The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-03

Positively Decline to Haul For Firms
Under Ban.
NUMEROUS AFFR4YS.
Strike Sympathixers and Those Haul
ing Engage In Several Alter.
cations, Resulting In One
Death and Many Hurt.

Chicago, May 3.-The death of one
man and the injury of scores OF others
was the immediate result of Tuesdays
lighting between the striking miners
and their synpathizers on the one side
and the police and non-union on the
other There were riots in all parts
OF the city Men were dubbed and
stoned almost TO death within a square
OF police Headquarters. and five miles
away men Wee shot down in the
streets. At several places between
these two extremes of distances there
were assaults and fights in tae streets
Blood was shed on state street. in t!te
heart of the Fashionable saaus.u- d.r.
triet. and furious riots tex = 90 a..
mos IN the doorways of the lel 13G~ ho-
tells. Non union men were pa t,.,5 vita
stones, bricks and every other con e W
able sort OF m ssies. Iaey were ing
ged from their wagons beaten. 4. 5'et-f
and stamped upon. The men who fol-
lowed the wagons on which they rode
were bent on mischief. and but for the
force, the list of the dead would be
twenty instead OF ten
In return. the non-union men, al
though hope1essly outnumherea in every
fight. fought desperately. In several
Instances they drew their reviewers and
emptied them into the crowds which
pressed around their wagons, pelting
them with stones and threatening their
lives. The colored drivers carried
heavy clubs, ana they swung them with
terrific effect throughout the day. As
far as can he ascertained. the list OF in
jured amounts TO about forty, but II
is far from being accurate
During a riot Tuesday night AT Hal
sted and Erie streets which lasted for
an hour. and I'm which fully 1000 peo-
pie We're engaged. three policemen and
three non union men were injured and
twice as many rioters were dubbed.
-Four men were shot late Tuesday
afternoon in riot at Polk street ana
California avenue, This trouble was
the result Of an attempt Of the United
States Express company TO deliver
goods on the far West Side without po-
lice protection.
At the Union League club a meeting
was held between representatives 81
thine Employers association and the
large team owners. II was the desire
of the Employers association 70 bring
as much pressure 10 bear upon the
team owners as possible. and with this
In view they had invited To the confer
ence representatives Of the railroads
entering the city The team owners
stated their position exactly They
would not attempt 70 deliver coal 10
any firm where a strike is now Iva prog
ress. giving as reasons for their re-
fusal that their own men would b.
called out and they would be involved
in the trouble with which they coRsfd-
cred they had no direct concern. They
were Informed that II they wonld mol
make deliveries their contracts vita
the business houses. amounting 20 thoa-
sands Of dollars annually ~e~la h.
cancelled This did not change their
attitude, however. and they persisted
in their refusal 70 take part IN the
strike. The re- ilroad mem contrary "a
the hopes of the members OF the Em-
pioyers' association. did not exert the
Influence upon the team owners that
was expected They took practically
the same stand. declaring that the fight
was something into which the -"
roads ola not ents-