The Irish standard., 1905-05-06

Wednesday to take heroic action look
ing to a cessation of hostilitics. The
business men decided upon an appeal
TO Gov. Charles s. Denccn to order out
the troops and the mayor prepared a
request to Sheriff Barrett to swear in
probably 1900 additional deputy sher-
Ills TO supplement the efforts of the DO
lice. A favorable reply TO their de-
mand is expected by the employers. who
feel assured that a regiment of soldiers
will be in Chicagos streets within two
hours after the receipt of the order for
the soldiers to move from the armorics
Sheriff May Aid.
Soon after the mayor decided to call
upon the sheriff the latter visited hin,
in the city hall and an important confer
ence was the result. The question of CO.
operation was thoroughly discussed and
as result it is expected deputies will
soon be aiding the police in an effort to
prevent repetition of Wednesdays fu-
riouS rioting
The climax of the rioting which
forced the employers to act was mur-
derolls attack with revolvers made in an
attempt to murder United States En-
press company guards. 1t emphasized
Wednesday the degree of venom that
has developed in Chicago's great team
sters' strike. From hours before dawn
all through the day there has been ter
rifle rioting, in which more than a score
OF men were injured, some of them per-
haps fatally. In downtown streets and
both south and west--as far south as
Forty-si&th street, and in Canal street
there were furious battles in which
many shots were fired.
Strikers Fire on Guards.
The most open attempt at assassina-
tion WAS made shortly before noon when
some one concealed behind a secret
bairicadc opened fire upon 90 guards
employed by the United States Express
company. The men, all armed with
rifles and revolvers, were in the alley
at the rear of the company's headquar.
ters, 81 Washington street, waiting for
wagons they were to take out, when sud
denly fire was opened upon them. Half
dozen shots were fired, but did no in.
jury. Capt. Gibbons with wagon filled
with policemen was quickly summoned
by riot call and an Intellectual effort was
made to apprehend the guilty person OF
persons, but an escape had been made
Another fusillade Of shots caused a
panic earlier in the day in front of the
public library in Washington street
when private detectives endeavored tc
frightcn away a mob. The detectives
were arrested without having injured
anyone. A riot was narrowly avertcd
at Madison street and Fifth avenue by
the GOODNESS of the police. Several shots
were fired by some one in a crowd num-
bering more than 1000 men. Then fol
lowed shower of bricks and stones
The quick arrival of policemen, none OF
whom had been with the caravan at
tackled, put down the uprising.
Priest Badly Hurt.
Blood began flowing early in the
streets. Sluggers, armed with hickory
canes, knives, brass knuckles and black
jacks, made indiscriminate attacks upon
citizens without regard to age or calling
of their victims. Within two hours after
dawn eight men had been badly beaten,
one of them Catholic priest who had
just administered last rites for the dy-
ing for another victim of sluggers The
priest who was slugged is Rev. Father
Reilly, of st. Cccelia's church. He had
gone to visit Thomas. Atkin, who had
been terribly beaten by six negroes in
an alley. Besides the priest and Atkin
four other men were stabbed or beaten
at the same place by the same gang,
all of them being subsequently arrested.
One of the victims is in hospital not
expected to live.
Coal Supply Imperiled.
The coal supply of many large build
ings was imperiled Wednesday by the ex-
tension Of the strike to 40 teamsters OF
the Crcra-Clinch Coal company. The
strikes among the tcamsters hauling
for the wholesale grocery firms has seri-
ously affected the food supply OF Chica-
go, and promises to touch the general
public still closer. Teamsters for the
provision and vegetable markets are re-
fusing to convey goods from the boy
cotted firms, and it is feared that the
strike may eventually affect the retail
groceries In a manner that will work
hardship on the people. The Employers
Teaming company has extended its op-
erations to retail deliveries. Many par
Gel wagons were sent out, probably 15O
in all, by the big State street stores. All
these wagons were manned by drivers
and guards for the Employers Teaming
company
No Request Yet Received.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 4. - At noon
Wednesday Gov. Deneen said he had
up to that time received no request from
Chicago authorities to send state troops
to that city, but If requests are made
they will be acted upon at once.
After bracing up and getting the
first kiss young man kicks himself
viciously for having wasted so much
time.
A comfortable woman is one who
realizes that the world doesn't care a
rap what size shoe she wears.
Wives may be the weaker vessels,
but husbands usually go broke first.
II people seem unkind, read the fif-
teenth chapter Of John.