The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-07-29

rlS a. 70. representatives. OF laDUr, I'm.
der Instructions, Did tie packers they
could not waive their dcmund for rein
statement within forty-eight hours OF
the butchers n meat cutters, and
within ten days for all others. and for
individual arbitration in all cases OF al
legged discrimination.
The conference was secret and lasted
several hours. While the peace confer.
ence was In session news came of the
strike of live stock handlers. Most q.
the men quit promptly. but many Were
allowed until . O'Clock this afternoon to
finish delivering cattle outside tho
yards.
Strike Not Authorized.
The strike, although general. was
conducted without official authorize.
ton. by the heads of the various UNI,
ions, but solely upon the order of thu
business agents.. who refused to await
which ended about Dor without max.
ing much, if any, progress.
The packers demanded hat the un-
ion men come to them with a definite
proposition. The union committee re-
turned TO headquarters to confer with
the butchers and allied trades in She
hope, it was said. that something in the
way of a new proposal could be decided
upon.
0CIlSld OCT!kS HuI1OVI2CQ.
After the adjournment of the peace
conference the fact developed that the
sympathetic strike had been declared
officially authorized by the proper
boards of all the allied trades at the
stock yards, with the exception of the
packing house transfers. The en-
Sinecrs and tireinen We're allowed TO
stay at .thei posts until 6 p. m. In all
the other departments the strike was
actually in effect for two hours or
more before the official sanction was
made public.
1t developed that, learning tho APP
parent hopelessness of an agreement.
the representatives of the allied
trades, urged by President Donnelly.
chiefs of all the affected unions to en-
ter the yards and call upon every or
SaniZation of men to quit and join in
a general strike. 1t was this condi-
ton that the Transfers committee
found when its meinbers returned from
the Nelson Morris e. Co.'s Offices at
noon. Immediately there was another
conference between the committee of
eight, the allied trades body and the
representatives of the butchers union.
1t was still hoped that arrangements
could be made for another meeting
with the packers.
Packers Not Cisconcerted.
The precipitation of a sympathetic
strike which involves S,955 men outside
the butchers seemingly caused no con-
~sternation among the packers. For
days they have been bringing into the
city hundreds of skilled men. many of
whom ave been put to work; others
are being held in reserve. Armour &
Co. this afternoon that they
will receive from New York tomorrow
fifty more skilled butchers and meat
cutters. All are nonunion men.
A novel feature of the strike is that
the live stock handlers are to receive
part of their pay while they continue
or strike. To retain the good will Of
the striking employees. and possibly to
guard against destruction of property.
the Union Stock Yards and Transit
company, it is said. today decided up
on this course.
Up to 2 p. m. advlces from st. Louis,
ST. Joseph, Kansas City, Omaha and
ST. Paul state that little or no change
has taken place in the packing house
strike, and no orders for a sympathetic
strike of the allied trades have been
received. The men. however, in most
cases are holding themselves in readi-
ness to go out when the order comes.
No Change at South ST. Paul.
st. Paul. Mimi. July 25.-The situa-