Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-19

TO dissolve the Injunction by attorneys
| employed by the strikers.
There Is no change in the strike sit
! uation.
PACKERS TAKE PRECAUTIONS.
Kansas city. Mo- July l9--In the
| face Of q probable sympathetic strike
| Of their engineers. electricians and 9TH
| er skilled employees members Of the
| allied trades unions, the local packers
| today placed additional forces at work
ana IN each instance. they asserted, IN
| creased their outputs. A general strike
! Of all trades allied with the butchers
and killers II expected In labor circles
, today unless peace agreement Is
| reached at Chicago. In this event, II
is believed 500 men viii 20 out and the
packing house industry here be tied up
completely, az least FOR a while There
has been a slight advance in the price
Of fresh meats since yesterday
A committee from the local railway
switchmen visited packing trades head
quarters today and notified the striking
butchers that Il necessary the switch
men would refuse to handle coal and
noat for Kansas city packers and
stood ready to lend financial aid to the
strike. They were told that AT pres
cnt such step was not necessary
QUIET AT OMAHA.
omaha, Neb. July l9.-Quiet is the
order Of the day among the striking em-
ployes Of the South Omaha packing
companies. Few, II any, OF the old men
have returned TO work. but the packers
have given formal notice to the i've
stock exchange that they are prepared
to slaughter 1900 cattle and 5000 hogs
daily.
The strike piekets prevented travelling
men returning from their routes from
entering the yards Of the plants until
the chief Of police escorted them per-
sonally. Charles Bonner, who had been
hired 10 work In a packing house, re-
fused police protection. saying he would
get through the picket lines alone. with
a revolver I'm each hand he made his
way through the columns, but was taxi
en- IN charge by policeman.
MORE EMPLOYEES DESERT
ST. Joseph Mo- July 19-There were
more desertions from uhe ranks Of the
striking packing house employees today
than al any time since the strike was
CALLED Pickets Of the strikers were
more active. Meat prices were again
advanced today.
ENTRANCE TO PLANT BLOCKED.
st. Paul, July l9,--Although Presi-
dent Willis OF the Butchers union,
promised Gov. Van SAINT that the pick
cts about the entrance 30 the Swift
packing house would be removed, the
plant was effectively bockaded today
when the Office force arrived for work.
A determination seemed 10 prevail 10
keep everybody out but the officials Of
the company and the women stcnog-
raphers.
RELIEF FROM BEEF FAMINE,
New York. July l9--Temporary re-
lief In the beef strike. situation in the
crowded east side district came today
with the beginning of the Jewish feast
Of Alb. During this feast, which con-
tinues for nine days. all the orthodox
Hebrews viii abstain from meat Of any
kind, Quiet prevailed in the packing
house centers today, and with few
exceptions business was practically at
O standstill.
WANT ANOTHER CONFERENCE,
chicago, July l9.-The meeting OF Ia
Dor leaders today drew up a note TO the
packers asking for another conference.
The note was sent to the packers this
afternoon.