Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-01
All Employers Will Stand Firm tor an
Open Shop
Three Persons Seriously Injured in Riot;
One May Die
T eamsters Will Call Out Over 900
Truck Drivers

Chicago, April 28.-With 3,100
teamsters on the strike last night,
with the constant accessions being
made to their number and with the
express determination of the Employ
ers' association to take a firm stand
for the 'open shop and fight the
transfers union to a finish Chicago
last night to all appearances stood on
the eve of one OF the greatest indus
trial upheavels in her history.
There was rioting in various parts
of the city yesterday, despite the
strong guards of police and numbers
of private detectives hired by the En-
ployers association to protect their
wagons. During the troubles three
persons were seriously injured, two OF
whom will probably die. The in
jured are:
Richard Cummings, police sergeant
run over by omnibus driven by John
Ceresa, union driver. Cummings
will probably die.
Samuel Jackson, colored teamster,
employed by the J. V. Farwel COM
pany, was attacked by mob Of 200.
He was badly beaten and his head
was cut by blow with shovel
Mark Moran, a district messenger
boy, was struck on the head by board
thrown at a non-union teamster from
a building at Van Buren, and La Sale
streets. His condition is critical.
Cummings Will Die.
Cummings was hurt while command
ing a squad of policemen which was
guarding wagon Of Ward & Co. The
blockade had been formed by strike
sympathizers and Cummings was bus
lily engaged in clearing it away when
an omnibus came up. The driver,
John Ceresa, was warned to keep
back. He persisted in driving in,
and the tongue Of his omnibus struck
Cummings in the side knocking him
down and the loaded omnibus passed
over his body. Three of his ribs were
broken and he suffered internal injur-
les. He was taken to the hospital,
where it was said he could not recov-
er. Ceresa was arrested.
Employers Issue Declaration.
declaration made last night by
the Employers association that it
would promptly discharge any team
sters who refused to deliver goods,
or call for them, at the establishment
of Ward & Co. brought out the team
sters in many downtown mercantile
houses during the day and the num-
Der, it is expected, will be increased
largely by this morning. Last night
the leading firms against which strik-
ers have declared were Montgomery
Ward & Co., Daniels Coal company,
Marshall Field & Co., Carson, Pierre
Scott & Co., j. V. Farwell & Co.,
Wells Fargo, American, National, Pa
cifc, United States and Adams Elk
press companies; Forbes Carriage com
pany.
This last concern involves a mum.
Der of the largest business houses in
Chicago for whom it contracts to de,
liver goods. Among these firms are
Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co.,
Sprague, Warner & Co., Western Elec-
trio company, S. A Maxwell & Co..
and the American Type Founders
company
Will Call Out Truck Drivers.
In addition to these firms, the team
sters employed by number of small
er concerns were called out late last
evening. The business agents of the
teamsters union declared last night
that by today they will call on strike
1000 truck drivers and thereby Grip