Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-25
Courts May Inter-
Vene to Restrain
Picketing
Packing Houses Op-
crate Without
Forces

Chicago. July 19.-Slugged into in
sensibility by dozen men early yester-
day and left for dead on the tracks Of
the Ashland avenue trolley line at west
47th street, Anton BertusiakOvis, an
employe at the Swift plant, is dying
at the county hospital. His injuries,
in the opinion of Inspector Hum, were
inflicted by strike sympathizers and
the wheels of a trolley car. Men, &C
cording to a witness who had talked 20
the police, set upon BerCusiakovis as
he was going home from work, and
when they could not make him join the
strikers they broke his skull, fractured
his jaw, kicked him about the face,
head and body and then threw him up
on the car tracks. The motorman OF
car approaching not long afterward
saw the body in time to stop the car
but not before the wheels had
crushed Bertusiakovis' shoulder.
Another Effort for Peace.
Chicago, July 19-One more effort
will be made to settle the stock yards
strike by arbitration. Today Presi-
dent Donnelly of the striking unions
will send to the packers another letter
asking for a conference. Mr.. Donnelly
will go over the history of the strike
and ask the packers if in their judg-
ment it will not be better to concede
the one point in contention, the en-
ployment of all strikers, than TO con-
tinue the strike. If this offer is re-
jected by packers. Mr.. Donnelly de-
clared last night, the allied trades at
the stock yards, numbering $4,000 will
be called out today. The fremen's
union notified the packers yesterday
afternoon that unless there is a speedy
settlement of the strike they will be
compelled TO quit work.
Much Work in Progress.
According to reports of the packers,
the operating forces at the plants yes
terday were about one-half the normal
strength. All the plants, it was
claimed. did a great deal OF killing and
there was also a decided increase in
amount of dressed meat shipped out or
the city. From the strikers side
came the statement that the independ-
ent plants are doing all the work.
Courts May Intervene.
st. Paul, July 19.-The next step in
the strike situation aC South st. Paul
will doubtless be an injunction to pre-
vent the strikers from pickering the
Swift plant. The governor, it is said,
informed a committee OF merchants
and jobbers who called on him yes.
terday that he wuld not act until all
other means had failed to dispense the
strikers and intimated that an appeal
to the courts was one Of the means
which had not been tried. II is under
stood from reliable authority that the
United States court will be appealed
to for an order dispensing the strikers.
Meanwhile things inside the Swifs
plant remain quiet in anticipation OF
the probable court injunction. Some
cattle are being received and some
packing done, but not anywhere near
the capacity Of the plant.
Claim 500 Men at Work.
Sioux City, July 19.-The manager
of the Cudahy packing house claimed
to have 800 men at work yesterday.
: The strikers denied this, saying thai
but 30 people were employed.
Sweeping Injunction.
East st. Louis, IL, July ia
sweeping Injunction was issued By
Judge Holder Of the st. Clair county
court against the strikers in the pack
ing houses and was served on the
union officials.