The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-27
BIG FIRE ADDS 70 THE
STRIKE EXQ7EAENT +!
Continued from page One.


While it is said to be the intention or
the packers to ship practically all the
meat to outside points by rail and make
no effort to take care OF the by-products,
the strikers expect to cause them much
Inconvenience. by shutting of supplies
OF all kinds as far as possible.
WAGONS DISGUISED.
Nine wagons loaded with meat were
sent out today from the Schwarzschild &
Sulzberger plant at the stock yards.
The wagons had been repainted, tho
lettering removed, high sides placed on
them and covered with tarpaulin as dis
guise.
They were escorted from the yards by
a dozen policemen. who were relieved by
another detail to guard them on tneir
way 10 the north side OF the city.
Fire. tumult and picketing contributed
to stirring scenes at the stock YARDS TO-
day while the packers. firm In their
stand. went ahead slaughtering stock and
doing as much other work as was pos
sible in the circumstances.
PEACE CONFERENCE
Amid all the warlike demonstrations
there were reports of plans for another
peace conference between the paehers
and the striking butchers.
tratlon appeared at the Office OF Presl=
dent Donnelly today and held con-
ference with the labor leaders. Ihe
strike situation was gone into thoroughly
and the arbitrators then left the Once
IA seek a conference with the packing
interests.
Later President Donnelly and several
Of his aides left strike headquarters TOT
a second conference with the state BOARD
OF arbitration.
RECEIPTS LARGER.
The packers had sent word to shippers
To be somewhat more generous win ther
consignments and as result the re-
ceipts OF cattle. hogs and sheep were
considerably larger than had been the
rule during previous days of the strike
There were more men Worhlhs' aoco'u
ing TO the employers
The chief excitement of the day centred
about Swift's lard refinery far In the
interior OF the stock yards almost inlIe
from the main entrance. Flames were
aeon bursting from the upper floors or
this building and before long the whole
of hacking town was I'm turmoil
Teamsters by the hundreds, who had
called 10 go TO work. had added their
numbers 10 those OF the thousands OF
men who had already been on strike. The
fire wes enough OF an inceHtlNe 10 cause
a wild rush from all directions and the
fire engines found great difficulty In maxi
ing a way through the crowds
Naturally the r1mor spread that the fire
was the result OF incendiaries. but this
was later declared emphatically To DO
erroneous.
A feature OF the blane was the tenn
porary Imprisonment OF nine young
women stenosraphers In an elevator In
swffts office building. They were event
ually released.
BEATEN BY GIRLS.
Kitty English. forewoman In the sew
ing department Of Swift a Company's
plant. was grabbed by girl strike sym
pa thizers today. They beat the fore
woman with their fists tore her clothing
and finally slashcd her face with knife.
After desperate struggle Miss English
escaped. No arrests were made Seven
hundred stock yard teamsters Joined the
packing house employees today. the team
sters joint council having endorsed the
members of every other local union In
Chicago to make no deliveries 10 the
stock yards.
Pickets guarded the barn TO prevent