The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-05-18
MAY HAVE TO
GUARD The DEAD
Strike Spread involves Chicago
Hearse Drivers, Pre-
venting Funerals.
DEMANDS ARE REJECTED
The Refusal of the Transfers Joint
Council to Accede to Terms of
Chicago Team Owners In
wolves $4,000 Men.

Chicago, May 16.-Unless compromises
are offered by all the opposing inter-
asts in the fight now in r in
chicago between capital and labor the
:eamsters' strike will spread many fold
turing the next ~forty-eight hours. The
cefEsal of the Transfers Joint council,
representing $4,000 union drivers. to ac-s
cede to the demands Of the Chicago
Team Owners association to handle
merchandise for all houses having con-
tracts with the members of the owners
organization, without discriminating
against the firms involved in the pres
ent strike, has brought the controversy
20 a point where q speedy settlement
will ave to be made to eve an eX-
tension of the trouble.
There is a probability, however, that
The whole trouble may be satisfactorily
adjusted without resorting to such dras-
tic measures.
Want More Time.
After receiving the announcement Of
The teansters' joint council, refusing to
obey the ultimatum of the Team Own
ers' association, q meeting Of the latter
organization was held II it was de-
cided TO give the transfers more time
to consider the proposition.
At first it was the intention of the
team owners to put their ultimatum
into effect today, but believing the
:eamsters could be induced to change
.helr minds they We're given until
Tuesday to make tina answer to the
proposition. Information which the
team wner say they received today,
that tie Transfers joint council was
not q unit Saturday night in it's de-
termination to fight the owners, was
given by the owners as the reason for
Ihe postponement of the execution of
the uItimatum until Tuesday,.
To Call Another Session.
Tha decision of the teamsteTs would
De reconsidered was evidenced when a
call was sent out for another meeting
Of the teamsters' joint. council for to-
night. IN addition to this meeting of
the officials of the tealnsters' union, an
other call was issued for a meeting on
Tuesday Of the executive committee CT
She International Brotherhood of
Teamsters. This committee is the con-
trolling body Of the teamsters' organi-
cation, and it is this body of officials
that orders, or has the final word, in
the settlement Of a strike of their mem
bers.
The Chicago Joint Liverymen's asso-
citation has become involved in the trou-
BILE, and a strike OF the 1000 drivers
employed by this organization is i'm
minent. The trouble was brought about
by the union carriage drivers refusing
20 carry passengers of the association
to the strike-bound department stores.
Another Man Killed.
A statement was given out. by the
association that the men would be
compelled to carry ali patrons to their
destination, and that a refusal meant
immediate discharge. The officials of
the Cab Drivers union declared thai
tire men would all be ordered on strike
ii but wen one emb of their union
was discharged for refusing to obey
the command of the association. Should
this strike be called it will involve the
tearse drivers, and, ii was said, would
neceSsitate the use of mounted guards
TO escort funerals to outlying cemeter-
les, shoul it be necessary to use nom
uniON drivers.
Another death was added to the
&ist Of strike victims yesterday. In a
controversy arising out Of the strike
between John Cahill and two compan
ions with James Jennings. colored, the
latter was shot in The head and killed.
CaGill, Who did the shooting and who
Is under arrest, declares that he killed
the negro in self defense.
While arguing over the merits of.
the strikers and the strike breakers,
Cahill says, Jennings knocked him
down. Cahill says the negro was about
TO strike him again when he drew a
revolver from his pocket and fired.
The bullet struck Jennings in the face
and he died instantly.
P. Lagrogoris, owner Of a lunch wa
gon, III front of which the shooting
took place, was attacked by friends of
Jennings later in The day and beaten
until he was unconscious. LagrogOris'
condition is serious and ne will prob
ably die.