Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-29
WOULD AVERT USE OF TROOPS.
lfActlon Is Takeu Will be by Fedora
ton of Labor at a Special
Meeting.
TROUBLE STARTED EARLY TODAY,
Non. Union Teamster Slashes Mao
With a RazOr--Pollce Guarding
Negroes.

Chicago, april 29-President Roosc-
Welt may be formally asked to end the
Transfers strike here as he did the
strike Of the anthracite coal miners, \
resolution requesting the president to
try to induce the employers of Chicago
10 arbtrate the issues which are now
being fought out and so avert the
bringing Of troops to Chicago, and
check talk OF a general war between
capital and wage earners, is expected
Ia be introduced In the Chicago fedora
ton Of labor at a special meeting to-
morrow. a petition to the president
may be presented to him upon his OK
rected arrival in Chicago shortly.
FIRST DISTURBANCE.
The first disturbance today occurred
near the Eighteenth street barns OF
the Employers Teamlng company, lnor
Mulcahy, a plumber was attacked by
non-union colored teamster and cut
with a razor about the face and neck.
His assailant escaped. Mulcahy was
walking by the barns on the way to his
place Of business when persons In
crowd about the barns, it is declared,
began to jeer the non-unon colored
Transfers. The non-unionists resent
fully rushed into the crowd. Before the
police could interfere Mulcahy who
Glanced TO be nearest the negroes had
been fearfully sIashed. His assailant
was followed by u crowd throwing
sticks, stones and other missiles, many
Of which struck the fugitive, The ne
gro finally managed TO run through
livery stable and escaped, Following
the outbreak 100 negroes employed as
non.unlon teamsters left the stables to
begin service for the J. V. Farwell COM
rany
Two police patrol wagons and 100
policemen guarded the negroes.
USE OF FEDERAL TROOPS.
The use Of federal troops in Chicago
TO protect the handling Of money for
the United States treasury is IN the
hands OF Col, w. f, Duggan, acting
commander Of the department of the
lakes,
THE matter is IN allegiance" declar-
ed Col. Hunter Height, adjutant-gen-
oral OF the department today. "CoL
Duggan has received instructions TO
take the proper steps, but there is no
occasion at present for any troops I'm
Chicago. II the strikers should attempt
10 prevent the moving Of bullion from
tina traipg tp the gIih- = n
n would be necessary to bring an army
wagon or two from Fort Sheridan,
possibly with a guard of one or two
men, TO handle the money At present
we do not contemplate such q move,
and no instructions have been sent
TO the fort, | understand that the
transfers have offered TO continue driv-
ing wagons handling government bust
ness with or without compensation dur
Ing the strike, SO that IL looks as il
even the presence Of government
wagon viii not be necessary There is
absolutely no truth IN the talk of send
ing troops 10 Chicago now
Great quantities Of live chickens and
vegetables shipped by express aCCumu-
lated at the railroad depots and express
stations today, Shippers and mer-
chants face heavy losses unless the
Consignments are moved quickly
VICTIMS or DISORDER,
Two boys were victims Of the disorder
growing out of the strike They were
painfully but not fatally hurt, Victor
Grimes, aged 10 years, a messenger for
2 trade paper, was assaulted by three
boys, one of whom stabbed him In the
chest Grimes had refused to obey or
ders not to deliver any more packages.
Ten boys were arrested.
James Mcnamara, II years old, "a
wagon boy employed by Marshall Field
&, Co., was shot In the arm and severe
~ wounded by u. b, Coles a colored
non-unlon man. Coles was arrested.
coles had been followed by crowd Of
wagon boys and strike smypathi2ors
who tainted him and hooted at him,
POLICE USED CLUBS,
The police used clubs vigorously up.
on a crowd at the Majestic hotel In
Quincy street where two Colored men
were trying to deliver "a load Of coal
The mob had surrounded the uon-union
drivers and stones were thrown, A riot
can was sent In and the unloading ~
the wagon was accomplished under
guard,
Tho f.. q. Hartwell Coal company
oamo under the ban Of the strike lead
'Ih lOuby LOT having nlleu ORDERS Tor
customers Of the Peabody & Daniels
Coal company whose men are on
strike.
Managers of the express companies
announced today that they were ready
to do about twice as much business ~
Yesterday, and that they would make
all important deliveries and pick ups
Drivers from neishborlng cities IN the
employ Of the companies were brought
here. Twenty-Five teamsters Of the
Gibbons Box Manufacturing company
quit work today because some of the
'ompanys wagons were used 10 haul
boods for Marshall Field & co,
Bus service between the Northwest
orn passenger station and Fields retail
store was suspended
Eighty colored non-union drivers Of
the Employers leaning company de-
serted today, asserting that they we're
not given sufficient police protection
Manager George Ford OF the Standard
Wash Coal company was made the tar
set for bullet fred by some of a crowd
or strikers M the Standard companys
dock in South Water street The shot