Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-02
PICKETS AGGRESSIVE
DISTRIBUTING PLANTS ARE OBJ
JECTS OF ATTENTION.
First Eviction for Non-Payment Of
man Forced Outdoors.

CHICAGO, August 2.-The packers today
appealed for police protection for their dis
trbuting plants at 18th and State streets
and George street and Lincoln avenue. The
branch houses of the packers were surround
ed by union pickets who turned back all the
retail butchers with wagons after supplies OF
meat Police were dispatched to prevent
further interference with the retailers.
The first eviction resulting from the stock
yards strike was made today crowd Of
strike sympathizers stoned two constables.
who put Mrs Mary Anderson out OF her
home in 44th street for non-payment OF
rent Mrs. Andersons husband, a striker.
had left Chicago in search of work. The
wife was III in bed when she and her
household goods were carried out by con-
stables Mrs. Anderson was cared for by
neighbors A patrol wagon of police STOP
ped the stone throwers.
Before the arrival OF the police. however.
the crowd had wrecked the cottage from
which the woman had been evicted. Moth
ing was left for any other tenant except
bare walls. Windows, doors. shelves.
plumbing, etc, were smashed beyond all
repair.
The Live Stock Handlers.
In view of erroneous statements leading
to belief that the Live Stock Handlers'
Union ordered its members TO return to
work in the stock yards in direct violation
of orders from the officers of the Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men of North America, the Live Stock
Handlers Union has adopted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That should the officers OF
Union take this opportunity to advise tho
public that our return TO work was due to
In DSfr
nelly and his associates; and further
"Hesolved, That should the officers OF
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butch
er Workmen of North America deem it
wise to again order us to participate in tho
strike, we hold ourselves in readiness to
respond to the call"
Distribution of Supplies a Problem.
One of the serious questions which con-
fronts the managers of the packing house
strike is the separation of the worthy from
the unworthy in the distribution of food
supplies 1t is claimed that most supplies
SO far given out have been secured by per-
sons who have money for their own SUD
port while many families In actual want
have been unable to secure anything.
FaVoritism In the distributions has also
been charged.
Lack of food and proper nourishment
among the poorer classes compelled TO
leave their work on account of the strike
lbs NduStu Iuutu lllftSS, ana al the dis
pensary of the University of Chicago SET
tlement it is reported that 100 cases mostly
children, had been treated within the last
four days.
Strike Pickets Head OFF Workmen.
Difficulty was experienced today by tho
packers employment agents in bringing
strike breakers into the stock yards In
one case twelve Greeks who have come
from Milwaukee failed to reach their desti-
nation They were captured while en- route
through Chicago by a crowd of strike pick
cts. The Greeks were taken to union head
quarters and dissuaded from working
The packers had better success with a
special train bearing 145 men and women
strike breakers, chiefly negroes and ItaI-
ians. These were switched directly into tho
stock yards and unloaded at the doors OF
the various packing houses. A short time
previous 100 strike breakers quit or were
discharged for incompetency.
The receipts of live stock today were
much better than yesterday. consisting OF
5000 cattle. 5000 hogs and 1900 sheep.
Commissary Stores.
Two new commissary stores were opened
by the strikers today. Crowds surrounded
both places securing an apportionment OF
food The two new stores makes four COM
missaries which the strikers are running