The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
Newly-Employed Men TO Be Retained and the
Houses Operated to Their Full Capacity
"A Pinkerten Man Brutally Beaten.
Trains Moving at Minneapolis Under
Protection of HeaVily-Armed Guards.
The General Assembly of the knights of III
Dor Finally Gets to Work in Earnest, and
Transacts Large Amount of Business.
END OF THE PACKERS, STRIKE.

END OF THE PACKERS STRIKE.
The Men Hold Meeting and Vote to Re-
turn to Work Internationally.
CHICAGO. Oct 19.-The strike of the packing
house workmen was formally ended this after
noon. The strikers held mass-meetng on the
prairie, about 3 o'clock at which between u 900
and $4,000 men were present A proposition to
return to work on the ten-hour plan was carried
almost unanimously and the strike was declared
at an end.
By the time the meeting was about to be
called to order by Mr. Barry the proposed sur
render had been OWNED and it was with the
greatest difficulty that the men were sufficiently
quieted to permit Barry's voice to be heard He
stepped to the front of the stage and took
sheet of paper from his pocket. The crowd
guessed its contents, and shower of groans and
misses followed the movement Not In the least
taken aback, the delegate came down upon
table with gavel in SO decisive manner as to
restore sufficient order for the hurried reading
of the following ORDER
ITO the Locked-out Employees of the Union stock.
yards. Greeting:
"Brothers-You are hereby ordered TO resume
work ten hours day. on Tuesday. Oct TO- 1886,
at o'clock BY order of L. B. Barry, member
A howl went up at the reading of the paper
that could be heard for blocks. Again, with
difficulty, Mr.. Barry secured quiet; This is the
order of the Knights of Labor" said he ''you
will return to your several shops tomorrow
morning. every one Of you" This was deliv-
cred with unrnistakable emphasis. Some cool
headed delegates arose at this point, and
counselled the men to obey. A vote was taken
on the question The affirmative vote was very
weak, but there were no dissenting voices. Mr..
Barry Immediately stepped into carriage and
drove down to P. D. Armour's city Office The
packer received him courteously and listened at
tentivey while he related the brief story of the
ending of the strike. Then Mr. Barry put the
query to lTr. Armour: ''Will you dispense with
tho services of your new men il the old employees
return tomorrow Mr.. Armour emphaticaily
declared that not one of the new
men would be supplanted if they de.
sired to remain. He added that the
beef butchers. upon their return, must work ten
hours or not at all This evening, Dir. Armour,
to stand by his ftmade assertion that the pack.
ers could better afford concession to the teef
men than to the pork men, instructed his man
ager TO give all the beef men who returned to
work to morrow an advance of so cents per day
over the old rates.
Some time after the strike had been declared
at end, announcement was made that tbs
packers had adopted winter schedule of wages
to go into effect Immediately. This ia equivalent
to temporary advance of 10 per cent. The
scale ordinarily does not take effect until the
middle OF November.
Two members of the executive board of Dis.
trict Assembly No 81 said that there would be
no trouble about the non-union men. If they
were put to work in the houses with the union
men it would not be long before they would Quit
of their own accord, as things would be made
pretty hot for them.
A non-union man came from the direction of
Armours packing house this morning and wag
set upon by crowd of boys and severely
thrashed He finally made his escape Shortly
after 10 o'clock, Pinkerton man. in full uniform
and carrying two bundles under his arm, walked
through the yards toward the town hall. Just
before reaching the Exchange Building. he was
surrounded by q crowd of boys who hooted and
yelled at him. He put his hand in his pocket,
though to draw revolver. This act was
greeted by a shower of stones and the officer
started to run through the cattle pens toward
the tracks on Fortieth street. where he was caught
by crowd of fully one hundred. His packages,
containing his wardrobe, were taken from him
and torn to pieces, and he was pounded and
kicked around the face head and body until ha
was insensible While lying there, his coat was
taken from him and torn into shreds He finally
came to his senses and crawled off between the
cars just as another crowd came up and wanted
to kill him. search was made for him, but he
managed to secrete himself and finally got away.