The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-03
ONE KILLED IN
CHICAGO RIOTS
SCORES HURT
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(Cont.nueQ from FIST Fd9c.)
and they persisted in their refusal to
take part in the strike. The railroad
men, contrary to the hopes of the men,
bers of the Employers assertion, did
not exert the influence on the teamowners
that was expected. They took practically
the same stand, declaring that the fight
was something into which the railroads
did not properly enter, that they had
contracts with the teamowners that the
contracts were at present being filled to
their entire satisfaction and they could
see no reason why the railroads should be
dragged into the struggle. B. T. Thomas,
president and general manager of the
Chicago and West Indian railroad a ter
minal railroad, which does an enormous
local business, was one of the railroad
men in the conference and after leaving
the Union League club, he said:
No Reason to Enter Fight.
1--WE have refused to enter into the
fight. We see no reason why we should
do so. This struggle is between certain
business men of this city and their team
sters. We can see no cause why we should
interfere in this thing. or mix in any con-
troversy between local factions, who have
diverging interests in the teaming BUSH
ness. The railroads are not going to
enter into this strike in any way
The committee of the teamsters and
the Lake Transportation Owners assoc
ciation also have taken a similar stand
to that of the Chicago Teamowners' as
ISOLATION.
During the day the employers had in
formed Mayor Dunno and Chief of Police
ONell that they intended to move to-
morrow 1885 wagons, owned by them and
the different express companies, and man
ned by non-union men. This necessitated
n call for the swearing in of 1000 adj
ditional policemen, but after the confer
ence at the Union league club, the en-
ployers modified their plans. and inform
ed the city hall officials that they would
only increase very slightly the number
of wagons over that in service today.
Although the plans have been changed
as to the moving of the wagons, the
new men will be added to the police force
tomorrow and will be put on strike duty
as rapidly as they are needed Nine hum
dred of them will be placed on State
street alone. The large retail establish
ments have announced that they will
make deliveries There have been num-
erous complaints of the interference by
the strikers with women shoppers. and
the authorities have determined to put
an effectual stop to all such practices.
Issues Temporary Injunction.
Judge C. c. Kohisaat of the United
States circuit court at the request of the
attorneys representing the seven express
companies today issued a temporary in
junction restraining all persons from in
terfering with the wagons of the petit
TONERS. or the men employed by them.
The fighting today in the streets was
even more fierce and savage than that
of yesterday. The strikers and their sym
pathizers attacked the non-union men al
every opportunity assailng them with
brick. stones. clubs. knives and any and
every other offensive weapon which they
could Law their hands on. The fighting oc-
CURED in the heart of the business sec
ton of the city, men being shot down
within two hundred feet of the retail
store of Marshall Field & Co.. or clubbed
nearly to death at the corner of the Au-
ditorium hotel. in plain view Of hundreds
of ladies, who were compelled to run
from the mob to save their own lives. In
many instances men walking along the
streets who had no active connection
whatever with the strike were assaulted
by hoodlums who heat them first and
later accused them of being strike break
ers. notable instance of this kind was
that of the Rev. w. X. Wheeler. pastor
of the Ninth Presbyterian church. who
while passing the corner of Des PLANES
and Adams streets on his way to the
PENNSYLVANIA depot. was attacked by
three men who knocked him down and
beat him numerically. until the timely ar
rival of the notice saved him from critical
injury. Mr.. Wheeler managed to hold one
OF his assailants until the police could ar
rest him.
William Miles. a colored waiter. while
at work in a lunch room at Adams and
Sangamon streets. half mile from any
former scene of rioting during the strike.
was also victim of the strikers fury.
although he had no connection whatever
with the trouble He was accused of be-
ing strikebreaker was pounded on the
head with billy. knocked down and
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