Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-20
PACKERS TROUBLES.
The Strike at Schwarzschild & Sulz-
berger's Plant Still Unsettled.
The BROOKLYN TROLLEY STRIKE.
An Attempt Made to Blow Up the Elevated
Structure by Dynamite The situation
1t Cleveland Quiet Chicago Brew
cry Men May strike.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 9.-The man
sgement Of the Schwarzschild ~ Sulz
berger Packing company yesterday ex
pressed itself as being hopeful that tn,
troubles between the company and III
employees would be amicably adjusted
within a few days. 1t was given GU,
that 800 Of the 1000 employees had
signed the agreement submitted by the
company on Monday. Among those
who have signed are the fremen, car.
penters, joiners, millwrights, timers,
machinists, steam filters, hide, cellar
men and general roustabouts. Those
who have not so far signed the
agreement are number of the butch
ers, the tallow men, the tripe trimmers
and the younger men among the help
ers. Two meetings were held by the
employees of the plant yesterday, but
no unanimous plan Of action was
agreed upon. Those who had already
signed the agreement urged upon the
Others to do 81. 1t developed that
there was a good Zeal Of opposition to
the agreement, which is thought by
many to be unfair and hardship up
on them. The company, however, in
sists upon the signing OF the agreement
as necessary condition to the reopen
ing OF the plant with union men. The
management stated yesterday that it
had been assured by the officers OF the
several unions that they would yet be
able to secure the signatures of all the
men to the agreement. The manage
ment stated further that the moment
these leaders gave up hope OF securing
the signatures to the agreement it
would proceed to open the plant with
non-union men. Just now the various
unions are trying to get together upon
proposition TO submit to the company
and 1t looks as II some days yet would
be spent In conferences, followed by
similar parleying with the manage
ment.
THE BROOKLYN TROLLEY STRIKE.
New York, July l9.--The Brooklyn
trolley strike is still on and in all lkeli.
hood there will be no end to the labor
trouble for several days to come. The
striking motormen and conductors are
very earnest and they claim they are
gaining ground. On the other hand,
the representatives OF the Brooklyn
Traction company assert that the
strike Is only nominal one and that
they will experience no difficulty in
running their full complement Of cars. |
During the day the police made several
arrests of persons who interfered
with the progress OF the cars on the
Nassau lines. A small riot oc- |
Cured a few minutes after six |
o'clock, in which two men were pain
FULLY, but not seriously hurt A mob |
OF some 400 persons attacked q Fifth
avenue car on It's way into the city at
Sixth street and Fifth avenue, and
Motorman A. Latham and Conductor
w. f. Mulcahy were pulled off the car
and badly treated. Early this morn
ing an attempt was made to blow up
the elevated structure at Fifth avenue
and Thirty-afth street in Brooklyn.
One of the pillars Of the structure was
shattered by the explosion of dynamite.
The entire base Of the pillar was blown
10 pieces and the sides of the pillar sew
eral feet up were torn away. A hun
bred and fifty police are now guarding
The structure.
THE SITUATION AT CLEVELAND |,
Cleveland, O., July TO- Whether or
not the quiet that prevailed yesterday
precedes storm to come In the street
railway strike Is the question that ,
everybody is asking. The strikers are ,
pursuing different tactics from those ,
followed in the former strike. They
ire not interfering with the non-union
men who are operating cars, nor will
hey tell what their plans are. The {
'fiicials OF the company also refused to
ak. byt they e..e.rsted GERS onseveral
u INC llnes yesterday under police pro-
ection without molestation. Prepara-
ions are being made to resume opera
ions on other lines, and It is apparent |
hat new men are to be secured as rap |
dly as possible to take the places of I
ne strikers. The state board Of arbi- |
ration is trying to bring about arbi-
ration, but thus far no success has at
ended the efforts In that direction.
CHICAGO BREWERY MEN MAY STRIKE. .
Chicago, July ia beer famine and |,
general beer strike are threatened in I,
hicago' The brewing companies and +
heir men have been unable to agree h
pom wages. The men last night re- n
)lved to present their demands once ii
lore to-day and II refused to with 8
raw from the conference. This would
lean a general strike. There are 80
reweries in Chicago and 700 skilled n
rewers and maltsters There lisa com. y
aratively small supply of beer on "
and and a day or two Of warm weather y
'ould drain every brewery of It's beer. 4
Fast Train to the South. a