Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-11-12
GOOD ORDER PREVAILS,
The Day at the Stock Yards Uncveut-
ful-POwderly Offers Assistance.
Public Excluded from Paekin. town.
Saloons in Town Of Lake Closed.
Resolutions Passed by the Knights
Several Packing Houses Running.
SITUATION AT THE STOCK YARDS.

No Fresh Outbreaks-Incident> of the Day
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Everybody was ex-
cluded from Packingtown this morning
except persons engaged there or those
willing to go to work on the packers
terms. These latter are announced to be.
according to a resolution signed by all
the prominent packers, except Nelson,
Morris and George Swift d Ce that the
men shall resign from any labor organi-
| zatlon that they may belong to. The alb
sence of the names of Swift and Morris
from the resolution was commented
on by the men as weak
point IN the packers position. All
was quiet within and without
the quarantined district this morning
Deputy sheriffs were on guard III the ave
nues and alleys around Packingtown.
with the main avenue from the entrance
of the yards to Halsted street picketed
| by the militia.
The saloons in the town of Lake were
closed this morning, and will remain so
until further orders from Supervisor
Stafford are received. The temporary
| prohibition district extends from Forty
eighth street, north and between the
Pittsburg. Fort Wayne Chicago rail
nue. on the west.
The following has been issued to the
strikers by the knights: The struggle we
are engaged in is sacred one, and we ask
you to give US your undivided support.
The packers have called cut the state mill
tia and re-employed PinkertOn assassins
to shoot and slaughter you on the slight
est provOcation. We therefore ask YOU
to conduct yourselves ordeIy, boycott
whisky, and above all, stay out of
the Union stockyardS during the troub-
lie, Remember our success will depend
upon your fidelity, sobriety and good
Judgement. The executive board of the
Knights of Labor have adopted this re
solution: Eight hours shall constitute a
days work, commencing at s o'clock and
stopping at $50. The schedule of wages
shall be on basis of 10 per cent. reduc-
ton on all skilled labor. Laborers re-
ceiving $l.15 per day to receive S1.60 per
day, and laborers receiving $1.6O per day
or less to receive no reduction"
Those who have given in their adher-
ence to this basis of settlement to date,
are: The Cork house at the yards. l25
men; the Phnlzer house in Fowler's old
place, l,ttle butchers, fifty men; the
O'MOllia cattle house in Bridgeport, 100
men. Libby, Mcneil q Libby, at Six
teenth and State streets, resumed work
yesterday on the same basis as did
Shoenman & Hut chberger, hog butchers,
at the yards this morning without having
signed the agreement. Quite number of
new men reported for work at the houses
advertising for additional help and
promising protection. Armour's two
houses were running this morning, hogs
and some cattle being killed. Swift's and
Morris houses were also running, with a
slightly increased force. Before the militia
fully occupied the grounds, as they did
later in the morning, large crowds assem-
bled and several fights took place. With
the advent of rain and the boys in blue,
the crowd dispersed.