Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-14

The Great strike Among
Chicago Neat Packers.


TAe steek Masass EaF1ke.
CHIcAoo. Oct. 1a-AEr. Barry, of tie
aroltrafirn e7mmit1es appeinfad b tie
kniwtsg Of LaaoK e. adjust ahe lahar
troable in the paris. snid toilag flsf -
had aopes of making q eslllsment In
tha mcrniuR. He was SURPRISED a. the
SETON of the packers q thsiK meeffnQ
gasierday, and aid thsf whsn - ~
them yeGte daT forenoon, GhaY ssid
nathinR % him about any determinatian
- tolt cat for 80 hours. bnt had rata
e led him % believe thaa = oompfomisa
saiRet he arranged.
TIE quiet thai has attended shis great
etRiks is TIE wondas of every one Who
co1e1 % the yards and has made
tAonaandn of friends for she Knights ct
Labor ts whese eH0rts the admiraAle
ofdsr . due. The imparta1ion Of men
- Armsur 4 Co, heweseF, 10 ElakinR
the strike mere Festive, and the task al
co0srolling the yOanSer element h Be
coming mora difEcult.
Everything this morning waa she sama
- u vas yesterday. Arnoar's beaf
ouiohefs still remained a. WoEs by or
Ger ef TIE Knights Of Labor, although
they are very restixe under hhe fact
that the cars are loaded by oletka and
o1tsidsEA. Ths Pinkerton asn have
eompleted their culinary prep srationa
and viii live entirely Il Washington
bnicheEas Sons' paoking house. They
cannot bay anything outside, except 81
the Transit House. as there ID rigid
boYeott againa them.
Delegate Barry vas seen By DAILY
Nesns reporter at today and said. The
men have their mind set on the eight
hour rule and viii agree 10 nothing else.
We made q proposition this morning 20
the packers that the eight hsuR rule re-
main and the mea ali agree 20 work ell
the oveEtims necessary. This will Be Z
pFactloal recognition Of The eight honE
question aud will be acoeplea by the
men. The packers submitted q pro-
position that We men work eight h0aEs
and Be paid BY the hour. This will not
Be accepted. I have proposed q meet
tng With the packers 81 tue Board %
Trade this afternoon, aad shoald they /
aeoep1 the proposition, she matter will |
Be- settled ultimately. should they not |
meet me. viii take other measures 10 /
eject . settlement, for this thing musi /
be fixed quickly. as it is al nonsense for 4
Armour % suppose that bis beef butch /
era vail work under the circumstances
By which they ere nov surrounded. IL
hnd that thinga are as / sometimes
suspect they are and that She packers
are playing a waiting game, shall take
more energetic measures af once and on
my return 10 Richmond shall tell the
KNIGHTS there that AFmouF's best is not
- good as il used 10 be, and We will zee
how the opinions Of tgo millions OF men
throughout the country viii afEect the
trade"
The knights o. Rabor.
RIcHMexD, Ootober I8.-Ths delegates
asre early ahoat this moFnine. and we're
auasuaily prompt in their attsndancg
at Armory Hall. The most important
work OF the Convention vas began yes
terday, when the General Mass8r Work
man declared ameudments % she con.
stitation IN order, and vas auatsined ID
bis decision by the Assembly, despite
the objection 0f q faw. TIE work OF
amending she constitution was resumed
this morning and prosecuted through
out the session.
The proposed amendment 10 the con-
extending 10 tuo years eli cen.
efal oftissrs, exospting those Of mem
beFs Of the 90 operative Board, was
taken up and adopted. The terms Of
members Of the Cooperative Board re-
main as st present.
when that matter had been diapossd
Of the regular order OF business was
suspended and the 0ensral Assembly
proceeded 10 elect general oihcera.
General Master Workman Powderiy
aud General Worthy Foreman Grifiiths
we're reelected 10 the oEfises they have
already hlied for seven consecutive ses
si0na.
At the afternoon session Il vas as-
sided 70 divide the ofEiss Of General
Secretary aud Treasurer. Charles II.
Litohman Of Marblehead vas placed in
for tue once Of SooraFetary
by James Gampbell Of PitgsburR. The
was seconded by Thomas
O'Rsilly of Nou York. Toe only can
didats nominated In opposition vas
Joseph Buehanaa Of DeuveF, Colorado.
Litohman vas elected by more than $50
mafoFiiy. Frederick Turner, she pros-
ems General SsoFstary and Treasurer,
waa nominated for GenaFai Treasurer.
he vas elected bg more than so ma
i0Fitv. TIE ballotine for the members
u She Executive Boafd then began.
fha following names wsre placed Ia
John W. Hayes Of Neu
Jersey, Thomas p. Barry Of Michigan,
W. n. Bailey Of Ohio. Il. B. Mcauirs Of
NeW York, Thomas O'Rsilly of New
YoFk, Joseph Buohanan Of Colorado,
William II. Malien Of Richmond, Ira B.
Ayisaworth Of Baltimore. and John
Howe of Massachusetts,. An informal
ballot vas taken, in which Mr.. Hayes
led IN the number Of votes p0lled, With
Barry sseand. Some delegates wanted
70 continas voting. bat z motion ts
adfouFn til tomorrow vas pat and oar
risd.
The BeoaIe AIdsFmen.
Nxw Yozx, Oot. 0'NeiIl
aud Reilly aIapt last night q police
headquarters. This morning they we're
taken 10 he DistTiot Attorneys ofhee.
Az noon today all the boodis Aldermen
Who are knewn not 20 have skipped
havs eitheF beea taken into custody o.
have surrendered themaslves. exoept
No. Ali "a E7rmN An mrurattagantrNs