Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-29
MEAT CONTINUES 10 SOAR.

Chicago, July 29.--Although the
managers of the packing companies
claim to have enough men working so
that their production is almost normal
in several of the plants, the price of
meat continues to rise in the local
markets. This is largely due to the
fact the products of the big
plants been almost wholly sent to
outside points.
The meat served to Chicago custom
ers nearly all comes from the indepen-
dent plants.
Figures obtained at the five largest
independent packing houses in the
yards where there is no strike in prog
ress show that these plants have more
than doubled their force of men and
their output of meat. The men are
working in three shifts of eight hours
each, and the killing and preparing Of
meat is continued day and night. Pre-
viousIy to the strike these five plants
were employing 410. This force has
been Increased to $50. The weekly out
put of the plants has increased from
3 800 cattle, 900 hogs and 4,700 sheep
slaughtered before the strike to $500
cattle. 1000 hogs and 10,7O0 sheep for
the week ending yesterday. All this
meat goes to supply retail markets In
Chicago.
r. J. Reddin of the Sheet Metal
Workers union has instructed mem
bers of the union outside Of Chicago to
make no cans for the packing com
panies involved in the strike.
Declaring that the Lord had COM
missioned him to end the packing
house strike by killing all the strik-
ers, John A. Leeds, a negro, caused
much excitement at the main en-
trance Of the stock yards to-day. He
was arrested by Policemen who were
startled by the result of a search OF
the prisoner Leeds was found to be
carrying a revolver of the army pat
tern every chamber loaded, and IN adj
dition he had knife with blade
eight inches long.
The capture Of Leeds was made
only after a severe struggle, he declar-
ing that he would never be taken
alive as he was guided by invisible
power.
"I have been sent to end. this
strike" said Leeds, and I am going
| to do it. am going to clear the stock
yards district Of the men who are
bringing starvation upon thousands OF
people.
The police are in doubt whether
| Iced is insane or only shammfng.
I Eighty negroes being transported
from tile stock yards on the Lake
Shore road, were thrown into a panic
| by furious attack by mob of .20C
| throwing stones which demolished
nearly every window In the cars.
| The explosion Of torpedOes warned
| the engineer to stop. Instantly a
mob rushed outsand the rock throwing
began. Three policemen beat the
rioters back, while the negroes, thor
oughly frightened, hid under the car
seats. and the train pulled away from
| the scene.
Attempt to smuggle out lon-unioI
| meat from the stock yards through
subterfuge to-day resulted in an ex
citing chase and the complete failure
of the plan. The meat had been
loaded into a wagon and eluding the
pickets the drivers had reached the
Exchange avenue gate and passed
out There the pickets learned tSe
facts and sent word to President
Golden of the Transfers uniOna who
ordered the wagon turned back. The
man driving the wagon dashed his
horses into a run. the pickets purSu-
ing him. The pickets leaped upon a
street car and in few seconds the
wagon was overtaken and turned
back to the yards.