New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
PEACE TALK IN CHICAGO.
Packers Deny Meeting Is Planned
Recruiting StocLyards Forces.

chicago Aug In q statement gwen out To-
night by The packers. the report that neEo'''
tfons are in progress to bring about another con
ference between the packers and the ianor led"
ers is declared TO be entirely untouhded. lhE
hackers assert that there is not the slghleSt
Feasibility Of further conferences with the SliINe
ie.dars Acco~dine to this statement. the prog
ress being made a the plants is satisfactory |"
all the packers. more men are heinE empi"Yed
daily all contracts and current orders are beng
made at lower prices than before the strike
began
In a table accompanying the statement II IS
shown that the total number OF men al WORK
tonight AT all points is more than 29.ooo as
+ributad as follows: Armour & Co. 9.ll5; Swift
& Co. S623; Nelson Morris & Co. 5.b+S' Na-
tional Packing Company. 4.1e3: Libby, McNe'h
& Libby. S21: Schwarzschild x SuizoefSeI'
I 926; Cudahv & CO. 14S1 with this number
OF men at work the packers say they claim TO
have shipped total of >$l carloads "i 're9h
meats from all points yesterday.
Beyond seeing that the order is carried out
prohibiting deliveries Of ice 10 retailers VINO
have been hauling their meat from the stock
wards themselves since the teaus1ers struck,
the strikers to-day did very litu Up to date
the ice supply Of 100 of these markets has been
cut off.
According to leaders of the strike certain
powerful influences have been brought {" bear on
the packers and peace negotiations will probably
be renewed tomorrow afternoon between the
strikers and their former employers The an
nouncemeul was made by President Schard of
the Federation Of Labor and !. J. Kepple-. hus-
ness agent of the machinists' uuov. Netrer
would reveal the identity Of the peaCemakers. hu'
they said that the men who are abou, 10 intervene
were not identified with any of the former peace
efforts. NIr. Keppler said that President Doc-
nelly would return 10 the city to-day and th@t
the matter would be laid before him. II belle
the parties who are trying TO brins abou'
another conference mean business" he added
The labor men win meet them more tnan half
way
Homer y. Call. international Sc retary of the
butchers organization. declared to-day that
outside Influences are again trying 20 bring
about settlement OF the stockyards strike.
7 expect no direct overtures from the pack
ers before Monday" continued Mr.. call but by
that time ! hope TO accomplish something Of
beneficial nature. BY Monday the packers viii
be ready talk TO US"
Early to-day Robert Collins and James Moore
Of Cleveland. who came here 20 secure worl
in the packing houses. were intercepted by pick
cts while on their way the stock yards.
Collins Mas badly beaten. robbed and left uu-
conscious IN the street. where he was found hy
a milkman. Moore escaped by running Frank
Polaski. who admits that he was doing picket
duty I'm that locality. has been arrested ON sUs-
picion Of connection with the assault
The packers to-day introduced distinct no.
city ina strike breaking trainioad Of iuiui-
grants sai1 To he direct from Ellis Island. Thr
immlgrsnJs We're unOaded a. obscure spots
abou- the yards. and We're smuggled in groups o.
ten o. twelve 70 the various departments. Wher-
they We're pui 10 work. This TOOK place While
representatives % the packers were reiterating
the declaration msGe yesterday that scores OF
applicants for WORK are being turned away he
cause employment is offered to only skilled
men. The recruiI5 We~- loaded down with
boxes. bags and bundles wrapped In cloths an
indicative o. Mediterranean points To most
of the pieces OF luggage the Passed tags of the
Custom House OF NeW-YoTk Were still attached.