Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
10000 MIN OUT.
The Great Strike Of the Pork Packers In
Chicago.
ARMED DEPUTIES At THE HOUSES,
Engines Prevented From Entering tn
Stock Yards.
ADDITIONS TO STRIKERS RANKS.

CHICAGO, October 9.-Advices from the
Stock Yards report the situation un-
changed there this morning. No disturb
ance of any kind occurred. Armour & Co.
say that the report that their beef killers
had also Joined the strikers is a mistake,
and that part of their establishment, as
well as those of other packers, is running
as usual, the strikers being confined to the
hog killer S. about 10000 head of cattl
and 5000 head ofhogs were received at the
yards to-day.
The first sign ofanything unusual at the
stock yards this morning was the march
ing at O'Clock of $50
PINKERTON DETECTIVES
from the Planters House to the Washing,
ton Butcher Packing House. Each had a
Winchester rifle on his shoulder and they
marched with a military tread. They
were soon duly installed as garrison.
The number of men out this morning was
estimated at about 20. 900. The pork cut
ters were at work in ArmOur's house clean
u.
but it was understood that they would
leave soon. The beef men were also at
work in FOwler's, Swift's and Morris
places. The 152 girls employed in Ar
mour's canning shop struck this morning,
rs did all the cOOpers employed at the
yards. At ten o'clock n crowd of nearly
10, 600 men were standing around and
waiting for their weeks wages. Every
thing was quiet and no trouble seemed i'll
sight
Armour's house has q number of cots
erected in it, whether for guards or for n
new gang to 90 to work on Tuesday, is not
known; The Lake Shore engines were
forced 20 leave the yards when they drew
up to the packing house this morning
The striking butchers swarmed about them
and without any acts of violence drove
them out.
This morning it is rumored throughout
the yards that the spackers had appointed
a committee to adjust the difficulties with
the men. 1t was asserted that the packers
HAD BEEN MAKING MONEY
under the new schedule of wages and were
satisfied with the advance, but could not
afford to allow the machinery to remain
idle for two extra hours. The terms of
settlement to be offered to the men, it was
claimed was to advance the
wages for ten hours work to the same
rates per hour paid during the last five
months for eight hours. This, it was said
by some of the men, would be satisfactory,
but others said that nothing but eight
hours work would be accepted. The
great mass of men were nOn-cOmmittal on
the subject and referred all questions to
the leaders.
The situation from business point of
view is decidedly gloomy one. The
market is very dull, there being no de-
mand for fat hogs for packing. There is,
however, some little demand for light
hugs Tor the eastern uIarkeU. rne buyers
are sitting around the offices waiting for
prices to 90 down. Commission men have
advised their customers not to ship in any
more cattle, and kilograms of inquiry as to
the condition of things are being received
all the time. The commission men are
very gloomy.
The Armour employees continued at
work to-day, deciding to remain on duty
until the ten hour rule absolutely entered
into effect. When a force of
ARMED PINKERTON MEN
entered the building this morning, the
men ceased to work and informed the
foreman that they would not work while
this armed force was present. AS a result
the PinkertOn men were sent away
and the men returned and put everything
in shape before leaving 70 the day.
Notice was issued by the Assembly OF
the Knights of Labor of which nearly all
the strikers are members, asking saloon
keepers in the town of Lake to close their
places of business during the strike, and
the men have been cautioned not to use
violence in any form.