The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-05
SOLDIERS WILL BE
SENT TO CHICAGO
Employers Association Decide
Upon This Course.
LABOR LEADERS OPPOSE PLAN

eraI People Fatally Injured-Em-
pioyes Claim More Wagons Will Se
Moved that Any Time Since Strike.
Chicago, May 5.-The effects of the
teamsters' strike have reached the
Lake Transportation companies and
seriously crippled the large freight
business which is usually done at this
time of the year. Owing to the in
ability to have goods transferred from
the railroad depots to the docks all
the principal steamship lines either
have abandoned or curtailed their ser
vice.
A. NJ. Compton, chairman Of the
ways and means committee of the Chi
cago Commercial association, has is
sued a special notice to the members
with reference 20 orders and ship
, ments- The notice reads:
The aggregated reports are being
circulated through the country to the
effect that the commercial facilities OF
Chicago are handicapped by reason OF
d strike Of union teamsters.
To the end that commercial inter
terests Of Chicago may not be injured
by this exaggerated report, the mem
bers Of this association are request
ed to notify their travelling statesmen
and the trade generally OF the fact tha,
orders are being filled promptly. Ship
ments are being made as usual
With employers preparing TO press
demand for troops. violence in the
teamsters' strike showed no signs OF
cessation today. The very first out
break resulted in a fatality. The riot
TOOK place near the barns OF the en-
plOyers' teaming company in Elgh-
teenth street near State. Charles Rle-
bling. white man, who resides in the
vicinity received d fractured skull and
IS expected TO die. He was standing
in crowd which started TO jeer a
nOnunion negro teamster, who was
guarded by five detectives The negro
suddenly picked up a stone and threw
it into the crowd Riebling was
struck on the head and sank to the
ground unconscious The crowd chased
the negro into the stable of the team
ing company, but were driven back by
private detectives welding -biIlies''
and pieces of gas pipe.
Police reinforced the detectives and
pacifed the crowd by demanding that
the negro be surrendered. The police
entered the stables but were unable to
find RiebIings assanant. Riebljng
unconscious was taken to the Peo-
pies hospital.
The police Today announced that they
were prepared 10 escort 500 wagons
for the wholesale and retail strike
5oaEa stores and $50 express wagons.
This. it was stated would be the great
est number OF wagons moved one day
since the beginning OF the strike
The Chicago Team Owners associa-
ton consisting flarga Jeaning firms
not affiliated with The Employers
leaning association. made a new
move today by attempting deliveries
20 bOycCJteG houses. While attempt
ing 20 deliver 10 these houses, the
Team Owners association was specific
IL announcing that It would not be
drawn into the strike, and would CON
rinue the discharge of drivers wac
refused 10 make such deliveries. We
viii continue 20 make every effort pos
sible toward peace, said Chairman
Tart, Of the peace committee of the
Team Owners association although
all our work heretofore has been in
vain"
4 second disturbance at the stable
Of the Employers association in Eigh-
teeLth street today John Dansberry
a nonuniOn negro teamster was shot
He had attempted to strike boy who
shouted an offensive epithet. A number
OF strike sympathizers instantly made
for the negro, and began to throw
bricks and stones at him. Private
detectives rushed to Dansbury's aid
A general fight ensued during which
Dansbury received a bullet in the leg
1t was necessary to take him to q hos
pital.
Joseph Lang, barn boss, for large
mercantile firm. was arrested, charged
with the shooting.
Measures are being taken today to
secure the ordering out of the Chicago
brigade of state militia tomorrow.
Notwithstanding the bitter opposition
of the labor leaders TO this move and
the disinclinatiOn of Mayor Dunno to
take the initiative in the matter the
Chicago employers association was de-
termined to have soldiers on the
streets at once TO suppress the riottn g
What measures would be taken to get
the troops was a matter surrounded
with which secrecy by the officials Of