The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-27
'R|07lNC BREAKS
OUT IN CHICAGO.
Number Of Fights III Lumber
Yards, But Nobody Sc
riously Htrt.
NO HOPE FOR EARLY PEACE.
Action Of Building Trades Will
Conhnc Trouble to Pres
eiit Limits.

nv Associated press. !,

.- tl (l3y Associated Prcss1) 5f f tg .3fs
3bcHfcAGO, I'LL, May 26.--Rioting broke
out afresh to-day In the Transfers strike. I
+ Although nobody was seriously hurt there q
were number OF vicious fights in the
lumber yards, during which the police
were compelled to use clubs. and IN ono
instance reviewers to dispersc the crowds.
rhc worst fight In the lumber yards
occurred at West Twenty-second Street
and Ashland Avenue, where n crowd OF
mon and boys had all through the morn
Ing hurled stones and clubs at every pass.
ing lumber wagon. Finally a wagon OIL
which Policeman Bagcnski was passen-
ger came along, and the mob greeted IT
with the usial volley Of stones. They
also threatened to attack the driver, and
The situation was go serious that the off
GER, drawing revolver, fired SLY shots
at the crowd. which fled in confusion
None OF the bullets hit anybody.
This evening general rioting was prey
alent throughout the lumsrr yards, ana
particularly near Thirty-flfth- Street ana
Center Avenue. Lumber wagons return.
ing from making deliveries were attacked
by crowds at every available opportunity
Large numbers of men,, armed With clubs,
slung shots and bricks, accompanied ny
jecrng women and excited children. filled
| the sidewalks along Center Avenue. west
| Thirty-fifth Street, I>oomis street ana
lEArclher Avenue. awaiting the passage OF
| wagons which were believed TO be un.
| guarded They attacked the wagons. and
| policemen were kept busy repulsins them.
| One policeman was wounded by shot
| from an air3rifle. A union teamster WaA
| arrested as the man who. fired the shot.
The strike to-day spread In u small de-
| gree throughout the building trades.
| There were a number VI Instances wi here
| wood workers refused to receive the ma
4 LITERAL delivered by non-nnion teamsteis
1 and walked out. This move IN every IN
| stance was made by the men rs indivld-A
i uals only. There was no official action
| taken by any OF the material trade
! unions looking to active. pathetic sup
/ port OF the teamstersa strike. several
| OF the labor leaders in the ranks OF the
| material trades house declared within the
ltwelvc hours that there is no prospect
! In their opinion, OF any complete tie-up
\ OF the building trales by strike.
4 There is no movement on foot at pres
1 emit looking toward a settlement Of the
1 strike. Mayor Dunno today. for the
1 first time since tho commencement Of
i the Transfers. strike. declared that he
! knew of no contemplated plans for peace.
| The Mayor talked as though he had
i abandoned all hope OF a settlement.
i & At a meeting of the associated build
4 ing trades to.nlsnt. AT WhlcH 5lWe' y -Hitis
i trades affiliated with the building indus
tries were represented 1t was decided
i that no action Will be taken which Will
tend to draw the building trades into
i the teamsters' strike. The action on the
part OF the building trades will go far
\ toward restricting the strike to It's present
4 limits. as It means that the members OF
4 the building tyades union will work with
. materials Irrespective OF the fact thai
II they are hauled in wagons driven by
u non-union teamsters.