The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-06
COMES IN
CHICAGO TODAY
Governor Deneen Ready to Order Out
State Troops.
LESS RIOTING YESTERDAY
SHERIFF BARRETT TAKES A
HOPEFUL VIEW

CHICAGO, May 5.-The crisis in the
teamstersT strike is expected 70
come tomorrow. The state street
merchants have decided go send out
LOO wagons to make deliveries ~ an
parts of the city. As Tar as possible
these wagons viii be guarded by dep
uty sf1eriffs and IN some cases by the
local police. It will be Impossible Ior
all of the wagons to be guarded by the
deputy sheriffs. but it Is the intention
TO Mace two men on each wagon as far
as the number of deputies already
sworn i'm will permit Sheriff Barratt
had 200 deputies in service tonight ana
said that he thought this number would
he annie for the work outlined .tomor-
row If II is not it Is said he VIII
conclude that the sheriff's office ana
The local police are not able 10 conjl'i
The situation and "A request VIII De-
made for the state militia.
Governor Ready to Act.
Governor Deneen has said that he
will order out the troops if the request
Is made by Sheriff Barrett and upon
the failure or success of the attempt al
retail deliveries TO be made tomorrow
depends tn coming Of the troops FIJI
teen wagons were sent out today ny
the large dry goods and department
stores. and all Of them made deliveries
without interruption. on each of these
wagons rode two deputy sheTiffs- IT
WAS the success Of this attempt at de-
livering goods that prompted the stores
to decide to send out tomorrow practl-
caIly their full force Of wagons
Less Rioting Yesterday.
Either because Of threatened appear
ance of the troops or because Of the
addition 10 the police force in the shape
Of deputy sheriffs there was much less
rioting and fighting in the downtown
streets today than on any day TINS
w-ek- The wagons of the express com
pauies have all carried guard armed
with "A Winchester rifle OF uouble-oaf-
relied shotgun and went between the
depots and express offices without HI
tGrruptiou other than that of an occa-
sionaI stone thrown from the sidewalk
or some other missile hurled from a
window. There was little of this how
ever. and the wagons were practically
unmolested.
An order issued early in the day by
Chief of Police O'NeiI directing that
all persons should be prevented from
following up Wagons as they Went
with the absence Of riotinE-
Numerous Assaults,
While there was less riotius in the
downtown streets numerous assaults
were committed iU all parts Of the city
remote from the principal business see
tiOnS.
Three coal wagons. after making a
delivery at the factory of SELF, Schwah
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late this afternoon were attacked by a
crowd which pursued them for more
than half d mile. raining stones, bricks
and bottles upon the police officers and
the drivers The mob was composed
almost entirely of young men and Wo-
men. the latter taking an active part in
the riotiuC and urging the men TO fur
Their violence As the caravan passed
Orleans street Edward Lashem. pTesl-
dent of the Lashem Teaming company,
was attacked by 4 crowd Of union team
sters. and at Madison and Union streets
and fearfuIIy beaten Lashem was drlV-
ing one of his own wagons, and was
asked to show Il union button. Before
has was given chance To explain that
he was a team owner and therefore III
eligible as a member Of the union, he
WAS pulled from his wagon knocked
down and kicked.
List of Injured.
Among those seriously injured dur
ing the days Tioting are
Edward I.aShem, team owner
Edward Johnson. coIUred porter.
Samuel Rout, colored driver
Harry Jameson.
Abraham Brittle
Samuel Ralph. a c0lOTed teamstCr-
William VOst. union teamSteT.
TpcpD6 Johnson rgloTpd frHmSfpT
Paul Schaeffer- nOn-uniOn teamster
Sheriff Hopeful.
Sheriff Barrett tonight took a more
hopeful view of the situation than he
had held at any time during the day
/ He expressed the belief that the crisis
/ Of the strike was over and its backbone
broken.
Il do not believe that conditions viii
/ develop in such a manner that troops
viii be found necessary said the
sheriff.
/ The Hide and Leather association
one of the members of the Team own
/ erS' association at meeting of lis
officials today decided 10 make deliver
/ les to all firms regardless of whether
/ they were involved in the strike or not
/ This firm handles all the mercha ndist
/ of the greater part of the drug store:
and boot and shoe manufacturer.
! throughout the city. and should the
/ teamsters decide to call out the unioT
/ drivers employed by the firm it would
affect $500 men.
/ At a meeting of furniture mauufac
/ turers held this afternoon il was re
solved that all teamsters employed b!
/ the firms represented would make de
/ IiVeries OF be discharged
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