The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
FRESH COMPLICATIONS.
Another Strike Threatened by the Chics-
go Stock Yards Butchers.

Before s o'clock on the morning OF
the 18th, over ], 200 of the strikers at
the stock yards applied for work at
the various packing houses. Foremen
from the packing houses were on hand
and designated which men they wanted
to 20 to work. Those who were not
chosen went away without murmur.
feeling certain that they would be given
a chance in the near future. While the
work OF hiring the men was in progress
strong guards of militia were posted
at points OF vantage, but there was no
need Tor their services. Armour put
loo OF the strikers to work, Morris
$50, Fowler Bros. so, Silverhorn Is,
Cudahy so, Hately Bros 200, and
Swift about 800. The main rea-
con why SO few were put to
work was the scarcity o. hogs in
the yards, and the price Of those had
been doomed up to figure at which
none OF the packers wanted to touch
them. They will probably be shipped
East by scalpers, while the packers
Will walt for the new supply, which
Will be In With rush in a day or two.
Mr.. Cudahy, Armour's manager, said
he would not think OF resuming butch
eripg hogs In earnest until the receipts
had got up to at least 45, 900 per day.
A number of the men taken back at
S#Itt's refused to sign q contract
which was presented to them as a con,
dition Of their employment This
n axes two weeks notice necessary
before man can leave or be dis
charged, ani requires the men to con-
tribute weekly TO q forfeit fund.
few OF the imported men resigned
during the day, and were provided
with transportation to their homes
and escort to the depot.
A Chicago dispatch Of the 10th says:
The militia will probably be removed
from the stock yards tomorrow or
Thursday, as the presence of the mill.
TIA seems no longer 10 be required
Many more men applied for work to-
day. About twice as many men as
were engaged yesterday were selected
from the crowd this morning and or.
dered to report to the various pack
ing houses for duty. The rest OF the
crowd looked disappointed, but when
at O'Clock they were asked TO dis
perse the men did so without COM
plaint.
Considerable comment has been
made on the alleged offer OF p. D. Ar
nour to employ any Of the militia who
might lose their positions on account
OF their absence in the stock wards
dmpaign. II was suggested that many
ot the boys might he quite willing to
make change of business, and Mr..
Armour was asked this morning il he
had really made the offer and If hehad
thought OF the number of men he might
be called upon to engage. The great
packer acknowledge that hehad made
the offer, and hesltated q moment as
the vision OF q string of several hun
dred blue-coated applicants for clerk
ships came before his eyes. Then,
with his usual decision, he said: eyes,
sir, we will take care of any one who
may lose his place on account of his
duty at the yards.' Chow about
your imported men, Mr.. Armour ?''
every one Of them will be kept and
taken care OF, and we will see that they
are not molested or driven away"
The contract which the stock-yards
packers are requiring the ex-strikers
to signis leading to fresh complications
and possibly another general strike.
Many OF the men who are not yet en-
ployed say that they will never sign
any such agreement. The more iadi-
cal OF the strikers are in favor OF re-
neWing the fight, claiming that Powder
ly ordered the men back upon the sup
position that no new conditions would
be imposed. The leaders are advising
the men to refuse to sign the contract,
stating that should this be done to
any considerable extent, District ST
will order q general strike and appeal
to the various districts throughout
the country for aid.
The Cattle Butchers Assembly held
meeting tonight, at which the main
topic was the contract proffered by the
packers. Resolutions were adopted
denouncing the action of the packers,
and pledging the members OF the as
sembly not to sign the obnoxious con-
tract. The vote on the resolution
was unanimous. Mr.. Barry said:
''The packers think they have the men
by the throats and propose to tighten
their grip q little. They have exacted
their pound OF flesh and now require a
pound OF gold" "That contract" "said
Mr.. Barry, sis an Infamous piece OF
business. The men are virtually asked
to contribute 50, 100000 to the pack
ers to be used in their business. They
could start q first-class co operative
packing-house with that sum. If the
packers do not recede from their pres
ent position, | am inclined to believe
that District 81 will order new strike,
as it has g perfect right to do. In case
OF such a strike, this district would get
no support from the general order, but
would receive aid from the local as
semblies all over the country"
Tonight Perry O'Meara, a switch
man on the Lake Shore Railroad, shot
and killed an unknown man, supposed
to be one OF the stock-yards strikers
guardedly revealed that he was
non-union man from Toledo, and on
leaving the saloon was set upon by
five supposed strikers. O'Meara pulled
g. revolver and shot one of his assail-
ants dead. The slayer was placed un.
der arrest. He and all the others were
drunk.
IL the packing houses on the 18th
many additional strikers secured
places and large percentage OF them,
contrary to the advice OF their lead
ers, signed the required agreement, al
lowing the packers TO retain ten days
wages. It Is claimed that none of the
beef butchers went back and that they
will not go back while the agreement
Is forced upon them. Samuel J. Col
Inns, q Pinkerton officer, acting as
deputy sheriff, was arrested charged
with having dubbed to death a man
named Whitman who refused to
'move on