The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-27
MAYOR DUNNE ABANDONS ALL
HOPE OF A SETTLEMENT
Fighting Last Night in the Lumber District.
Strikers Hurled Stones at Police
Patr0l.- Were Formed
Into MObS

Chicago, May 26.--Rioing broke out
afresh today in the Teams er's strike,
and although nobody was seriously
hurt, there were a number of vicious
fights in the lumber district, during
which the police we've compelled to
use their clubs and in enc instance
reyolyers in order to di perse the mob
Serious Fight Takes Pl ce.
A serious fight oot place a. Canal
and Madison streets. adjoining The pas
scager depot Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. A wagon of an express com
nany. although protected by a police
man and deputy sher #. was attack
ed by large crowd. The policeman
d splayed his revolver but the crowd
paying no attention to him rushed aC
the wagon and seizing the wheels at.
tempted TO oyerturn it. A riot call
brought large force Of officers who
dispersed the crowd and arrested
forty of the most active IN the disturb
ance.
The worst fight In the lumber dis
trict occurred at Twenty-Second street
aud Ashland avenue. whore crowd
had all morning hurled stones and
clubs at every pass ng lumber wagon,
Finally wagon on which Pol ce Of
ficer BagensN was passenger came
along and the mob greeted It with the
u'ual volley of stones. They also
threatened to attack the driver and
the situation grew SO serious that tine
officer drew his revolver and fired
six shots at the crowd. which broke
and fed in wild confusion.
None of the bullets hit anybody.
Rlotng General Last Night.
This evening genera l rioting was
prevalent throughout the lumber dis
trict, and particularly in the territory
near the intersection of Thirty-ffth
street and Center avenue Lumber
wagons returning from making deliver
les were attacked by crowds at every
available opportunity large mum.
Der of men armed with clubs, slung
shots and bricks, accompanied by ieer-
ing women and excited children filed
the sidewalks awaiting the passage OF
wagons which were believed by the
crowd TO be ungarded. At Archer
avenue and Loomis street two trucks
appeared with one policeman on each
The trucks were Immediately bonn
barded with bricks and stones and
scores of ar rifles were brought into
play. A bullet from one of these wea.
pons seriously wounded Policeman
James Fitzpatrick In the right hand
The two policemen drew their revolt.
vers and fired over the heads of the
rioters, holding them at bay until the
drivers managed to reach their desti-
nation at the yards at Rittenhouse and
Embrec Lumber company.
Union Pickets in Saloon.
These lumber yards are at the cor.
ner of Th'rty-fifth street and Center
avenue A patrol wagon and detail OF
policemen were here under command
of Lieut. Mooney and as soon as he
learned of the attack on the first two
wagons he sent out the patrol wagon
TO protect others on the way. Stones
we've hurled at the patrol wagon and
the police were forced several times
TO jump from the wagon and charge
the mobs before the streets could bs
sufficiently clear to enable them &c
reach the lumber wagons. A crowd oI
union pickets hah been stationed in q
saloon on Thirty-iifh street, to bloch
the passage of the trucks.
More Charges Into Mobs.
Police dashed into the saloon, usct
their clubs freely and chased th'
pickets down the street The return
to the yards was marked by repeated
attempts 10 block wagons aud the pc
&c made numerous charges inlo th'
mobs. AT Th'rty-third street a spec
ial policeman pointed out a man wear
ing union button and throwinI
bricks as the man who had fired III
shot which wounded Policeman Fit,
patrick. After a lively chase the ma
was captured. A large, Keen knife wit
an eight inch blade was taken ava
from him at the time OF his arrest.
Accident to street Car.
During the excitement west boun