Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11

range meeting with the strikers
represe atives and the packers.
New York, Aug 10-Following the
ultimatum given the packers by the
Amalgamated Beef Cutters and Butch
er Workmen of America ,terday that
a general strike would go in effect
today orders became operatiN at the
time set this morning The / ats af-
fected are those affiliated witt the So
called "beef trust
The union leaders say the strike is
complete while the packers state that
only about fifty per cent of the men
have left and that their places will be
quickly filled.
Live Stock Market overrun,
Chicago, Aug. 10.-Despite all the
efforts of the commission men today
the receipts of live stock are so heavy
as to astonish the packers. There were
$4,000 cattle, 25,O00 hogs, and $4,000
sheep. With the New York packing
plants closed by the strike the dis
posal of the receipts is admitted to be
a difficult problem.
New Effort to Settle.
[ Steps looking to a settlement of the
stock yards strike are to be initiated
at conference between the retail
meat dealers association and the mar.
ket mems union, according to reports
reaching the packing house teamsters
today.
Riotinq on Streets.
Meat from packing houses was stop
ped twice yesterday and in the riot
ing which resulted one man was
knocked senseless with brick, more
than a score were dubbed by police
men and three men were arrested.
In the afternoon a wagon owned b,
Retinger & Hofherr, retail butchers
at 1862 South Clark street, was loaded
with meat at Armour's branch house
at Rockwell and Madison streets ant
started on it's return trip. The driv
ers, Tony Rettinger and Bob Lee hat
reached Madison and Jefferson
streets when a mob gathered and up
set the wagon. Bricks and stones
were thrown at the drivers, Rettinge
being struck on the head and made un
conscious. His injuries proved not t,
| be serious.
Second Riot Call.
Police from the Desplaines stree
station pursued the mob and righte,
the wagon, which with the help O
another that had been sent out by tn
owners, proceeded across the river. A
Market and Van Buren, streets tn
crowd had grown to more than 20
men and the wagons were stoppe
again. A riot call to the Harriso
street police station brought doze
policemen, and it was only after
struggle with the mob and show c
gavolvers that the officers were abb
to clear the street.
| During the rioting Donate, track
man employed on the metropolitan
"L's" new extension, is said to hav,
| thrown a sledge hammer at the police
The hammer passed within a few inch
es of Policeman Fleming, and chas
for Roy followed. He tried to escap
ion a passing train, but was captured.
Club Back 1000 Rioters.
| Inspector LAWN, with forty police
men at his command, led a marcl
against 1000 rioters at o'clock yes
terday afternoon in Clark street. be
tween Polk and Van Buren streets. /
wagon of Schwartzchild & Sulzberge
had delivered meat at the Fulton maj
ket during the afternoon and on it
return was besieged at Clark and Va
Buren streets by hundreds of men, VIII
threatened the life of the driver.
riot call to the station brought tw
patrol wagons filled with officers an
all used their clubs freely from tha
point to Polk street.
i At the time the police arrived tn
cars were blocked all the way to Raj
dolph street. In many instances dri,
ers of wagons refused at the first con
mand. of the officers to move on. bu
when the influence of the baton cam
to bear they rapidly obeyed
j To Aid Striking Firemen.
| Washington, D. c., Aug. TO- - 4
today's session of the convention
i the International Brotherhood of ST
tionary Firemen a resolution endor
ing the action of the packing hous
cremen in going out in a sympathet
strike to aid the cause of the butte
ers was agreed to and a committe
was appointed to raise relief fur
of $4,000 to aid the firemen in Sout
1 Omaha. Sioux City and st. Louis.