The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
THE STRIKE OF BUTCHERS.
A RumOr that the Differences Had Been
Adjusted Obtains Circulation,
But Encounters Prompt and Emphatic De-
NAL from Messrs. Barry and Carleton
~-POWderly Still NonC Ommittal.

CHICAGO Nov 1.-THE strike at the stock
yards is at an end. Late this afternoon. Mr..
Barry, who has been on the ground ever since
the strike was naugurated and who. all day,
has been in consultation with Mr.. Carleton, of
Boston, of the general executive board of the
knights of Labor, announced that the order
sending the men back to work will be issued.
The men will go back on the packers terms. viz:
Ten hours per day. What proportion of the
strikers will find employment is rather doubtful.
At the end Of the last strike the packers
nounced that none of the new men would be dis
charged to make room for those who left them,
and they were anxious to give the new
hands permanent employment but soon after
the strike was over the new men left in droves,
the explanation being given that the old men
would make it so unpleasant for them that they
could not stay in Packington. All the boarding
houses virtually boycotted the newcomers.
Whether this experience will be repeated now
or not is the question. The packers say not,
and further state that they have made every ar
| rang ement TO prevent it, All the new boarding
houses that have been STARTED for the new men
by the packers will be maintained 1t is fur
Their announced that the packers will require of
every ran IN their employ a written guarantee
that he will give the firm three or four days. no
tice before leaving and a money deposit will be
required from every employee to cover his guar
anty. This rule will apply to the men now at
work as we'll as those engaged in the future
LATER.-The report telegraphed from here.
early this evening that the strike was at all
end, was based upon direct Information from,
A. IN s.Ro seu ;x,aI
from the same source that the report proves to
be without foundation. Mr.. j. G. Hately, a
member of the executive committee, says that
the statement that the strike had been declared
off by the Knights, was mistake. He does not
undertake to explain how the mistake was made,
and can only gay that shortly before 6 P. M
the packers were in receipt of information
which, though not official, considered by
them to be reliable Messrs Barry and Garlic
ton, members of the knights OF Labor general
executive committee, denied to reporters, shortly
after 6 P. M, that there had been any change
whatever in the status of the strike
meeting of strikers is In session tonight at
the yards, which is being attended by Messrs.
Barry and Carleton. Before entering the hail.
at P. NJ, Barry and Carleton were seen and
questioned concerning the reported collapse of
the strike They denied emphatically that there
was any truth whatever in the statement. Mr..
Carleton, who arrived this morning as repre-
sentative of Mr.. Powderly to investigate the sit
uation, said that so far from the strikers having
surrendered, they we're full of enthusiasm and
confident of ultimate victory. So far as he had
been able to ascertain to-day, there was little or
no probability of the strike ending until the men
had won their point, namely: That the packers
1concede a technical recognition of the
1principle of eight hours work for eight hours
pay, at least allo the matter to be ar btrated.
The statement that Mr.. Powderly had wired Mr.
rla m nd ika off Tvs lie re
face. Mr.. Carleton had only arrived in Chicago
this morning and it was absurd to suppose that
he would be peremptorlly commanded to end the
strike without being given any time to fulfill
the mission which brought him here The news
concerning Mr.. Powderlys alleged telegram had
been received in Chicago over a spectators pri-
vate wire, and both Mr.. Carleton and Mr. Barry
declared without reserve their belief that the re-
port saying the strike was off had been given out
solely for stock jobbing purposes
Mr.. Carleton said: "Mr. Barry and myself
have been in consultation today, and have
been considering some plans, which l am
line of policy has been agreed upon,
and we will work in that direction. None of the
packers have been seen and we have no engage
ments with any of them for future meeting.
There is general misunderstanding about Mr..
Powderly's position in this strike. He has made
no statement about it to any newspaper men,
and knows but little about the subject. My
mission here is to collect and submit to him Off
cial information about the status of the
strike Mr.. Powderly is in favor of
the eight-hour day. That principle is
one of the cardinal points in our constitution.
While Mr.. Powderly does not think the time yet
ripe for the successful inauguration of that sys
tenn he is in hearty sympathy with any justifa
BILE attempt to secure such an object at any local
point The men have only demanded, as near
can understand, technical recognition of the
eight-hour day, and am at a loss to understand
how it can affect the packers in any way I see
no reason why the strikers should be in any way
discouraged at the prospect"
The strikers say nothing was done at to-night's
meeting that in any way changes the condition
of affairs.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: "Mr. Powderly,
this evening, again declined to be interviewed
on the Chicago beef and pork butchers strike
He stated that Messrs Carleton and Barry had
full charge Of affairs in Chicago behalf of the
general executive board, and in view of their bet
ter knowledge of the situation he did not care to
discuss any branch of the subject with the
meagre information he had at hand. He would
neither deny admit that he had sent an or
der to Chicago directing the men to return to
work on the tan -honr haSiS