The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-09
LEADS TO RUMORS OF SET.
ELEMENT
MAKE DENIAL
The Great Strike in Chi
CagO.


renewal of hopes that the packers and
strike leaders might be brought to-
gether to seek a settlement of the
strike.
At 2 p. M, there appeared in the
transit house General Agent Skinner
of the Union Stock Yard and Transit
company and the following union ON.
cials: Homer d. Call, international
secretary Butcher Workmen; John }
Fitzpatrick, organizer Chicago FEEDER
alton of Labor; John Floerscb of Pack,
ing Trades, Central body; William
| Sterling, member Butchers Union ex-
ecutiye board; Robert McLeiland,
Millwrights Union.
These men talked informally but it
was said later that no conference was
arranged Tor. Attorney McManus and
two messengers Tor Swift & Co. also
appeared but all denied they came in
connection with peace moves. Repre-
sentatiyes OF all the packers declared
they knew nothing OF any conference
| Il was said MIR. Skinner might be the
intermediary mentioned earlier in the
day as striving to bring about peace
| Another factor in the situation is
the return OF President Donneily to
day from his tour of the west.
Reports are to the eftect chat Mr
| DOunelly's trip has increased tile prob
ability OF q settlement on the part 0.
the unions.
Furthermore President Schardt Of
the Chicago Federation Of Labor is
! favorable to the re-opening of peace
negotiations with the packers.
Union officials have discussed tbG
matter at length, and many of them
have arrived at the opinion that pro,
loDgation Of the strike would be fol
ly If settlement can be reached by
reasonable concessions.
The packers this afternoon denied
| that such a move was under way. Ar.
thur T. Evans, attorney for Swift g.
Co., said in behalf of all the packers
There is no more need of a con
ference than there is of a conference
over the strike of 1894. No overtures
have been made to the packers or b.
the packers, on on behalf of eithc
strikers or packers, so far as / know.
]. p. Lyman, president of the Ma
tional Packing Co. said: II have
heard nothing regarding any proposed
conference"
When asked how he would receive
such a proposal he replied that he die
not care to answer the question.
Arthur Meeter OF Armour 6 Co.
also gave out statement as follows:
"The report that any one is trying
to bring about conference in behali
of the packers is without foundation
No conference has been arranged and
we expect no conference"
| A dozen men were beaten and in.
jured in strike riots about the stocl
yards district today and as many
more were arrested
With the outbreak of riotiDg in the
district Chief of Police O'Neill sem
additional police to the various sta
tions about the yards. Thirty-three
license officers were called in, mad
to don uniforms and sent out foi
strike duty. An additional patro!
wagon was sent to the new city sta
tion.
Among the chapters of riot and dis
order during the day were:
Martin Fidrihowski, strike breaker
from Swift plant, attacked as he
boarded a car at Fifty-third and Hal
stead streets and beaten until his head
was covered with blood Crowds
stoned the car. Police rescued Fidr
howski and arrested four of his assail
ants.
Edward Hill and Jacob Reilly
claiming to be on their way from In
dianapolis to Wsukegan. attacked al
Root and Halstead streets; both mer
beaten, Hill sustaining a severe scalE
wound.
Paul lie Roy, strike breaker fron
indianapolis, attacked by crowd n'
Forty-fifth and Princeton avenue, res
cued by police.
Robert Collins and James Moore
strike breakers from Cleveland, at
tackled at Fortyfifth and Halstet
streets. Collins knocked senseles.
and money and shoes taken; Moor
escaped. Police made five arrests il
this case.
John Maurel, strike breaker froI
= f.~r'--7 no." TNr'i' = %
and Halstead streets; head cut b!
blows and stones. Rescued by Ser
geant O'Rourke and ten policemen.
At South Chicago crowd attacked
Charles Plumb, meat dealer, drivinl
to Nelson Morris branch market
They dragged him from his wagon
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I and turned the team loose. The.
i they threw the meat into the stree
and upset the wagon.