Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-02
Chicago Labor Troubles Rapidly
Assuming a More Serious
and Alarming aspect. @
p0LlcG GIVE WIDE LATITUDE
Mayor Dunno visibIy Disturbed by Lat.
est Developments in the Contest AMI
Declares That Police VIII Not Be
Permitted to Allow Carrying of
Arms.-Men Riotcus.
nay Associated I,res,

CHICAGO. May 1.--Conditions III the
tcaIaSter:i' strike were worse today
than at any preceding time The
strikers were in an lglicr mood. the
rioting WINS mere open ana vicious
and The attacks on non-union men were
mere frequent ana daring than ut any
lire since the beginning Of the strike.
Tho chief cause of the increased b4lli.
gcrcncy on the part of the strikers and
their friends is the fact that the En-.
ployeis' feaming Association today
brought 1.aG0 men into Chicago to take
the places CT strikers and 500 more
are said Ia lie now OH tho way and
WILL arrive within twelve hours.
Tomorrow. whenever wagon of
the Employers leaning Association
goes through the straets n rifle Will be
carried OH each wagon. in open view.
During the last week there has been
nue.! complaint on the part of the
strike Sympaifizers OF the readiness
"i,i' which nun:llnion men, particular
Is negroes, have used revolvers.
Many Strike Breakers Arrested !
a nnmhcrsor strike breakers have
Aaon ARRESTED on n Achnr gba of CARRYING.
Concealed weapons and today the, ut.
rto.neys Cor the Employers Teamine
Association called OH Chief OF Police
o'Nie!l. and asked if their men had
not the right to carry weapons, pro-
iv':oG they were held in oren view
Chief of Police O'Ncil replied That
there was 10 law against it and ar
engagements were promptly made by
thc employers to place rifles on every
ono Of their wagons.
Over 1000 rifles we're purchased to-
day. and during the latter part of the
afternoon a number of wagons went
through tie streets with q rifle laying
across the knees Of tho driver aat his
assistant.
WI, en Mayor Dunno was Informed of
the fact that rifles would be carried by
rcn-lnirr men he was visiblv disturb
ell and he declared that the police
wcnld not he permitted to authorize
.hc carrying OF arms by any one wheth.
re in the employment of the Employ
crs' Teaniins Association or affiliated
with the strikers.
Five Hurt in Fight.
Five men were seriously hurt during
the fights today and many others were
woNnded.
No decided increase in The number
of incn On strike was made today. The
most important accession to the team
stcrs was the drivers of the delivery
wagons of retail grocery stores. These
declared that. they would not call for
goods at any Wholesale establishment,
where a strike existed.
The Employers Association drove a
wedge Tito the ranks of the Chicago
Team Owners Association. This lat
ieris an organization of men, who do
leaning for many of the large business
houses particularly in the matter of
hauling coal.
They have fought shy SO far of aiding
the employers. The Employers Asso-
tiaticn this afternoon informed The
largest team owning company that 'f
coal was not delivered all of their cen
tracts would be cancelled at ouce. and
they would not be renewed at any
time hereafter, strike or no strike. The
team owners agreed tc make all de-
liveries rs demanded
The Union labor leaders who we're
Indicted last Saturday in connection
with the strike appeared ut tie Grim
inal court building today and gave.
bonds in the Hnm of $1.5UU