Mower County transcript., 1904-07-20
MOB OF BASEBALL SPECTATORS
BADLY BEATS FOUR NEGRO
STRIKE BREAKERS.
COLORED MEN USE KNIVES AND
REVOLVERs WITH SERIOUS
EFFECT IN TWO CASES,
DISMAL OUTLOOK FOR PEACEFUL
SETTLEMENT OF PACKING
HOUSE TROUBLE,

Chicago, July 18.-In an attack Sum
day afternoon on four colored strike
breakers by mob composed of spec
tators at an amateur baseball game in
the vicinity Of the stock yards, two
white men, one policeman and the
four strikebreakers were severely in
jured. Revolvers and knives were
used and three of the injured men are
in a serious condition.
After finishing their days work at
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger's plant,
the four colored strikebreakers on
their way home had to pass the
grounds where an amateur baseball
game was in progress. There were
fully 1000 persons watching the game,
most all of whom were friends of the
men who went on strike last week.
AS the four workmen approached the
place some one in the crowd yelled
"scab" and instantly rush was made
for the negroes. Two of the negroes
had revolvers and knife and as the
mob started for them they drew their
weapons. Before they could use them,
however, they were knocked to the
ground by dozen white men. One
OF the negroes named Baker scrambled
to his feet and began slashing right
and left, and before the knife could
be taken away from him he had
stabbed James Kiely near the heart.
Another of the negroes fired into
the crowd, two bullets hitting Tom
Durand, one of the attacking party
This opposition OF the negroes set the
| crowd in frenzy and had the police
not made quick response to a riot
call that was sent in, some of the
strikebreakers would undoubtedly
have been killed. AS it was, they were
thrown to the ground and knocked in
sensible before the police could scat
ter the crowd.
Outlook for Settlement Dark.
AS the strikers declare that they
conceded every point possible in last
weeks negotiations there is little like
lihOOd that any further conferences,
for the present, at least, would amount
to much toward satisfactory settle
ment OF the strike. With both sides
in this frame of mind the outlook for
speedy settlement is decidedly dark
The sticking point to the whole
question of arbitration is the rein
statement of the strikers. Mr.. Don
nelly, at Saturdays conference with
the packers, waived every other. de-
mand he had made and agreed 70 o.
der the men back to work, leaving the
| adjustment OF all differences to a"bi-
tration if the employers would take
back all the strikers in a body This
the packers refused to do maintaicing g
that they had hired many new work
men since the strike who they could
not discharge. They promised, how
ever, to take back the old employees as
rapidly as possible and in the order in
| which their applications were filed.
The union officials declare that they
will never accept this proposition, as
they say it would mean the disruption
| of the union inside of three months
To complicate the controversy still
more, the allied craft at the stock
yards, numbering $4,000 workmen,
have become restless and have decided
to join the men already out in SYM
pathetic strike, if Mr.. Donnelly re-
quests them to on his return from St.
Louis today.
All is quite at Omaha and Kansas
City.