Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-18

The Second Reeima nt and Cavalry Re-
main-Strikers Going Back 10 All the
Houses-rmported Men Leavlng-AI-
legged Attempt to Poison Phil Armour
with Strychnine.
CHICAGO Nov. ls-There was another
large addition made TO the union men taken
back 10 work at the stock yards "Wednesday,
and notwithstanding the dissatisfaction over
the contract ma jority of the knights taken
have cheerfully signed it. The contract was
presented by all the packers Wednesday
morning. Swift and Morri, were the only
houses hitherto requiring compliance with
the contract as prerequ site for re-employ-
ment Many who refused to sign and quit,
subsequently obtained travelling cards from
their assemblies with view to seeking work
elsewhere. Some will go to the Marquis de
Mores new packing house, on the Northern
Paciti; railroad, superintended by A. C. Fos-
ter, formerly manager for Swift here Craig
Il Co.'S house, which started up on the
eight-hour and 10 per cent. reduction during
the strike, resumed the ten-hour full pay
plan Wednesday morning
The men who refuse to sign quote Mr.
Barry as denouncing the contract and saying
that ''the men here viii absolutely refuse TO
sign the Objectionable agreement"
There were 100 of the old men taken back
at Fowlcr's Wednesday morning. including
the fifty who quit Tuesday rather than sign
the contract. Armour only had room for
about fifty more, and Morris only took on
two extra. The comparatively small in
crease in tho men put to work again is said
to I've a scarcity of hog;
The First regiment received orders
Wednesday morning to retura t. the city at
noon. The brigade staff will hereafter make
its headquarters at the Pullman building
In this city, the cavalry and Second regiment
remaining at the yards for the present.
All the new hands employed by the Chi
cago Packing and Provision company, about
200 in number, left in a body Wednesday
morning, being afraid 10 work without the
protection of the militia
Francis j. Blackburn, a member of Com
pany B, First regiment infantry, is dead
from the effects of a severe cold which was
aggravated by service at the stock yards.
His superior officers would not excuse him on
account of his cold, and one days duty as
picket finished him. He vert home and took
to his bei and died
A little boy Monday fornoone ran up the
steps OF the Armour dwelling an Prairie ave
nue. and hanied III package which was
Wrapped III yellow paper The cook re
celved the package and noticed that it was
tabled: Best quality buckwheat Sample
plckage" From the printed matter on the
paper the cook was he'd to believe that it came
from TebbettS & Garland, grocers, LIS
Wabash avenue. When Mr. Armour's hut
Ter learned that the parcel had been deliv
cred lie gave orders that no one should touch
it, and ran after the boy who delivered it.
overtaking him the lad said two men whom
he met AT Wabash avenue and Twenty-fi
street gave him - cents TO deliver the parcel
to Mr. Armour's cook Later in the dav a
stranger Who had overheard the converse
ton between the two men and the bow, in
which the word ''poisun" was used, went to
Armour'S office and put the big packer on
his guard.
Mr. Amour at once put the case in the
hands of the Pinkerton detective agency
and. fastening home, sent the buckwheat 10
an expert chemist for analysis. The latter
reports that the -four contained enough
strychnine to kill a dozen families Mr. Ar
monr's residence is now carefully guarded
after dark, and no stranger is allowed to en-
ter ON any pretext whatever.