Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-08-05
BUTCHERS ARE WEAKENING.
ABOUT 1000 SAID TO HAVE RE-
TURNED TO WORK.
Police Station In Chicago Stoned by
Rioters Who Were Finally Driven
Away by Strenuous Use of Of
fieers' Clubs--Fata Affray.

llCSTS SIupS--T dIdI AIITelys
Chicago, Aug. both the packers
and the strikers spent Sunday in
Strengthening any weak spots that
could be found in their defenses pre-
paratory to another week of effort to
bring their opponents to terms.
Over 1000 new men were added to
the men already at work in the differ
ent plants. Among the arrivals were
many skilled laborers, something the
packers have been sadly in need of
ever since the strike started.
In fight at the Nelson Morris plant
Sunday afternoon between Andrew
Simms and John Davis, both non
union workmen from New Albany,
Ind, the former was stabbed and
killed. Simms was employed by the
packing company as waiter in the
dining room which has been fitted up
for the strike breakers. Davis was
employed as cook by the same con-
cern.
New York, Aug. 1.-More than the
usual number of cattle were slaugh-
tered here Sunday in the plants of the
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Co. and
the United Beef Co., in spite of orders
from President Donnelly, of Chicago,
that all the men in both plants should
come out on Sunday unless both com
panies entered into separate agree
ments with their employees.
Chicago, Aug. 2.-Monday was
busy day with the packers. With in
creased forces of skilled workers and
their operating departments more
thoroughly equipped than at any time
since the beginning Of the strike, the
employers took firm grip on the ma
chinery of their affairs and as result
the stock yards took on the old hum
of activity to a great extent. More
than $4,000 head of live stock were
received. This is an increase of $4,000
head over the receipts on the corres-
ponding day last week.
The big packers bought 5000 cattle,
1900 hogs and 10000 sheep during
the day. Before nightfall so per cent.
of these purchases had been slaugh-
tered.
Further proof of the assertions of
the packers that the difficulties of the
strike are being overcome was fur
nished by the shipment of 500 car
loads of fresh meats from the stock
yards.
AS near as could be estimated last
night 359 union men of the various
trades on strike returned to work
Monday. OF this number who aban-
doned the fight many were skilled
workers. The packers say these de-
sertions make the total number of
strikers who have returned to work
1000.
Rioters stoned the Deering street
police station late last night and for a
quarter of an hour the police battled
with the crowd of 1000 men and wo-
men, as it charged the station with
sticks and stones, shouting vengeance
against the police.
The trouble started when the police
went to the assistance of Frank Cas-
tellano, a strike breaker who had been
dragged from a street car and severe
ly beaten. Before the police could
reach Castellano he had fired four
shots at his assailants.
Stones and bricks by the hundred
were hurled at the building, and all
the windows in the place were broken
Charge after charge was made by the
police and the rioters were driven
back only by the strenuous use Of
clubs.
Kansas City, Aug. 2.-Monday's de-
velopments in the butchers strike
were serious from the standpoint Of
the strikers, as hundreds of strikers
returned to work, many of them being
skilled workmen. The break in the
ranks of the strikers was caused by
their growing tired of waiting for
strike benefit money promised from
Chicago and because they could not
afford to remain idle longer without
pay. Few of the men who applied for
work were refused their old places.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug. 2.-The police
had number of sk!rmishes yesterday
with the strikers who stopped packing
house delivery wagons and there were
several arrests.