Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
TWENTY THOUSAND OUT.
The Great Packing House Strike 1naugu-
rated-A Great Deal of Trouble Antici-
pated Before the Strike Ends-Rioting
Already Commenced.

pated Before the Strike Ends-Riotin,
Already Commenced.
CHICAGO, October 8-The Ii, 600 employee
of the twenty-one packing establishments a
the stock yards have almost unanimousl!
resolved not to return to the packing distric
Monday. The question as to whether tn,
hog men will allow the beef men to work ii
now being discussed. The prevailing i'm
pres sion is that the locked-out men will moi
allow anybody to work in any of the packing
houses. Should they conclude to prevent
the beef men from working about 10000
men will be thrown out of employment
There seems no way to avoid the crisis. The
packers are determined men and say they
will never accede.
The great strike of employees of the Chi
cago packing house against the proposition
to return.to ten hours for days work began
this morning. A committee representing
800 men employed by the Chicago Pack
ing and Provision company waited on the
foreman of tie works and demanded that
the notices be taken down. The demand
was refused, and the men at once left the
building, They were soon joined by 800
men employed in the SLIDER Horn works.
Thus reinforced, they went in a body to
Armour's works to induce the men there to
stop work. There is great excitement at the
When the crowd of strikers failed to in
duce the Armour employees and Anglo-Ame-
rican workmen to stop work, they departed
without attempting anything compulsory.
Everything is quiet at the yards.
This afternoon large body of additional
workmen went out on strike and riot oc-
Cured at the works of John Merrell, where
a number of persons were hurt. The entire
police force of the town of Lake and two
D:o1o ia
gone to the scene.
CHICAGO, October Sat 6 o. m. 153 Pink
erton detectives sat down to supper at the
Transit house with Winchester repeater RI
fes between their knees. Captain Foley
in charge said that by tomorrow he would
have 800 men in and about the yards. The
strikers express the idea that the packers
have deep laid scheme to fill the houses
with new men willing to work ten hours.
been collecting men at outside points for
months. The feature of the strike was the
beef men coming out at Arm ours. This
was surprise to the packers, who apparent
ly intended to confine the fight to the hog
INTEREST,". The firm is left with A. 300 head
of cattle in their yard to feed. Armour's
coopers came ont also. Thev had asked for
an advances of Is cents and had not been
granted. 1t is estimated that there are now
10000 men out of work, about one quarter
of whom are skilled lsborers, strikers, and
others, who we're oblignd to quit on account
of the strike for the want of work. These
appear to be in hearty sympathy with the
movement. The men all quit with their
knifes end other SHARP edged tools in their
possession.
CHICAGO, In, October 11.-None of the
large pork packing establishments at the
Union stock yards opened their doors this
-
~ employed in these departments offered to
return to work on the ten hour basis pro-
posed by the owners of the packing houses.
There is tremendous crowd of idle men in
and about the yards, but there was no dis
turbance during the early hours of the
forenoon. About O'Clock fifty beef
killers employed in the Fowler packing
houee stopped work and joined the main
body of the strikers. Shortly after the men
house also stopped work. The pressure from
the strikers is so great that fears are enter
tanned that the strike will involve all the
men employee about the yards, and occa-
sion the entire cessation of work in all the
houses. The presence If an increased force
of Pinkerton men, armed with Wincheeters,
had very irritating effect uron the men,
and was the cause of swelling the force of
the strikers to day.. Armour is bringing
to take the strikers places, and says he can
guarantee all of them steady work and am
pie protection. They are putting up cots for
the imported men and have room for about
600. Amour says the other packing houses are
making similar preparations. About fifty
men and fifty engineers employed By Ar
mour joined the strikers this morning.
There are about 400 men all told. or about
one eighth of the regular force, at work IN
thepork department of this establishmentto-
day. The beef killers are at work as usual.
At special meeting Of district assembly
No. Knights Of Labor held last night, pro
house received unanimous support Il vas
said that If Il WAS necessary that capital
could be readily secured, and that thsre
would be NO trouble in securing . location.
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