The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-30
R|0T|NG THE ORDER
Of THE DAY
The Meat Packers Strike
Causing Riot and Blood
shed III Chicago

sued a verbal manifesto that the police
will no longer permit strike leaders to
issue or disseminate orders to the mem
bers of the unions save in private halls.
Regarding the manifesto as a parallel
to the attitude taken by the authorities
In Colorado. the strikers are thrown into
an ugly mood.
ChicagJ. July 29.-President Geo. f.
Golden of the Teamsters' Union. turned
strike picket today. deied police inspec
tor Nichols Hunt and was arr es ed. Gold
en- discovered wagon owned by Terry
e. Co, being driven past his Office. lie
called TO the teamster Where are you
ing?"
Amy where | please so long az at
tend TO my own business" was the re.
ply. whereupon Golden ordered the driver
to turn back.
The inspector heard the command and
reassured the teamster. telling him 10 g.
on about his business. Then came war
of wsIds. Hunt. shaking his club a,
the strike leaders. declared he would be
immedia tely arrested IL he did not shut
up. lie refused and the arrest followed.
The arrest caused great excitment ana
wishin two minutes several men had
gathered to watch the proceedings.
This is an outrage declared Golden
II have been guilty of no offense agains
the law"
AT the time of Golden's arrest the lie
also took into custody G. T. Buser. who
was In the teams,ers headquarters. He
was charged with interfering wi n an Of
ficer.
Both prisoners were taken to the sta
tion I'm patr wagon. Bail was refused
them and they were sent to cells vehem-
entity processing against what they de
clared was outrage.
1t was the first time a chief of the
striking thousands has been taken into
custody. Later. however. President GIL
den, after a storm talk with Police In
speclor Hunt In which international Pres
ident Shea of the Teamsters Uni n tcox
part. was liberated on bail.
Eighty negioes being transported from
the stoekyaids in two cars on the Lake
Shore road were thrown into a panic by
a furious attack by mob q 200 throwing
stones. which demolished nearly every
window in both cars. Explosion of a tor
pedo warned the engineer to stop.
of concealment and the rock throw w.ng
began. Three policemen standing upon
the platforms beat back the rio,ers. white
the frightened negroes hid under the
car seats, while the train pulled away
from the scene.
NoN-UNIoN MEAT sTCrTED
Attempt u smuggle out non-un:on meat
from the stockyards through sub .erfuge
today resulted In an exciting chase ana
the complete failure of the plan. The
meat had been loaded by Armour & Co..
into a wagon by the Great Western Arr
Company and eiuding they. gilante q tie
pickets the driver had passed out of the
yards.
Inc pickets shortly after learned the
facts. They mounted a street car, over
took the driver and compelled the man to
turn back to the yards, where the meal
was uLloaded.
Disorders at Nelson Morris & C.s
branch in South Chicago today caused the
arrest of 1--WE men who had at lacked re-
tail meat dealers going for supplies anu
overturned TWO wagons. The leaders were
arrested.
Kansas City, July 29.-Rlo.ing was re-
newed IN the packing house disaict t.
day. when gang OF strikers, mostly
Austrians. attacked l.. King. negro
special policeman, as the later was en-
teiing The plant of Armour Il Co. kins
shol ,~o OF his assailants, Mat Sullivan
and Max LainesAa. mel her seriously. SiA
arIes,es wee made.
Among them was Mat Sullivan, a
deputy sheriff. lie made no effort
qLeil the riot, but instead took part H.
the chase of the negro, who was shower
ed with stones. King made Il stand, and
raising his revolver fred rapidly at the
mob. AT the first few shots the pursuels
came to a halt and began t. scatter.
Sullivan fell with a bullet wound in las
thigh. and close by him Lameska Imp
ed away with bullet In his ankle.
King emptied his revolver While the
mob scattered, fleeing In all directions,
" hen a squad OF policemen arrived. mos
Of the men had escaped. Sullivan. Lame