Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-18
TELEGRAPHiC NEWS.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
NEW YORK. July ll-Meat riots in
the East Side crowded districts are
among ioday's possibilities lar which
the police are making preparations in
connection with the butchers strike.
There is no disorder among the strik.
crs, who are conducting peaceful
campaign for their demands. but in
the tenement house district where
meat Is purchased by ounces instead
OF pounds much suffering is entailed
Among the Hebrew population of this
district cold storage beef cannot be
eaten, the Kosher prescribing that the
meat must be eaten within three days
after the animal has been killed. Many
small shops today were unable to pro-
cure meat and have closed their doors
KANSAS CITY. July 14.-Armour
and Swift both began killing ON lin
tied scale today. the strikers remain
ing firm hut quiet Meat prices have
not been raised Cattle prices jump
ed from 10 to 10 cents today. hogs Is
to 80 cents Armour announced that
he wanted thousand cattle and $500
hogs.
CHICAGO. July Preliminaries
have been arranged for a meeting to
be held with the packers to discuss
the situation. The packers held Sc
cret session this morning
A the proposed conference. which
is to be held at O'Clock this after
noon. the state board of arbitration is
to be present together with Presidents
Donnelly, Gompers, John Floersch OF
the Packing Trades Council William
Schardt Chicago Federation OF Labor.
II an agreement to arbitrate is reach.
ed it is expected that Donnelly will
order the strikers back, pending ad-
justment of the trouble.
BOSTON, July IA general in
crease in the price of meat from 3 to 3
cents a pound went into effect to-
day. Throughout Connecticut the
price OF meat has also been advanced.
FORT WORTH. Tex, July 14.-Ar-
mour resumed operations here today
with small force. the strikers places
beginning to be filed at an early hour
this morning. The prices OF beef and
pork have gone up from to 4 cents.
Supplies in cold storage are estimated
to last two months.
ST JOSEPH. Mo- July l4.-The To-
cal packers gave up their attempt to
operate even on small scale today.
All departments of the packing houses
are closed for the first time since they
started, There are two days supply
of fresh meat In the city Prices of
fresh and cured meats increased to-
day.
CHICAGO. July lJ.-There has been
some bad riots in the stock yards dis
trict today. and police guards have
been doubled. officials of the union
are doing all In their power 10 quell
these disturbances. and officials OF the
several organizations have made trips
through the district breaking up knots
OF strikers and pleading for quiet and
order. In several instances these of
ficials were threatened with violence.
President Dounelly and his colleagues
this morning began drafting II reply
10 the last proposal of the packers.
This Will be presented at the second
Joint conference, which is to be held
today. 1t is expected that many new
|, unions will join the ranks OF the strik-
, ers If some agreement Is not reached
soon.
CHICAGO. July l5.-Prior to leay-
ing the strike headquarters at the
stock yards today to meet Samuel
Gompers and other labor leaders,
President Michael Donnelly said the
proposals made yesterday at the con
ference at the Offices OF Swift & Co.
conld not he accepted by the unions
involved He said that he and his ad-
ylsors would prepare another com
munication 10 be submitted at once to
the packers, but would not Indicate
what changes might be made In the
demands of the strikers, which the
packers have rejected. One thousand
. more non-union men were Imported
into the yards today. making 1000 in
all Strikers have made no attempt
, to interfere with deliveries OF fresh
meat. and the hlling OF local orders
/ was not interrupted.
Prospects for Immediate settlement
, dwindled materially when President
! Donnelly announced that the best
terms the union could offer today
were those presented yesterday and
rejected by the parkers. namely: All
strikers be re-employed within three
days and the arbirators decree should
not involve a reduction Of wages.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. July 16.-ESht