Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-05-05
TROUBLE IN chicago
Non.uNlon TRANSFERS ARMED.
Four Men Seriously injured-Farmsr
Boys Coming in to Work-EmpIoy.
ers Import Strike.ereaker Farley.


Chicago. May 2.-Conditions in the
teamsters' strike were worse yester-
day than at any preceding time.
The strikers were in u more ugly
mood. the rioting was more open and
vicious. and the attacks on non.union
men were more frequent and daring
than ut any time since the commence
ment OF the trouble.
The chief cause of the increased bel
ligerency on tho part Of the strikers
and their friends Is laid to the fact
that the Employers Teaming Associa-
ton yesterday brought ! 800 men into
the city TO take their places. and 500
more arc gald TO be now on the way
and Will arrive within twelve hours.
These men Will receive the full pay OF
union men. and II has been guaranteed
to them that their positions will be
permanent. Among them are 200
farmer boys from all the surrounding
states. who have volunteered their
services and sought positions as driv-
ers.
Four men were seriously hurt during
the fights yesterday. but the number
actually injured is greatly In excess of
this and II is impossible to state II
accurately for the reason that many
or are carried away by their friends
as soon as possible after being injured.
To-day Winchester rifles will be car
ried In all wagons OF the Employers
Teaming Association In open view.
A number OF non.union men have
been arrested on the charge OF carry
Ing concealed weapons ana today the
attorneys for the Employers Teamins
Association called upon Chief OF Po-
lice o'Neii and asked II their men had
not the right To carry weapons pro-
yided they were held In open view and
were not concealed.
Chief o'Ncii replied that there was
no law against II and arrangements
were promptly made by the employers
to place Winchester rifles on every
on. OF the wagons. The mayor objects
to this.
over n thousand OF these weapons
w.T. purchased yesterday and duFin.
the latter part OF the afternoon num-
her Of wagons went through tho
streets with rife lying across the
knees OF the driver aud his assistant.
Those seriously hurt to-day are:
Otto Hclmcr. shot In the les.
Charles kulictt. non.un!on tcamstcr.
badly beaten. nose broken. head cut.
John Williams. non'union tcamsic..
badly beaten.
c. +. ingalls,. non,union ,eamster.
badly beaten.
William Crockett. noa'union team.
sicr. ciubbcd and stoned until insrns!.
bic.
II Is not expected any OF the injured
will die.
The union labor leaders who arrc
Indicted last Saturday in connection
vita the strike appeared at the erin.
inai couF; building yesterday and Eayo
bonds oI 81 500 each.
Wholesale importation of ron.uninn
men and the arrival Of ''atEike-bErak.
cF- Farley from New York gave a new
turn yesterday To the strike. iinmcGi'
atciy upon his arrival Farley held :
conference With representatives OF the
employers. Plans fer putting him in
full charge Of all ''EtTikrbTrakCFs~ arc
said To have been decided on. Farley
managed the non'unipn men in the
SCV York subway strike.
One hundred strike breakers stss.
pinycd by the American Express Com.
pany. the Pacific. Northern Pacific and
the National companies went on strike
yesterday to enforce a demand of s.
a day for drivers and 81 q day for con.
ducioFs and helpers. an allowance Of
30 Crnts for luncheon and extra pay
for overtime. The Increase vas
granted and tn. men returned to
work.