The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-29
SERIOUS RIOTS
MARK THE STRIKE
The Brutality of Strikers Only
Matched by Incapacity OF
Chicago Police.
CLERKS PUNCH THE PIGS
Volunteer Crews Handle Live Stock at
the Yards, While the Strikers
Stand Around and Poke Fun
at Their Efforts.

New York. July 2S.-A telegram from
President Donneily directing the local
union officials 10 call out all men enl-
ployed by the packing companies a.
iiiiated with the so-called beef trust"
here has ben received. 10 imntedl-
ate action was taken.
Chicago, July 2S.--vo thousand per
sons saw one OF the most bruia.
cases Of %slugging. and some OF the
poorest Workmanship on the part OF
policemen, since the strike at the stock
yards began. John Mulloy, a strike
breaker, was attacked al Forty-frst
and Halsted streets, by thee men. He
was knocked down and nesriy Killed,
his nose broken, his eyes cut open with
terrific blows and an ear nearly torn
off. The %sluggers had not completed
their work when five policemen inter
ferred as the assaullers fed. with the
police in pursuit. The chase led through
a crowd of strike sympathizers and
spectators. through streets and alleys.
Iwo OF the sluggers leaped into i
laundry wagon r escaped. but the
third man, John Doody. continued to
run. The police began firing revolVers
at Doody. but failed to hit him. The
fusillade sounded like i snam battle.
Finally Doody fell and was arrested.
Mattresses employed in the r~estaur-
ants of the Armour, Swift and Morris
companies to the number of eighty quit
this morning on O of the pres
ence of the colored cooks. At least tina
was the reason given by the girls. but ii
Is inferred the real aust for their leav-
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thetic strike. Their places We're i'm
mediately filed by colored men. Sew
eral girls who later sought to return
to work We're roughly handled by the
feminine strikers, but mons We're SER
lousy hurt.
All Plants in Operation.
Despite the fact that 25.0G0 or more
regular employees are on a strike, all
the big packing plants were declared to
!y every man who went out yester-
day, it was claimed had been replaced
by a non-unionist, and among the
recruits We're said TO be a number Of
students from the Armour Institute
who have taken the places of firemen
n various plants. While the firemen
went out, 1t is asserted that not more
than a dozen engineers struck, as but
few OF the latter We're union men.
According to the packers 600 non
union men from other cities reached
the city today and We're distributed
among the various plants. OF these
forty were skilled butchers from New
York.
There was killing of cattle. hogs and
sheep in all the plants, but with the
supply on hand we'll cleaned up there
will be little or no slaughtering tomor-
row.
Shooting wildly in the darkness. a
/ Cnnra nf no nfs-ct r{alynn- .nlaraI ,,-;l-.
breakers hired by Swift & Co. spread
CONSERVATION through the yards early
today. Riot calls We're "ent to the po-
lice and The armed garrison of Pack
ingtown turned out in fun force. Fail
ing to discover any stri .ers the police
arrested and disarmed tie strike break
ers.
Volunteers Unload TIE Stock.
Men with Panama hats, expensive
clothing and fine linen took charge of
the unloading Of today's arrivals at the
yards. They We're made up of the of
flee and clerical forces of the various
commission houses. and while they
toiled among the running swine. strik-
ers in heavy boots n rough garb
stood about making derisive remark
and poking fun at the volunteer crews.
Transfers Will Quit Tomorrow.
That a strike of packing house team
sters will occur tomorrow was admit
ted today as inevitable, by George +.
Golden, president of their union. Gold-
Ell telegraphed Cornelius Shea. interna-
tional president of the Tearrsters'
union. at indianapolis. today and in
formed him that it would be Impossible
to keep the drivers at work after to-
day.
Fifteen thousand men and women to-
day attended the first general mass
meeting held since the beginning Of
the strike. Addresses We're made b. va
rious labor union officials.
Through a decision reached TODAY by
the managers OF the strike the indie
pendent packers will have the privilege
of sending their WI men into the yards
and driving out or feeding their "
cattle, hogs and sheep. This will PR
NIT the independent packers TO operate
with little interruption on account .:
the strike.
During the day thirty-two teamsters
for the different plants We're stopped NJ
a sirgle gate by strike pickets. I.acfl
teamster went to President Golden with
a complaint saying they had to quit To
save their lives. 1t is stated that at ::
meeting of the teairisterS' union tonight
these teamsters viii demand that ::
sympathetic strike be voted in force.
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