The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-25
CHICAGO COUNCIL
TACKLES STRIKE
City Fathers Make a Second
Effort, to Solve the
Problem.
Mayor Harrison Names a Com.
mittee to Confer With War
ring Factions.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-The city author
tiles are to make second effort to
settle the stockyards strike. At a
meeting of the city council last night,
a resolution was passed empowering
Mayor Harrison to appoint commit
tee of eleven aldermen, who are to
| make it their business to bring about
a settlement.
The committee was appointed by
the mayor. Invitations were at once
sent to the leaders Of the strikers and
to representatives of the employers,
inviting them to meet the members Of
the committee this morning.
President Donnelly Of the striking
butchers said today that he would not
see the mayor and the council COM
mittee before tomorrow.
When President Edward Tilden of
Libby MCNEIL & Libby arrived at
his office today, he found a commune
cation from the council committee in
wiling him to meet that body at IL
o'clock tomorrow. Mr.. Tilden has
been one Of the chief spokesman of
the packers. He said that no action
would be taken regarding the COM
munication until after the packers
had conferred.
J. Ogden Armour reappeared at the
stockyards today, having suddenly re-
turned from his vacation in the east.
In proceeding to the packing center,
he drove thru a throng Of strikers and
pickets, who were resentfully falling
back before an attack Of the police.
When Mr.. Armour and a companion
arrived at the entrance to the yards,
fully $50 strikers had stopped there
on their way to a meeting. A num-
Der of pickets were about. The po-
lice were in the act of dispensing the
gathering when Mr.. Armour arrived
and drove thru the crowd. There was
no demonstration, altho he was rec
ognized.
Dakota CattIemen Desperate.
General M. w. Sheafe, a cattle
raiser, of Watertown, S. D., announced
today that the cattle raisers of his
section We're about to appeal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to save them from
bankruptcy by intervening to bring
the strike to close. General Sheafe
brought $40 head of cattle to the
stockyards here rather than have the
loss of feeding them longer after hav-
ing had them in prime condition for
some time. He declares they sold at
| loss of So a head, considering their
| normal value. Others, he said, are
feeding large herds at heavy loss
rather than face, perhaps, greater
losses by shipping. According to
General Sheafe, the cattle raisers of
the DakOtaS are In desperate cOndi-
| ton.
! president, Roosevelt did so well in
settling the coal strike that should
like very much to see him take hand
in this" said General Sheafe. Here
are millions Of persons suffering be-
| cause a few packers and lot of
| laboring men are at outs. It is an out
rage that the public should be made
| to stand the brunt Of it all"
| In connection with the unexpected
return Of J. Ogden Armour to Chi
cago, reports of an effort to bring
about peace negotiations independent
of the councils effort, were circulated
/ Strike leaders called a meeting and
unusual activity was manifested.
Strikebreakers Strike.
Fifty strikebreakers at the plant OF
Nelson, Morris & Co. went on strike
| today because the company refused
| to discharge special policeman
who, the strikebreakers said, had
beaten Frank Norice, one Of their
number. Last night Norice was ar
rested, but not before he had resisted
the attempt Of the policeman to eject
him from the strikebreakers' lodg.
ings at the yards for smoking a pipe
in barracks contrary to rules which
the company had issued as a precau.
ton against fire.