The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-27
BLOOD SHED IN
CHICAGO STRIKE
One of the Union Men Fatally
Shot by COIOred Man.
NEGRO KILLED DURING RIOT
DESPERATE STRUGGLE NOW UN-
DER FULL SWING.

n HICAGO. July 26.-Little If any ad-
L. vantage was gained by either side
in the stoczyards strike today and
there is no hope tonight of any inn
mediate settlement of the difficulty.
Realizing that they lave one of the
hardest propositions to contend with
in the history of the packing indus
try, the packers are leaving nothing
undone to gain the upper hand in the
struggle with their 10000 union eug-
pIoyes who are on strike. All day long,
worxmen from outside points were
rushed to Chicago and taken TO TIE
stockyards to fill the places of the
strikers Tonight it was announced.
by the packers that 1000 new men were
now installed in the different plants at
the stOckyards- With these men and
with the new arrivals that are eX-
pected each day the packers except to
get their affairs in such shape that
the strikers viii be compelled 10 seek
a truce in the hostilities and seek d
peaceabIe settlement at the dictatiou
Of the employers. Although the re-
ceipts of live stock today were small
compared with receipts on correspond
ing days under normal conditions,
still many cattle, hogs and sheep were
Transfers Restless.
With all the union workmen out on
strike with the exception Of the pack
ing house teamsteTs, the only addi-
tiOns today to the ranks of the strik-
ers were about 100 teamsters who quit
work as individuals. preferring TO do
this rather than wait for an official
order TO walk out, and the mattresses
IN the restaurants at the SroCkyarCis
controlled by the packing companies.
The teamsters have become restless
and the general belief is that few, If
any of tie employees wiz wait for the
sanction of the International officers
of the union TO go on strike.
RumoTS of renewed efforts to settle
the difficulty by arbitration were thick
today NJ J. DOnneIly, president of
the Butchers union, tonight said:
No Hone For Settlens ant.
Il have no hope of an immediate
settlement. The fight is on. and the
only thing We can DO now is 10 stick
to the end"
The union organizations recalled their
ultlm2tum issued YESTERDAY prohibiting
their members employed in the indie
pendent plants from killing livestock
purchased in the stock yards where the
animals are being handled by non-union
employees The labor leaders took this
step after the independent packers had
pointed out to them that If such an
order was carried out il would be a
benefit to the big packers.
Lines Of yigilant policemen guarded
the entrances 10 the stock yards all day
and night, but despite this precaution
disturbances were numerous and two
of them ended with fatal results. While
an attack. was being made on Col0red
strike breakers as they We're leaving
the stock yards tonight John Stokes.
one Of the strikers, was shot and fatal
~ wounded by one of the negroes.
Stokes, together with fully 200 compsn-
ions, ii IS said, rushed on the negroes.
and one Of the latter drew revolver
and fired into the crowd. hitting stokes.
The police were close a. hand and sue
ceeded in scattering the rioters after
much difficulty.
Negro Killed.
During another riot within 100 feet
Of the same place and less than an
hour after the one in which Stokes
was injured, a negro strike breaker
was shot and killed The rioters es-
capped before the police arrived on the
scene, and il is not known who is re-
spOnsible for the shooting
Chief of Police O'Neill. who has taken
personal charge OF the So policemen
detailed to stock yards duty during the
strike declared tonight that the police
had the strike situation well in hand
and that they would be able TO control
the strikers and their friends
No Action at Present
When Mayor Carter Harrison was
asked tonight If he intended 10 take
any action in an attempt TO stop the
strike, ne said that for the present, at
least. the strike would be under the
control of the police department. and
as yet the strike was purely an affair
TO be looked after by the police