Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-12
THE PACKERS STRIKE.
THE STRIKERS RANKS STEADILY INCRBAS
ING IN NUMBERS.


CHICAGO, October 11.-None OF the large
pork packing establishments at the Union
stock yards opened their doors this morn
ing, and none of the 5000 men, usually
employed in these departments, offered to
returned to work on the ten-hour basis
proposed by the owners of the houses.
There was tremendous crowd OF idle men
in and about the yards, but no disturbance
was reported during the forenoon. Shortly
before nine o'clock fifty Of the beef killers
employed in the Fowler packing houses
stopped work and joined the main body OF
strikers. Shortly afterwards the men en-
ployed to load the freight cars by the
Armour house, also stopped work, and the
pressure from the strikers is so great that
the fear is entertained that the strike will
involve all the men employed abovt the
yards and occasion an entire cessation of
work in all houses.
PROTESTING AGAINST THE DEPUTIES.
A special meeting of District Assembly
No 81, X. of L., was held last night. \
memorial address to the authorities of the
town of Lake was prepared, expressing the
indignation of the honest wOrklngmen and
citizens ut the importation of ''SO-called
PinkertOn detectiyes-men unit for eX'
ercise Of the power given them" The
memorial charges that many members OF
the Pinkerton force have been shown to be
abandoned and raScally characters,
and concludes: 1--WE regard the action In
placing such characters among us as 4
grievOus error, and we protest that their
presence is most calculated TO excite and
provoke to discOntent.'
A proposal to establish
A COOPERATIVE PACKING HOUSE
Received unanimous support. 1t was said
that the necessary capital could be readily
secured, and that there would be no trOu-
ble i'll securing location. One delegate
proposed that if Armour continues the
tight against the men, his meats be placed
under an everlasting boycott and his bus-
ness transferred to the cooperative house.
The matter of founding the establishment
will be considered at another meeting
On Saturday the girls at the Transit
House absolutely refused to serve the Pin
kertOn men, and compromise was effect
I'd by the head walters by hitting on the
expedient OF putting the provisions on the
tables before the men entered and allowing
them to help themselves. The girls agreed
to fill the platters and take away the sOiled
dishes. To-day, the girls declare, is the
last that they will submit to doing even
this and u strike among the waiter girls
seems to be impending.
PACKERS DETERMINED.
The two delegates sent by the General
Convention of the Knights OF Labor to en-
deayor to adjust the troubles among the
men ut the stock yards, have arrived and
are holdings Il conference this afternoon
with the strikers. They have not rs yet
had no conference with the packers, 1t
can De positively, however, that the lat
ter are not disposed TO compromise, but
will insist on the ten hours. The pres
cnce of an increased force of PinkertOn
men armed with their WincheSters had
very irritating effect upon the men, this
morning, and was the cause Ofswelling the
force of strikers to-day. 1t is asserted
by many that the packers are not
very anxious to have the
trouble adjusted. They have been pay
ing very high prices for hogs lately and
| the stocks on hand are considerable, so
that temporary suspension would not be
lisagreeable to them. This respect, how
ever, the packers strenuOusly deny, and
assert that they arc anxious TO keep all
| departments running
NON-UNION MEN COMING.
Armour is bringing men in from differ
ent parts of the country to take the strik-
ers' places, and says he can guarantee all
of them steady work and ample protection.
They are putting up cots for the imported
men, and have room for about 600. Mr..
Armour says the other packing houses are
making similar preparations. About
ffty-five men and fifty engineers employed
by Armour joined the strikers this morn
| ing. There were about 400 men all told,
or aboOt one-eighth the regular force, at
work in the pork department of this estab-
lishment to-day. The beef killers were
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