Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-17
WORKING CARDS.
ARMOUR FACES THE FRAY.
Ten Hours a Day or Nothing His
Battle Cry.


CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-The usual crowds
OF idle men remained in the vicinity of the
packing houses to-day and besought all
the men who could be reached not to go
10 work. Many applicants for work. how
ever, went out on the regular and special
passenger trains and were landed at the
doors OF the packing houses, which Were
guarded by armed patrols. The strikers
stopped a wagon containing clothing and
bedding tor the PinkertOn men Just out
side of the city limits to-day aud handled
the driver roughly and threw the clothing
in the street.
INCREASED PRECAUTIONS.
The precautions Tor guarding the prop
erty of the packers nave been greatly in
creased. In the town hall are scores of
cots on which the regular police sleep.
Telegraph wires lead TO each OF the pack
ing houses, and night and day an opera
tor Is on duty. The watchmen at the
packing house report by signal
to the telephone Office every half hour,
and IA patrol wagon crew Is ready for duty
at a moments notice. Electric lights
have been hung throughout all the alley
ways and illuminate every nook and cor
neT, turning the darkest night into the
brightest day Last, but by no means
least III the means Of protection, is the
Pinkerton force. Their barracks
in the Washington Butchers Sons
Packing House presents the
! app arance OF military camp.
All through the day and night
sentinels armed with their Winchester
rifles paced up and down the alleyways
and tracks which surround IL. The
| it Is now AN absolute imDossinilIty for a
Pinkerton man to purchase anything IN
| the neigh bOrhOod.
ARMOUR's EXPLANATION.
z. ID. Armour and sam Alerton met p.
| Barry ana NJ. j. Butler at Mr.. Armour's
office yesterday. Messrs. Butler aud
Barry were there at the solicitation OF
Mr.. Armour. The two delegates were
received With the utmost consideration.
Mr.. Armour stated that he mad called in
Messrs Barry and Butler 10 explain to
them his position. lie denied having
been directly or indirectly respon-
sible for the presence OF the
Plnkerton men at the stock yards. Never
tneiess. he approved OF toe tact that they
had been brought there, and would con
tribute towards Keeping them there. They
ado. ded protection that could not be
Otne wise obtained IL was false that be
was in tue way of AN amicable adjustment
. OF their dIificuities. In company with other
packers be had made revolt against
what be was justified ia believing
20 he al imposition on the part ot the men.
/ Were the eigh t-hOur system aduUJ.d
throughout the country generally II wou a
be d tierent matter. and ne mad no doubt
that The Chicago packers would then ac-
cept the situation. Mr. Armour said Mr.
/ AHertun was chairman OF tue comm tee
tua1 engaged the PtuGerton men, and was
there 70 explain his action.
! q ~
Mr. Allerton then said that the Pinker.
ton men were engaged because they had
no sheriff, or Governor who could be de-
peuded on m case OF an outbreak. Mr..
Barry suggested that there was no danger
OF an outbreak. IN . Mes.rs. Allerlon
aud Armour denied. Mr. Armour ex-
pressed sympathy tor tie men locked out.