Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
ELEVEN HUNDRED DELIVERY
WAGONS WILL BE SENT OUT
UNDER GUARD.
LESS RlOTlNG AND FIGHTING
BUT NUMEROUS ASSAULTS ARE
COMMITTED IN ALL PARTS
OF CITY.

Chicago, May 1.-THE crisis in the
teamsters' strike is expected to come
today The State street merchants
| have decided to send out eleven hun
| dred wagons to make deliveries in all
| parts Of the city. AS far as possible
| these wagons will be guarded by
| deputy sheriffs, and in some cases by
| the local police, 1t will be impossible
| for all of the wagons to be guarded
by the deputy sheriffs, but it is the
| intention to place two men on each
| wagon as far as the number of depu-
| ties already sworn in will permit
| Sheriff Barrett had 200 deputies in
| service last night and said that he
| thought this number would be
Ample for the Work
outlined to-day. If it is not, it is said,
he will conclude that the sheriff's Of
| fee and the local police are not able
| to control the situation and request
! will be made for the state militia
| Gov. Deneen has said that he will or
der out the troops if the request is
made by Sheriff Barrett, and upon the
| failure or success of the attempt at re-
tail deliveries to be made to-day de-
| ponds the coming of the troops. Fiji
teen wagons were sent out yesterday
| by the large dry goods and depart
ment stores, and all Of them made de-
| liveries without interruption. On
each Of these wagons rode two deputy
sheriffs. 1t was the success Of this at
tempt at delivering goods that
| prompted the stores to send out to-
day practically their full force Of
! wagons.
| Less Rioting.
| Either because of the threatened ap-
| pearance of the troops or because of
the addition to the police force in the
| shape of deputy sheriffs, there was
much less rioting and fighting in the
| downtown streets yesterday than Oh
any day this week.
The wagons Of the express compa-
MES, each one Of which carried a
guard armed with a Winchester rifle
or double-barreled shotgun, went to
and fro between the depots and ex-
press offices without interruption 9TH
err than that of an occasional stone
| thrown from the sidewalk, or some
other missile hurled from a window.
There was little of this, however, and
the wagons were
Practically Unmolested.
An order issued early in the day by
Chief of Police O'Neill directing that
all persons should be prevented from
following up wagons as they went
! through the streets had much to do
with the absence of rioting.
While there was less rioting in the
downtown streets, there were numer-
Gus assaults committed in all parts of
| the city remote from the principal
| business section. Wherever crowd
could find wagon with a small po-
lice guard or unprotected, there was;
sure to be trouble if the driver was q
non-union man. In several cases the
drivers were badly beaten and their
wagons overturned and the goods
stolen. In others the drivers escaped
injuries only by the f1eetness of their
] horses.
Attacked by Mob. i,
Three coal wagons, after making a
delivery at the factory Of SELF,
Schwab & Co., at Ohio and Kings
! bury streets, were attacked by
crowd which pursued them for more
than half mile, raining stones.
bricks and bottles upon the police Of
ficers and the drivers. The police
charged the crowd repeatedly, but
was unable to keep it back. The mob,
| was composed almost entirely OF
young men and women. the latter TAX.
| ing an active part in the rioting and
| urging the men to further violence.
At the commencement of Dearborn
street bridge the police made a final
charge and dispersed the crowd.
Was FearfuIIy Beaten.
Edward Lashem, president Of the
Lashsm Teaming company, was at
tackled by crowd of union teamsters
yesterday afternoon at Madison and
Union streets and fearfully beaten.
Sheriff Barrett last night took a.
more hopeful view Of the situation
than he had held at any time during
the day. He expressed The belief that,
the crisis of the strike was over and
its backbone broken.
7 do not believe that conditions:
will develop in such manner that
troops will be found necessary" said
the sheriff. Not until we. see that we !.
cannot cope with the Situation will
Gov. Deneen be called on for aid. We.
Will man every wagon in Chicago with
deputy sheriff in order to preserve
peace il such step is necessary