Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
CHICAGO OFFICIALS AGAIN ASK
FOR MEETING OF PACKERS
AND STRIKERS.
ARMOUR AGAIN ON SCENE,
His Sudden Return From His Vacation
Indicates That He Too Has Plan
for Peace-strIse Breakers Add to
Confusion Incident to the Strike by,
Themselves Quitting Work. /,


Confusion Incident to the Strike byi
Themselves Quitting Work. Il
Chicago, Aug. 25. - Fifty strike
breakers at the Morris G. Co., plant
struck today because the company
refused to discharge special po-
llceman, whom the strike break.
ers said had beaten one of their
number for smoking pipe In the
barracks contrary to rules.
Chicago. Aug. 25. - The sudden re.l
turn of j. Ogden Armour to the stocki
yards from his vacation in the east to.l
day give rise to reports that anoth--
er effort to bring about peace negotia-
tions in the butchers strike, independ-I
ent OF the city councils action In that
connection, is on foot.
Strike Leaders Active.
The strike leaders called a meeting [
and unusual activity was manifested. |
VIII Consider Councils Action.
When President Edward Tilden OF |
the Libby company arrived at his office
today he found communication from
the council committee, inviting him to
meet that body at noon tomorrow TIL
den, who has been one of the chief
spokesman for the packers, said no ac-
tion will be taken regarding the COM
munication until after the packers
have conferred.
City Council lntervenes.
Chicago. Aug. 25. - The city author
tiles are to make second effort to set
tie the stock yards strike. At a meet
Ing of the city council last night a.
resolution was passed empowering
Mayor Harrison to appoint commits
tee of eleven aldermen who are to
make 1t their business to bring about
a settlement.
There was some opposition to the
resolution. a number of the aldermen
declaring that, in their opinion. the
result would be nothing. The resolu-,
tion was passed, however and the CONE
mittee appointed by the mayor.
Mayor Sends Out Invitation.
Invitations we're dispatched by thA
mayor to union leaders and packers to;
send representatives tomorrow to con-i
| fer with this council committee of me.j
| diation. The committee will assemble |
| in the mayors office at 10 a. M. and
spend an hour In deliberation on thel
method of procedure
President Donnelly Of the strikingt
butcher workmen is expected to ap-l
pear and speak for the strikers at III
o'clock
e. j. Tilden, representing the pack-
ers Is scheduled to arrive at 12:30i
o'clock. These are the appointments
named in the invitations sent out bT
the mayor late yesterday
| The text of the invitation In eaclil
case is as follows:
"In accordance with the terms OF a
resolution passed by the city council
at its meeting of this date. l have ap-1
pointed committee of eleven alder4|
men to attempt to bring about set
tleRent of the stock yards strike. II
have called meeting of the commit
tee to be held in my office Friday
will be glad to have you and those as.l
sociated with you meet with the coml
mittee In my office on the same date.
Yours very truly,
Garter H. Harrison"
Following are the aldermen appoint,
ed by the mayor on the committee:u
John A. Reichert, Albert w. Beilfuss,
Peter Reinberg, Walter j. Raymer, Pes
ter A. Vending, Jonathan Ruxton.
Michael thinner. Charles Werno, Thos.
Carey. j. Burns and John ]. Bradley. ,
Ask for Troops. =
Omaha. Neb.. Aug. 25.-Attorneys
acting for South Omaha packing inter-
ests have started movement to have
federal troops stationed at South Om-
aha and along the railroads leading to
Omaha over which the packers are
running, morning and evening, char
tered a train for the accommodation of
their present workmen, and to take all
strike cases to the federal court.
| The packers representatives claim
this course has been determined on for
several reasons, one of which is that
they cannot get justice in South Oma.
ha, and that they do not wish to en-
cumber the county court with lot
Of cases which should not be brought
there, and that by concentrating the
stock yard troubles in one court they
would be greatly simplified.
| Dynamite Used in Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 25. The
| first act of violence in connection with
the present strike of the United Mine
Workers in this district was reported
today. Early this morning at Bolomite
the house of non-union miner was
wrecked by an explosion of dynamite
placed under the rear of the building.
The occupants were uninjured A wa
ter main of the company's mine was
also dynamited last night.