Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-26
rhc strike nt the stock Yards.

Chicago, July When the packing
house whistles blew this morning, they
called less than 5000 men TO work.
There are now on strike p, $50 men,
about 90. 900 of whom are butchers, and
the balance sympathetic strikers in every
possible trade Only the teamsters re-
main at work. The joint peace confer
ence ended at 10 O'Clock last night I'D a
deadlock. The union men offered the
proposition that all union men be REIN
stated with thirty-fve days, and that
the packers see that there was no dis
elimination. "If the butchers agree to
that. we will" said Louis f. Smith for
the packers The strike leaders rejected
the idea and declared for reinstatement in
forty-eight hours or nothing. The strike
of the fremen and engineers in the plant
is the most serious for the packers. None
went to work this morning, and the pack
ers had to employ unskilled men at the
fires. The union teamsters have notihed
the independent packers that they will not
haul from the stock yards to the plants
any cattle, hogs or sheep handled by
non-union cattle handlers. AS the union
cattle handlers are outand will not touch
the arriving live stock, it looks as II the
independents would be tied up, too.
Union switchmen are meeting today and
they, too. may go out Strike breakers
are being carried into the yards every
few hours. Train loads of negroes from
the South are being unloaded from cars
day and night. The men are hurriedly
marched under police protection from
the train to the plants. Sheds have been
Constructed for them and they are fed on
the grounds. The police seem to fear
An attempt to burn the yards and details
of firemen patrol the yards day and night.
In an interview today Louis Swift said +;
''The advance in fresh meat since the
strike commenced has been very little,
and no advance whatsoever in smoked
meats and, furthermore, there are no
prospects of any further advance"
Kansas City, Mo-, July 26.-All
packing houses excepting the Little
Rudy plant, are operating today. The
packers forces have decidedly increased.
Several car loads OF men arrived from
Wichita and Emporia last night. The
Kansas harvest fields have furnished
some laborers. There was no sign of
sympathetic strike this morning Quiet
prevailed.
Considerable uproar was caused dur
ing the early hours this morning, the
result of dozen negroes running amuck
during the night, each having a pistol.
The inception of the shooting came about
when a train load of strike breakers ar
rived at 3 O'Clock. Sympathizers, who
had been up all night, jetred the arrivals,
who resented the catcalls, and drew their
pistols. A rush was made for the yard
entrance, and all got in without damage.
There they encounteJ the police and
arrests followed.
The packers at 1870 this morning
issued a statement to the effect that all
negotiations with the striking butchers
we're closed and will not be reopened.
Following this announcement the butch
ers abandoned their peaceful methods
and have resorted to picketing. Practi-
cally speaking this means "war."
Omaha, Neb., July 26.--The mechan-
ical craftsmen of the packing plants were
ordered out this morning. About !, 900
quit at noon. Otherwise the situation
remains unchanged.
St. Louis, July 26.-The packing
trades council met Monday in East st.
Louis and decided to order out all trades
without waiting for instructions from
Chicago.