New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-09
Extending THE STRIKE.
ruREE FATALLY HURT.
o,e Hundred and Fifty Painters Go
ont to lid Transfers.

...oro May S-Both employers and strikers
.sins to-day in the teamsters' strike The
ca ..rsrs declare that they have gained a de-
emu, .a.a1iage i'm the number OF wagons sent
co5- the amount OF business transacted. The
On - claim is based on the fact that two
si''e.s and afty drivers for the various furni-
h1-1. sssIars in the city viii strike tomorrow
''- and that one hundred and fifty paint
III. employed by the Heath & AIilligan
@o.onv struck to-day. The furniture dealers
80. I'D their men to carry goods to the boy
orc" houses. and the strike tomorrow will be
-,s result
,arr are the first members of any uniol
member Of the transfers organization To
strike in support Of the teamsters. They
- walked out because of the delivery Of
* nv n9u-union teamsters.
The s,ate-sJ. department stores and large
.-osss houses sent out nearly all their deliv-
-. usgons this morning, and throughout the
=. transacted business on almost a normal
- on the wagons OF Carson, Prize Scott 8
=, ample preparations were made for possible
.-.,brs. AL of their wagons were guarded by
= least Two representatives. of the law. either
,,ios officers OF deputy sheriffs tie latter be-
~ all cases armed with rifles. The deputies
- in the rear of The wagons ana held their
ms in position 10 use at the first sign OF dis
+,-rssrce. The big department store of Roth
child & Co for the first time since the strike
taesr loading their wagons in State-st. this
corning. using police and deputy sheriffs for
,ro-aerion When il was found that they could
~ he supplied with the necessary number Of
5e,,,1ies. numbers OF their employees were sworn
- 90 deputy sheriffs This procedure was
nv rfght hal fifteen hundred deputies at work.
Charles A stevens & Bros. sent all of their
Wagons on, today and made deliveries through
M, the city withou. interruption Marshall
pgers 4 Co. Siegel-Cooper & &C. and Mandel
Brothers had ont the greater number of their
Wagons and made deliveries within a somewhat
limited area going as far south as 47th-st-.
North 10 North-ave- and west TO Western-ave.
Fifteen hundred wagons manned by non-union
nea were operated from State-st. to-day and the
runbe- Will be materially increased tomorrow.
No more colored men are 10 be hired by the
r--r.ove-s' leaning Company. Individual con
frscts are made with all men hired, and they
vii be given permanent employment.
TIE ri0ting to-day was Of a sharper character
.hzn that OF Saturday. Three men were fatally
i7fI-e7 and q number Of others were hurt.
Nos II the ARRAYS occurred in the early part
Of the afternoon. William O'Day, a colored
vest Of Stew arL-aye., between 23d and 24th SITS,
uhel he was attacked by Albert Enders, who
struck aim with stone. O'Day drew revol-
Yer and fired twice Both bullets took effect in
En5ers's body. O'Day was arrested. The Han
sell Clock Company. O'Day's employers, are not
involved in the teamsterS strike, and there was
n occasion for EndeTs's attack.
The Civic Commission appointed by Mayor
Dune 10 investigate the strike commenced OF
erattous to-day. It did little but organize for
future work however, and the promise for the
successful performance Of its mission does not
seem 10 be bright It has no power TO summon
Witnesses and must therefore rely on volun-
teerei testimony.
Wholesalers in Chicago, particularly in the
grocery line are losing thousands Of dollars a
day because of decrease in country business.
Independent Of the loss in city business, the big
firms which supply country merchants have sui
fered q great falling off in country orders ana
have discovered that trade which generally
comes 10 Chicago is being diverted TO other
markets. The firms are able to keep nearly
apace with the demands of the country trade
only because that demand IS much less than
ever before.
new difficulty III the strike situation to the
wholesale houses that use great quantities OF
wrapping paper has developed. No wholesale
houses have been supplied with paper by the
manufacturers or by the teaming companies
since the strike began. The supply is running
low in many instances.