The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-05
CHICAGO. SHAKEN
BY THE TUMULTS
Business Men Are Urging the Calling Out of the
State Troops. Dunno Thinks This as
Yet Unnecessary.

on the street or keep along with them
while walking on the sidewalks.
The order Chief of Police O'Nelll
explained, was simply intended to
ward off criticism.
One hundred and fifty wagons of the
seven express companies went to and
fro across the city today and in many
instances completely unguarded, and
at no time under the supervision of
more than one or two policemen.
Every wagon carried a guard, armed
with rifles or double barrelled shot
guns. The guns were in plain evidence
throughout the day and no attempt
was made to interfere with any of the
express wagons.
The trucks of the Scott Transfer
Company were also guarded in the
same manner. Men carrying rifles
were on every wagon and around
their waists were belts loaded with
cartridges. The company transacted
its business as though there had been
no strike against it. Mr.. Scott tonight
was elated over the success of the day.
Both Sides Make Gains
Both sides made gains today and
the result leaves them about as evenly
balanced as before. The accession to
the ranks of the transfers was made
when a strike was declared against
Company. This concern employs sew
eral hundred men and delivers coal to
a large number of the most promi-
nent Office buildings in the city. One
of their drivers was discharged for
refusing to make deliveries and the
rest walked out at once.
The gain for the Employers AsSo-
citation was made when the members
of the Hay and Grain Dealers Asso-
citation. which employs 1000 teams,
declared that deliveries would be made
to any place in this city irrespective
of strike conditions If the drivers
refused to obey orders they will be
discharged.
Fighting Throughout the Day.
The mobs that filled the streets in
the business quarters today were
larger and uglier in disposition than
those of yesterday. There was fight
ing in all parts of the downtown quar-
ter throughout the day, and dozen
times policemen were compelled to
use their clubs. and wagon guards
who are armed with heavy canes,
swung them whenever they were at
tackled, or thought an assault was
about to be made. In many cases,
these guards were not careful whom
they hit, and several persons were
knocked down simply because they
were nearest to a guard carrying
hickory club.
On the other hand, the strikers and
their friends were equally indiscrimi-
nate in assaulting people. There were
a number of instances where mobS
boarded street cars and wantonly at
tackled people riding in them giving as
a reason later that they were strike
breakers, when in fact they had moth
ing to do with the strike. w. JamiSon
and Edward Boswell, the latter ne
gro medical student, were two suffer-
ers of this class. The mob that
boarded q street car in which Jami-
son and BOSWELL were riding, dragged
the two men off and beat them I'M
mercifully.
Scores Are Injured.
Walter Norton, negro, while
passing Van Buren, and Market
streets, was attacked by mob, who,
claimed Norton to be strike
breaker and beat him almost to
death. Up to z o'clock tonight
score of men had been taken to hos
pitfalls with all sorts of injuries.
Besides, there were fully two scores
who were injured in the various
fights of the day and whose names
could not be learned. In one fight
at Harrison street and Michigan
Avenue, four men We're knocked
down by wagon guards and carried
off by their friends. Similar occur
rences were the rule whenever the
police charged into a mob, and the
number of injured tonight is proba-
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