Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-18
ENGINEER FIRES INTO CROWD.
Fired Five Shots and Was Reloadinp
His Revolver When Police
Arrested Him
EXPERIENCE OF TWO STUDENTS.
Studying Strike Situation, Mistaken for
Strike. Breakers Set Upon and
Beaten Most Unmercifully.

Chicago, Aug ls-Fire In the north
east corner OF the stock yards today
gave rise TO exciting rumors that in
cendaHes were at work Sparks, pre-
sumably from a passing locomotive. fell
into pile Of hay. The blaze was
quickly extingushed
FIRED INTO CROWD,
George 3. BaileYan Englishman, who
was employed by packers agents on
Ellis island as soon as he landed from
his native land, lost his presence Of
mind when his train drew into the stock
yards today. A Misunderstanding crowd
had gathered at the tracks. Bailey,
getting out his revolver began shoot-
ing He fred 1--WE shots and was re-
loading his weapon when policeman
arrested him No person was hit by
Bailey's bullets.
NEW SOURCE OF TROUBLE.
A new source Of trouble developed I'm
the strike situation today when the
grease wagon transfers voted 10 han
die nothing for meat dealers who are
unfair" The transfers will not haul
any refuse except for dealers who pat.
ronize the independent packers only.
TWO STUDENTS EXPERIENCE.
Because they wanted TO study the
strike situation. two Harvard students
William p, Aston and Blaine Evans, ran
into serious trouble today al Twenty
eighth street and Ashland avenue. and
were nearly Killed They were carrying
efpNln nunlfnnau foAkcH tllfa tIst4k.
con boxes and were therefore nistak-
en- for strike breakers, mob gathered
and the students tried 10 board a pass
ing car. Hurry on there" cried MEM
bers OF the crowd, ana at full speed the
car went forward In front OF II was q
garbage wagon, the driver OF which,
David Neele, supposed the car would
stop and made no effort 10 get out OF
the way. His wagon was struck and
upset and he was thrown 10 the street
with such violence that his right arm
was broken The students, IN the ex-
element, escaped, but were overtaken
and beaten by strike pickets, 10 whom
they explained their purpose. They said
they did not enjoy their rough expert
ence but were not willing TO be de-
TERED thereby from prosecuting their
investigation.
RACE ISSUE RAISED.
President Donnelly has had confer
encc with the executive board with the
League of American Business Men"
which was organized TO raise funds for
the strikers, A committee was formed
to extend tho movement TO all parts of
the city instead OF combining II TO the
stockyards district The league has
raised the race issue, taking the
ground that IL the packers will not end
the strike all the white residents will
be driven from the stockyards region
and that the place will become a negro
settlement with a population Of at least
10000 men, women and children.
STRIKE AT OMAHA.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. ls.-The sixth
week of the strike at the South Omaha
packinghOuses begins without material
change from conditions during the past
10 days; while the packers are adding
10 their forces OF strike breakers they
are at the same time losing by deser-
lions a considerable number OF these
men.
\ rumor ~ q probable return Of the
sheep butchers, which was circulated
last night, proved to have no founda-
tion.
Receipts at the stockyards today were
$500 cattle; 6,9O0 hogs and 200 sheep,
an much below normal