The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-28
Several Thousand Strikers Cause Riots.
Hundreds Guarding Truck Drivers.
Several Injured in the Excitement and Crush-..
All Employers will Fight 10 the
Last Ditch.

Chicago. April 2s.--with 3.i00
ieamsters on strike with constant ac-
cessions being made TO their number
and with the express determination
OF the Employers association to take
o firm stand for open shop" and
fight the teamsters' union to a fin
ish. Chicago to all appearancesstands
on the eve OF one of the greatest In
dustrlal upheavals In her history.
There was rIoting in various parts
Of the city yesterday despite strong
guards OF police and numbers OF pri-
waite detectives hired by the Employ
ers' association to protect their wag-
cns. During the troubles three per-
sons were seriously Injured. two OF
whom will probably die.
The injured are; Richard Cum
mings. police sergeant. run over bv
an omnibus driven by John Ceresa.
a union driver. Cummings will prob.
ably die.
Samuel Jackson, colored teamster
employed by J. " Farwell company
attacked by a mob OF two hundred.
lie was badly beaten and his head
cut by blow with a shovel.
Mark Moran, a district messenger
hoy. was struck on the head by a
board thrown al non-union team
ster from a building at Van Buren,
ani La Sale streets. His condition is
critical
Cummings was hur, while com
handing a squad OF policemen which
was guarding a wagon OF Ward a.
b. Co. A blockade had been formed by
strike sympathlzers aud Cummings
was haslly engaged In clearing IL
away when the omnibus came up.
The driver. John Ceresa. was warn
ed TO keep back. He persisted in
driving In, and the tongue OF his
omnibus struck Cummings In the
side knocking him down and the
loaded omnibus passed over his body
Three of his ribs were broken and
he suffered internal injuries. lie was
taken to hospital. where II was said
he could not recover. ceresa was ar
rested.
The declaration made by the EN-
ployers' association that they would
promptly discharge any teamsters
who refused to deliver goods, or call
for them, az the establishment OF
Ward a Co. brought out teamsters
In many down town mercantile hous'
es during the day and the number, II
Is expected, will be Increased.
Leading firms against which strikes
have been declared are; Montgomery,
Ward a Co. Daniels Coal company.
Marshall. Field a. Co. j. v. Farwell
4 Co, Wells-Fargo. American, Ma
tional. Pacific. United States and Ad-
ans Express companies. Forbes Car
iags Co. This last concern involves
a number OF the largest business
houses in Chicago. for whom II con
tracts to deliver goods. Among these
hrms are Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett
a Co, Sprague. Warner a Co.. West
ern Electric Co. s. A. Maxwell A.
Co. and The American Type Foundry
co.
The situation Is on the whole far
from reassurlng. Labor leaders say
they will. II necessary. call out ey-
cry union driver In Chicago and will
make appeals TO freight handlers aud
railroad men II they find they are
not able TO win the strike by them
selves. No action In this direction has
been taken as yet but officials OF the
teamsters' union say Il will be un-
dertaken as soon as circumstances
demand.
While the labor leaders were In
conference delegates from ths En-
ployers' association. commercial ex-
change and representatives OF out
side Industrial organizations met and
declared that they would fight TO
finish for open shop" in Chicago.
Subscriptions were taken during
tbs day 10 strengthen the Employers
Teaming company, the weapon with
which the teamsters' union Is TO be
actively fought aud tonight Presi-
dent Mark Morton. OF the company,
A. l.. 4.