The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-11-11
IA GREAT STRIKE.
The Greatest Strike on Record In
augurated at Chicago.
An Army of Men Throw Aside Their
Tools and Stop Work.
Gov. Oglesby Orders Out Two Regi-
msnrs of Militia 20 Keep Order.
The Testimony that Indicted Messen-
ger FOtheringham.
he. In Turn, COHtradlcts the Story
from Beginning to End.


The Stock Yards Strike.
SPRINGFIELD, Lii Nov. S.-3ov. Ogles-
by says that he does not care &c talk about
the Chicago strike, or the action he has
taken in ordering out the militia. He ap-
pears fully aware Of the gravity of the sit
uation, and no doubt Will act promptly
and etectuslly TO preserve peace and pro-
tect lite and property.
A gentleman present at an interview
with Sheriff Hanche,t says the sheriff rep
resented to the governor that there were
IL, 600 men on strike at the Chicago stock
yards, and he was utterly pOwerless ~
cope with so large body OF strikers with
the force at his command. He considered
it Of the utmost importance that the
militia be ordered out at once
| and made demand on the governor for
| ssslstance. The governor issued an order
| for assembling two regiments, and no
blank cartridges will be used. Sheriff
Hanchett and Senator Campbell both de-
clined to talk about the situation.
Assistant Adjutant General Ewert says
| Sheriff Hanchett informed Governor
Oglesby 1t would do no good to swear in
deputy sheriffs In citizens clothes, as they
had ne effect against the strikers. He was
| satisfied no other course, but to order cut
militia would be effective, and asked for
four regiments, but the governor thought
| he would start with two.
The militia numbering seven hundred
men, arrived at the stock yards without
incident. They left the cars at Forty
third street, marching through the yards,
and are now quartered at Furguson's pack
| ing house. The crowds cheered them
family on their arrival, but yelled and
Pat Collins and Mike sullivan were
brought to the Armory police station dur
ing the morning, and charged with assault.
About z O'Clock Henry Sharp and
VIM Oakley passed thirty eighth
| and Laurel streets, on their way
to work at AImour's. A crowd of
over q hundred, the leaders of whom
are alleged to be Collins and Sullivan,
| attacked the two workingmen. Oakley
was almost killed, the essailants jumping
| on him and kicking him in irIghtful
| manner. But for the arrival of the off,
| cers, who drove the crowd back at the
point of their Tevolvers, the two men
| would probably have lost their lives.
About O'Clock the crowd at the yard
got more turbulent and assaults on non
| union men became more frequent. One
man, who was on his way to Fowler's pack
ing house, was intercepted while walking
over the viaduct which leads 60 the house.
Three or four men picked hun up and
| threw him over on to the ground below, q
| distance of over thirty feet. He was very
| badly injured
At ten O'Clock the First and Second reg
| imenfs marched from their armories to
| the Lake Shore station. There has been
no serious disturbance at the stock yards
| yet, but assaults on nOn-union men are
| growing more frequent. AS morning pro-
| crossed the crowds surrounding the en-
| frances to the yards increased, the strikers
became more obstinate and the deputy
sheriffs found greater difficulty in
dispensing them. Armour 8 Co.
| he an opa hundrod and 6exvr IF ShaSr
old men who refused to stop at the work OF
killing hogs, but this was the only hog
house IN the yards running Knights of
Labor. Barry said he had not yet been
| able to get at all the facts in regard to tie
strike, and did not know what action he
would take. He proposed, however, to
have talk with the packers during the
day, and hoped soon TO bring about an ami
cable settlement Of the trouble.
Some OF the men seemed dissatisfied
with being called out, and some openly
expressed their sentiments on the subject
but great majority accepted the situation
and went home without q murmur. The
committee which Issued the order was by
| no means q unit on the subject. As Il
the position Of the packers reports differ
Swift 8 Co. and Nelson Morris have 1
number of imported men in their houses
I ano have made provision to feed anC
lodge them. Early this morning a mum
T Der of men arrived from Boston and wer'
taken to Swift's house, where Their
, are now about 500 new men. Nelson
Morris has about 400, and expects Il
? have q number more to-day. Swift & Co
have advertised IN the Chicago papers 10
!. more men and have also inserted notice
TO the same effect Ia eastern papers, ais
. ia Milwaukee, st. Louis and Kansas City
On the other hand. Mr.. Michael Cudahy
I manager of Armour b Co.'s houses, sal
to Mr. ]. q. Hately: ''WeIl, I'm ready t
r shut down for thirty or sixty days, an
give these fellows al they want.
T $50 am rs said Mr. H8telY, and the tw
!. head men of the packers committee sepal
' ated. each TO go TO his own house. One {
the smaller packers said everything indl
J, Gated that the pork houses would shT
down for an indefinite period, while th
J, beef houses would be run with importe
men. The butchers have inserted notice
In the papers of all large cities, warning a
:. workingmen to keep away from the stoc
|. yards.
e CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-About 5000 men re
# ported for work at the stock Yards tn
8 morning. Everything Is qdiet and n
e disturben of any kind has been reporte
A to day. The soldiers started on thei
rounds Gt 5 O'Clock and pasFolied the er
tire district Most of the men who cam
Il to the yards were brought In by train.
b The first excitement of the day at Il
stock yards occurred at 1 O'Clock tn
afternoon. At that hour word was sent
o the headquarters of the deputy sheriff
Y that their services were needed at Fort,
n second street and Ashland avenue. FIft
deputies and four companies OF milit
fastened there, and upon Investigate
" found shat four deputies who had bee
r left to patrol an alley in the vicinity ha
n been fired on by unknown parties. tt
= fire was returned but the aggressoFs e
capped.
p, Everything At the stock yards continue
% quiet. The names of Swift s. Co.,
N Norris & Co., and the Union Stock YaEt
= and Transit company were added to Il
= agreement adopted &C yesterdays meetiE
of packers, which declared that hereaft
no men belonging to any labor organic
tlon will be employed by them. II
paper has now been signed by ali hous
. doing business 81 the stock yards ss We
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