The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-02
HAVING TROUBLE.
Packers Encounter Difficulty in
Bringing in Strike Breakers.
100 of Those Employed Dis
charged for IncOmpetency.

Chicago, Aug. G--=Ol1nculty was eX-
perienced today by the packers en-
ployment agents in bringing strike
breakers into the stock yards. In one
case twelve Greeks who have come
from Milwaukee failed to reach their
destination They were captured
while en- route through Chicago by a
crowd of strike pickets. The Greeks
were taken to union headquarters and
dissuaded from working The pack
ers had better success with a special
train bearing 145 men and women
strike breakers, chiefly negroes and
Italians. These were switched direct
ly into the stock yards and unloaded
at the doors of the various packing
houses. A short time previous 100
strike breakers quit or were dis
charged for incompetency.
The receipts of live stock today were
much lighter than yesterday, consist
ing of 5000 cattle, $4,000 hogs and
IA, 600 sheep.
The packers today asked and were
given police protection for three of
their distributing plants, which were
surrounded by union pickets who
turned back all the, retail butchers
with wagons. after supplies of meat.
The first eviction resulting from the
stock yards strike was made today
A crowd of strike sylnpathizers stoned
Anderson out of her home for nom
payment of rent. Mrs. Anderson's S
husband, a striker, had left Chicago,
in search of work. The wife was i'll
in bed when carried out by consta-
bles with her furniture. The police
stopped the stone throwing. Before
their arrival, however, the crowd had
wrecked the cottage from which the
woman had been evicted. Two COM
missary stores weDeN opened by the
strikers today. The crowds surround
ed both places, securing the appor-
tionment of food.
In view of erroneous statements lead
ing to the belief that the live stock
union ordered it's members to
return to work in the stock yards in
direct violation of orders from. the off,
GERS of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Worknep of North Amer
lea the live stock handlers union has
the follows:
"Resolved, That the live stock ham
dlers' union No. 1876 take this opportun-
ity to advise the public that our return
to work was due to explicit instructions
from President Donnelly and his as
sociates; and further,
Resolved, That should the officers of
the Amalagamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher workmen of North America
deem it wise to again order us to par
in the strike we hold ourselves
in readiness to respond to the CALL
Strikers Obey the Court.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug; 2.-Michael
Donnelly, president of the Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and Butcher
workmen of America, addressed the
striking packing house employees in
South st. Joseph today. Donnelly
said the strikers would win in the
battle with the packers and that they
are becoming stronger all the time.
In obedience to an order of the fed
eral couEk the strikers have. with
drawn @all pickets and non-union
workmen enter the plants here at
will. Donnelly will go to Kansas City
tonight.
Reynolds Condition Critical.
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 2.-Police
Sergeant Reynolds, who was shot by
Norman Rupe, a watchman at the
Swift plant last night, was still in
critical condition today. Rupe is be-
ing held pending the outcome of the
wound. All was quiet today in the
strike district. The packers put sew
eral additional union men to work.
No word has yet been received from
President Michael Donnelly, who was
expected here yesterday.
Another Sympathy Strike.
St Louis, Mo, Aug. 2.-Members of
the meat drivers union of East st.
Louis stopped work today in sympa-
thy with the butchers and meat cut
ters. Managers of the packing house
say that the strike of the teamSters
will inconvenience them but will not
affect the outcome of the strike.