The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-06
CRISIS NEAR
At HAND IN
BIG STRIKE
Merchants Will Try To-Day
to Make Deliveries About
the City.
WAGONS WILL BE GUARDED
Less Riotingand Fighting Take
Place in the Downtown
Districts.
WAGONS WILL BE GUARDED
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED
Special Dispatch to The Call.


expected to come tomorrow The State-street mer
chants decided HOO wagons make de-
vies in all parts of the city, AS far as possible these
will be guarded by deputy Sherifs and in some
by the local police 1t will be impossible for all of
the wagons guarded the deputy Sheriffs but 1t
the intention place each far
the number of deputies already in will permit
Sheriff Barrett had 200 deputies in service to-nght and
said that he thought this number would be ample for the
outlined If not it is said he will
shers Office and the local police
able to control the situation and request will be
made for the State militia Governor Deneen has said that
he will order the the is made by Sher
if and the failure of the attempt
retail deliveries be made tomorrow depends the
ing of the troops.
Fifteen wagons out to-day by large dry
goods and department and all of them made delv
cries without interruption On each of these wagons rode
deputy Sherffs 1t the success of this attempt
delivering the decide
send practically their full force of wag
LESS RIOTING ON STREETS.
Either because of the threatened appearance the
troops because of the addition the police force in the
of deputy Shers there much less riong and
snn Sin week. the districts to-day than on any day
The wagons of the express companies all carried a
guard to-day armed With rifle double barreled shot
and between the depots and express offices with
interruption other than that of occasional stone
thrown from sidewalk or some other missile hurled
from window.
oNe directing that all should be prevented from
up up % y M as hsy went the
While there was less ricting in the downtown streets
remote from the principal business sections.
tory Of Sell schwab CO. at Ohio and Kngsbury
late this afternoon attacked by crowd which pur
bricks and bottles upon the police officers and the
The mob was composed almost entirely Of young men
urging the further violence.
TEAM OWNER BADLY BEATEN.
Edward Lashem president of the Lashem Teaming
Madison Union streets and fearfuly
union button. Before he given chance explain
member Of the union he pulled from his wagon
knocked down and kicked Among those seriously injured
during the days .rioting
Edward Lashem team owner
Edward Johnson, coored porter.
Asrayam HaraS 5aRlfaGn. Rritt1s.
Samuel Ralph, colored. teamster.
William Vogt. union teamster
Joseph Johnson, colored, teamster.
Paul Schaeffer. non-union teamster
Sheriff Barrett tonight took more hopeful view of
the situation than he had held time during the
II do not believe that conditions will develop such
sherif asir1 'ns' 0'ps WIN i0''' ies's
MAY CALL OUT OTHER DRIVERS.
The Hide and Leather Association. the members
of the Team owners Association. at meeting of its Off
gardless whether they the strike
This firm handles all the merchandise of the greater
throughout the city should the teamsters decide to
call out the union drivers employed by the firm it would
At meeting of the furniture manufacturers held this
firms represented would make deliveries be dis
charged.
body Coal Company at the intersection of Twenty
was but slight however total loss being not over $500
The flames first discovered by the engineer of
soon gathered. but Of the people would
e 005 Of the feeling against INST
teamsters strike. The from distance by
that the fire was caused BY an noendiry but
they had no direct proof to offer of that fact
THREATEN TO TIE UP TUGS.
the principal wholesale grocery firms in the city
are now under the ban of the teamsers and the dmn