The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-07

CHICAGO. May 6.-Comparative quiet
IL reigned in the downtown streets

u reigned in the downtown streets
today for the first time since the
commencement Of the strike. There
were a few scattered outbreaks, but
there was a complete absence Of the
marching crowds that for days fol-
lowed the wagons of baycotted firms
through the streets and seized upon
every opportunity to attack drivers
and wagon guards Although there
have been no positive developments as
yet, there Is "a strong feeling both Oh
the part of the employers and the
strikers that the worst of the strike
has been passed and that in few days
the streets Of the city win be cleared
for traffic.
While the fighting disappeared from
the streets in large measure it broke
out with great violence in a war of
words between the members of the
Employers association and the labor
leaders.
Charges Against Police.
Charges were also made against the
police. it being said that from the out
set they have IN many cases favored
the strikers, refusing to arrest them
when they were seen asSaultiug non
union men, and lost no opportunity to
take the latter into custody whenever
II was possible for them to find an ex-
bers of the Employers association that
captains and lieUtenants Of police have
been derelict in their duty In the sup
preston of disorder and charges are
filed against numbers of them before
the police trial board.
Mayor Dunno tonight appointed a
commission to investigate the facts IN
the dispute.
The Worst Over.
self as confident that the serious part
of the strike was over and that there
would be no more excitement in the
streets.
Sheriff Barrett expressed similar
views and declared that there would
be no more fighting and that with the
deputies and the police the people
could be protected
The strike was stimulated somewhat
today by a waIkOut of the employees. of
several wholesale grocery houses that
so far have not been concerned IN the
trouble. FOrty-fOur drivers were
called out in three establishments
Tugmen also Joined the ranks of the
strikers, although there were no formal
orders from their unions TO do so.
No action was taken by the tugmen's
union as to whether its members will
he permitted 10 work on boats which
haul merchandise to bOyCOtted houses.
Would Not Serve.
Mayor DUNES plan for recruiting
the police force by men taken from
the water department did not prove A
great success One hundred men were
sent in by Superintendent lowering of
the water department and of these
thlrty-eight were chosen for police
duty. Several of the number declared
outright that they would not guard
wagons, while several more stated that
= E1r bod c-.-+~
beside the wagons Five men as
signed TO Inspector Levin struck when
he ordered them to guard a wagon be
longing to Marshall Field & 60. BY
night nearly every one of the thirty
eight had been dropped from the rolls
of the police department.
Lively Fight Started.
a lively riot IN which many persons
were dubbed by the police. ten arrests
were made and a cOlored nou-uuiou man
beaten into insensibiIity. took place near
the Madison street bridge TODAY The
riot started with blockade OF teams
and wagons at Canal street Many non
union teamsters had been seized and
pulled from their wagons. while bricks
and other missiles We're becoming mn
meTOus, when patrol wagons with fifty
policemen came TO the rescue
United States Appraiser J. q. Blair
was standing on the platform at The
United States custom house warehouse
today when a wagon guarded by sew
eral negroes approached Mr. Blair made
JOKING remark about the guard To
some persons standing near him A ne
gro took Of1enSe at the remark and
placed a revolver at BIair's head
Il was only joking" said Mr. Blair
I ought TO shoot you anyhow" said
the negro
4 number OF persons went to RIair-s
assistance and the negro fled
Colored Men Warned.
The CoIored Mems Business League Of
rrrrnT= W rrh has an
has issued circular, which will be dis
tr1buted 20 all points of the country
particularly IN the south, appealing to
colored men not 10 come TO Chicago to
seek employment as strike brea kers.
r A Dawson; state organizer = the
league. said today
The employers don't intend to keen
their cOicred employees here and their
importation has set back twenty wears
population We cant aSSfmiIata tben,
in arming the strike-break ers the en-
ployers are making the coIored people
hate the white men
Sheriff Is Confident.
Sheriff Barrett, after making a tour
of the shopping district today S4f5.
The serious trouble seems To be over
The strike situation is now well i'm the
hands of the authorities and I look for
continuation OF comparative quiet and
traHGui1ty-'
President Charles bold Of the Fedora
ton of Labor today sad.
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edge of their resources. vet. The unions
have only started. They know thew have
a big fight and expect long one There
j. no surrender thought of.
& H COnOVer vice president Of Hib-
bard. Spencer, Bartlett x Co. said to-
day that the employers of Chicago are
agreed 90 lock Up their stores and let
business stagnate rather than surrender
to the teamsters' union.
The Employers association today re
ported having 400 wagons I'm service
much larger number than YESTERDAY
The total. 10 was stated. viii be in
creased Monday 10 6.ts0
South Water street produce commits
sion merchants were assured TODAY by
the various express company officials
that they would be in "A position Ia
handle their business without fan Mon
day.
Turner's Offer Aid.
An offer OF 10001 additional men to helm
preserve the peace was made to Mavor
dunno today by Emil Hoechster repre-
Eenting the German Turner societies OF
the city. similar offer of 1880 men
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