The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-04
Leading Business Men Declare
No Peace Without the
Militia.
BUSINESS VIRTUALLY STOPPED
Continued Rlotlns in the Streets and
Nearly Every Wagon Driver ls Nov
Armed With Rifles and Propose to
Use Them Should Need De.

Chicago. May a.-RIotlng in ths
streets Of Chicago today 30 prolonged
ana fierce In character that many OF
the leading business m,n have con.
cludcj that there will be neither peace
In the city nor safety for outside In
tsreutn untf the state militia is called
out to restore order. A committee of
members OF the Employer Associa-
&c. !ss; &c. Springfield today 70 con-
fer with Governor Deneen and request
him to give orders for the state troops
10 10 10 Chicago and protect the city
from the iawleAs element The labos
unions also have an extensive lohy
a, the capital ahd 1t 10 probable that
they will be heard before any action
10 taken by the governor.
Chief OF Police o'Nell says he IL
confident that he can control the
MltuNtlon and can keep peace In the
city. Despite the orders from Mayor
Dunno and tbs prohibition OF the city
council, many wagons OF concerns
against which the strike is declared.
were handled today by men armsi with
rides and shosguns. The nrst rine
shot during the strike was fired by a
guard on wagon OF the United statea
Express Company at the intersection
OF state and Randolph streets. In
driving past the corner the driver OF
the wagon refined his horses suddenly.
A guard with the wagon seeing a street
car conductor STOPPING aa though 20
through missel, pulled the trigges
without the slightest heNtation. II
developed later that the conductor,
who narrowly escaped death was
'throwing a switch"
one hundred and Atty wagons OF
seven express companies went to and
fro across the city today, In many in'
stances completely unguarded and at
no time under the supervision OF
more than one or two policemen Every
wagon carried guard, some of whom
weEs armed with winefestera ana
Others carrying heavy double-barreiea
'shotguns The guns were In plain
evidence throughout the day and no
attempt was made 10 interfere with
any of the express wagons.
The mobs that filed the streets In
the business section was larger today
and ugller than yesterday. There was
fightlng In all section in the downtown
districts throughout the day, and over
a dozen times the police were COM
PEELED 10 use their clubs and wagon
guards, armed with heavy canes swung
them whenever they were attacked OF
thought an assault was about to be
made. In many cases the guards were
mot careful whom they hit and num-
ber OF persons were knocked down
simply because they happened to be
gthe nearest man TO the stalwart guard
carrying the hickory clubs. This waS
the case in a fight near the Majestic
hotel when number OF people who
had just emtrged from the place were
charged upon by private detectives in
charge of number Of coal wagons
and were badly beaten up. On the
other hand, the strikers and their
friends were equally indiscriminate in
assaulting people. In number Of In
stances the mobs boarded street cars
and wantonly attacked those ridine
in them, giving as reason that they
were strikers when in fact they had
nothing to do whatever in the trouble
It II getting so now that very few
people dare venture in the business