Evening journal., 1904-07-27
TRANSFERS NOW
JOIN IN STRIKE
Stockyards Drivers, Seven Hun
dred Strong, Quit.
PACKERS EMPLOY 1000 NEW MEN

Police on Guard Night and Day, but In
Spite Of Their Vigilance Numerous
Riots oeeur-Two Men Fatally Shot.
Mayor Harrison VIII Not Interfere.
Chicago, July 27.-Thc sympathetic
strike at the stockyads was made COM
plete this morning. The belated sane
lion 70 the teamsters Joining their
brother wo"Emen in the general strike
was given last night by the officers Of
he International Teamsters' union. and
The zoo drivers employed in the pack
ing industry ia Chicago quit work ac-
,ordngly. with the union teamsters
out every union organization represent
ed In the Chicngo packing plants is on
strike. The teamsters' organization is
considered one Of the most important
organizations i'm the present controver-
~ and all along has been mainly de-
pended upon to bring success to the
strikers.
Little if any advantage has been
gained by either side I'm the stockyards
strike, and there is no hope Of any i'm
mediate settlement Of the difficulty.
New Men Rushed to stoekyards.
Realizing that they have one OF the
hardest propositions TO contend with in
the history Of the packing industry, the
packers are leaving nothing undone TO
gain the upper hand I'm the struggle
with their 10000 union employees who
are on strike. WOrkmen from outside
points are being rushed TO Chicago and
taken 10 the stockyards under police
protection 20 ill the places Of the strik
ars. Il is announced by the packers
that 1000 new men are now Installed
in the different plants at the stock
yards With these men and with the
new arrivals that are expected each
day the packers expect to get their af-
fairs in such shape that the strikers
viii be compelled TO seek a truce i'm the
hostiltios and seek penceablc settle
mont at the dictation Of the employers
Lines of vigilant policemen are guard
ing the entrances 20 the stoclyards day
and night. but despite this precaution
disturbances have been numerous, and
two Of them ended with fatal results.
Two Fatally Shot.
While an attack was being made on
some colorcd strike breakers as they
were leaving the siockyards John
Stokes, one of the strikers, was shot
and fatally wounded by one of the ne
grocs. Stokes. together with fully a
hundred companions, it is said, rushed
the negroes ana one of the latter drew
a revolver and fired into the crowd. hit
ting Stokes The police Garc close at
hand and succeeded i'm scattering the
rioters
In another riot within n hundred feet
Of the same place and less than an
hour after the one IN which Stokes
was injured a negro strike breaker
was shot and instantly killed. The
rioters escaped before the police ar.
rived on the scene. and IL is not known
who is responsible for the shooting.
Chief Of Police O'Neill. who has TAX
en- personal charge OF the 3T5 policemen
detailed TO the stockyards duty during
the strike. declares that the police have
the strike situation well in hand and
that they will be able to control the
Strikers and their friends. When Mayor
Harrison was asked If he intended TO
,ake any action i'm an attempt to stop
the strike. he said that for the present
nj least the matter would be under con
troll of the police department and that
as yet the strike was purely an affair to
he looked after by the police.