
and other missiles were thrown from win
dows at the newcomers, but the negroes
proved good dodgers and escaped injury.
Immediately following the granting of
the injunction the Chicago Employers AS
sociation placarded all its wagons with no.
tces, reading follows:
"The United States circuit court has en-
joined interference of any kind with this
property and its drivers