The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
Some Of the Folks Walk the
Streets Without Getting
Killed or Injured.
CLAIMED STRIKE is LOST
Employers Association Grows ches.y
Over the Situation. and is Re.
huksd by the Labor Leaders
for Being Previous.

NpisA inuuHltlaA upucINdis w the MS
tory ot the city. The present trouble.
which has lasted for two weeks. has
reached "A point where the business
men involved In the difficulty appear
To have gained a decided advantage.
and the teamsters appear now to be
In a position where they must either
yield or decide Co extend the strike
by calling out thousands OF other work
men engaged In affiliated unions. This.
the strike leaders up to the present
time have refrained from doing. while.
on the other hand. the business men
yesterday made preparations which, IL
carried out successfully today. would
indicate that the teamstcrs will boz
compelled to surrender or call on the
other unions for assistance.
The Chicago Federation OF Labor.
the central body for all the unions In
the city. met but took no action look
ing To an extension OF the trouble. \
great deal of incendlary talk was In
dulged I'm. but nothing definite with the
exception OF the passing OF resolutions
charging the Employers association
with conspiracy aud asking that the
states attorney start AN investigation
OF Its business methods was decided
upon.
Commencing today the business men
will Increase their efforts To bring the
strikers tn terms. Arrangements have
been made by every house involved In
the trouble to at least double the force
OF non-unlou men durinG the day. Last
night IL was said that all prepare lions
had been made To start out u thousand
wagons manned by nonunion men.
Each OF these wagons will be guarded
by deputy sheriffs ar policemen, and
each one OF these men has received cN-
WaNN -
hcers To- prevent disturbances OF any
kind whatever In the streets. such as
were witnessed last week. The In
slruCtions of each OF the deputy shcriffs
aud each OF the policemen is To- use
every pcacenble means in his power tn
quiet the rioters. but " this means
proves unsuccessful To use his revolver
md use IL to kill
Chicago. May 9..-Thc story that u
dynamite bomb was hurled at United
states express wagon ( ring n riot in
West NanBrreu street last night was
sent out from the Desplnines street no
lice station today. Special Agent Eddy.
of the express company. says no bomb
was thrown. TOR was wagon dam
aged. Three arrests were made. one
man. Julius HildebranC. being formal
Is accused OF assault with a deadly
weapon. Henry Pfciffer and Joseph
Roger were released on bail. Hide
brand declares he took uo rart iu yio-
lence and says he was on the way
home when caught In the Gro ID.
During the a. the three prisoners
were arraigned In court. The case OF
iIildebrnnd was taken under advise
ment. The other two were dismissed.
Rain Helps Produce Peace.
The rain today was perhaps more la
iluential even than the police and
deputy shcrins in giving a more peace
ful aspect To the streets. Much OF the
time the wagons belonging To the
strike-bounj firms moved freely with
out the slightest siEn OF interference
The withdrawal OF the colored team
aters to some extent was also factor
In producing quiet.
street disturbances. thouEh greatly
lessencd today, did not wholly disup-
pear Rioters attacked Charles Nc
lntirc. Colorcl. a: Cottage Grove ave
nue. and Twcnty-sixth street. beating
him almost to death with black
Jacks" Several shots were fired from
n crowd Ia Dcsplnines street NJ non
union teamsters. but no one was I'm
turec. The department stores and eN-
press companies had q number OF their
employees swor.. In as deputy sherirs
In the enc TO provide ADDITIONAL pro-
lection To- their drivers.
sheriff Barrett. after making n tour
of the business district said:
The serious trouble seems to be over.
The strike situation Is now We'll Ia the
hands OF the authorities. and look for
continuation OF comparative quiet
and tranquility. I am glad the en-
ployers have decided not TO engage any
more negroes, as ! believe the use OF
negroes for strikebrrakcrs caused more
rio'ing than any otter factor In the
strike"
Denies Strike Is Lost.
President Charles Dold Of the FEEDER
alton of Labor today denied the force
and accuracy OF the statement from a
member OF the employers association
that the employers had already won
the strike.
The unions have not touched NJ the
edge of their resources yet" said Dold.
The strike has not been won by the
employers association. The unions
have only started They know they
have n big Eight. ana expect "A long one.
There In 40 surrender thought Of"
&. III. Corovcr. vic" president Of the
Hubbard. Spencer Il Bartlett company.
said the employers OF Chicago are
agreed To lock up their doors and let
business stagnate rather than sur
render To- the t"amstcrs' union. This.
lac said, would be- the rule of his own
house. The statement was brought out
by n report that the company was
about To return 10 the union drivers.
Mr.. Conover says the same feeling
exists generally among employers In
volved Ia the fight, whose interests IN
the business world mount high into
the millions. and whose employees are
not directly involved in the strike. yet
number tens OF thousands.
More Wagons in Service.
The employers association today re-
ported having $500 wagons Ga service,
"A much larger number than yesterday.
An employment office 81 the associn-
ton was opened today. The officials
IA charge declared they are selecting
the best ard most competent men
available To he set tn work To nll the
strikers places as fast nS possible.
new scheme OF handling the pro-
duce SHIPMENTS formerly handled by
the express companies has been
evolved today. Many country shippers
began sending la consignments Of ber-
ries and vegetables BY the suburban
electric lines. The officials OF the
Commission Drivers union say this
will take from the express companies
permanently large amount OF hush
ness that has always heretofore beer
haGdicd by express.