The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-03
PLAN NOT CARRIED OUT.
Proposal to Arm Nonunionist Drivers
With Rifles.

Chicago, May 3.-Contrary to an
nouncement no order was issued dur
ing the day for the arming of the nom
union men with rifles. Superintendent
Reed OF the Employers Teaming COM
pany said he did not know when the
order would be issued, if at all. He
deLsed naSs.ng stis. that such amoye
would be -uade. Que Of the Obstacles
to the use Of rifles is action taken by
the city council directing the enforce
ment of state statutes prohibiting un-
authorized persons carrying rifles in
the streets. There is also a law
against shooting within the city limits
and against brandishing weapon in a
threatening manner.
A hundred colored men imported as
strike breakers by the Employers
Teaming company struck during the
day. The negroes complained that
they could not protect themselves
with wooden sticks or canes which
were being furnished by the company.
The colored men declared that the
canes, however stout, could not give
protection against bricks, stones or
similar missiles. The men wanted re-
volvers. Their request was refused
and they quit work.
Drivers and helpers for all of the
large express companies in South Chi
cago went out during the day on SYM
pathetic strike. The companies have
asked for police protection. Most of
the police are on strike duty in the
down town district.
Assistant Chief Schuettler reports
that he has 1.150 men on strike duty.
This force he claimed to be able to
protect 35G wagons in caravans.
Where single wagons are sent out a
guard OF six patrolmen is provided.
Nonunionist Uses Revolver.
Shooting was resorted to by colored
nOnunion men at Harrison street and
Wabash avenue. Three wagons for
merly owned by the Edwin F. Daniels
Coal company were being driven south
on Wabash avenue. At Harrison street
q large crowd gathered about the
drivers and guards. Sticks, tiling,
broken bottles and other missiles were
thrown, many of the missiles striking
the negroes. F. E. Carter, one Of the
colored guards, whipped out a revolver
and shot at Henry Schultz, who, it is
alleged, was approaching Carter.
The bullet struck Schultz in the left
side. He ran south on Wabash avenue
for half a block before he fell, weak.
ened by the loss of blood. The crowd
was thoroughly enraged at the action
of the colored man and although two
more shots were fired the nonunionists
were quickly closed in upon and beat
en- fearfully. Ariot call was sent in to
the nearest police station. Seventy
policemen under Inspector LAWN hur-
ried to the scene and dispersed the
crowd with vigorous use of clubs.
Schultz was taken to a hospital. Car
ter was arrested.
One of the picturesque sights wit
messed during the day was a process
sion Of 500 nonunion colored team
sters going from their lodgings to the
Employers Teaming company's barns
at Franklin street and Jackson bonle-
ward. They were accompanied by fifty
police. as the procession turned into
Jackson boulevard from Michigan ave
nue. the increasing crowd of strike.
sympathizers, with calls of defiance.
began throwing stones and bricks.
Police Lieutenant Dillon was struck
ON the head. Other police and mum
Der of the strike breakers were also
hit. The march in Jackson boulevard
was stormy, but the barns at Franklin
street were reached without severe in
jury to any one.