, 1886-11-09
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Two Regiments of Militia at
the Stock Yards.
A Declaration Of War by the
Packers.
The Situation Considered Very
Serious.
The Situation Considered Very
The Chicago Strike.

bttl III FtllOuS uisllIDiltG III tue NlTu
yet, but assaults on non-union men ar
growing more frequent. As the mornin,
progressed the crowds surrounding tn
entrances to the yards increased, tn
strikers became more obstinate and tn,
deputy shcriifs found greater difficulty il
dispensing them. Armour Il Co. la,
about $50 Of their old men, who have re
fused to strike. at work killing hogs. bu
this was the only hog house in the yard
running Knight Of Labor Barry said h,
had not as yet been able to get at all the
facts in regard to the strike, and did moi
know what action he would take. lIC
proposed, however, to have a talk with
the packers during the day, and hoped tc
soon bring about an amicable settlement
of the trouble. About . O'Clock the
crowd at the yards got more turbulent
and assaults on non union men became
more frequent. One man who was on his
way to Fowler's packing house was inter
ccpted while walking over the viaduct
which leads to the house. Three or foui
men picked hun up and threw him over
on to the ground below, a distance OF
ovcr thirty feet. lie was very badly in.
jured.
At SIS this evening an associated
press reporter arrived direct IRON rack
ingtown and the headquarters Of the first
and second regiments, |. n. q. At I:3l
all was perfectly quiet in the vicinity OF
the stockyards. No disturbance had oc-
CURED during the day, and there were no
grounds for fears OF any during the
night. The n%eighborhood is now de-
serted, save for the first and second rcgi-
ments Of state militia stationed there,
and the sheriffs, deputies and Pinkerton
men who have have been on guard duty
since the trouble commenced.
Late this afternoon, about the time
the packing houses were closing for the
night, the first infantry patrolled the
yards and approaches to the packing dis.
trict, while the second regiment marched
up Root street to the intersection Of
Halstead. In this way the entire field
was covered, but not the slightest .indica-
ions OF mob violence or molestatlon OF
employees were met with. The
strikers express satisfaction at the arrival
ol the mihtla, whose presence they claim
TO prefer to that OF the flnkerton men.
Tonight the strikers issued a circular
warning the men to keep away IRON the
packing houses and urging upon their
nemoers the necessity OF poycottlhg
ilqupr II 'hey hopeu 10 WIN,
me saIoohs III inc wv OF Lake were
III cl9seo at . CLOCK to-hlght by order Oh
.ie sncrin. ihcrc "c'v le" p5ioPlc Vn
inc stIee's alter . ciocAi anu AT !
eNeIl nlhg was is l,ulet rs II no s'rIrI
existed ~ inc yaruS 'he ohly UNUSUAL
scouhu was tne 'ieau Oh sehtries' 1hc songs
ron lmITovlseu Huartettes IN Inc amp
~ INC iniil.ai lhe Sarus are pllllIai'ly
NJ py eief'rlc nghlS since inc Inauguration
Oh Ihe laoor roupie
ihe executive eonlllttee vi inc
~ ~ LABOR was III session "a an ua9
anu uutli I''e III 'he evening. me se1
'Iess Vi lncH procGeulhss was gHaluc1
vten nioic ilsiuly nan usual Guo ol
'heii monlueIS s"lu 'hoS n"u conslueiVu =.
oSgrope'at'c pau M wHeIc III loSoipt VI
oherS oi su9st.ntiai nn''ici1l paeh'nH
shouiu l, pe ueciueu oy inc khisn.s 10
pes,ih operations IN the packing business
uhuer that system VT. parry VINO Is
representing lowuerly ana the NnislitS
oil l1apo gchSr"i ~Aeyut'3e o'arl' s!u
10 night mat he considered the SITUATION
Il very serious one ana ne io1keu ior Il
pro.raclcu slilhc' nc sr'u 1uI oie1i "
strike was regular; anu 9Hereu tue ioaow
utterance on inc subject
+" WHOM IT ~ ~ooNChl'N'
IN justice TO ourselves ana -o'uo' men
whoul we represent we ueslre TO maxi
Statements ana correct some erroneous
IMPRESSIONS Inc cohmittee having inc
last strike IN charge made all efforts con
s,sient win khignthood 10 compr3illse,
the dll1euliy anu the packers were olereu
inc i9hoM,hR propositions WHICH 'hel
'rvs.cu WIN cph..enlpt'
,lrs'. leyhhlcal ~recoShl'oh Oh an
elght h9ur uay, inc employees promising
to WORK overtime as mueh as packers
uceuleu necessary.
Seeohu. y rcuus.'9h III Pay su'ncrc', u
balance any loss whlcn might DC i"'lnch'
'ai 10 sucn an arraheemen':
Ihese negotiations certain packers as
sufou 'ne comin''lee Una. Il .n' men
@Souiu i1'u'h 10 l1e zen "our pau ior i
~" TeoNS, .na' inoS fuhl paeNeisl Moulu
"tnniaM ',oni .nc ! IcNurs Nssoo''',o'
anu .e.u'n 10 lnc clgnt nouf sys'cm. .Nu
tnoiiAgu Icpreseu5N'i'os ol 'nu p1cNori
llc assoc'1,lon hau Il rlIh. 10 'aNp suci
a9.lon n W nave POSITIVE prop Una
"r' ~ armour uesiro no sc'elemeh
pn any "HHis "%na'Srer' ne Is nsntih,,
,o' "notnVr o,3co'- inc agreement "hlci
ne ''luii's az non 70 I'm VINO rv'u'n Il
ms cmpi9yi throws aug. upon nus mo
yves lhdt agreement Is as iohoWs;
uo 'ni'hiuly l~nommisH tld' ! "Nl rc
h"uhce 1iegl'hce 10 aii iapor urR"niHa
IONS ana lhat ! VIII deposit from m!