The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-06
MEAT STRIKE SPREADS
Two Policemen Injured In a Riot
Near the Stock Yards. go
MEAT MARKETS WILL GET NO ICE

Non.UnIon Men Attacked BY a Mob Of
over 1000 Strike sympathlzers.
Police Charge Crowd and Make %
Arrests.
Chicago. Aug. 4. - The theaTtened
spread OF the stock yards strike to
outside industries came last night,
when an order was issued by THE
Transfers Union. prohibiting drivers
OF ice wagons from making any delly-
cries to retail merchants who since
the packing house teamsteTs went on
strike have been hauling meat from
the yards In their own wagons. AS
the refrigeTatOrs I'm the meat markets
do not hold enough ice to last longer
than Is hours, If the order cutting on
the supply of ice can be enforced. IL
means that the majority OF people In
Chicago Will be compelled to go on
short ratiOns as far as meat Is con
cerned. The officials Of the teamsters'
union have appointed pickets to watch
the meat markets all over the city.
and these men have been instructed to
see that the boycott Is carried out to
the limit
Outside of the decision OF the strik-
ing unions 70 extend the strike TO the
icemen. there was little change In the
situation ut the stock yards,
While admitting that tho packers
are dong considerable business, the
strike leaders declare that the en-
ployers are losing money on every
animal that is slaughtered, as the un'
skilled workers waste all the by-pro-
ducts IL is on this waste that the
strikers base their hopes for final sue
cess. arguing that It IL only a matter
of time until the employers will be
como tired of losing money, and VIII
eventually make oyertures 10 the
unions for a settlement
In a riot which broke out at the
yards last night two policemen were
Injured and 2S rioters were arrested.
after having been beaten into subju-
cation The trouble started when FIVE
strike breakers from one of the ma.
chine shops in one of the packing
plants we're LEAVING the yards, and
tried to board n street car To 20 10
their homes. Despite the signals OF
the strike breakers. the motormen on
II cars refused to stop, and a crowd
standing nearby, seeing n good oppor'
tunity to get revenge on the non-uniOn
men. commenced hurting stones al
them. Two policemen who were
guarding the entrance went to the as
sistance of the non-union men, but
the rioters by this time had grown In
numbers so rapidly that fully 1000 an
cry men were trying TO get at the
strike breakers. Retreating into tho
machine shops, the policemen sent In
ut call for reinforcements. When
the additional policemen arrived. a
charge was made on the rioters. The
crowd was armed with bricks and
stones, and when the policemen start
ed forward every man who could find
room enough threw a brick
TWO OF the bricks went to the mark
and two Of the policemen dropped In
their tracks, having been hit on the
head. They were picked up by their
companions and taken inside the ma
chine shop. where it WAS found that
one of the men, Patrick Ryan, was
suffering from a fractured skull. The
other policeman was not so seriously
hurt. Seeing the condition Of their
companions, the other is policemen
made another charge on the crowd
Every time n club descended IL landed
on a mans head. and fully 50 Of the
rioters were beaten to the pavement
In this manner before they showed
any signs of scattering. AS soon as the
policemen saw that they had the moi
on the run they turned their attention
10 those who were lying on the ground
and succeeded in arresting Is of them
before they could scramble to their
feet and get away.