Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-28

| Germs today tossed a bomb into the camp
| Of the sympathetic strikers belonging to
the allied trades by posting public notice
that they are no longer regarded IN the
hghs OF employees. The action was taken
was conspicuously exposed to view neaI
the entrances to .Paclkington:
All help leaving our employ July 25-6
WI, WIN De PAID in full at our 41st street mar
ket payma$ ers window beginning Thurs
| (Signed{ - SWIFT & CO."
Inc appearance Of the notice was greeted
that soon gathered to read and discuss the
move: Inc place named for the men to ap-
ply 1or their money is outside the stock
yaros proper. at Halsted street and Elk
ing the least possibilities Of disorder.
Deratled Ice Car Causes Trouble.
Excitement was furnished by union SYM
pathizers at the plant of Nelson Morris 4
90. Some one loosened rail on the track
leading to the firms chief hog house, and a
car laden with Ice was thrown from the
track and overturned. blocking all traffic.
rms scared about forty colored strike
breakers and they refused to work longer.
Inc men were all employed In the chill
room. and as they had just been brought
from Alabama, they declared they could
not endure the cold work.
Inc upsetting of the car was therefore
reaoHy seZed upon as a good excuse for
quitting Under a police escort the men
were taken down to the Lake Shore tracks.
and as no passenger cars were there to
receive them. Police Inspector Hunt, wor-
rled by the menacfng attitude of a thousand
or more strike sympathizers, rushed the
colored men into freight cars for safety.
After half an hours wait passenger train
came aiong and the men were put aboard.
Denying an alleged threat to revoke the
charter Of the New York Butchers Union.
because they refused to strike at Schwartz
child Sulzburger's plant in that city,
President Donnelly today said:
There has been a lot of tommy rot print
cd about what we are trying to do with
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger. I have made
no threat about the New York men, and
want to deny that l have made any ar
rangement for a conference with that firm. -
Max and Ferdinand Sulzberger reached
chicago from New York today and imme-
diately went: into conference with their
Chicago manager, Mr. Maurer, to consider
plans for continuing the operation Of the
eastern plant with union men. 1t was de-
MED that they contemplated breaking away
from the other packers to make peace with
the unions In the Chicago plant.
Persistent Peace Rumors.
Although representa- ives Of the packing
companies declare that no further agree
ments with their striking employees are de-
sired, and that no negotiations with them
are contemplated. rumors are persistent
that two of the big companies. 'Schwarzs-
child & Sulzberger and the Cudahy Pack
ing Company. are ready to make terms
with the men.
The effects of the strike on the local
trade has begun to be felt in Chicago, and
from now on 1t Is promised that 1t Will be
more pronounced The pcketing heretofore
has been confined to the packing plants and
the stock yards district. deliveries of meat
from the branch warehouses in different
rNpt 1rn hot, ;r,ta n
but now the strikers say these points. as
well the wholesale markets Of the big
companies. will be picketed and an effort
made to tie up all distribution.
City meat inspectors report an unusually
large quantity OF food unfit for use on the
market now They ascribe it to the fact
that shippers areirushing all food products
| to Chicago to meet the demand caused by
the stock yards strike. The condemned
goods are chiefly fish and veal.
Stock Handlers Return to Work.
According to President Skinner Of the
Union Stock, Yards and Transit Company,
600 stock handlers became dissatisfied with
the prospects of the strike today and re-
turned to work in the yards caring for the
live stock.
Packers Getting Plenty Of Men.
SO much non-union help has been taken
into the stock yards up to date that the
finding difficulty. in putting the men to
work Nelson Morris 4 Company were re-
ported today to have shipped fifty nom
union men to st. Joseph. Mo-, and hum
dred or so others were sent by other pack
erS to Omaha. Sixteen alleged union butch
ers from Detroit arrived at the yards today
to take the places of strikers
Riot Over an Efhgy.
An attempt Of a student from the Uni
To ffsyv from
an electric light wire at 47th and Justine
streets today caused small riot, in which
the student was severely beaten by strike
sympathizers. The student was accompa-
MED by Miss Mary Mcdowell, head resident
of the University of Chicago settlement.
near the stock yards. After the student
had been beaten Miss Mcdowell addressed
the strikers. and apparently persuaded the
men that she and the student were work
ing in the strikers interests and that the
hanging of ettigies would do more harm
than good to the strikers. The strikers
cheered and professed themselves as read
lily agreeing to hang no more ettigies.
Attempt to Kill Geo. 7. Ward.
Intense excitement was aroused in the
crowded Exchange building in the stock
yards today by an attempt to kill George
T. Ward, member of the commission firm
of Alexander Ward & Conover Wards ap-
pursued by a man fiourishing a big knife.
caused a general exodus. Before the bel
Iigerent could accomplish any harm. how
ever, he was overpOwered by a policeman.
The would-be slayer had made his way I'M
noticed into Wards office in the Exchange.
Without a word the stranger produced
huge knife from under his coat and made
a lunge at Ward. With a cry of alarm the
commission man leaped from his desk and
ran to the end of the Office where the
furnishings formed somewhat of a barri-
cade Jumping behind it he faced his as
Saiant.
The sight that met Wards gaze prevent
ed any further delay. White faced and
with set teeth, the intruder was obviously a
mailman. The fellow whetted his knife on
his coat sleeve, and stealthily advanced
upon Ward, who jumped over the desks
between himself and the door and rushed
into the hall. The assailant followed yell
ing and tiourishing his knife
Felled by Policeman.
He was almost upon the broken, when a
we'll blow from policeman sent
the maniac spraWling The assailant tried
to regain his feet and slashed right and
left with his knife. 1t was knocked from
his hand by blow from a policeman's
club, and, still struggling. he was taken to
an office close at hand. where he was
thoroughly eyerpowered and searched
Rumor SPREAD quickly that an anarchist
v1,t a.