Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-16
LABOR'S BIG SURRENDER
ONLY 1000 OUT OF 10000 ar.
PLICANTS OBTAIN WORK.

Thirty Five of Armour's Imported Men
Resign and are Furnished Mnitary
Projection Until the Depa rture Of the
Train--The q, III lands A lready MskIns'
1t Unpleasant for the Inn ported W ork,
men.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. 15.-At an earll
hour this morning the late striking em.
ployes Of the packing houses assembled
at the respective headquarters indicated
in the Sneriff's order, issued yesterday,
and applied for employment. The crowd
was orderly and perfectly quiet. The
foremeu OF the different houses selected
such men as they required at once, and
the remainder departed evidently satis.
fled that they would De taken back as
coon as the houses were IN full running
shape again. The number OF old men 70.
enipioved this morning was between !, 200
and 1000. The question as 10 what ex,
tent old employees shall be given prece.
dence over The new is literally discussed,
AZ tile packers meeting yester rday after.
noon the situat on was discussed in thg
light OF the strike being declared of.
STAND OF THE PACKERS.
All to0E Mr.. P0wderly's order calmly,
but we're plainly gratiied by it. All.
howeVer, were unanimous In the declaral
lion that no new man should be dis
charged TO make room for an old one. A
determination was also expressed that
Only those should be taken back who,
were desired by the EMPLOYERS. There
10 not room now tor all the old men," said
Mr.. Eately after the meeting. " have
some new men who are about equal to
the old, and besides thoTe are not enough
OF animals on hand 10 start up with full
iorce. 1t Will take me sey eral DAYS To
get ready for complete work.
Othe packers expressed like opinions,
and while all said they would cheerlully
lake back all OF the old men they could
use. none Of them believed that many OF
tbem would be Immediately wanted,
All the strikers taken lack are com-
PEELED TO sign paper In which they a. rec
not to leave their work without giving
heir employers two weekb' notice. On
the other hand, the packers agree not to
discharge any OF their men without Civ.
ing them two weeks notice. To SILL fur
Their bind the men to the agreement, each
one is required to deposit $50 with his
employer, Lhis sum TO be gradually taken
out OF their wages.
NoN-uNIoN MEN BEGIN TO co.
Contrary to expectation the day at the
stock yards was more quiet than any lOr
several weeks. All lold about 10000 ex.
strikers mede formal application Tor
work. Not over 10 per cent. were Civ n
immediate employment. The Indications
his evening were OF a decidedly peace ul
character. No disturbances nave bet a
rel orted. Tbirty.hve imported men at
Armour's resigned this afternoon.
and were furnished an escort OF
troops TO the depot. The men were
ao0ted on the way to the train, but there
was no demonstration OF violence. The
strikers who have returned to work have
alrendy begun TO make 1t unpleasant for
the new men IN quiet manner. No overt
acts could be charged, but numerous lit
Tie things occurred this afternoon calcu-
lated to harrow up the feelings without
furnishing real pretext Tor complaint.
II things emain as qu ct tomorrow, Gen.
FitzsImmons says he will recommend to
the Governor that the troops he WITH
drawn Wednesday or Thursday.