The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-19
TROUBLE IN CHICAGO
MOB OF BASEBALL SPECTATORS
BADLY BEATS FOUR NEGRO
sTRlkEeREAkERs.
USE REvoLvERs AND KNIVES
coLoRED MEN STAB AND SHOOT
TWO OF THE CROWD THAT
ATTACKED THEM.

+. AT LACKED THEM.
Chicago, July 1S.-In an attack Sun
day afternoon on four colored strike
breakers by a mob composed of spec
tatOrs at an amateur baseball game in
the vicinity Of the stock yards, two
white men. one policeman and the
four strikebreakers were severely in
jured. Rcvolvers and knives, were
used and three of the injured men are
in a serious condition.
After finishing their days work at
Schwarzchild & sulzberger's plant,
the four colorcd strikebreakers ON
their way home had to pass the
grounds where an amateur baseball
game was in progress. There were
fully 1000 persons watching the game,
most all Of whom were friends of the
men who went on strike last week.
AS the four wOrkmen approached the
place some one in the crowd yelled
'scab" and instantly a rush was made
for the negroes. Two OF the negroes
had revolvers and a knife and as the
mob started for them they drew their
weapons. Before they could use them,
however, they were knocked to the
ground by a dozen white e One
OF the negroes named Baker scrambled
and left, and before the knife could
be taken away from him he had
stabbed James Kiely near the heart.
IT.. A vNfj,or re tho. nnoroac GroI into
the crowd, two bullets hitting Tom
This opposition of the negroes set the
crowd in a frenzy and had the police
not made a quick response to a riot
call that was sent in, some of the
strikebreakers would undoubtedly
have been killed. AS it was. they were
thrown to the ground and knocked in
sensible before the police could scat
ter the crowd.
Several Of the Rioters Arrested.
Several of the rioters were placed
under arrest, as also were Wood and
Baker.
There was little if any change in the
situation of the meat packers strike
here Sunday. With Michael j. Don
nelly, the strikers leader, in st. Louis
looking after that end of the difficulty,
there al no effort here Sunday to re-
new the peace negotiations which
lasted through three days last week
and were terminated Saturday night.
without results.
Whether another attempt to reach
an adjustment of the controversy by
arbitration will be made is problema-
tic, as the packers, believing they had
the better of the argument in last
weeks conferences, are little inclined
to offer any concessions to the strik-
ers. One thing is certain, t..a pack
ers say, and that is that they will not
recede from the position they as
sumed in last weeks conferences and
that the strikers will have to conform
to the employers ultimatum before
any further peace plans looking to a
settlement by arbitration will be sue
cessful. To add to the packers de-
to stand firm, is the fact
that they have steadily increased
their working force at the plants by
the employment of outside workmen,
until Sunday, it was said that things
were in almost normal conditions at
several of the plants. Under these
conditions the packers have assumed
more Independent attitude and are
now more determined than ever that
they and not the strikers shall dictate
the terms on which the controversy
shall be arbitrated.
Outlook for Settlement Dark.
AS the strikers declare that they
conceded every point possible in last
weeks negotiations there is little like
lihood that any further conferences,
for the present. at least, would amount
to much toward a satisfactory settle
ment OF the strike. With both sides
in this frame OF mind the outlook for
a speedy settlement is decidedly dark.
The sticking point to the whole
question of arbitration is the rein
statement of the strikers. Mr.. DON
nelly, at Saturdays conference with
the packers, waived every other de-
mand he had made and agreed to Or
der the men back to work, leaving the
adjustment of all differences to arbi-
tration if the employers would take
back all the strikers in a body. This
the packers refused to do, maintaining
that they had hired many new work
men since the strike who they could
not discharge. They promised, how
ever, to take back the old employees as
rapidly as possible and in the order in
which their applications were filed.
The union officials declare that they
will never accept this proposition, as
they say it would mean the disruption
VI the union inside of three months.
To complicate the controversy still
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