The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-07
RUN ON THE BANK
Chicago Strike Takes
Back Seat But is Very
Much Alive.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago Aug. 5.-The strike in the
packing houses was practically lost
sight of today in the excitement at
tending the run on the Drovers' Trust
and Savings Bank, one of the stock
yards Institutions. The rush of the
Gepostors to the bank started early
today because of an unfounded rumOr
that one of the packers representa-
tives had Withdrawn his money from
the institution and reports that the
bank was being used by the packing
companies as an adjunct in paying OFF
their new employees who have taken
the places of the strikers. All day
long hundreds of excited depositCrS,
most of whom had only small ac-
counts in the bank stood in line to
withdraw their deposits. When clos
ing time came this afternoon there
were at least a thousand persons wait
ing for their money. The officials OF
the bank, determined to meet the
emergency called in extra tellers ana
the place was kept open until every
deposition who presented himself at
the window had been satisfied. The
paying windows of the bank were kept
open until after o'clock tonight.
Paid i'm Full
Nearly two hours before that time
the last man in the line had been pald
his deposit in full and fresh arrivals
had ceased coming. 1t is eStlhateu
that upwards of 5000 depoSitorS cali
ed and Withdrew their deposits during
the day When the run was at its
height, the bank withdrew 100000 OF
its deposit with The Commercial Ma
tonal Bank and a like amount from
the First National Bank in order to
prevent any possibility of the bank be-
ms unable to meet its obligations
Many of the WOrkmen now on strike
in the packing plants have deposits in
the Drovers' Trust e Savings Bank, but
the majority of the persons who gath
cred about the place today to demand
their money were small tradeSmen do
ing business in the stock yards district
and working people who are not, and
have not been connected in a labor ca
pacity with the packing plants. The
.eamsters Union, the members OF
which are on strike, has $1,000 on de-
post in the bank, but no effort was
made to withdrew this money today,
the secretary of the union declaring
that the money Will remain where 1T
is as the bank is as solid as q rock.
Another Conference.
Rumors of another peace confer
ence between the packers and the
strikers were occasiOncd tonight by
the appearance at the Livestock EX-
change of John NJ. B0ardman and M.
b. Miner, president and secretary of
he Montana Roundup Association, an
organization of droVerS, which sends
nearly 100000 head of cattle to the
Yards each year Though the stock
Yards officials and packers representa-
tiyeS deny knowledge of any peace
move, it is understood that the Mon
tana men will try to arrange a confer
euce.
In statement given out tonight by
The packers it is asserted that there
was "a considerable increase in to-
days business over that of yesterday.
The strikers tonight declare that the
strike from now on will be "active"
il was said some action in regard to
calling a strike of the truck drivers
throughout the city will be taken to-
morrow.
Families BesiGgCd.
Besieged families whose homes have
been continuously attacked because
they contain strike breakers, appeal
ed to the police for protection today.
John KioH, an employe of Skift d
Company, reported that the entire
front of his home had been wrecked.
Crowds hurled stones, clubs and re-
fuse through broken windows and the
inmates were notified that the house
would be burned over their heads. a
police detail was assigned to protect
the house. Similar action was taken
regarding six other places where like
conditions were reported.