Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-10
THE Chicago strike.
fBy telexrA oh to the Dispatch.

Union stock yards this morning. Every
thing il quiet, and no disturbance OF any
kind is reported to-day. The soldiers
started or their rounds at 8 O'Clock and
pairoIed the entire district. Most OF the
men who came 10 the yards were brought
IN by the train. There were no assaults on
any OF them so far as known.
The names Of Swift & Co., N. Morris *
Co., snd the Union Stock. Yards and
Transit Company were sdded to the agree
mebt adopted at yesterdays meeting OF
the packers, which declared that hereafter
10 men belonging TO any labor or
gAnization will be employed Ly them
The paper has now been signed by
al the houses doing business at the
stock yards As well as by the stock
Yard, Company. The first excitement
Of the day at the stock.yards occurred at
| O'Clock this afternoon. At that hour
word was sent to the headquarters OF the
deputy sbeIiffs that their services were need
ed at Forty.second street and Ashland ave-
nue.. Fifty deputies Immediately hurried
10 the place. and were immediately followed
by four companies Of militia. An invettt-
cation was made. and it was found that the
four deputies who had been left to patrol
an alley Ia the vicinity had been fired on by
some unknown parties. The fire was re-
turned, but the aggressors escaped.
with the exception OF the myst.riou.
shooting OF one Of the deputy sherils this
evening. the day at the stOck-yards has
been uneyentiul. There are between 5000
and 1000 men at work. There WAS very
little disorder. The strikers eagerly dis.
cusSed the resolutions OF the employers not
to allow any man TO return TO work on any
fnr hotlTs unlps>
he had foresworn his organization.
The militia mounted guard within
and the sherifi's force and the Town OF
Lake police preserved the peace ~ best
they could outside the yards. Several
isolated cases 81 assault took place, and
couple OF houses were stoned, but no Or
ganized mob-violence or resistance to au
thority took place. General Fetzimmons
and 500 troops Of the First brigade seemed
10 think to-day that their stay in the packing
town would not be so brief nor 80 pleasant
az some Of them bad anticipated. 4 cold,
drizzling rain fell all day.
There were rumors this afternoon that
General Master-WOrkman Powderly had
been requested to come to Chicago and
use his best efforts TO effect settlement
between the packers and their striking
employes. IL is known that Barry iS in con-
slant communication with Powderly, but
whether the General Master Workman has
consented 10 come West cannot be
ascertaincd. Barry came into the city
TO-DAY and called on Mr.. Botsford, OF the
Packers Committee. lie asked whether 1t
was true that resolutions had been passed
insisting that the striking knights OF Labor
should Tenounce their order a. condition
precedent to beng reemployed. Botsiord
replied that such was the case. Barry said
very little else and left. The majority OF
the strikers seem TO rejoice over the reso-
buttons against tho knights OF Labor that
have been adopted by the packers.
at think we were in the wrong when this
strike was ordered" said one OF The leaders
to = reporter to-day; "but the packers ny
their outlawry resolutions. have put ts IN
The right. Yesterday the General Assem-
biz q The Knights could not consistently
take up our fight. To-day and from this on
they will be bound to do battle for u.s."
The order has been attacked, and every
officer and member must stand up for Us
"Will Powdcrly Gomez" the speaker
was asked.
al don't know" he replied. "but ]
think lie will, and il he does not he will
send along several o. bis most truS;y Hell
tenants. We are being victimized-beinc
told that we must foreswesr Ourselycs-
and he must do something decisive and do
1t promptly. This thing would be laugh.
ablc il il were not serious. Thousands Of
men will siarvc before they will agree to
the humilating conditions forced upon
| them
Barry has a dispatch from Powderly in
which the General Master Workman repu-
al it,fr inu m ~ a.
10 send assistance TO the representative OF
the Executive Board here il he needs II.
The railroads are helping the packers in
| every way, as n speedy close OF the strike
! is OF the greatest possible moment 10 them.
| All the roads coming here are Offering to
| bring workmen mere and TO return them
| free Of charge in Gaze they are dissatisfied.
| AT ATmOur's downtown Office about nity
! men were out in the hallway awaiting
| transportation 10 the houses ut the yards.
| About one hundred carpenters quit work
, nj Swit's to-day. a short time ago the
! firm cave them an advance OF twenty-five
| cents day and nine hours work. They
| stopped to-day, however, and Joined the
ranks Of those fighting for eight hours.
POwDERIY on TIE SITUATION.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 9--Gene.
ral.Master-W Workman Powderly, when ques-
toned tonight by an Assoclated-Prcss re-
porter relative to the beef and pork-butch-
crs' strike at Chicago, simply said that a.
4. CarHfn. q member OF the General EX-
ecutiyc Board. had been sent to that city 10
| Join Barry. Powderiy SAID he had no fur
| Their information to impIrt regarding the
Chicago trouble; that his knowledge OF
affairs there was obtained merely through
brief kilograms, and not being on the
ground he would refrain from giving his
views on the strike.
As,ociated.Press dispatches received
from Chicago tO-nighE were shown 10 the
General Master Workman, but, although
he closely read the contents, he made no
comment fboreop VsbateNpr