Gilpin observer., 1905-05-04
TROUBLE I'm cHIcAee
NoN.uNIoN TRANSFERS AHMED.
Fnur Men Seriously iiniureo-Farner
Bows Coming In tp Work-Empipy
ers import Striies-Breaiecr Farley.

ApyE sAUrIfrtI III II Ftbft--Sntptpy-
ers import Striies-Brcaieer Farley.
Chicago, MAY Conditions IN the
teamsters' strike were worse yesteI-
day than at any preceding time.
The strikers were in a nlore ugly
mood, the rioting WAS more open and
vicious, and the attacks Oh nun-union
men were more frequent and daring
than al any time since the commence
ment of the trouble
The chief cause of the Increased bel
ligerency Oh the part of the strikers
and their friends is laid TO the fact
that the EMPLOYERS Teamins Associs-
tiun yesterday brought 1,500 men into
the city TO take their places and 400
more are said to me now Oh the way
and will arrive within twelve hours.
These men viii receive the full pay of
union men. and II has been guaranteed
TO them that their positions will ne
permanent. Amnns them are 200
farmer boys from all the surrounding
states. who nave volunteered their
services aud sought positions as d-iv-
ers
-Four men were seriously hurt during
the lights yesterday but the number
actually injured Is greatly IL excess Of
this and II Is impossible TO state Il
accurately for the reason that many
OF those hurt disappear IL the crowd
or are carried away by their friends
as soon as possible after being injured
To-day Winchester rifles will be car
ried IL all wagons Of the EMPLOYERS
Teaming Association IL open view.
a number of nun-TInion men have
been arrested on the charge OF carrv-
| ing concealed weapons and to-day the
attorneys for the Employers Teaming
Association called upon Chief OF Pc
lice D'Neil and asked Il their men mad
mot the right TO carry weapons pro
vided they were held il open view and
were not concealed.
Chief D,Neil replied that there WIS
no law against II and arrangements
were promptly made by the employers
To place Winchester rifles on every
one Of the wagons. The mayor objects
10 this
Over n Thousand OF these weapons
were purchased yesterday and during
the latter part of the afternoon NUM-
her Of wagons went through the
streets with rifle lying across the
knees Of the driver and his assistant
Those seriously hurt to-day are;
Otto Hefmer, shot il the leg.
Charles kullett non-union reanlstsr,
badly beaten. nose broken, head cut.
John Williams. non-upson teamgter.
badly beaten.
C. T. Ingalls,. nonsunicn teamster,
I badly beaten
William Crockett uon-uniuu team
ster cluhhed and stoned until insensi-
bic.
| Il Is not expected my OF tine injured
will die
The union labor leaders who were
[ indicted last Saturday IL connection
with the strike appeared At the Grim
iral court building yesterday anu gave
7 bonds OF sl.500 each
! Wholesale importation OF -,nnsunion
men and the arrival Of -sSrrikebreak-
er' Farley from New York gave new
turn yesterdas To the strike fmuaedi-
ateiy upon mis- arrival TIrley held &
conference with representatives OF the
employers. Plans fer putting him II
full charge OF al ,strike-breakers' are
said to have been decided OIL Farley
managed the non-uuicn men IL the
New York subway strike
One hundred srriKe-nrcakers en-
ploysd by the American Express Com
pany, the Pacific Northern Pacific and
the National companies went or strike
yesterday 10 enforce Il demand OF s.
n day for drivers and s. Z day Tor COR
ducrors and helpers. an allowance O.
80 cents for luncheon and extra pay
Tor overtime. The increase waB
granted and the men returned 10
work