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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
DAY OF PEACE
At STOCKYARDS
Strikers Forget Their TrOu-
bleS and Participate in
a Parade and a Picnic
RUN ON BANK ENDS
Police Seeking Persons Who
Circulated False Reports
to Alarm the DepOsitOrs
RUN ON BANK ENDS

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Ths stockyards
strikers forgot their animosities and
troubles to-day long enough to join in
a peaceable demonstration, the first
since the strike was called, nearly four
weeks ago. In street parade several
miles in length fully $4,000 strikers and
their families encircled the stockyards
district, marching to music from a
dozen bands. The demonstration end
ed with a picnic at Oswald's Grove.
While these events were in progress
there was peace and quiet around the
big packing plants at the stockyards-
The run on the Drovers' Trust and
Savings Bank came to an end to-day.
Several small depositors withdrew their
money in the morning. The police are
endeavoring to discover the Identity OF
the persons who were responsible for
the circulation OF anonymous letters
and circulars which caused the run on
the institution.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
METHODS or STRIKERS.

The law defines the word boycott as IAN
organized attempt TO coerce or intimidate one
into compliance with demand by combining
TO abstain and compelling others TO abstain
from any business or social relations with
him" Thus defined the evidence herein abtn-
dautiy proves that Munroe accomplished his
purpose Of 'boycotting'' plaintiff.
Daily, for nearly two months the pickets
visited plaintiffs premises. bearing a banner
denouncing his business as unfair and con-
tanning the false statement that he had
s1ocked OUT union men from his stable
Every hour OF the day. from IN the n1orn-
in, until at night, the pickets were shout
ing that the stable was unfair; while Munroe.
in the evening when the concourse of people
walking or riding home in the cars on Market
street was the greatest, loudly called their
attention to the stable and bade them s'I>oot
at this stabIei The only unfair stable OF
Market street; the stable that always was am
always will be unfair.
UpoE occasions nc and other members OF
the pickets called the plaintiff and his en-
pIoyes -.scabs'' and his stable ''scab stable .
Occasionally some OF the pickets uttered
threats OF violence against plaintiff and some
of his men, The non-unfon employees OF plain
tiff were finally compelled to enter and leave
the stable through the rear, but for several
days after the strike they dared not leave it
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
ROBBERS HOLD Up \
PORTLAND STREETCAR
Two Masked Men Operate in the
City's Suburbs and Rob Eight
Passarlo.er.-
hnr -

PORTLAND. Aug. 5.-One OF the cars
OF the recently completed scenic road
Of the Portland Street Railway Com
pany was held up about midnight last
night on Portland Heights by two
masked highWaymen. There were eight
passengers on the car, all of whom
were robbed. II is not known how
much was obtained, but the amount
was considerable.
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O@ IAS Siue OF tne stable owner. The
union produced no witnesses. The ar
guments were made by Masuire and
van Ness and the case was submitted.
Judge Hunts opinion, rendered yester-
day, follows:
CASE Is EXPLAINED.
On the 22d day of April. 1904. the plaintiff,
Nevada Livery Stables; on that date he en-
ployed ten men, all Of whom, save one be-
I3 Ionsed 70 the defendant, the Stablemen's
0hion' which union was composed of some
coo members. At that time the relations be-
tween the plaintiff and his men were har-
nonious; the latter were working upon the
ana under the conditions prescribed by their
About o'clock on the morning Of that
DAY the plaintiff was visited by a walking
delegate OF the defendants union, who re-
Questeo MN TO discharge the non-union man
then in his employ and substitute a union
man IN his stead
The plaintifr declined TO do so: whereupon
the walking delegate interviewed all Of the
union employees OF plaintiff and they thereupon
ceased work and left his employment Shortly
thereafter two pickets from the union arrived
ana commenced 20 march up and down in
front OF the stable entrance; one OF them
carrying a banner bearing the words, Unfair
stable. Union men locked out and non-union
The following day three or four pickets ap-
peared and patrolled the premises. and within
week thereafter the number Of pickets grad
ually increased. until upon some occasions
there were many as fifty men.
Concurrently with the strike IN PLAINTIFF s
stable the union employees in some thirty-six
other stables in this city went out and were
thereupon assigned to picket duty at those
stables. Daily, between 8 and z o'clock in
the evening and when patrons Of plaintiff
with their horses and vehicles. were returning
to the stable. there were never less than
thirty and frequently from forty to fifty pick
cts. bearing one or more of the banners re-
ferred to and marching in front of plaintin's $
stable in an elliptical formation, their line
extending nearly fifty feet and completely
blocking the entrance thereof. While the
picl1ets were thus marching one or more of
them was continuously shouting, Unfair
Etablei'
The presence of SO large a body OF men,
their marching, their banners and their out
cries. served to attract the attention and
presence OF a large concourse OF people, so that
travel upon the street in front Of the stable
was congested TO the extent that, upon oc-
casions. police interference was necessary to
clear both sidewalk and street.
One Munroe was appointed by the union
captain of the pickets. with full authority to
order. direct and control their action. He
testified that his business was 10 see that
the men acted within the law but the union
left IL to him to determine what conduct
upon their part.~would be within the law -
He admitted that he was the agent OF the
union and that such, he considered II his
duty to put pressure or force upon plaintiff
take ''boycottng measures against the plant
I a h eG1 Is~1
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

\ variety OF articles FOR
SALE in the Miscellaneous Ads.
Gas Engines to Sewing Ma
chineS-SOmc bargains that
may interest yOu-
4 number of MISCELLANE-
OUS WANTS, foO- Perhaps you
can fiji the needs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

Cheap Rates 10 Boston and ST. Louis.
II YOU going - attend the A r
Tucampmeut AT Boston Worlds Fair wby
not have your tickets read one way via tbs
Northern Pacific Ry. and stop en- route sns
visit the Yellowstone Park. For parftc,1iars
rec = X stateler. General Agent. n. p. Ry.,
. et- Market street san Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
CapitoIa Not Quarantined.

CAPTTOLA, Aug. 6.-The rumor
that has been spread to the effect that
this city has been Quarantined on ac-
count Of fever is without foundation
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BOYCOTT Is DEFINED.


cott'' is illegal: 1t has been thus held in Vir-
ginia, 81 Va 921; New Jersey. SO n j. Eq.
Mich 497; Massachusetts, 1e7 Mass. e3; IiIi-
nois. 101 III. APP. 355. and in Minnesota, IS
This action was brought to obtain a perma-
nent Injunction against the defendants, the
Stablemen's Union and others, to restrain
them from continuing the boycott Upon
fling the complaint a restraining order was
issued enjoining defendants from interfering
with plaintiffs business, from picketing his
any of his workmen or patrons Upon the SER
vice Of the restraining order the boycott
ceased. The cause was trieo ana submitted
and the facts herein before enumerated were
proven by overwhelming evidence. There is no
testimony, however. duplicating the defend
those def s7lsants TIE action is dismissed.
The only question Of law TO be determined,
therefore is the question of remedy The de-
fendant's counsel claims that the plaintiff $
remedy n any. must be sought either in
a criminal proceeding or in civil action for
is to be noted that a wrongful act is. in re-
spect to ito nature, either a public offenSe or
q private injury; but. in respect TO remedial
consequences ii may be both The State may
punish wrongdoer by Imprisonment but that
circumstances in no wise impairs the civil
remedy of the aggrieyed party. In ex parte
preme Court say: when there Is an inter-
ference actual or threatened with property
rights Of a pecuniary nature, the jurisdiction
of equity arises, and IS not destroyed by the
fact that such acts are ACCOMPANIED by, OF
are themselves, NlOldllOIlS OI a criminal law.
In this case the answer admits that IL the
defendants are not restrained the plaintiff :
business viii be completely destroyed For
such wrong the Penal Code affords the plain
tiff no remedy. The criminal law cannot
recompense plaintin for loss sustained. cannot
restrain others from committing like acts, can
not enjoin the union from continuing the boy
colt. nor can it prevent threatened injury
to h4s proDerty-
Would a civil suit Tor damages avail the
PLAINTIFF? In this case the answer admits that
the defendants are financially irresponsible.
hence a money Judgment against them would
be unavailing- Furthermore, resort to civil
proceedings would involve multiplicity OF
ants union several hundred Of whom mus,
have participated in the boycott of pIaintifr;
The number and personnel of the participants
however. was constantly changing, in the morn
ing or two. in the afternoon four or six
and In the evening from thirty to nifty; the
known to plaintiff; besides. some participated
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at ALL but were boarded and lodged within II.
Subsequently, under the protection OF police
officer, they were escorted to and from
restaurant. but even then they were occasion
ally followed and nenaced by the pickets.
Upon one occasion an employe Of plaintiff
one OF his employees was followed to his home
and struck with rock, and another was ap-
preached by some OF the pickets and urged TO
join the union; upon his refusal to do SO he
was informed that he would be finished
One of the health ordinances Of the city for
cumulate upon their premises, and requires its
removal with reasonable expedition. When
the plaintiff, in compliance with that law
sought to secure men to remove the manure
from his stable. they were dissuaded from
doing so by the pckets. and 1t was only under
days was enabled 10 perform a duty imposed
upon him by law and sanitary considerations
A dealer in hay who visited plaintiff during
the strike to obtain orders was requested BY
some OF the pickets not to sell to the plaintiff:
they suggested to him that II plaintiff could
when the dealer refused to consider the in
human proposition he was threatened that II
he continued 10 deal with plaintiff he would
be boycotted in his business.
Horses returning to plaintiffs stable were
at times frightened by the crowd which sur
rounded 1t, and one patron of plaintiff. on that
account, compelled to enter the stable
from the rear Frequently the shouts OF the
pickets were boisterous, their manner menacing
and their language opprobrious and threaten
ing.
In consequences Of the boycott plaintiff was
harassed and annoyed, his business was In
jured he lost several customers he was un-
for lack Of drivers and was compelled to send
twelve of his horses to pasture.
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80 Credit b Co..

Baron great sale clOaks and suits this
week only. 115 Geary ST.. from 762 Market .
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

on the side Of the stable owner. The
union produced no witnesses The ar
guments were made by Magufre and
Van Ness and the case was submitted.
Judge Hunts opinion, rendered yester-
day, follows.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
A Street HoId.IJp.

Late Wednesday night three har-
vest hands, who had been spending
the evening together, started down
Main street to the Santa Fe depot.
One of them tells the following story
of being held up: AS the three were
passing some trees, two men jumped
out; one of them hit him over the
head with a revolver several times,
knocking him down. They went
through his pockets and secured about
$50 in cash. The two men with him
say the other two then went through
their pockets and secured about 500.
The man who was hit wanted the
other two to go with him up town and
hunt up an officer, but his two COM
panions refused. He came on alone
and notified Sheriff Bunting. The
sheriff found the two companions and
put them under. arrest. At the de-
pot he found a gang of six or seven
others, and under a seat discovered a
revolver, which none of the gang
claimed. The sheriff believes the two
companions with the assaulted man
were in the job with the other two,
and SO ran them in. But in default
of any further evidence, the two were
released this morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Golden Rule" Jones Dead.

Toledo, Ohio, July 12.-"Golden
Rule" Jones, mayor of Toledo died
here today at 5 p. M, after having
been unconscious for the past sixty
hours. He was SO years old.
Samuel Milton Jones was born in
Beddgelert, Wales. He was brought
to the United States by his parents
when he was three years old. He
worked as laborer in the Titusvllle,
Pa, oil fields. His experience in the
oil district gave him an idea for an
improvement in the sucker rod of oil
pumps. He formed company and
started his fortune. Mr.. Jones was
at first Republican, but abandoned
strict party principles. His name ap-
peared on the Republican ticket for
mayor of Toledo in 1897. He was
elected He retained his seat in
1899, 1901, 1903 as an Independent.
He was non-partisan candidate In
1900 for governor in Ohio. In his
campaign he wrote two songs and
sang them himself in Golden Rule
hall, an institution OF his own where
musicales are given free for the bene-
fit of working men and their families.
Mr.. Jones advocated municipal
ownership, direct legislation, the eight
hour day and the doctrine that the
people should nominate their own
candidates for all Offices by free pc
tition without the Intervention of
caucuses, primaries delegates or
parties.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Gather in Samples.
parties.

We wish the real estate men, and
other business men who have the
time now while the wheat harvest is
keeping the farmers busy, would take
a little time and select punches of
wheat rye, oats, grasses, ETC., for the
county fair. A magnificent display
can be made with these if they are
secured in the proper time. 1t is
but little trouble, when you are out
in the country, to gather bunch of
grain or grass, say six to eight inches
in circumference, and tie it neatly at
head, in the middle and at the butt
Cut off close to the ground. and get
the stalks as near of one length as
possible. Tie and set away some
place where it will keep straight. IF
Barton county had had more of that
kind of material to work with at the
state fair last fall we would have
made so per cent better display.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
TRYING TO ARBITRATE.
Meeting of Strikers and Packers in Chicago
This Morning.

Chicago, July I4.-Preliminary to a
meeting held today with the strikers,
representatives to discuss arbitration,
the packers held a secret session this
morning.
At the proposed JOINT conference,
which is to be held at p. M, the
state arbitration board IS expected to
be present, together with President
Donnelly, of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation; President Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor; John
Floorsch, of the Packing Trades
Council, and William Schardt, of the
Chicago Federation of Labor. If an
agreement to arbitrate is reached, it is
expected Donnelly will order the
strikers back to work pending an ad-
justment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
HERE AND THERE.

Kansas to the front: DR.. Parker,
of Exeter, is an uncle of Judge Par
ker, the silent man.
DR.. Gay of Winfield is getting gay
with the feelings of the people by pre-
dieting another food for July Both.
AS was to be expected, Hutchinson
has gotten into the game with a man
who was once spanked by Senator
Fairbanks.
Topeka papers are agitating the
building of a dyke around the city to
keep out the food waters. Consent,
If they will build a wall high enough
to keep so many fool Kansans out of
that city.
President J. ]. Hill,, of the Great
Northern railway, said today, the 18th,
that in his opinion the United States
will not raise more than 100000, 900
bushels of wheat, with the best posi-
BILE conditions from now en-.
On the 18th a fire destroyed ~
buildings in the business and resi-
dence portion of Millington, Md,
causing a money loss of 100000.
Not store remains in the town, and
the streets are filled with homeless
men ahd women.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Kansas City Live Stock Market.

July 14.-Tbe cattle market open,
ed up strong today, and continued
that way to the close. The receipts
W ere 1000, official figures for yester-
day were received. 1912, shipped 7S6.
The closing prices were. for Texas
steers $500 to s4.45, Texas cows
$500 to 1926, native Steers $500 to
S6.25, native cows and heifers $3.50
to S5.15, stockeTs and feeders S2.25
to $40, bulls s215 to s4.0O. .
The hog market opened with pros
poets steady and at the close was all
the way from fifteen to thirty cents
higher. The receipts for yesterday
were 1881, and. the shipments 9S1.
Today's receipts are estimated at
1000. The prices at'the close were
for rough mixed s4.90 TO s5.O5.
heavy S5.O5 to s5.27a, mixed $50
to s535. and light $500 to $3.50.
The sheep market was slow to,
steady. The receipts were 500.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
J THE MARKETS !
(By the Western Union Telegraph
Kansas City Grain Market.

July 14.-Wheat went in the down
hill direction today. July closed at
S5 yesterday, and the first price in
sight today was $50. This was the
high point, and it then closed at s95,
after having touched s43.
September opened at. 7ss, or Z
over last nights! quitting point. 1t
was not able to hold its own though,
as it declined to 768 and closed at
765.
December opened at 7s9, trifie
below last nights close. Getting. up
a quarter higher, it began to go down
and closed at the bottom, 1880 764.
No. 2 soft wheat, new. sold for 9S
and go,
Kansas City cash or No. 2 hard
sold for 90 to 95 for the new and 95
for the old.
The primary market receipts of
wheat yesterday, with comparisons,
are here shown:
A week A year
Wheat. Today. ago. ago.
Receipts. 2S7 900. 500. 900 413, 900
Shipments. 49, 900 100000 10000
Corn remained about the same.
July opened an / above yesterdays
close of 483, and after getting to 4Ss
to 4S4, closed at the same as yester-
day.
September, also opened I above
yesterdays close of 455. and then
dropped to 454 and closed.
December, like July and Septem-
Der, opened an / above last nights
close of S95. Going then to 404, it
sagged back to 3sss, and closed ar 398
to 395 bid.
No.2 corn sold for 513 to 50, and
mixed oats at 394.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Train Wreck Kills Eighteen.

Chicago July 14.-In the collision
last night on the Chicago and Illinois,
eighteen persons lost their lives, and
many others seriously injured. All
he victems have been identified
except one man and one boy.
The collision occurred between a
picnic train from this city which was
returning, from Monenoe, H., and a
freight train, into the rear end OF
which it dashed at a high rate OF
speed.
A mob of two thousand. composed
mostly of relatives and friends of the
dead and injured, had gathered a
waiting the special. The list of in
jured is now placed at so. Frantic
in their efforts to verify rumors re-
gardipg relatives and friends, the
crowd broke the police lines, and
swarmed through the cars. In the
rush through the station, Mrs. Mary
Burton fell downstairs, and died from
the in juries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Kansas City Packing Houses Are Being
Operated.

Kansas City, July 1.-THE Ar
mour and Swift plants are both kill
ing on limited scale today. The
strikers remain firm and quiet. The
retail price of meat has as yet not
been raised. Cattle prices jumped
up today. and hogs advanced from
fifteen to thirty cents. Armour has
announced that he wants thousand
cattle and $500 hogs tomorrow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Closed at St. Joseph.

st. Joseph, Mo-, July 14.-Local
packers here gave up the attempt to
operate even on a small scale today.
All departments of the packing hous-
es are closed for the first time since
the plants started. There are two
days supply of fresh meats in the
city. Prices on fresh and cured
meats were increased today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Over The State.

The floods are rapidly recedlng all
over the state, ,and everything is resum-
ing its normal condition.
"Farmer" A. w. Smith is a candi-
date for position of assistant secretary
of agriculture.
Reno county. made a gain of $50
in population last gear. The county
proper furnishing ,355, and Hutchinson
531.
All the merchants of Jewell City
have signed an agreement to destroy
all the cigarette papers that come
with tobacco.
An exchange wants to know what
would be thought of man who would
have his pants made from sixteen to
twenty inches longer. than his legs and
then 60 Earound holding them up to
keep them from trailing in the mud
and filth. He probably would be con
sidered crazy. But where does the
comparison come in? I don't know
of anv woman who does this.-Chase
Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Operating at Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Texas, July 14th.-
Armour's have resumed operations
here with a small force. They be-
gan filing the strikers places today.
Beef has gone up one cent, and pork
two to four cents on the pound. The
cooler supplies are estimated to last
two months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Position to be Abolished.

Topeka, July 14,-The opinion is
expressed in we'll uniformed circles
that Paul Morton S position as second
vice president will not be filled, and
also that he won't rejoin the road on
the expiration of Roosevelt's first
term.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
up GO MEAT Prices.
A General Increase in all the Large Cities.

Boston, Mass, July IA general
increase in the price of meats, from
three to five cents per pound, went
into effect here today. Throughout
Connecticut the price of beef has ad-
vanced.
New York, July 14.-Meat prices
were further increased here today.
The rise already amounts to from
four to six cents pound, and a much
greater increase is anticipated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Government Crop Report.

The following table shows for each
of the states having one million acres
or upward in winter wheat, condition
on July l, in each of the last three
years, and that on July 1, 1904, with
the ten-year July average:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Few people realize the hardship it
is to gather local news items during
the busy harvest season. If the paper
fails to mention an important local
event, it is often because people are
too busy to speak of it to the report
erS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Mrs. Frank Wilson of the south
side gave birth to a girl baby at ST.
Rose hospital this morning. All are
doing we'll except Frankie has not
been heard from.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

The President of the Kansas
Southern Oil Co. writes that opera
tions have been at a standstill for the
past three weeks on account of the
flooded condition of the land.