Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-29
CHICAGO COUNCIL COMMITTEE
APPOINTED.
PACKERS WIN INJUNCTION
Secure. Court Order Restraining City
from Applying Strict Construction
@ Lodging House Ordinance IN
Favor Of the Strikers-one Plant
Fails to Obtain Relief.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-City authorities
are 10 make a second effort to settle
the stockyards strike. At a meeting
OF the city council last night a resolu-
ton was passed empowering Mayor
Harrison to appoint a committee OF IL
aldermen who are TO make 1t THEN
business to bring about a settlement.
The mayor appointed the committee
ana invitations were at once sent to
the leaders Of the strikers and 10 rep
rssentatives OF the employers inviting
them To meet the committee this morn
ing. he aldermanic committee has
not mapped out any particular pro
gram. but intends to see what it can
DO after it has listened 10 the state
ments Of both sides
Court Favors Employers.
Every packing plant at the stock
ards except one now is covered by an
Injunction restraining the city from.
Interfering with the plan OF housing
urIke-breakers and turning the plants
uto temporary houses for these men.
Following the issuance by Judge
Breutano I'm the superior court OF an
Injunction restraining Mayor Harrison
nd Chief OF Police O'NeiIl fOm eject
NJ the strike breakers from the plant
Z the G.. y. Hammond company on
ne ground that turning plants into
4dgiug houses violated e law, IN,
motions covering seven her plants
ere issued at once.
The Hammond suit had been test
use. With the issuance of these eight
functions every plant at the yards
cent that OF the Omaha Packing com
my now is covered by restraining
ders.
one Petition Refused.
OHciaIs OF the Omaha Packing com
ny sought to benefit by this general
stribution. but their petition. the
Iy exception. was refused. Their
ant at O'Neul street and the river. Il
ts shown. Is within the fire limits
The seven other injunctiOns. issued
rmediateIy on agreement with the
y. covered these plants: Armour 4
D Swift & Co. Fairbank Canning
D. which includes also Nelson Morris
Co. libby, Mcneil & Libby,
shwarzschiId & Sulzberger, Anglo
merican Provision Co, Continental
acking Co.
The city. through Corporation Coun
i T0Iman. at once took an appeal in
re- Hammond suit to the appellate
1urL
Small Contribution.
indianapolis. Aug. 25.-The execu-
We board OF the united mine workers
America yesterday voted a contribu-
ON OF $500 tO the support OF the Chr
ago strike.
Will Ask Federal Troops.
Omaha. Neb.. AuLg. 25.-T. ]. Ma
1uey. one OF the attorneys for the
luth Omaha packing interests yester-
NJ made a statement that efforts are
eing made by his clients and their as
lciates TO have federal troops sta
1ned at South Omaha and along the
.Iroads leading to Omaha, over which
49, hackers are running trains for the
scommodation OF their present work
en-.
The packers representatives claim
lis course was determined on for sew
al reasons. one Of which is that they
gnnOt get Justice i'm South Omaha and
not wish TO load the county court
it'll a lot Of cases which should not be
ought there. and that by cOncen-
affuu the troubles i'm one court they
luId be greatly simpIifed.
Depends on Showing.
Washington, Aug. 25y-In the alb
nee OF any official intimatiOn that
.e aid Of the federal government is
be invoked at Omaha in behalf Of
.e packing interests responsible Of
slaIs OF the administration at Wash
gton prefer not 90 discuss what