The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-05-06
May ORDER our TROOPS
Chicago Business Men Want State
Militia Called Out.
RIoTINo CONTINUES UNDATED

The Mobs Are Larger and Uglier In
Disposition Than Ever, and Fighting
Took Place Throughout the Business
Distriot-SeVenty-fiVe Persons Hurt.
Chicago May 1. - Rioting In the
streets In connection with the team
sters' strike was SO prolonged and so
fierce that many Of the leading bust
ness men have concluded that there
VIII be neither peace In the city nor
safety for business interests until the
state militia has been called out TO re-
store order Fully % persons were in
jurcd. several seriously
4 committee Of members Of the En-
ploycrs' Association left for Spring
field 10 confer with Governor Deneen
and to request him to give orders TO
the state troops. The labor unions
have several representatives at the
state capital. and il is likely that they
will also be heard before any action Is
taken by the governor.
Chief of Police O'NciIl says he is con-
fldent that he has control Of the situa-
ton and can keep peace In the city.
Mayor Dunno supports him in this
view. and has declared that in his
opinion the emergency has not arisen
requiring the presence Of troops
While policemen have been able to
dlsperse mobs and guard wagons they
have not been able TO prevent the
many attacks that are made on non
union men in the business portion OF
the city alone. The situation, bust
ness men say. will be tenfold worse
when express wagons and retail deliy-
cry wagons are sent 10 remote parts
Of the city.
Despite the orders Of Mayor Dunno,
many wagons of concerns against
which strikes have been declared were
handled by men armed with rifles and
shot guns.
One hundred and fifty wagons Of the
seven express companies went 20 and
fro across the city and in many In
stances completely unguarded and at
no time under supervision Of more
than one or two policemen. Every
wagon carried guard, armed with
rifles or double barreled shot guns.
The guns were in plain evidence
throughout the day. and no attempt
was made 10 interfere with any OF the
express wagons.
The mobs that filled the streets In
the business quarter were larger and
uglier in disposition than those Of
yesterday There was fighting in all
parts of the downtown quarter through
out the day. and a dozen times police
men were compelled 10 use their clubs.
and wagon guards, who were armed
with heavy canes. swung them when
ever they were attacked or thought
an assault was about 10 be made. In
many cases these guards were not
careful whom they hit and several
persons were knocked down simply
because they were nearest TO a guard
carrying a hickory club On the other
hand. the strikers and their friends
were equally indiscriminate in assault
Ing people There were a number OF
instances where mobs boarded street
cars and wantonly attacked people
riding in them, giving as reason
later that they were strike breakers
when in fact they had nothing to do
with the strike W JamisOn and Ed
ward Boswell. the later a negro medl-
cal student. were two sufferers Of this
class The mob that boarded a State
street car in which JamisOn and Bos-
we'll were riding dragged the two men
off and beat them numerically. Wal
ter Norton. a negro while passing
Van Buren, and Market streets. was
proclaimed to be a strike breaker and
beaten almost TO death
Besides. there were fully two-score
who were injured in the various fight
Of the day and whose names could not
be learned In one fight at Harrison
street and Michigan avenue four men
were knocked down by wagon guards
and carried OF by their friends. SINH
lar occurrences were the rule when
ever the police charged into a mob,
and the number of injured Is prob
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