New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-02
RIFLES FOR TRANSFERS.
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MACE The inmates fled and no SHOTS Were hreu-
A riot call brought the police to the scene and
the crowd was dispersed. The detectives We're
arrested for carrying concealed weapons.
Conditions were worse to-day than at any
nreceding time The strikers were in uglier
mood. the rioting more open and vicious
and the attacks on non-union men were more
frequent and daring than at any time since the
beginning of the strike.
This morning Assistant Chief or Police
schuettler requested the employers TO refrain
from making shipments, as he could not FUR
nish sufficient men to guard their wagons, be-
cause at that time he was compelled TO make
large details at various railroad stations on ac-
count of the incoming OF numbers OF non-union
men Assistant Chief Schuettler declared later
that he had sufficient men to handle the strike.
hut that the employers demanded ten men for
q wagon when three constituted sufficient pro-
lection
The employers, on the other hand, point to
the increasing number Of assaults made on their
drivers, and asserted that while the police were
doing all that could be expected, there wers
not enough policemen TO deal properly with the
strike which has spread more in area during
the last three days than 1t has In numbers.
James Farley, strike breaker, arrived here
this morning and Immediately attended con-
ference called by the employers. He will be
nut In charge of all the strike breakers, who
are arriving in unprecedented numbers.
A special train bearing 475 men arrived here
from st. Louis over the Illinois Central Railroad
this evening. Another train with 500 men Is on
the way The work OF mobilizing the men in
ST Louis was conducted in secrecy. Half OF the
men were taken from Southern Illinois and
kentucky Many of them negroes.
One hundred strike breakers employed by the
American Express Company, the Pacific North
ern Pacific and the National companies went
on strike to-day to enforce a demand Of So a
day for drivers and 81 a day for conductors and
belpers an allowance of 30 cents for luncheon
and extra pay for overtime. The increase was
granted and the men returned to work
Strike breakers arriving to-day were met at
the Illinois Central Railway station by a guard
Of 100 policemen. Many Of the men carried
their clothing and OF ar belongings wrapped in
pillow slips. Watched by thousands Of hostile
eyes, the new arrivals, 400 strong, were marched
in the middle Of the streets to lodging houses in
the centre Of the CITY, The negroes, forming
half or more of the party were given separate
lodgings from the Caucasians, large portion
of whom were Greeks and Italians.
Police details are running short it is said by
some of the employers. who predict that mill
tary aid will be necessary before the end Of the
week
Five men were seriously hurt during the fights
All will recover.
No decided increase in the number OF men on
strike was made to-day. The most important
accession to the teamsters 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 ex-
listed. AS Transfers are strike at most
wholesale groceries, the apparently visible sup
ply OF food for the citizens Of Chicago Is limit
ed to the stocks now held In the retail groceries
The retail drivers also declared that they would
refuse to handle meat # any strike occurred in
the stockyards.
The Employers Association this afternoon
drove home a wedge into the ranks Of the
| Chicago Team Owners Association This latter
organization is composed of men who do team
ing for many OF the large business houses, and
particularly in the matter Of hauling coal They
rave fought shy so far OF aiding the employers.
The employers this afternoon informed the
largest FIVE team owning companies that If coal
was not delivered all OF their contracts would
be cancelled at once and they would not be re-
newed at any time hereafter, strike or no strike.
The team owners agreed to make deliveries as
demanded
The union labor leaders who were indicted
last Saturday in connection with the strike ap-
peared at the Criminal Courts Building to-day
and gave bonds in the sum of 1000 each