Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-16
RETURNING TO WORK.
THE CHICAGO STOCK YARDS STRIKE
FINALLY SETTLED.

The Strikers Vote to Return Only Under
Protest - Nothing Gained by Their
strike-How the Men Are Being Taken
Back-imported Men Dissatisfied and
Anxious to Leave the Yards.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-T. B. Barry and
A. Carlton, the members of the general
executive board of the Knights of Labor.
who promulgated the order for the
men to return to work. are gratified
by the way in which the men have
complied with the order In accord.
ance with the directions in general order No
|, issued by Deputy Sheriff Burke, nearly
all of the old employees of the different houses
who have not heretofore returned reported
for duty at the various places designated.
Good feeling prevailed No assaults or dis
order were reported early in the day. The
men formed in line, and the managers Of the
packing houses now in operation, assisted by
their foremen, at once began the work Of Sc
Letting such hands as they needed for imme-
date service. Others, who will be taken
back as soon as practicable, were given passes
stamped with the names of their respective
firms, and told TO apply for work on Il later
date
Manager Cudahy, of Armour & Co, said
tn at they had taken back about 500 Of their
old men Monday morning. This was altlat
could DO utilized on short notice He in
structed Deputy Sheriff Burke, however, TO
inform the rest of the unemployed that there
would be work for them in a little whiic.
They were told not to he dissatisfied and i'm
patient The strike greatly diSorGanized the
business of the packers They have not row
sufficient hogs and cattle bought 10 run in
full force. 1t will take a week or two to get
reorganized But the busy season is now
coming on, and the prospects Of work for all
are not ouraging.
1t is said that great discomfort sprans up
among the new hands who took the places OF
the strikers wher they heard the news Of the
end of the fight Many of them have al
ready expressed desired TO quit work All
such will be pad off and sent back to their
homes. Such of the imported men as are
competent and choose to continue will be re
tained and protected at all hazards.
The military command under Gen Fitz-
Simons and the deputy sheriffs under Chief
Burke will be retained in Packiugtown as Il
safeguard for some time TO come Reveille
was sounded at $50 O'Clock, and the militia
was distributed TO posts near the different
big houses where the strikers returned Mon
day. No violence occurred No companies
were sent ont as heretofore to patrol Halste.l
and other streets in tho Town of Lake.
The following order was conspicuousIy
posted in Packingtown Monday morning.
General Order No. An employees of
packing houses desiring to return 10 work at
their respective houses will report at the fol
lowing places:
Anglo American Provision company, Al.
lertnn Packing company, and Flovd, HUFF
man & Co, ON Transit avenue.
Mlchener Bros IL Co, International Pro
vision company, and John Cudahy, at Forty
seventh street and Center avenue, or rail
road tracks
Jones & Stiles, Northwestern Fertilizine
company, W. II. Silberhorn, Charles Coun-
selman, Robert Warren & Co, all at Forty.
fifth street and Center avenue or railroad
tracks
Moran & Healy, Hately Bros, and Nor
rell & Co, at Forty forth street and Center
avenue, or railroad tracks.
All Of Armour Il Co s men TO apply onthe
Forty third street viaduct
Fairhank Canning company, Chicago
Packing and Provision company, Swift 4
Co, Baldwin & Co Bosford Packing com
pany and Washington Butchers Sons, all at
Root street Tor stock yards alley and Center
avenue, railroad tracks
On the strike being ended the manager of
each house will report at the places above
designated, and, with the assistance of their
foremen and Others will select from the line
such men as they desire TO have come to work
on that or any other day, giving to each man
pass with the name Of the firm stamped
upon it, and said pass to be good on presen-
tation at any entrance to stock yards
After having selected all the men they de
sire, they will request the balance to return
home and report again at same place on any
day that may he named by manager
SETH F. HANcHETT, Sheriff.
BY ]. N. BURKE, Deputy in Command
The problem of dsposing of the new men
will solve itself Before 10 n m Monday
fifty of them collected in Stock Yards alley
and asked for an escort of soldiers to see
them safely ont They were furnished with
guards and left The yards. The non-union
men dosnot feel contented and they will make
themselves scarce, if not now, as soon as the
soldiers and guards are withdrawn The
most determined effort TO retain the i'm
ported men will he made at Suifts and Ar,
mour's here they are pledged full protec
ton and permanent W ork.