Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-10
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IHv fe'ppranh To the IyisDatch.
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
The Situation at the Stock. Yards re
mains Unchanged.
lBy telegrap pm to the Dispatch.l

by Glegrd ln 10 the Dlhpattu.l
CmCAGo, October .. -Adyices from the
stock yaidS report the situation unchanged
there This morning. and no disturbance OF
auy Kind has occurred. Armour d co. say
Toe report that the .beei-kiiicrs had also
Joined The strike is 4 mistake; that part Of
their establishment is funuiD- a. usual, the
strike being confined 20 hOg.sillcrs.
In an interview on the subject Of the
,,iikc, published this morning. Mr.. =. y.
Armour SAYS: The matter Of returning 20
Tie tCn-hour system rests entirely on
question 81 scll-protcction. Chicago pack
l-crs aic unable to compete with Cinclnnati
or Kansas City people on the basis OF ght
hours, chiefly on account OF the icSScned
cost of operating NJ those points. Chicago
pScking-house property hls greatly deprc-
Ciatcd IN value Of late. and, for my part. !
stand ready 60 dispose Of my Chi
cago SiOck-yards property at - per
cent. less than cost. ! have expended
s30O.C On my Kansas CITY pIcking-hOuScs
thlS season. would gladly have my men
work eight hours il | could do so In jus
tice 10 myStif. but under the circumstances
this j not possible, and ScIf-pr0icction Of
course must be primarily regarded by the
TackeTs. | work fourteen hours myself
Cvery day. and ten hours daily toll is GER
tainlv not great hardship for my employees.
! do not anticipate closing down work en-
tirciy, although for a few days we may moi
operate at full capacity. There are plenty
of men who are willing 10 work ten hours
each Gny and take the places Of the strikers
if they are assured Of protection, and this
will positively he offered them TO the full
e>t extent. l trust the old hands, how
ever, will take proper view of the situl.
ton and reconsider tier action, which is
certainly i'll advised"
over one hundred aud tiay Pinkerion
men were lodged and brcakfastcd at the
Transit House last night, and at ! O'Clock
this morning emerged from the dining.
room and shouldered their Winchester
rifles, which were stacked in the corners
around the lobby.
Captain Foley called the men 70 "Attcn-
iiOn." and they were marched of through
the yards. At each pacbing-houSe 4 squad
81 men lett the line, and, in charge OF a
sergeant. doflcd through the wards, and
were stationed at various corners, where
they could command a view Of the entire
premises. They were watched with into
rest and hatred By men in wOrking-c!othe
and by hundreds OF men without dinner
pall, and aitired IN their Sunday-clothcS,
who by this time had assembled IN
force ir the Yards and observed the pro-
ceeGngs at the various packing houses.
This morning il Was rumOred through
out the yards that the packers bad appoint
cd a committee to adjust the difficulties
with the men. 1t WAS asserted that the
packers had been making money under the
new schedule d wages and we're satisfied
with the advance, but could not afford
10 allow the machinery remain idle Tor
two extra hours. The terms OF settlement
To lie offered 10 the men, il was
claimed, was to advance the wages for ten
hours work 10 the same rates paid during
the last five months for eight hours. This.
il was said 10y some OF the men, would be
satisfactory. but the others said that no.
thing but eight hours work would be
accepted. The majority of the men were
nOn.commit,al on the subject aud referred
all questions TO the leaders. The situation,
from business point Of view, Is gloomy
one.
The Armour employees continued at
work to day, deciding to remain on duty
until the ten. hour rule was absolutely en-
tered into effect.
when force Of armed Pinkertou men
entered the building this morning the men
all ceased work and informed the foreman
thew would not work while this armed force
was present. A. a result, the Pinkerton
men were sent away, and the men returned
and put everything in shape before leaving
for the day.
A notice was issued by the Assembly OF
Knights OF Labor, OF Which nearly all the
strikers are members, asking s,loOn'keep.
els in the town Of Lake TO close theirplaceS
Of business during the strike, and the men
Iuye been cautioned not to use violence in
any form.