The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-11-12
MILITlA-MEN ON GUARD.


Illinois Soldiers Camped at the Chicago
Stock Yards-No Signs Yet of Serious
Troubie-The Packers Resolve to Re
fuse Employment to Members of Labor
Organizations The Strikers Issue an
Address to the Public.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-In obedience to the
order of Governor Oglesby, the First and
Second regiments, |. II. g., assembled
at their respective armories at seven
o'clock yesterday morning. A quantity
of ammunition, consisting of $4,000 rounds
of forty-fve-cahber ball cartridges were
shipped on the midnight train and brought
to Chicago under charge of Quartermaster
Bell. General Charles Fitz Sinons is in
command of the troops held under the
direction of Sheriff Hanchett.
At $40 a. m. an order wan issued by
Asst.-Adjutant-Ge General Diehl for the
troops to report at the Rock Island de-
pot at ten a. m. fully armed ard equipped,
each man to carry forty rounds of ammu-
milton. The First Regiment, 373 strong,
under command of Colonel Kaox, was the
first to obey the order. Before leaving the
armory Colonel Knox addressed his men,
as follows
Remember you are not to fire under any
circumstances until you yourself hear the
command Firer No matter if others around
you fire, don't you fire until you have heard the
word. Cease firing when you hear the bugle.
The order to fire will be given by word; the or
der to cease by the bugle. Logs, this is bust
ness and there must be no fooIing or talking"
The Second Regiment, about 200 strong,
under command of Colonel Wheeler, ar
rived at the depot shortly afterwards and
took its departure at once for the Stock
Yards The delay of the Second Regiment
was due to not receiving marching orders
until forty minutes after the First Reg
iment Sheriff Hanchett and General
Vance went to the yards with the militia.
It is estimated that the militia will cost the
State at the rate of 81, 800 per day.
No effort was made to modest the train.
When Forty-third street was reached the
regiment was ordered out, and, forming
into line, marched to the yards, headed by
the squad with the Gatling gun, in charge
OF Lieutenant Doubleday.
General Fitz Simons, being interviewed,
said that they might have to do guard duty,
but they came prepared to stay. He feared
there would be repetition of the East ST.
Louis prolonged quarrel. He was deter
mined, however, that there should be no
rash shooting or unjustifable action on the
part of the troops Both regiments are
quartered in the Ferguson packing house.
The remarks heard On every hand were
very conflicting. Some thought the troops
were for bluff; others said said there would
be no trouble, that the men would be at
work in two days. Still others swore that
nothing but a great outbreak would end
the matter.
Sheriff Hanchett yesterday afternoon is
n11pY n1O ha
grounds surrounding the paclzng-houses to
all except those having business to trans
act or who desired to go to work, and assur-
ing the latter that ample protection would
be afforded them. Supervisor Stafford last
night ordered the closing of all saloons in
the town of Lake adjacent to the
packing district. About the same Eme
the Executive Committee of the Knights of
Labor issued circular to the strikers ask
ing them to behave in an orderly manner,
to boycott whisky, and to stay out of the
yards during the trouble, since success de-
pended entirely upon fidelity, sobriety
and good judgment A meeting
of representatives of all the pack
,ng firms was held last night,
at which resolutions were drafted, unan-
imously adopted and signed by the packers.
no men who are members of any labor
unions or any similar organizations what
ever. Only those strikers will be taken
back to work who will sign an agreement
to renounce all connection with such labor
or anizations. On these conditions alone
will men be employed in the packing houses
of the Stock Yards.
Mr. Barry considered the situation q
xTn1 cn1.iO1 rO1 far,
tracted strike. He said the order to strike
was regular and offered the following
statement to the public as an official utter
ance on the subject:
" To Whom 1t May Concern: In Justice to our
selves and the $4,000 men whom we represent,
we desire to make a few statements and cor
rect some erroneous impressions. The commit
tee having the last strike in charge made all eff
forts consistent with knighthood to compro-
mise the difficulty, The packers were offered
the following proposition, which they treated
with contempt:
81. A technical recognition of the eight-hour
day. the employees promising to work overtime
as much a. the packers deemed necessary.
SO. A reduction in pay sufficient to balance
any loss which might be incidental to such an
arrangement.
"These negotiations falling, certain paclers
assured the committee that if the men would
return to the ten-holr plan for a few weeks
that they (the packers) would withdraw from
bhe Packers Association and return to the
eight-hour system. The authorized representa-
tives of the packers have since notified US that
no member of the association had the right to
take such action.
I'VE have positive proof that Mr. P. d.
Armour desires no settlement on any basis
whatever. He is fighting for another object.
The agreement which he requires all men to
l.
upon his motives. That agreement is as fol-
lows:
g L do faithfully promise thatT will renounce
allegiance to all labor organizations, and that
will deposit from my wages the sum of three
dollars weekly until the total has reached 800,
and that will not leave this firm except on
two weeks notice on my part, under penalty Of
FORGETTING all money so deposited
1--WE are censured for not putting the houses
in order, a precedent which was established at
the last strike. At that time Mr.. Granville Saw
yer, member of the Executive Board of Dis
trict 57.was asked by Mr.. M. Cudahy to clean up
his ho6ses. Mr.. Sawyer raised volunteers among
the men and did the work to Mr.. Cudahys salts
faction. The next day an injunction was placed
upon Mr.. Sawyer, restraining him from enter
ing the yards. That is one, and an all-suficient
reason for declining TO assist the packers in
this respect
mo agreement was ever made between the
packers and the Executive Board of the Cattle
Butchers Association. The packers offered a
schedule based on the ten-hour system and
signed it, but the butchers committee rejected
the proposition.
1.-THE order to strike was the work Of no one
man or any few men. 1t was in response to the
unanimous demand of 5000 men, who were
perfectly represented in the deliberations Of the
committee which issued that order.
believing that this statement will give the
public better understanding Of some Of the
complications Of this problem, we subscribe,
Respectfully.
Executive Committee knights of Labor.
wv. A. MARSHALL, secretary"