The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-04


yesterday. There was fighting In all
sections Of the downtown district
throughout the day and over a dozen
I mes the police were compelled to use
their clubs and wagon guards who
arc armed with heavy canes swung
them whenever they were attacked or
thought an assault was about to be
made
In many cases these guards were
not careful whom they hit and num-
Der of persons were knocked down
! simply because they happened 10 be
| the nearest man to a guard carrying
| a club This was the case particularly
in fight near the Majestic hotel,
when a number of people were charg-
| ed upon by private detectives who
were in charge of number of coal
wagons and badly beaten. On the 9th
er hand, strikers and their friends
were equally indiscrim!nate in assault
ing people.
People Attacked on Cars.
There were a number Of instances
/
wantonly attacked people riding in
them, giving as a reason later that
hey were strike breakers when in
fact they had nothing whatever to do
with tho trouble.
w. Jamison and Edward Boswell,
tho latter a colored medical student,
were dragged from a car and beaten
numerically.
Walter Norton, another colored
nan, while passing Van Buren, and
Market streets was proclaimed a
strike breaker and beaten almost to
death Up to o'clock tonight score
Of men had been taken to the hospit.
ais with all sorts of injuries. One of
these, T. G. Carlson, superintendent
9mployed by Ward & Co, may die He
was struck by brick while riding
)ast the teamsters' headquarters His
head was cut and he sustained vio-
ent concussicn of the bran
sever.y-five Were Injured.
The names Of about twenty injured
are known, but there were fully twice
as many who were injured in various
, fights Of the day and whose names
,ould not be learned. In one fight at
Harrison street and Michigan avenue
four men were knocked down by wa
'riends. Similar occurrences were the
| ule wherever pelice charged into a
mob and the number injured tonight
probably closer to seyenty-five than
twenty.
Mayor Dunno is Emphatic.
Mayor Dunno was empnatic in his
declaration tonight that he will not
acquiesce in any call for outside as
sistance in preserving order and init
mated that he will strongly oppose
any attempt to secure armed protec
ton. He takes the position that Chi
ago must first exhaust every possible
resource before 1t can stand before
tho world and admit peace and order
Q cannot be preserved in the city''
streets, He declares the city has By
c no means reached the limit Of reserve
2 | When that time comes the mayor says
Q ,e will call for outside help,
Man Probably Killed last Night.
A furious riot which resulted in ia
al injuries of a non-un,on driver ant
many bruises TO two policemen tool
place tonight at the intersection o
. Harrison and Desplaines streets.
y delivery of The Fair department store
u which had made a trip across the Yves
. Side, had reached this place on It's re
y turn trip. It was driven by Sdne
u Chambers, colored. and escorted b
Police Officers John Sharkcy an
y James Kelly. The mob gathered an
10 attacked the wagon. The rain of NIT
stiles was so furious that In To-
a minutes all windows in saloon |
~ front OF which the wagon passed, wer
~ smashed
"a The officers endeavored to reach
IL patrol box In order to send In rl'
IS alarm. but were driven back by sho,
ers OF stones. Each officer was strus
several times.
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