The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-05
Sheriff Of Cook County VIII Take
q Hand and Swear In
Deputies.
MILITIA PROTECTION ASKED
cheiaeo Clearing Hsuss Association
Adopt Sweeping Resolutions peolar'
ina That Riots Are Constantly In.
ersaslne In Fury and Violence.

Chicago, May t.--sheriff Barrett oi
Cook county viii take active control
OF the strike situation, So much pres
sure has been brought 10 bear upon
him and upon Mayer Dunno by men
who believe their interests are ser
iouaN imperrilled by constant riot
Ing In the streets. that the sheriff was
compelled TO swear In large force
Of deputies and take active steps to
do away with the present disorder. II
10 believed that 1000 deputies win Be
enrolled by tomorrow evening. .
A committee OF prominent business
men. headed by John shedd OF Mar
shall, Field q Co. today took steps 10
lay the situation before the governor
ana declare that conditions are such
that military proeetion 10 imperative
" needed. The Chicago Clearing House
Association this evening adopted
sweeping resolutions declaring that the
riots were constantly Increasing In fury
ana In their opinion the troops should
be called out. The sheriff has deter.
mined TO take the situation In hsaa
himself. declaring that until he Ass
used every effort as Ais command e
restore order he win nos bs iusliasj
IN calling for the militia
Mayor Dunno for three hours this
afternoon rode through the downtown
streets In a buggy and on his return
to the city hall declared that he had
seen no violence and believed the 20.
lice were fully able 70 COPE with the
situation.
Notwithstanding constant fghslns
In the streets and the numerous st.
tacks made upon non.unlcn men. the
large dry goods houses and wholesale
yrocers tonight reported that they had
steadily made progress and increasing
their shipments. The express COM
panies were Interfcred with but little,
and much progress was made toward
relieving the conges.ed situation at
the various railroad stations.
There was less disturbances today In
the wholdale distrietf but hghtinw
was on with It's usual persistence and
vIciousness IN the heart of the FASH
ionable shopping district. A number
OF non union men were clubbed and
beaten and their wagon guards and
police retaliated with vlgor upon the.
strikers. IN every instance the crowdA
were dispersed after a brief scrim-
mage.
The number OF injured was from all
accounts about the same as that OF the
last two Jays. About 80 or 40 men
were cared for at the various hospitals
and there are full as many more
who received medical attendance and
whose names are not known to the
police.
A fruItIess conference was held by |
the strike leaders and Levy Mayer |
attorney TO; the Employers association
this afternoon. President Shea, re-
plying to Mayors questions on what
terms he would call he strike on, sale
only on the reinstatement Of the old
men. Mayer refused to accede anil
Shea responded by asking II the sm-
ployers refusbN to dsschars'l the
negroes imported by the hundreds anj
take bac kthe white men. Mayer sai
thati AZ long as the teamstars do their
work they will not discharge whether
white or black
''rhat Is an outrage" said Shea.
you have brought these negroes IN
here to fight us and we maintain we
have right TO attack them wherever
found"