The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-26
10000 CHICAGO WORKMEN
LAY ASIDE THEIR TOOLS

nittee.'" said President Golden. but
the strike would not be official and
they could not depend upon the nation
al organization for support. | will
not call the strike without the ap-
prevail of the international committee
and If my men strike 1t will be with
out my sanction"
Donnelly fs Confident.
In an interview today President
Donnelly said: 1T is utterly useless to
try and convince the packers that they
have Disseminated against our men as
they would not see 1t that way, re-
CARELESS of any evidence we might
show them Consequently 1 have CIV
enn up any hope / may have had up
to tonight OF securing peace. l cam
not say when settlement of the diff
ficulty will be reached. but so far as
l am concerned / shall do nothing I'M
til such time as the packers are pre-
pared to accept our terms uncondi-
tionally. This, 1 know. will be the fl
nal result as the entire packing in
dustry has been ordered out with us.
and 1t absolutely necessary for the
packers to secure skilled labor to car
ry on their business"
Despite the sympathetic strike to-
day all the plants worked up to the
regular time, although at a reduced
capacity. At Armour and Company's
plant it was claimed that 1880 hogs,
700 cattle and 200 sheep had been
slaughtered during the day. At the
other six plants a corresponding
amount was accomplished and it was
predicted by all that tomorrow there
would be decided increase In the
number of animals slaughtered
The receipts of live stock here to-
day were unusually small, being but
5000 cattle. 5000 hogs and 5000 sheep.
About two thirds of stock was dis
posed of to the packers and the re-
mainder were placed in pens to be
disposed of in tomorrow's market.
Today's strike developments bring the
predicted meat famine still closer.
Practically all the reserve stock In the
storehouses are said to have been ex-
hausted and the retail markets are
having difficulty in securing sufficient
meat to accommodate customers. The
resources of the Independent packers
and the country butchers are now be-
ing taxed to the utmost.
Price of Meats Advance.
In some markets in Chicago today
prices were two cents pound higher
than those of yesterday. Restaurant
keepers were having trouble getting
full meat supplies for patrons who re-
had steaks, but no roasts; others had
pork, but no beef In few cases the
butchers had meat of no kind. Some
of the best known restaurants in Chi
cago threatened to eliminate meat en-
tirely from the bills of fare in case the
market goes higher.
An exciting encounter in which about
twenty men and women took part
occurred today on Ashland Avenue
near the yards. Mrs. Marie Zela-
trick had reproached her husband
for not returning to work, where
upon neighbors took sides and
the result was a struggle in which
Mrs. zelatrick and three men We're
badly hurt. Her husband escaped inju-
ry. Policemen stopped the fight, but
no arrests were made. Zelatrick is
still on strike.
Later Mrs. Anna Tickle. who has
three sons on strike. was severely beat
en- and robbed OF small amount of
money. One son Leopold. was arrested
in connection with the attack
Mayor Harrison this afternoon defin-
ed the position of the municipal au-
thorities as follows:
There is nothing in the situation
now to call for interference with the
strike. However,. if there should be
severe meat famine on the one side or
severe disorder on the other, that
would justify intervention on the part
of the city officials.