The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-07
CHICAGO PACKERS AGAIN IDLE.
The Knights of Labor Issue an Order Direct
ing Suspension of Work in All the Houses.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The situation at the stockyards
is practically unchanged this morning. The large
force Of hog continues at work The engineers
and fremen employed by Swift stopped work this
morning, refusing to work for the non-union men,
Armour has about 800 men at work in his beef
houses, and is engaging deputy shers to the number
of 200, to continue on duty. There has been dis
turbance.
1t is stated that General Master Workman Pow
derby has dispatched trusted agent to the scene of
the stockyards strike to settle the existing difficult
ties if possible. The representative of the executive
board of the Knights of Labor arrived at the yards
this morning. He Immediately entered upon an invest
CATION, with prominent local Knights of the causes
of the trouble. What his name is or where he came
FROM is unknown, except to the local leaders them
selves 1t has been ascertaned that knight of Labor
Barry who sent here during the last strike is at
the yards He is accompanied by another representa-
tive of the knights.
Armour s. Co. commenced killing beef at their old
house this afternoon. The firm declared that many
of their men had returned to work.
The hogkillers employed at the International Pack
ing Companys house went on strike at q ociock
this afternoon.
The executive committee of the Knights of Labor
have just issued general order directing all the men
employed in the packing establishments at the Union
Stockyards in both the beef and packing houses,
to stop work at o'clock this afternoon This makes
the strike general and causes nearly 25 600 men to
stop work 1t is not yet known whether the will
obey the order.
Yesterday morning local paper published an inter
view with Nelson Morris. of the packing firm of Mel
Morris & Co., in the of which it appeared
that Mr.. Morris exhibited contract with the Butch
ers' Assembly of the Knights of Labor in which the
latter agreed to work ten hours per day, the same
being signed by the members of the execu
tive board of that assembly.
There seem to be indications that the strikers of
Packingtown weakening A careful review of the
situation tonight reveals that the contract referred to
in these dispatches between Nelson Morris and the
executive board of the Cattle Butchers Association,
though not signed by the parties of the second part
tacity accepted by them and went into effect
Monday morning. This is admitted by two members
Of that board, while another tonight denied any
knowledge of the contract, said no order to
strike had been issued by the general executive
board and claimed that not than thou
sand out. 1t is learned from the
Chicago Times that fully ten Thousand ont,
among th9m employees of every packing house at the
yards Very few of Armour's men are out however
the strikers being mostly employees of Fowler Bros,
Sberhorn, and the Chicago Packing Company There
is difference of opinion among the employees as to the
authority of District Master Workman Butler to or
der strike. claiming that such action lies only
in the general executive board. 1t is said that the
steadier and coolerneaded of the employees very
much opposed to general strike while the movement
is chiefly agitated by restless characters and the
called hoOdlum element There is nothing whatever
in the nature of disturbance at the yards tonight
Half hour after closing time scarcely employee
was to be seen about the yards.