The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-03
EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION
RECEIVES SEVERE REPULSE
Team Owners Association Refuses 10 be
Dictated to and Declines to De-
liver to Firms Not In
vOIyed in Strike

Chicago, ILL.,, May 2.-Thc st1 ke
situation in Chicago assumed a pecu-
liar aspect today and tonight interests
which have been opposing the striking
feamsters are not as united as hera
tofore. The cause of dissension the
Team Owners Associ ion, which has
contracts with railroads and many
large firms throug out the ci 10
transfer merchandise.
Until today 1t wa suppose liar the
Employers Association aud the + al.
lies were firmly bound together in a
fight for supremacy aga nst the team
sters.
Split Wide Open.
The Team Owners Assoc alton.
which employs none but union team
sters fiatly refused this afternoon To
make deliveries to any of the firms
now involved In the strike, when or.
dered to do so by the Employers AS
sociation. When the employers re-
ceived this ultimatum they notified
the Team Owners unless request that
no discrimination be made in deliver
les, efforts would be made to have all
existing contracts between the team
owners and business houses and rail
roads cancelled These amount to mil
lions annually,
Railroads Win Team Owners.
The railroad men, contrary 10 the
hopes of the Employers Association,
did not exert the influence on the
Team Owners that was expected
They took pract cally the same stand,
declaring the fight was something in
to which the railroads did not proper
ly enter that they had contracts with
team owners, that these contracts
We're at present being fulfilled to their
entire satisfaction and they could see
no reason why the railroads should be
dragged into the struggle
A commission of the Team Owners
and lake transportation team owners
assoc ations have also taken a milar
stand as the Chicago team owners as.
sociation.
1,oco Extra Policemen Sworn In.
During the day the employers had
informed Mayor Dunno and Chief of
Police O'N'eil that they intended to
move tomorrow 1885 wagons owned
by them and the different express com.
panies and manned by non-unon men.
This necessitated the call for swear,
ing in Of 1000 adiit onal policemen
but after q conference AZ the Union
League Club, the employers modified
their pla s and Informed the officials
that they would only increase very
slightly the number of wagons over
that in service today. Although plans
have been changed as 70 the moving
of wagons the new men will be add.
ed to the police force tomorrow and
put on strike duty as rapidly as need.
ed. Nne hundred win be placed on
State street alone.
kohIsaat Grants Another Injunction
Judge kohlsaat, of the United States
circuit court, at the request of'attor
neys representing the express com
panies. today issued temporary In
junction restraining all persons from
interfering with the wagons of peti
TONERS or men employed upon them
Fighting Gnows More Serious.
ghting today In the streets was
more fierce and savage than yesterday
tackled non-union men at every oppor
tunity, assailing them with bricks
stones, clubs. knives and any ant
every orther sort of offensive weapon
upon which they could lay their hands
In Heart Of Business Section.
+ ghting occurred In the heart o
the business sect ion of the C ~. mer
being shot within two hundred fee
Of the retail store of Marshal Field 4
Co, and dubbed nearly to death a
the corner of the Auditorium hotel II
plain view Of hundreds of ladies witt
were compelled to run from the mol
TO save their own lives. In many In
stances men walking along tn
streets who had no active conncctiol
whatever with the strike were assault
ed by hoodlum who beat them f,rs
aud later sccused them Of be4ns strik