Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-12
SITUATION IN CHICAGO.
NO INDICATIONS POINTING TO AN
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
The Packers will not Take Back the Men
Unless they Renounce the knights
The Railroads. id the Packers-sev-
eral Shots Fired, but No One Hit

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-At o'clock this af
ternoon word was sent to the headuuar-
ters of the deputy sheriffs that they were
needed at I2d and Ashland avenue, and 80
deputies Immediately hurried to the place
and were followed by four companies of
militia. An investigation was made and
it was found that four deputies who were
patrOling an alley in the vicinity had been
nred on by some unknown parties The
lire was returned but the aggressors es-
capped. With the exception of the mysterl-
Gus shooting at one of the deputy sheriffs
TINS afternoon, the day at the stock yard
was uneNentlul. Outside the yards several
Isolated cases of assault took place and a
couple OF houses were stoned, but no or
ganlzed mob violence or resistance to au'
thority took place. The packers have
adopted resolution declaring that the
strikers must renounce the Knights of
Labor before being re.employed The
strikers seem much pleased with this be-
cause they claim the Knights will have to
support them under these conditions.
MIR. Barry has despatch from Powder
ly III which he offers to send assistance to
the representative of the executive board
here If he needs it. The railroads are help
ing the packers in every way, as a speedy
close of the strike is of the greatest posi-
bic moment to them. At Swifts to-day
ago the hrm gave them an advance of %
cents day and nine hours work, but
they stopped to-day, however, and Joined
those hGhting for eight hours.
Firing occurred near the packing house
OF Moran ~ llealy at $3.50 tonight between
tne Watchman and unknown parties
Nine shots were fired ana rs far as can be
ascertaned no harm was done No otuer
unusual incident occurred up to mid
night
The Mob do not Relish Loaded Gnns-The
Packers to be Fought one by One.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.--There was a collision
tonight near Ashland avenue bridge be-
tween a crowd of strikers and a squad of
infantry. The bridge was guarded by II
men from the second infantry under Lieut..
Mcmillan, the balance of the company be-
ing stationed i'll the neighboring packing
houses. The crowd of strikers and sym-
pathiZers numbered about 500 and WAS
determined TO prevent the packing house
employees from crossing the bridge on
their way back to the city at the close of
the day 5 work. The crowd was charged
Dy the squad several times and forced to
retire temporarily, but increasing num-
Ders added TO It's perslstency and serious
conflict seemed Imminent Finally Lieut.
Mcmillan gave the order to load with ball
cartridges. The crowd thereupon speedily
Dispersed and the employees went OH their
way without further moestation. Noone
suffered serious injury.
Ihe packers are lighting us in body,
but we are not going to scatter our fire -
sad \. b. Barry OF the general executive
board OF the Knights of Labor to Il re
porter to-day. I'VE are going to take
them one by one, " he continued, "and see
what the determined efforts of 1000, 900
Worklhgmeu can accomplish" "Do you
mean that the boycott is to be directed
against Armour ?' "As | SAID before, the
hSnt which has already begun will be
against the packers one at time We
VIII lrst give Armour a chance TO take
ms trade away from Chicago. He and
fOWlers are playing fast and loose with
the packers and Armour, who has an I'M
mense quantity OF mess pork slowed
away i'll his big packing house, is simply
getting rid OF 1t at a big profit He is
sharp. He and Fowlers who have houses
here and at Kansas City and Omaha have
the advantage OF the other packers here.
They think their houses out there will run
all right"
At meeting the Packers association
today adopted the following resolution !:
mat While We Will not exclude from EN-
pIoyment members OF labor organizations
we Will exercise the right to employ and
discharge whom we please and conduct
our business ON our plan occording to our
Interests