The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
Events Justify the Course
of Mayor Dunno.
THE WORST NOW OVER
Two Riots Break Out During the Day
But the Police Prove Themselves
Equal 10 The Occasion, and
All Feel That Peace is
Near.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago, May ct was compare
lively quiet in the down town streets
today despite the undated continu-
ance of the teamsters strike. There
were a few scattered outbreaks. but
there was a complete absence of the
marching crowds that for days fol-
lowed the wagons of baycotted firms
through the streets and seized on
every opportunity to attack drivers
and wagon guards. Although there
have been no positive developments as
yet, there is a strong feeling both on
the part of the employers and the
strikers that the worst of the strike
has been passed and that in a few
days the streets of the city will be
cleared for traffic.
Two Riots During the Day.
There were only two riots today.
The first was started at Canal and
West Madison streets. A caravan of
coal wagons under the guard of a
few sheriffs was proceeding south in
Canal street when a number of union
teamsterS formed a blockade. In a
few seconds a general fight was in
progress and the non-uniOn men were
assailed with stones and bottles. a
riot call was sent to Desplaines street
police station and a strong force Of
officers under the command of Lieu
tenant O'Connor, came charging into
the crowd. They hammered both
sides indiscriminately. arrested twelve
men who had been throwing stones at
the wagons and dispersed the crowd.
Nobody was seriously hurt.
The other fight took place at the
power house of the Union Traction
Company at Crosby and Hobbie streets.
ri. n f.i1
has the contract to deliver coal to the
power house. had delivered ESQ tons
i'm river barges, and a large force of
negroes was set to work wheeling the
coal from the barges to the power
house. The sight of the colored men
angered the strike sympathizers who
were around the building and the
negroes We're assailed with bricks,
stones and Jumps of coal.
William Gilbert. one of the colored
men, was struck on the head with a
lump of coal and seriously injured.
detail of officers from the Chicago
Avenue police station restored quiet
after a few rushes into the crowd.
A War of Words.
While the fighting disappeared
from the streets in large measure
it broke out with great violence in
war of words between the members
of the employers association and OF
the labor unions. Charges were also
made against the police, it being SAID
that from the outset the policemen
have in many cases favored the
strikers, refusing to arrest union men
when they were seen assaulting non
union men. 1t is said by members
of the Employers Association that
captains and lieutenants of police
have been dereIict in their duty in
the suppression of disorder and that
charges will be filed against num-
Der of officers before the police trial
board.
The charges against the labor lead
ers are to the effect that they PLAN
ned an ostensible settlement of the
strike which would give them the
credit of gaining victory but which
would in reality leave all the mem
bers of the union who have been on
strike out of positions. The plan, as
stated by several members of the
Employers Association and which
they assert came from President
Shea of the Transfers Union, was
to call the strike off for "a hours,
during which time the leaders of the
union would get out of town.
Shea Denies the Charge.
All Transfers now working for the
the alleged plan, should be allowed
to retain their places without inter-
ference by the unions and all strikers
should be reinstated for the period
OF "a hours. At the expiration of
this brief period the employers were
to be free to discharge all the union
men they desired. President Shea,
when the charges made against him
were brought to his attention, de-
clared with vehemence that there was
not single word of truth in them.
He asserted that he had made no
proposal of any kind to the employers,
nor had any other officer of the
Transfers Union. The insistence of
the charges induced Mayor Dunno
thiS evening to appoint a commission
to investigate the matter, and he is
sued a proclamation to the people of
Chicago which says:
''As executive of this city, upon
whom rests the heavy responsibility
of preserving the peace, / request that
both employers and employees be
temperate and careful in their deal
ings; the one with the other and |
again warn those who would obstruct
traffic in the public streets or who
may be guilty of violence or threats
of violence, that l shall use to the
utmost all the force available or Oh
tainab1e that may be needed to main
tain the peace that | am sworn to,
and shall preserve.
Dunno Thinks Backbone Broken.