The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-03
PANDEMONIUM REIGNS IN
CHICAGO AMONG TEAM
STERS.
Taaction Lines May stop-ooal
Teamsters Join Strike, Causing
Fuel Famine, and Food
Supply May Be Cut
OFF.

Chicago, April 2s.-Violenee is
rampant upon the streets OF Chica-
go. Surging through the streets
and alleys, springing from unsus-
pected places, armed with stones,
clubs and revolvers and the deadly
blackjack; are hordes Of pickets
and "sympathizers," cursing, jeer-
ing, hailing every opportunity to
fall upon a ponunion man and
grind him to the pavement. The
heart of the business district wit
messed terrible struggles all Of the
day. Guests at the Palmer House
were regaled with fierce riot at
their door, and at all points the an
cry conflicts went forward-the
first skirmishes of the teamster's
strike, which is destined to be the
worst labor struggle 10 sChicago's
history. There are now 1926 teams
idle through the strike.
Chicago now faces a new peril
that Of having to walk. Owing to
| the strike Of all coal teamsters, the
traction companies are unable to Sc.
cure coal to operate power plants.
At the utmost, there is but three
days supply Of coal, and then the
cars must stop. Ia addition the
strike leaders are bending every ef-
fort to spread to all the smaller con-
Germs. This, if successful, will shut
off the food supplies of the residen-
ces. Tomorrow all the drivers for
J concerns supplying feed for
horses are expected to be ordered
fout..
/ Early today the Federal govern.
nent stepped into the STRIFE and is.
sued injunction against the strik-
ers interfering with traffic. At
about the same time many soldiers
began to appear on the streets
: without arms. Orders have been
issued by commanders of regiments
of state troops to their men to hold
themselves ready for Immediate
call. Express companies are bring
ing in from Western points all their
old, tried "poay riders" and noun.
tain men, with rifles in their wag.
ons.
The great aim of the strike lead
ers now is to embroil the railroad
unions, in which event other cities
will begin to feel the strike. "Wai
until next Tuesday," is the omi
nous warning of the labor leaders
''So far there has been child's play
Next Tuesday there will be bust
! ness" No one appears to know
what this means, although there il
fear that some tremendous sensa
ton will be sprung.
The water and gas plants are be
6 ing we'll guarded, and men constant
ly patrol the lines of the great sub
way, 40 feet under the streets, t
guard against possible dynamiting
Strike leaders today said the,
would permit funerals, to pass tn
Hines unmolested, providing tn
Idrivers and carriages are unionized
AS soon as the injunction was is
sued, copies of it were printed OF
large cards and two M these wer
attached to every wagon of th
Employers leaning Compan,
which went upon the streets today
Twelve arrests were made for in
reference with injunction, all Q
them being made at one time an,
place. At 1:30 o'clock this after
noon two wagons loaded with Goa
approached the Union League Club
on Jackson Boulevard, and whel
they attempted 10 drive into th
narrow alley east of the clubhous
. to unload the nonnnion teanster
IS were attacked by a crowd of strik
II sympathizers and lively fight en-
$ sued. The wagons were plainl
l. marked with copies of the injune
8, ton, and the police in charging th
7. mob, arrested IL strikers, who ar
o now confined in the Harrison pc
!: lice station.
u u When news Of the iniunctio
!. reached President Shea, of th
Teamster's Union, he issued the fo.
lowing order, signed by the CON
,e mittee of teamsters' business agents
"To ALI Union Teamsters: Pei
nit no violation of the peace unde
= any circumstances. Compatet
}, drivers cannot be secured to hand
!. the teams In Chicago, and violene
y will not help US in this strike. E