The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-09
BOTH SIDES
 CLAIM GAINS Employers and Strikers
 Are Confident. SHARP RIOTING OCCURS Three Fatally Injured by Negroes in Chicago. Committee Appointed by Mayor Dunne to Investigate Trouble Begins
 work-Hearinss in the
 InJunctions.

anu StTiherS Cidinh BdiHS III thc tSdhi- sters' strike today. The employers de- clare that they have gained a consid- erable average in the number of wagons sent out and the amount of business transacted. The strikers claim is based on the fact that 250 drivers for the various furniture dealers in the city will strike tomorrow morning and also 150 paint workers employed by the Heath & Milligan Company.
 The strike of the furniture dealers drivers was foreshadowed on Saturday when at a convention of the Furniture Dealers Association 1t was declared that their men must make deliveries irrespective of strike orders. They to- day ordered their men to carry goods to boycotted houses and the strike to- morrow will be the result. The paint workers of Heath & Milligan are the first members of any union not mem- Der of the teamsters' organization to go on strike in support of the teamsters. They have walked out because of the delivery of goods by non-union team sters.
 The State Street department stores and large dry goods houses sent out nearly their complement of delivery wagons this morning and throughout the day transacted business on almost
 
 Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.,. ample prep arations were made for possible trou- ble. All of their wagons were guard ed by at least two representatives Of the law, either police officers in bug gies or deputy sheriffs, the latter be- ing in all cases armed with rifles. The deputies sat in the rear of the wagons and held their guns in positions to use at the first sign of disturbance. The big department store of Rothschild & Go. for the first time since the strike loaded heir wagons this morning. using policemen and deputy sheriffs for pro- lection When 1t was found that they could not be supplied with the neces- sary number of deputies, numbers of their employees were sworn in by the sheriff This procedure was adopted by many Of the houses and the sheviff by night had 1.f50 deputies at work @s
 Many Wagons Operated.
 Fifteen hundred wagons manned by non- union men were operated from State Street today and the number will be materially increased tomorrow. No more negroes are being hired. either by the State Street stores or by the Em- ployers' Teaming Company, and as rap idly as possible those now al work are being supplanted by white men.
 The rioting today was of sharper character than that of Saturday. Three men were fatally injured and num- Der of others badly hurt although the number of the injured is not nearly so large as on some of the days the mld- de of last week
 The fatally hurt: John Bruen, stab bed by a negro, who resented the epi- thet of strike breaker; Richard Fruen, brother of John, stabbed by same ne- gro; Albert Enbers. shot in the abdo- men and left hip by William O'Day. negro teamster. whom he had attacked.
 unftfaa annOfnfpd hV Mayor Dunne to investigate the strike began work today It did very little actual work, however. It has no power to summon witnesses and must therefore rely upon voluntary testimony. Tonight the members of the Employers Asso- citation declared that they had received no official notice of the creation of the and would have no deal- ings with 1t until they had been prop eriy notified of It's existerce. President O. Dolk of the Chicago Federation of Labor declared for the labor men that none of them would appear before the and give any evidence whatever unless its sessions were open to the public and 1t investigated not | only the causes of the present team sters' strike. but those leading up to the strike of the garment workers of | Ward and Company. last l January. It was in support of this | strike. four months after it's inception | that the teaInsters went out in sympa- | thy.
 To Hold Private Sessions.
 The members of the Mayors commis- | sion issued statement late this after | noon declaring that they would hold | private session daily in the city hall. 1t | was announced. moreover, that no an | of the proceedings would be made until the hearing was entirely | completed and decision reached. The ,ction of the labor men in declaring | against the secret feature of the hear nR practically nullifled the attitude of he commission as soon as announced.
 The efforts of the attorneys Of the abor leaders to protect their clients rom answering questions in connec- ion with the Federal injunctions granted during the strike proved una ,ailinR. When the cases were called before Master fin Chancery sherman. he defendants named in the injunction IecIIned to be sworn on the ground that hey might give discriminating evidence against themselves. Their attorneys declared that the bills for injunctions lied by the seven express companies nd the Employers Association were Iothing but ingenious subterfuges trough which the complaining parties wished to secure discriminating evidence gainst the labor leaders, which they esired to use in the conspiracy h. ictments against them now awaiting rial.
 Extended arguments were made on 10th sides and Judge Kohlsaat decided hat although a person can avail him. elf of the privilege of not answering questions. the defend nts must appear before Master in ,hancery Sherman tomorrow morning nd be sworn as witnesses. If the oc- asion arise where they did not desire { O answer questions for fear of incrlm- hating themselves. they could take dyantage of their rights and refuse.
 The Restraining Orders.
 At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the abor leaders against whom the in- unctions were issued will appear be- ore Master in Chancery Sherman and he examinatio- In support of the re- training order W fio' are returnable m Wednesday need. This at was not tt tt- .ders, how ,ver, and Pr .4Fr- 1sd f the Chi ago Federal 9o '' -.ap1v leclared to- light that nCuf v the ! would ap-