The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-08-04

Chicago. H., Aug. 1.-Declaring the
strike broken and that the working force
had been recruited by more than 1000
men and women, many of whom had de-
serted the union cause, the packers today
began the weeks operations with the
largest receipts of livestock that have
reached the stockyards since July L.,
when the strike began. There We're 90
cars, carrying 25.0OO cattle, %, 900 hogs
and 1900 sheep, in the days shipments
from the west, and with this supply the
killing gangs in the big plants We're busily
occupied.
Union Men Confident
Assertions that the strike is broken
were secuted by the strikers Us being
manifestly absurd.
Swift x Co. declared that nearly all
their old mill wrights and car workers
had returned to work and further AS
serted that the firm never intends to
take back striking transfers or barn
men, the claim being made that the pack
en-, had learned to do without wagons
here. All shipments to Chicago branches
will be made by railroad. Retailers Will
take their wagons TO the branches for
purcha SOS.
Among the toilcrs who reached tho
stockyards today were 100 colorcd wsm'
en- who were taken to Libby. Mcneil 4
Iibby's. where they will do scrubwork
in place of the charwomen who went on
strike.
Claim They Ordered Men Back.
The position of the livestock handlers
who struck at the stock yards IN sym
patty with the packing house employees
and afterward returned to their duties
handling stock for the packing compa-
MES involved in the strike as well as for
the independent plants, has been made
plain by the official statement that their
action was taken in obedience to their
union officers. 1t is declared that they
stand ready to strike again II II appears
necessary.
4 report that five insurance undcrwrit-
crs had issued an order cancelllng policies
on packing establishments on account of
the strike and because of the housing of
so many men in the buildings. has been
positively denied by the insurance com
panies representatives
Breaking up the Strike.
Packing house managers are predicting
that the next few hours will witness i'm.
portant developments in the breaking up
Of the strike. Strong efforts, it is said,
have been made by representatives Of the
packers TO induce desertiOns from the
ranks Of the strikers and the claim IS
! made that the efforts are meeting with
much success
Children Being Employed
State Factory Inspector Davies took n
hand in the stockyards strike today and
procured eight warrants for William Is.
Farrs, superintendent for Nelson Morris
X Co., charging Mr.. Euriis with working
four children, all under the age of Ii
years, longer hours than the law permits,
and for employing such children without
proper school or age certificates. There
are two warrants in each case.
Delay Appeal to President.
4 session of the allied trades today
resulted in a decision to delay appealing
to President Roosevelt till all other re-
sources have been exhausted
Police Fight Strikers.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug. 1.-The police
have had Il number of skirmiShes today
with the strikers who have stopped pack.
ing house delivery wagons and there have
been several arrests. There has been no
roting sine Saturday night. Chief of
Police Frans has ordered the strikers to
move their headquarters to greater dis.
lance from the packing houses, but they
have refused and legal proceedings are
threatened in case the police attempt to
enforce the order President Donnelly Of
Chicago is expected here tomorrow.
Get an Injunction.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. IA tempo.
rary injunction restraining the striking
packing house men ut st. Joseph from
picketing the plants in that city, from in.
terfering in any way with the employees
of the concerns there, or from interrupt
ing the business CT the latter, was granted
here today by United States District
Judge Phillips.