Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-13

| no SneIiu OF (OOk SOuuCSs ILLINOIS, re
| levin. the Situation Critical, Appeals to
! the Governor for Troops Two Rcgi-
| ments Quartered at the stock Yards and
the Striking Butchers In the Main Or
| derly.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-There was consid-
| cradle excitement but little violence at
the stock yards this morning. Deputy
| sheriffs and Lake police were patroling
| the houses and railroad tracks, dispensing
all assemblages and anticipating any at
tempts of crowds to gather. Outside OF
the yards large crowds OF strikers had
assembled in every avenue of approach.
| Determined efforts were made TO prevent
the men on their way to work from
| entering the yards. Every individual who
| approached, whether known as q
neighbor or stranger was quickly sur
| rounded and questioned as to his inten-
tons. Those who came with dinner
pals on their arms were set upon, their
pals taken from them and in many cases
severe beatngs administered. Few sue
ceeded in running the gauntlet and gain.
Ing access to the packing houses, ex
cept under pretense of having other busi-
HISS ltld1l lLC VI S1ttiC shd hOc,
on hand.
At Armour's house slaughtering was
| aoing on with mixed gangs of men, many
of the old hands being still at work, and
they and the new men were engaged side
bv side, the best of feeling prevailing be-
tween them.
The houses of Swift and Morris were
running,as on Saturday, with light forces
of new men. No other houses appear 10
be running. OF the twenty thousand
men on strike, to Judge from expressions
heard, a large majority are pleased
rather than otherwise at the calling out
of the militia.
"This," said one man OF group on
Halstead street, sis a strike, and Il bad
| one; but the great bulk Of US want 1t to
proceed decentiy. The presence of the
militia will preserve order and keep I'M
der an element that our committees can
not control. Bloodshed and rot is the
worst thing that can happen. The hot
| heads are against the militia, but decent
men are in their hearts glad Of their ap-
pearance."
At the yards now two packing-houses
have been turned into boarding houses.
Ranges have gone in and cooks have
been employed by the month. The pack
ers say that this big boarding house,
capable of housing 1900 men, will be one
Of the prominent features of the winter.
Eight hundred miitiamen left the Lake
| Shore depot at halt-past ten O'Clock this
morning for the STOCK yards. They were
| under command Of General Fitzsimmons
and Colonels Knox and Wheeler. TheiI
| orders were to disembark at Thirty ninth
| otrcct and march to Ferguson's packing
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headquarters. All seemed in good spirits,
the opinion prevailing that there will be
no active duty required, the moral effect of
their presence rendering patrol duty suf
ticient to preserve the peace and protect
property. The First regiment carried
their Gatling gun.
SPRIN GFIELD, H., Nov. 8.-The Gov.
ernor has telegraphed orders TO General
FitzsimmGns of the Second Brigade llli-
nois National Guards to have the First
and Second regiments in readiness for
Packngtown in the event OF trouble there
to-day.
NO BLANK CARTRIDGES.
Governor Oglcsby says he does moi
care to talk about the strike or the &C
ton he has taken in ordering out the
militia. He appears TO be aware OF the
gravity OF the situation, and there is no
doubt lie will act promptly and effectual
y 10 preserve the peace and protect life
and property.
gentleman present at the interview
with Sheriff Hanchett, saws: "The Shcr-
if represented TO the Governor that there
were 5000 men on strike at the Chicago
stock yards and he was ut erly power
less TO cope with such 4 body o.
strikers with the force at his com
mand He considered it of the utmost
importance that the militia should be or
dered out at once, and made a demand
10 the Governor for assistance. The
Governor issued the order Tor the as
embling of two regiments. and no blank
cartridges will be used"
Sheriff Hanchett and Senator Campbell
both declined 10 talk about the situation.
Assistant Adjutant- General Ewert saws:
.Sheriff Hanchett informed Governor
Oglesby that it would do no good to
swear in deputy sheriffs in citizens
clothes, as they had no effect against the
strikers. He was satisfied no other
course but 10 order out the militia would
be effective, and asked forfour regiments,
but the Governor thought he would start
with two"
All is quiet at The yards. Mr.. JOIN
Cudahy says: "The. peril will be now in
getting the men to their homes at night
and from their homes in the morning
A Broad ii mt to Fast Congressman.
WAsHINGToS, Nov. Sit is quito pos
sible that number OF Congressman viii