The Paducah sun., 1905-05-04

Chicago, May Riotlng In the
streets yesterday was so prolonged
and fierce that many leading business
men concluded thsrell be neither
peace nor safety until state militia
has been called to restore order.
A committee of the Employers AS
ISOLATION left for Springfield TO con
fer with Governor Deneen and re-
quest him to order state troops here
Labor unions have an extensive lobby
at the state capitol and II Is likely
that they will also be heard before
any action Is taken by the governor.
Both sides made gains yesterday
and the result leaves them about as
evenly balanced as they were before.
Accession to the ranks OF teamsters
was made when a strike was declar-
ed against the coal firm of Crerar
Clinch n Co. This concern employs
several hundred men and delivers
coal to a large number of the most
prominent Office buildings in the city.
One of their drivers was dlscharg-
Cd for refusing to make deliveries
and the rest walked out at once.
A gain for the Employers Assoc-
alton was made when the Hay and
Grain Dealers Association employ
Ing 1900 teams. declared deliver
les would BE- made to any place In
the city. II the drivers refuse they
will be discharged
There were number of in
stances where mobs boarded street
cars aud wantonly attacked people
riding In them. giving as a reason la
ter that they were strike breakers
when in fact they had nothing what.
ever 10 do with the trouble.
w. Jamison and Edward Boswell
the latter colorcd medical student.
were dragged from a car and beaten
nmercifully.
Walter Norton. colored. was pro-
claimed a strike breaker and beaten
almost to death Up to o'clock las:
night score of men had been taken
TO the hospital with all sorts OF in
lurles. One OF these. r. G. Carlson.
superintendent employed by Ward
q Co, may die. lie was struck by
brick while riding past the teamsters'
headquarters.
The names of about twenty injured
are known but there were fully twice
as many who were injured in yari-
ous fights of the day and whose
names could moi be learned.
Mayor Dunno was emphatic in he
declaration that he will not ac.
quiesce In any call Tor outside assist.
ance. lie takes the position that Chi
cago must first exhaust every possi-
hlo resource before II can stand be
fore the world and admit peace and
order cannot be preserved In the
eity's streets.
A furious riot which resulted in
fatal injuries OF nonunion driver.
and many bruises To two policemen
took place last night at the intersec-
tion OF Harrison and Desplalnes
streets. A delivery of The Fair de-
partment store which had made
trip across the West Side, had reach
ed this place on its return trip. II
was driven by Sidney Chambers. coll
ored, and escorted by Police Onicers
John sharkey and James Kelly. The
mob gathered and attacked the wag-
on. The rain OF missiles was so fu-
lious that in a few minutes all win
dows in "A saloon In front OF which
the wagon passed, we're smashed.
The officers endeayoreI 10 reach a
patrol box In order to send In riot
alarm, but were driven back by show
ers OF stones. Each officer was struck
several times.
They drew reyolyers and by firing
into the ground drove back the
crowd until they could reach the wa
gon again. II was driven south on Ca
nal street until Polk was reached,
and here a union teamster drove his
truck across the way and blocked
further progress.
The wagon was, driven into an al