The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-20
Chicago Restaurants Advance
Prices Ten Per Cent.
Action Taken at Instance of
Hotel Keepers Association.
UP TO, THE PACKERS.
1t Is for Them to Decide About
Another Conference.
Allied Trades Ready ' to Strike in
Sympathy With Butchers.

| Chicago, July 20.-Prices of meat in
down town restaurants bills of fare
have been raised 10 per cent or more
as a result of the stock yards strike.
The action was taken at the instance
of the Hotelkeepers' association.
1t was for the packers to say today
whether they would hold another con-
| ference with representatives of organ
| lied labor relative to the strike of the
Catcher workmen. The request for
such a meeting was submitted last
night to the owners of the packing
plants by the union leaders of Chi
cago. The employers were to decide
this morning what reply to make.
The labor proposition semanated not
from the butchers. but from a COM
mittee representing many affected
trades, including teamsters. 1t con-
sisted of a letter sent in duplicate to
the union on strike and to the packers,
in which each party to the struggle
was requested to participate in joint
meeting of employers and all trades
interested. The butchers promptly
answered that they were ready to go
into the conference.
Pending the outcome of this attempt
to reopen negotiations, the men in the
m echanica1 departments and the team
sterS and stationary fremen at the
packing houses will remain at work.
Assurances that they would go out in
a sympathetic strike as a last resort
were renewed TO President Donnelly
of the butchers. Dennelly continued
to advise agains tthe extension of the
struggle until it seemed necessary.
At Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 20.-Packers
today assetred that they were making
new men to their forces and increas-
ing the output daily. There is no
question that the output at the various
plants has been increased in the past
"a hours In that time nevertheless
the strike leaders say that nearly 200
men have been persuaded to leave
their jobs and join the union. A re-
porter who was taken through the
Armour plant found force of about
1000 at work. At the other plants
smaller forces are Aat work. AT the
Cudahy plant a number of cots have
been taken in for the use of the strike
breakers. A sublabor headquarters
has been closed by the police. because
it was located over a saloon. There
has been no demonstration. '
Strikers Enjoined.
Omaha, Neb., July 20.-Judge Mum
ger in the United States court today
issued an injunction against the strik-
ing packing house employees, restrain
ing them from "picketing" the pack
ing house district. The injunction was
granted on petition of the packing
Beef Prices Drop.
Boston, July 20.-A slight drop in the
price of beef was announced today. A
further cut is expected as meat is be-
ginning to accumulate here.
The resumption of slaughtering at
the Brighton abattoirs has helped to
furnish an over-supply and dressed beef
is now being sent from here to Chi
cago.
More than 100 men, most of them
slaughterers have gone from this city
to Chicago to take the places of strik-
ing workmen under promise of per-
manent work with wages of at least so
cents an hour.
Blockade Raised.
st. Paul July 2O.-Conforming with
instructions received by President Will
lis of the South st. Paul Butchers
union from President DonneIly of Chi
cago, the officers of the local union
raised the strike blockade at the
Swift packing plant in South st. Paul
today
1t is estimated that the plant is
working up to about 20 per cent of its
capacity.