The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-28
Judge KOhIsaat Issues Iniunc-
tiOn Against Strikers.
Prohibits Them From Interfer-
ing With Employers Teams.
STRIKE BREAKERS IN.
Fifty Negroes From the South
Brought to Chicago.
Missiles We're Thrown at Them
From Windows.
STRIKE BREAKERS IN.

Chicago, April 2S.-Judge c. q Kohl
saat, of the United States circuit cont
today granted an injunction to the am
ployers' association of Chicago restrain
ing all persons from interfering with the
movements of the associations WAGONS
upon the street or in any way obstruct-
ing the business of members of the as
soclation- The injunction is temporary
and is returnable May 10. It is specifi-
caIly directed against the teamsters,
joint council of Chicago.
At Fort Sheridan it was denied that
any troops had been sent to Chicago. as
result Of the strike.
Scenes of violence in connection with
the strike began promptly today. The
Hfsl NlcIim being a cOlored teamster
employed by the A. NJ Forbes Carriage
company, who was chased by a mob in
DesPlaines street and kicked and beaten
into insensibility. Arrival of a squad
of police put an end to the disturbance
The negro was taken to hospital
where he was found to be severely cut
and bruised.
The greatest number of union pickets
were stationed today about barns of the
employees teaming company in Efgh-
teenth street near State The non1Inion
9
Special details of police were sent to
the stables to protect the nonunion men
as it was feared that the most serious
disturbances would occur in the vicinity
of these barns.
Employers today We're aggressive in
operating with nonuniOn teamsters IN
der the escort of seventy policemen. "a
wagons were sent out from Marshall
Field & Co.'S stables notwithstanding
that the street in front of the companv's
harms rTo f9a7
strike pathiZers NonuniOn team
sters on the "a wagons were jeered and
hooted at by the mob while a number
of teamsters wearing union buttons at
| tempted to form blockades Prompt ac-
| ton by the police forced a passage for
/ the nonunion cOnveyances.
Closely guarded by a hundred private
detectives eight coal wagons owned by
| the Employers Teaming company, left
the stable in Eighteenth street on a
trip to the foot of South Water street
Fifty negroes from the south who are
to take the place of strikers arrived in
a box car TODAY. They were placed in
coal wagons belonging to the employers
teaming company and taken to the
| barns of the J. Y. FarWeH company.
Occasional bottles and other missiles
were thrown from windows at the new
corners, but the negroes escaped injury.
Ground for Injunction.
hmm ediately following the granting
J
ers' association placarded all it's
wagons with notices reading as fol-
lows:
THE United States circuit court has
enjoined Interference of any kind with
this property and its drivers.
The Injunction was issued on the
grounds that the Employers Teaming
company is Il corporation organized in
West Virginia and being a corporation
of a foreign state has the right of pro-
lection under the federal government.
No attempt was made to secure the
protection of the federal courts under
the interstate commerce act. Re-
sides the teamsters' joint council the
injunction names all persons who We're
served with an injunction writ of the
state courts several days ago. AS
soon as the injunction had been filed
in court $50 copies of the order were
given to United States Marshal John
G. Ames and he was asked to serve all
persons named in the order as soon as
called into Marshal Anes' office and
given instruction to serve the papers
at once
Sixty drivers for Hillmans State
street department store, Joined the
strike ranks today. The striking unions
declared a boycott on the Great North
ern building and also on the HeyWOrth
building Madison street and Wabash
avenue. Union officials said today that
they had learned that since the strike
was called at the Ward company 500
tons of coal had been stored in the
subeellar of the HeywOrth building
and was being used as a supply for
the Ward company.