The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-31
THE CHICAGO STRIKERS
LUMBER WAGONS MOBBED
: ON THE STREETS AND PO.
LICE HAVE TO SHOOT.
Police Driven Indoors-Bullets
From Ali. .Guns-All Manner
of Missiles From the Mobs
Greet Teamsters-Will
Not Call Troops.

Not Call Troops.
Chicago, May 26.-Rioting broke
out afresh today in the teamsters'
strike and there was number of
vicious fights in the lumber dis
trict, during which the police were
compelled to use their clubs, and
in one instance revolvers, in order
to disperse the mob.
AS erious fight took place at the
corner of canal and Madison streets
adjoining the passenger station on
the Pennsylvania railroad. The
wagon of an express company, al
though protected by a policeman
and a deputy sheriff, was attacked
by large crowd, despite the fact
that it bore on each side a large
placard declaring that all people
had been epjoined from interfering
with the wagon by Federal. The
policeman displayed his revolver,
but the crowd, paying no attention
to him, rushed at the wagon and,
selling the wheels, attempted to
overturn it. A riot call brought
from the Desplaines-stre police
station, four squares distant, a large
force of officers, who dispersed the
crowd and arrested about 40 of the
most active in the disturbance. The
police also entered the. buildings
and warned occupants to keep away
from the windows, threatening with
arrest all who refused.
The worst fight in the lumber
ldistrict occurred at Twenty.second
street and Ashland avenue, where
q crowd of men and boys had all
through the morning hurled stones
and clubs at every passing lumber
wagon. Finally a wagon which
! Pace b thaer Ragenski was q pas
eenger came along and the mob
greeted it with the usual volley OF
stones. It also threa tened to at
1tack the driver and the situation
was so serious that the officer, draw
/ ing his revolver, fred six shots at
the crowd, which broke and fed in
wild confusion. None of the bul.
ilets hit anybody
i This evening general rioting was
prevalent throughout the lum bel
4 distric', and particularly in the
territory near the intersection oil
Thirty-fifth street and Center av.
enue. The lumber wagons return
ling from making deliveries were
attacked by crowds at every avail
able opportunity. Large numbers
of men, armed with clubs, slung
shots and bricks, accompanied By
Ejeering women and excited children
filled the sidewalks along Cente
avenue, Thirty-ffth street, Loomi
street and Archer avenue, awaitin,
the passage Of wagons which wer,
believed by the crowd to be un
guarded.
At Archer avenue and Loomi
street two trucks appeared, will
one policeman on each. They wer
Immediately bombarded with brick
and stones and scores of air rife
were brought into play. A bulle
from one of these weapons serious
ly wounded Policeman James Fitz
: patrick in the hand. The two pu
iicemen drew their revolvers an,
fred over the heads of the rioter.
holding them at bay until the drls
|ers managed to reach their destina
ton at the yards of the Rittenhous
& Embree Lumber Company.
r At Thirty.ffth and Morga
streets 20 lumber and shaving wag
ons, IA Of which belong to the Ri
tenhouse & Embree Company, an
guarded by upwards Of 90 police
were attacked by a crowd of NOR
than 400 strike sympathizers wit
bricks, stones and slungshotl
While the police used clubs, th
fight waged indecisively. FINAL
the police drew revolvers an
charged the crowd. The sight
the firearms quickly quieted thing
the mob generally fleeing. No al
rests were made. At Thirty-fourt
street, near by, police on guar
were later forced indoors. Many
the strike sympathizers arme
themselves with small air rife
and from lumber piles and buile
ings, fred intermittently at the pt
lice, a number of whom were struc
without being able to see the al
sailants, and were finally forced I
take refuge in Offices and oths
nearby buildings.
The strike today spread in