The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-27
ADVANTAGE
NOT, APPARENT
Both Sid| Hold Their
0ws So Far.
PACKBy ! HIRING MEN
Hope - Fill Places of the
Strikers
DESPITE vigilance of the Police, Riots
Take Place. and Two Fatalities
Occur During the Day mt
Chicago.

Chicago, July 26.-Little, If any. adj
vantage was gained by either side In
the stock yards strike to-day. and there
is no hope tonight of an immediate
settlement of the difficulty.
Realizing that they have one of the
hardest propositions to contend with
in the history of the packing industry
the packers are leaving nothing un-
done to gain the upper hand In the
struggle with their 10000 union en-
Moves who are on strike. All day
long workmen from outside points were
rushed to Chicago and taken to the
stock yards under police protection to
fill the places of the strikers.
Tonight 1t was announced by the
packers that 700 new men were now
installed in the different plants at the
stock yards.
Hope to Get Upper Hand.
With these men and with the new
arrivals that are expected each day
the packers hope to get their affairs
in such shape that the strikers VIII be
compelled to seek truce in the hostil-
tiles and seek a peaceable settlement
at the dictation of the employers.
Although the receipts of live stock
were small compared with receipts on
corresponding days under normal con-
ditions, still many cattle, hogs ana
sheep were left in the pens tonight
unsold.
with all the union workmen on
strike with the exception of the pack
ing house Transfers. the only additions
to day to the ranks of the strikers
were about 100 teamsters who quit
work as individuals, preferring to do
this rather than to wait for au official
order to walk out and the mattresses
in the restaurants at the stock yards
controlled by the packing companies.
The teamsters have become restless
and the general belief is that few II
any of the 700 employed in the pack
ing industry will wait for the sanction
of the international officers to go on
strike.
Rumors of Arbitration.
Rumors of renewed efforts to settle
| the difficulty by arbitration were thick
| to-day but on investigation they were
| found to be without foundation When
questioned regarding the situation to-
night, NJ. J. Donnelly. president of the
butchers union. the organization which
precipitated the original strike, said: 1
have no hope of an Immediate settle
ment. The fight is on and the only
thing we can do now is to stick to the
end"
The union organizations recalled
their ultimatum issued yesterday pro-
hibiting the members employed in the
| independent plants from killing live
stock purchased in the stock yards,
where the animals are being handled
| by non-union employees The labor
| leaders took this step after the in
dependent packers had pointed out to
| them that If such an order were car
ried out 1t would be a benefit to the
| big packers
Lines of vigilant policemen guarded
| the entrances to the stock yards ali
day and night. but despite this precau-
ton disturbances were numerous and
two of them ended with fatal results
A striker Fatally Wounded.
While an attack was being made on
some colored strike breakers. as they
were leaving the stock yards tonight,
John Stokes, one of the strikers, was
shot and fatally wounded by one of
| the negroes. Stokes, together with
fully a hundred companions. rushed on
the negroes and one of the latter drew
a revolver and fired into the crowd.
hitting Stokes. The police were close
at hand and scattered the rioters
The union men and their friends have
| become so embittered against the COL
ored strike breakers that the appear
ance OF negro In the vicinity of the
! stock yards is almost certain to be fol-
lowed by violence A negro barber.
about to climb on a street car at the
entrance to the stock yards tonight.
was dragged to the street by mob
and beaten until unconscious. When
the police arrived they announced that
the colored man was dead. but in tue
course of an hour he was revived by
physicians and will recover.
Barber Mistaken for Butcher.
| The mob was under the impression
that the barber was employed in some
of the packing plants and without
waiting to ask any questions, attacked
him before he could make any expla
nation.
chief of Police O'NeiI, who has taken
personal charge of the 375 policemen
detailed to the stock yards duty dur
ing the strike. declared tonight that
tbs police had the strike situation well
in hand and that they would be able
to control the strikers and their
friends. When Mayor Harrison was
asked tonight If he intended to take
any action in an attempt to stop the
strike, he said that for the present the
matter would be under the control OF
the police department and as yet the
strike was purely an affair to be look.
cd after by the police