St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-11
BEATEN BY BULLETS.
4 Crowd of Chicago Stock Yard Strikers
Come Into Collision With the
State Militia,
But Promptly Run Away on Hearing the
Order Given to Load With
Ball Cartridge.
The Packers Firm, and the knights
of Labor Ready TO Besin a
Big Boycott.
a Determined Battle Between New
York Knit Makers and
Their Men.
The Chicago Strik z

houses this morning. and about 900 men
are at work. Nelson Morris received
dispatch from the east saying that some one
down there. whose name he would not give,
will send him 800 skilled butchers. He
also had dispatch from a Strengthening
firm in the East, which has been killing
beef for him. which says that they have
killed 500 head of cattle day, and can
double that number if he wishes it. About
two thirds of the men at work in the yards
are new hands. The militia guards were
out as usual, and all the approaches to the
yards were lined with picketS. The Inter
national Carpenters union, at a meeting
last night. passed a resolution
EXPRESSING SYMPATHY
for the stock yards strikers and offering pc
cuniary aid if needed. Gen. FiiZsimons
has requested that a company of the First
cavalry be sent to the yards. 1t is thought
they can render more efficient service in an
swering sudden alarms than the infantry.
There was busy scene at the town hall at
the yards during the morning. About
s. 300 of the old employees of Armour Il Co.,
Swift Il Co. and the Chicago Packing and
Provision company were cOngregated there
for the purpose of being pad off. 1t was
deemed more advisable to let them get
their pay there than to have 1t done at the
firms offices. Besides the great throng of
strikers there were thousands of their
friends. The crowd was little more tur
bulent than yesterday. and Gen. FitZsimons
has put an extra force of men near the
town hall to be ready in case of any dis
turbance.
The boycott has already been declared
by the general executive board of the
Knights OF Labor. Said Mr.. Barry at noon
today
1t begins on ArmOurs meats and other
products. How Iar we shall extend it as TO
other packers l cannon say yet.
Nelson Murr $ was interviewed last night
with reference to a dispatch from Albany,
n. Y. yesterday in which it was said that
beef packers in Albany. Troy and other
points in the East were unable to get butch
ers to slaughter the live stock shipped to
them. Mr.. Morris denied all knowledge of
any such trouble He had house about
five miles from Albany. but he found no
difficulty in getting men to slaughter all
mails shipped on hoOf from here. nor did he
know of any other firm that had any trouble
getting cattle buGchered in the East. In
public interview packer says the state
ment made by Nj. Barry last night. regard
ing his arrangement with MeSSrS Kent IL
Fowler to assist tie men in carrying the
eight-hour day is incorrect. 1t is stated
that neither Mr. Kent nor Mr.. Fowler ever
made such an arrangement.
THERE WAS a COLLISION
tonight near the Ashland avenue bridge
between a crowd of strikers and a small
squad of infantry men The bridge was
guarded bJ twelve men from the Second
Infantry under Lieut.. Mcmillan the rest
of the company beng Stationed in the vi
clniJy of nelghboring packing houses. The
nf fNfrl nd
bered about five hundred. and was deter
term ned to prevent packing house en-
ployes from crossing the bridge on their
way back to the city at the close of the
DAYS work. The crowd was charged by
the squad several times ana forced to retire
temporarily but increasing numbers added
to its persistency and a serious conflict
seemed imminent. Finally Lieut.. McAliI-
Ian gave the order to load with ball cart
ridges. The crowd thereupOn speedily dis
persed. and the employees went OH their
way without further mOlestatiOn. No one
suffered serious injury.
SAID MIR. BARRY,
of the general executive board of the
knights of Labor, to-day:
THE packers are fighting US in a body, but
we are not going to scatter our FIRE. We are
going to take them one one and see what
the determined efforts Of 2,0O0,0U0 of work
ingmen can accomplish"
DO you mean thar boycott is to be de-
cided on against Armour
1--WE like to fighI big man. and, as | said
before, the fight which has already begun
Will be against the packers We will first
give Mr. Armour chance TO take his trade
away from Chicago. He and the Fow iers are
playing fast and loose with the packers and
Armour. who has q immense quantity of
mess pork stored away in MS big packing
houses. is simply getting rid of il at big
profit. He is sharp He and the Fowlers,
who have houses here and at Kansas City and
Omaha, have the advantage of the other
packet here. They think the houses there
will run all right"
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS
were unanimously adopted at meeting of
the Packers Association held this evening:
Whereas. At a meeting of the packers held
on the Sth inst. resolutions were passed con-
cerning the relations between employees.
their employers and other organizations; and
Whereas. We are convinced that such ac-
ton brings unintentional injustice upon
numerous persons VINO may be members OF
such organizations;
Resolved. That the resolutions passed on
the date above mentioned be rescinied. and
the follow NJ adopted as being more in ac-
cord with the mutual interests of both en-
ployer aud employed, to wit:
Whereas, The packers are confronted
with the fact that their employees are contin-
tice, to the great detriment of our business,
which is of such nature as to require con-
stant prosecution and careful attention;
therefore
Resolved. That while we will not exclude
from employment the members of such or
ganizations. we will exercise the right TO en-
ploy and discharge whom please, and con-
duct our business on the ten hour plan and
according to our best interests.
The above was signed by all the men,
bers.
THE EFFECT AT OTHER POINTS.
ALBANY. n. Y. Nov. 1O.-Downey, the
only butcher in this city who would Kill
cattle for the dressed beef firms, has refused
to slaughter any more for them.
Agents of the dressed beef houses
are buying live cattle at West AL
bany as individuals and having them
killed for them as such. The Knights of
Labor executive committee met here last
night and directed their Numbers to kill no
more live stock for the dressed beef firms
or their agents, and it is thought that by
Tomorrow the agents will have difficulty as
individuals to get cattle slaughtered in this
vicinity.
Jersey CITY, n. j., Nov. 10.-The
situation of the strike at the hog abbatoir.
at the HackenSack meadows. was un-
changed to-day. sheriffs posse is in
charge. and none of the strikers were loter-
ing about and 10 difficulty is apprehended.
Al noon to-day sixty butchers arrived
from New York to fill the places of the
strikers. Thirty more butchers. in addi-
ton TO the sixty of this morning, arrived
here this afternoon from New York to take
the places of the strikers at the hog abattoir
on the Hackensack meadows The bosses
are determined to resist the demand of the
strikers and are rapidly tliing their places.
ctr L.Iln1a nad tn