The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07
STREET FIGHTS
NOT NUMEROUS
Chicago Enjoys a Day OF
Comparative Immunity
From Vicious Rioting
POLICE ARE ACCUSED
Charged by Employers With
Giving Aid to the Men
Who Are Now on Strike
POLICE ARE ACCUSED

CHICAGO, May 6. Comparative
to-day. for the first time since the COM
mencement Of the strike. There were
a few scattered outbreaks, but. there
was complete absence Of the march
ing crowds that for days followed the
wagons OF boyootted Arms through the
streets and seized upon every oppcr-
tunity 20 attack drivers and wagon
guards Although there have been no
positive developments as yet, there il
a strong feeling on the part of both
the employers and the strikers that
the worst Of the strike has been passed
and that IN few days the streets OF
the city win be cleared for traffic.
While the lighting disappeared from
the streets IN large measure. 1t broke
cut with great violence In a war OF
words between the members OF the EN-
ployers' Association and the labor
leaders. Charges were made also
against the police, it being said that
from the outset they have In many
cases favored the strikers, refusing to
arrest them when they were seen as
sauiting non-union men. and losing no
opportunity to take the latter into Gus
tody whenever ii was possible for
them 60 fnd an excuse for doing So
1t Is said by members OF the Employ
ers' Association that captains and heu-
tenants OF police have been dersiict in
their duty in the suppression of 6isor-
der and charges are filed against
members OF them before the police trial
board Mayor Dunno tonight ap-
pointed commission TO investigate
the facts In the dispute.
BELIEVES CRISIS IS PAST.
The Mayor tonight expressed HIM
self as confident that the serious part
OF the strike was over and that there
would be no more excitement In the
streets. Sheriff Barrett expressed SINH
lar views and thought there would be
no more fighting and that with the dep
uties and police the people could be
protected.
The strike was stimulated somewhat
to-day by a waikout of the employees
OF several wholesale grocery houses
that so far have not been concerned in
the trouble. Forty-four drivers were
called out IN three establishments
Tugmen also Joined the ranks of the
strikers, although there were no for
mai orders from their union TO do so.
Mayor DUNES plan for recruiting
the police force with men taken from
the Water Department did not prove a
great success One hundred men were
sent in by Superintendent Levering OF
the Water Department and of these
thirty eight were chosen for police
duty. Several of the men de-
elared outright that they would not
guard wagons, while several more said
that they had sore feet and could not
walk beside the wagons. Five men as
signed TO Inspector Levering resigned
when he assigned them to guard
wagon belonging to Marshall Field &
Co. By night every one of the thirty
eight had been dropped from the rolls
OF the Police Department.
BOGUS BOMB CAUSES SCARE.
A story that a dynamite bomb was
hurled at q United States Express
wagon at West Van Buren and Des-
PLANES streets last night was sent out
from the Desplaines street police sta
ton to-day Special Agent Eddy of the
express company says no bomb was
thrown nor was the wagon damaged.
Three arrests were made. one of jthe
men taken into custody being formally
accused Of assault with a deadly
weapon.
Special Agent Eddy said: The al
legged bomb was nothing but a blue
powder inclosed in a breakable bag.
1t was thrown at one Of our wagons
and struck the side OF the seat. A
blue powder spattered on one of our
drivers. but he was not hurt Two of
our secret service men witnessed the
act from the sidewalk and kept watch
Of a saloon into which the man who
threw the bag ran. Then they sum-
moned the police and he was arrested.
He viii be prosecuted for violating the
United States injunction. The prisoner,
julius Hildebrand, is the son of a let