The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-04
STRIKE AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Nearly 1000 Men Go Out-Other Strikes
and Settlements.

Nearly 1000 Men Go Out-Other Strikes
and Settlements.
CHICAGO, May AN the calculations of
the stock yards packers were upset by a
great strike which occurred Monday morn
ing. The firms had offered to compromise
by giving nine hours pay for eight hours
work, and 1t was thought the men would
cept But this they resolved not to
do, and Monday morning the en-
ployes Of Morrell, Hatsly Swift, Nels
Morris, and twenty-five of Armour's
sausage. makers went out They insisted on
having len hours pay for eight hours
| work. Nearly 1000 men were In the move
ment At Ii o'clock committee of twenty
four strikers, three from eight different
houses, went into conference. Before nooa
the Fa.rbank Canning company settled their
differences with the men by agreeing that
there should be no cut in the wages OF men
working for less than So day, and all
above that figure should get nine hours pay
for eight hours work. Morell also settled
with his men on the same basis.
The Adams 4 Westlake Manufacturing
company and the Union Brass works are
both indefinitely closed. j. McGregor
| Adams, president OF both concerns, has no.
| titled the employees that it iG not lockout, +"
| but that work will be resumed as soon as
the present labor agitation subsidies
| and some satisfactory settlement can be
| reached.
Notwithstanding the gratuitous interior
| ence of professional agitators in the affairs
| of the Rothschild strikers, the indi, ationi
| are that the men will return to work Tues
| day morning at the latest Anot er meet
| ing of the Cahinetmakers' union will be held
| to consider the proposition of Roth chiids d
| Sons, made through Manager Kaufman, to
concede eight hours and allow an advance
| of 10 per cent oil former prices of day Cork
| and piece work. The firm has promised
| protection to all who return, notwithstand-
| ing the violent attitude of Agitator Stall
knecbt and President Hansen, of the Cabi-
| netmakers' union
Only one-half of the men employed at
| McCormick's reaper works went to their
places in the factory, the others staying out
| The firm Immediately sent word that they
would give the men ten hours pay for eight
hours work, at least until they found out
how the present eight hour mo ement would
come out
| The great factory of the Chicago Male
4 uoo Al oh , VII %Vtu Sllttb near Dltit
Island avenue, was entirely closed down
Monday morning. Nine hundred of the
employees are out on a strike. They have
made a demand for eight hours work and
ten hours pay.
| Shortly after o'clock crowd OF
socialists and others had worked them.
selves into frenzy of excitement and
started yelling towards the McCormick
| seaper works. half mile distant. ThG
police were Immediately telephoned fol
and soon arrived, and drawing revolvers
fired Unfortunately into the crowd. The
crowd scattered in all directions. Five
who were wounded were carried from tht
scene. No one was reported killed. The
entire reserve force of the city's police has
been ordered to preserve order in the
vicinity of the trouble.
Officer Casey nearly suffered an igno
minious death at the hands of the infu'
rated socialists after the great mob had
been virtually dispersed Casey, with
three other policemen, carried Joe We'd
dick, one of the wounded strikers, to hi,
home, No 422 West Seventeenth street
The patrol wagon was followed by al
angry crowd of Bohemians, who yellet
loudly for revenge TO. the wounds o
their fallen comrades, but when tht
wagon turned down the avenue to Seven
teenth street the crowd did not follow
In silence they watched their countrymar
borne from the wagon into his home, ant
after laying Weddick upon a bed, lef
with the exception Of Casey, who re
NAMED behind to get a report of tn,
mans condition. While Casey was talk,
ing to the wounded mans wife, many o
Weddick's sympathizers had pressed thei
way into the house. The injured maj
was asked who shot him. Evident
misunderstanding the question Weddicl
raised his hand and pointed at Office
Casey. The crowd inside the house wen
into frenzy. Selling Officer Casey the