Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-09
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.

CHICAGO, Nov. s.
The first and second regiments Of the Ili-
nOis National Guard assembled at the armory
this morning at z A. NJ, in obedience to or
ders from Gov. Oglesby. Perfect quiet
reigned in the yards this morning. The
tracks in the vicinity of the packing houses
we're patrolled by deputy sheriffs. Around
the outskirts of the yards the scene was diff.
erent Gangs of strikers stood at the en-
trance and men with their dinner pals in
their hands were deprived of their pals, and
in number of instances were severely
thrsshed. There seemed to be determined
effort on the part of the strikers to prevent
any new men from applying for the other
hand employers seemed determined not to re-
engage any of the strikers.
Capt. Msckay of the town of Lake police,
assured the men who applied every minute
al the town hall, that they would be protect
ed. Today marks the commencement of the
greatest strike ever inaugarated in the PACK
ing town. At 80 this morning there were
nearly $4,000 less men at work than at the
same time week ago and the men that did
report for duty were almost without exeep-
tion those that have been imported BY the
beef packers to the place of the 5000 men
who struck last week.
Gov. Oglesby says he does not care to talk
about the strike or the action he has taken in
ordering out the militia.
SO far the status of the strike is .omew hat
indefinite. The only thing absolutely certain
Deing that the men who were ordered out
Saturday, unanimously obeyed the order aud
left work. just in the condition which il
was when the committee appeared among
them and read to them the instructions of
the committee of the Butchers Assembly of
knights of Labor. At that time some of the
men. notably those in Armour & Co.'S house,
seemed to doubt the authority of the order
and seemed disposed to refuse to obey it, but
the appearance of several well known COM
mltteemen allayed all doubts on the subject
and left the doubters no alternative but TO
OBEY or renounce their allegiance to the
knights of Labor. Many of the men seemed
dissatisfied at being called out, some openly
expressed their sentiments on the subject bur
the great majority accepted the situation and
went home without q murmur. Swift & Co
and Nelson Morris have number of import
ed men IN the house and have made provls-
ions to feed and lodge them. Early this
morning number of men arrived from Bos
ton and were taken to Swift's house where
there are now about 500 new men. Nelson
Morris has about 400 and expects to have a
number more today.
Al ten O'Clock Monday morning the frs,
and second regiments marched from their ar
mory TO the Lake Shore station and from
there they will at once be transported to the
stock yards. There has been no seriou, dis.
turbance at the yards yet, but assaults on
non-union men are growing more frequent.
As the morning progressed the crowds sur
rounding the entrance to the yards increased,
the strikers became desperate and deputy
sheriffs found greater difficulty in dispensing
~ nf he
ably fatally assaulted by the strikers during
the morning.
Delegate T. B. Barry. in q lengthy inter-
view last night, corroborated the causes
which led to the present difficulties at the
stock yards as they have been explained in
the statement made by strikers. and then he
said, referring to the strike of three weeks
ago, Had the matter been submitted to an
arbitration committee the present difficulty
would have been avoided. Now the men
were called out at that time by the district
executive committee, and on its own respon-
siblli,y. On the morning following the order
learned of the agreement between the beef
firms and their employees. Then instructed
the committee to order the men back, but
they said they would not 60 back. After |
had carefully Investigated the matter, l or.
dereh the resumption of work. There were
two orders, one for the pork men to resume
work at ten hours, and for the beef men to 90
back to eight hours, because Mr.. Armour
said that there was no hardship in eight hours
for beef men, because the competition was
not so great as in the other industry. The
men, OF course. went back against their wish
es. Before l went away | appointed q COM
mlttee OF five to inform me as to the condi-
tlon of affairs. not that expected the present
outbreak, but that wanted to keep informed
in case of future trouble. The committee
wired me of probable trouble among the beef
men, and replied shat would be with them
Saturday week, to keep them straight and
avoid trouble till then.