Evening journal., 1905-05-04
SOLDIERS MAY
Be ORDERED OUT
Chicago Asks That the State
Militia Go Into Ser
vice
RlOTIgG CONTINUES UHABATED

Chicago. May 4. Rioting in the
streets in connection with the team
sters' strike was so prolonged and so
fierce that many of the leading busi-
ness men have concluded that there
will be neither peace in the city nor
safety for business interests until the
state militia has been called out to re-
store order. Fully 75 persons were In
jured. several seriously.
A committee OF members Of the EN-
ployers' Association left for Spring
field TO confer with Governor Deneen
and to request him to give orders TO
the state troops. The labor unions
have several representatives at the
state capital. and It is likely that they
will also be heard before any action is
taken by the governor.
Chief Of Police O'Neill says he is con-
fdent that he has control Of the situa-
tion and can keep peace in the city.
Mayor Dunno supports him in this
view. and has declared that in his
opinion the emergency he's not arisen
requiring tho presence OF troops.
While policemen have been able 10
disperse mobs and guara wagons. they
have not been able 20 prevent the
nany attacks that are made on nom
union men IN tho business portion Of
the city alone The situation, busi-
ness men say. viii be tenfold worse
when express wagons and retail deliv-
cry wagons arc sont 70 remote parts
of the city.
Despite the orders OF Mayor Dunne,
many WAGONS Of concerns against
which strikes have baen declared were
handled by men armed with rifles and
shot guns.
One hundred ard ffty wagons Of tho
seven express companies went e. and
fro across tho city. and In many IN
stances completely unguardcd and at
no time uader supervision of more
tacn ono or two policemen Every
vagon carried a guard armed with
rifles or Couble-barrcled shot guns
The guns we're In plain evidence
throughout the day, ana no attempt
was made 20 interfere with any Of the
express wagons.
The mobs that filed the streets IN
the hnsiness quarter were larger rnl
uslier in disposition than those Of
yesterday. There was fighting IN eli
parts Of tho downtown quarter through.
out the day, and dozen times police
T. On wero compelled to use their clubs
and wagon guards. who we're armed
with heavy genes swung them when.
ever they we're attacked or thought
an assault Yves about to be madc in
many cases these guards were not
careful whcm they hit and several
persons were Knocked down simply
bccarsc thov were nearest 20 a guard
carving q hickory club On the othor
hand The sfrilers AMI their fr'cnds
were equally indiscriminato in assault.
ing people Thore wore a number of
instances who're mobs boarded street
cars ara wsatonly attacked people
riding IN thcm giving as reason
lster that thev were strike breakers
waon 10 fact they had nothing to do
with The strike W. Jami-on end Ed
ward Boswell the letter q negro medi
cal student wore two sufferers of this
class Tho mob that boarded a State
street car in which Jamison ana Bos
woll were riding dragged the two mer
OF and beat them unmercifully Wal
ter Norton. negro. while passing
Ven Buren, and Market streets. wa,
proclaimed 20 be a strike breaker ans
beaten almost 20 death.
Besidos, there were fully two-scor,
who were Injured In the various fights
of tho day and whose names could no
be learned. IN one fight at Harrison
street end Michiran avenue four me.
were Knocked down by wagon guards
end carried OF BY their friends Sinl
lfr occurrences wero Che rule when
ever the police charged into q mob
and the number OF injured is prob
ably close 70 75.