The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
CHICAGO IN FEAR
OF STRIKE RIOTS
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freight houses. -Four men were placed
on each Of the wagons, which Travelled
in caravans of three or more.
The first outbreak resulted in fatal
ity. The riot took place near the barns
Of the Employers leaning company in
Eighteenth street, near State.
Charles Riebling, white man who re-
sides in the vicinity, received a frac-
tured skull and is expected to die: He
was standing in a crowd which started
to jeer no-union colored teamster who
was guarded by five detectives. The
threw it into the crowd. Riebling was
struck on the head and sank to the
ground unconscious.
The crowd chased the negro into the
stables Of the teaming company, but
were driven back by private detectives
pipe. Police reinforced the detectives,
and pacifed the crowd by demanding
that the negro be surrendered. The po-
lice entered the stables, but were unable
to- tlnd Rlebllng,s a S !. R91ebl1ng;
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hospital.
Colored Teamster Shot.
During a second disturbance at the
stable Of the Employers association
in Eighteenth street today, John Dams
berry, a non-union colored teamster,
was shot. He had attempted to strike
A number Of strike sympathizers in
stantly made for the negro and began
to throw bricks and stones at him.
Private detectives rushed to Dams
berry's aid. A general fight ensued
during which Dansberry received a
bullet in the leg. 1t was necessary to
take him to hospital. -
Joseph Lang, barn boss for large
mercantile firm, was arrested charged
with the shooting. ~ ~ 80
Mob Pursues Non Unionist. 80 rs
Hunted by furious mob today, Otis
fell under a trolley car and received Sc.
we're injuries, but gained a respite from
the mob, and was rescued by the police
He had left the Marshall Field g. Co. IS
barns in La Sale street, and passed
thru the Stafford hotel. Emerging, he
was recognized by the driver of pass
ing team. The driver, leaping from
teamsters, and an attack was made upon
Keith. The latter's retreat to the
barns was cut off and he ran toward
Clark street:
In efforts to elude the angry crowd
he boarded a swiftly moving streetcar
but was pushed from the step by the
conductor. Now hatless and thorolJ
car directly in the path Of one moving
in the opposite direction,
In vain he turned and tried to gel
out Of the way. Scores of men stooC
in his way, blocking the passage tc
safety, and the oncoming car struck
ting his head
Before the mob could do him further
injury, policemen in force had reached
the scene and assisted him back to the
L Sale street barns.
The police today announced that they
were prepared to escort 800 wagons TO-
the wholesale and retail strike bount
it was stated would be the creates
number of wagons moved in one da,
since the beginning Of the strike.
The Employers claiming associatio,
I adopted modified tactics today by tax
ing police guard with each wagon sen
| out. Yesterday the association sent GU
\ wagons guarded only by private de
: tectlves and hired guards. The polio
: officials told the Employers association
t that the private guards We're RESPONSE
: BILE for much of the rioting. The En-
. ployers' officials expressed surprise an,
agreed at once to put all wagons unde
$ the city's guard, to see if such NOV
: would reduce the rioting.
t Called on Sheriff.
: Sheriff Thomas E. aBrrett received
8 formal request from the Chicago En-
s plovers' association to act with tn
+ police in quelling rioting and in restol
n ing order In the city s streets by swear
e ing in several thousand deputy sheriffs
: Immediately the sheriff conferred wit
: Mayor Dunn, Corporation Counsel To
: man and Chief of Police O'Neill. :
It was said that Sheriff Barrett il
:. terpreted the law to mean that he ha
:. full powers to "read the riot act,
) and begin Immediately to swear i
! deputies.
= !. The call upon the sheriff was said t
q be preliminary to plans to have TIL
. national guard put in the streets. Re,
i said, spent several hours scrutinizin
the law. The decision first to reuues
: Sheriff Barrett to act came as resul
1t was said afterward that Sheriff Bal
rett expressed a determination to sho,
that his DEPUTIES, acting with the polio
n uOGdIl VI H,tUO Ilt1, WOu1u DC aQ6Quat
= to quell disturbances and see that no
NAL commercial operations were i,
: sumed without the aid of soldiers.
What the Strikers Ask
81 President Cornelius P. Shea Of til
;. teamsters union clarified the situatio
6 somewhat by an explicit statement ths
/ the strikers do not ask for the so-calle
closed shop In line with this polio
u tho MON hers of the. .h11 q nI
5 teamsters' union, who found themselve
/ in danger of ENHANCEMENT in the strik
> for refusal to make deliveries to boz
+ cotted firms. announced that as long
1 the Hay and Grain Dealers associatio
g made deliveries with nonunion men |
y the obnoxious places and did not di
!. charge union men, the union would o
It der no strike. Temporarily the dealer
t. arranged to put at other work the unto
t, teamsters whose places should be take
q BY nonunionists bound for boycotte
houses. Il. ss .9.