Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-18

ClllCAGO, JuIy lS.-ln q Ugh gro
ing out Of the meat packers strike q
the Chicago stockyards three men wer.
injured, n fatally. A squad of pc
llccmen, summoned on a riot call, final
ly suppressed the disturbance aftc.
considerable difficulty.
-Four colored strike breakers were
attacked by Il mol composed of spec
tators at an amateur baseball game il
the vicinity of the stockyards and tive
white men, one policeman, and the
four strike breakers were severely in.
jured. Three of the injured men are
in Il serious condition.
On their way home the negroes had
to pass the baseball grounds.
AS the four workmen approached
some one yelled .Scab..' and instantly
Y rush was made for the negroes. Tive
ei the negroes had each a revolver
asd Il knife, and as the mob started
for them they drew their weapons.
Before they could use them, how
ever, they were knocked to the ground
by a dozen white men. One of the ne
groes named Baker scrambled to his
feet and began slashing right and left.
Before the knife could be taken away
from him he stabbed James Kiely near
the heart, perhaps fatally. Another of
the negroes fired into the crowd, two
of the bullets hitting William Durand,
one Of the attacking party.
This opposition of the negroes set
the crowd in a frenzy, and had not the
police made a quick response the
strike breakers would undoubtedly
have been killed. Several of the riot
crs were placed under arrest, as also
were Wood and Baker.
All negotiations for q settlement Of
the s~tockyards strike here are off.
Chicago is in grave fear Of the re-
suit. To what ends the irresponsible
foreigners and roughs among the strik-
ers and their sympathizers may go to
obtain what they call justice is a mat
ter of the greatest concern.
In the final conference between the
packers and Michael Donnelly, head
of the strikers, Mr.. Donnelly offered
to concede every point save one. He
would submit the question of wages
and labor conditions to arbitration,
even though the decision resulted in a
reduction of the wage schedule for
the men. In this offer Mr.. Donnelly
gave away one of the two principal
demands for which the strike was call
ed. He expected the packers would
yield the other point-namely, that they
would take back all the strikers as fast
as possible. He suggested seven days
to complete the installation.
The packers did not yield. More than
that, they said they would con-
cedc tie point.
With the announcement of the fail
ure of peace negotiations anne increas-
cd apprehension of violence. Police
precautions have been doubled and
every safeguard taken to protect life
and property. The temper of con
servative strikers has been held in
check by a sustained hope of settle
mcnt. Now that they are deprived
of tlNt peace stimulant the worst is
feared. 1t is the opinion of the po-
lice that little is needed to precipitate
one of the most disastrous labor wars
in the history of the city. For that
emergency they have made full prepa-
rations.
Just low there is fear that a sympa-
thetic strike involving all the trades at
the stockyards will be called. Aside
from those already on strike, there are
12,000 men employed at the yards con-
nected with unions.
Philadelphia Efay Be Shy of Meat.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1S.-For the