The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-01
UGLY-TEMPERED STRIKERS.
An Intensely Exciting and Critical Half
Hour at the Chicago Stock Yards.
A Cool Deputy SheriffInterferes and Prevents
What Would Surely Have Resulted in
Bloody Collision with the WOrkmen.
THE STRIKE AT CHICAGO.
An Exciting Time at the Stockyards-A Gen
eral Strike win Not Be Ordered.

ter z o'clock this morning, and business was i'm
mediately started by the Lake Shore Company.
The entire Pinkerton force. with the exception
of dozen men, are now armed with rifles, and
q guard is sent out with every train and accom-
panies it to Coehour The trouble at the stock
yards last evening, while not of serious nature
in ITSELF is looked upon by the. of
icials as an indication of new source
of danger. The employees Of the packing-houses,
who number in the neighborhood of ten thou
sand, are in thorough sympathy with the strik-
ers, and, as they now leave work at 4:3O in the
afternoon. their presence in the neighborhood OF
wreck is thought to be somewhat menacing to
the company's interest. The switchmen en-
ployed by the other roads in the stock yards are
not trusted implicitly by the Lake Shore officials,
who are of the opinion that any one of them
would embrace any opportunity of turning q
switch under moving train.
From Chicago to Miller's Station, Ind dis
tance of thirty miles, the fences, switch houses,
lnd telegraph Offices are decorated with posters,
in which the Lake Shore company offer $500 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of any one
violating that section of the statutes which pro-
hibits interference with the property of rail-
road company by any outsider. The strikers
laugh at the notices, and think it absurd to sup
pose that any of their number would turn in
former for the sake of any reward. While there
seems no likelihood of any trouble
around Chicago to-day, except, perhaps, at
the stockyards, there is considerable anxiety
manifested on both sides as to the probable ac-
ton to be taken by the Lake Shore switchmen,
olixr oth
the yardmaster of the Toledo yards has been in
Chicago since the commencement of the strike,
and yesterday received dispatches from some of
his trusted men at home, saying that his pres
ence was required there without delay, as
strike seemed imminent He leftfor Toledo last
night.
Engine 468, escorted by thirty special polica-
men, at Ii o'clock this morning was sent in to
the Stock Yards. On arriving near the packing
houses, intense excitement prevailed Every
window of the packing houses was crowded with
workmen, who yelled offensive epithets at the
guard 1t was feared that there would be trouble
when the workmen went to dinner. At IL o'clock,
the Lake Shore engine, which was attached to a
tool car and caboose, was stopped behind
the Chicago Packing and Provision Company's
slaughter-house by train of cars in 'front.' AS
the packing house whistles blew the signal for
the dinner hour a crowd of at least two thou
sand employees gathered in the vicinity. The
windows Of the packlng-house Immediately be-
side the train were thronged with workrnen,
who began to yell at the officers, and in few
moments the widest excitement prevailed. Some
otfal was thrown from the windows, and struck
one of the three Pinkerton men who were on top
of the This was the signal for shower of
stones and clubs, which were thrown from the
windows and roofs OF the building Officer
Mike Begley was struck on the jaw by one OF
the clubs and seriously injured. The Pinkerton
men raised their rifles to shoot, but were re-
strained by deputy sheriff A shot at that mo-
ment would undoubtedly have precipitated
serious riot The crowd was finally broken up
when the whistles summoned them back to
work at 1890 o'clock. and the train was started
up and moved behind Armour d Murphy's
packing house amid a shower of missiles. which
did no damage
Two Pirxerton officers, George Edmunds and
man known as Harry" stationed at the ''long
bridge" half mile from South Chicago, heard a
shot few hundred yards mp the track at $50
o'clock last night Harry went up to what
the trouble was. leaving Edmunds to guard the
bridge. Three men were standing on the track.
and when Harry ordered them to move on they
attacked him. He drew his revolver and fired
one shot, which made hole through the right
leg of one of the fellows, just below the knee.
The name of the injured could not be
learned as his companions carried him away
Immediately.
Late this afternoon a train on the Lake Shore
road was thrown off the track by strikers, near
Fortieth street A Baltimore q Ohio train came
along afterward, and was derailed. Then Lake
Shore stock train, east bound, came along, and
was allowed to pass through all right. There
were four men who turned the switches and as
soon as they did SO they ran swiftly across the
prairie. Three or four pistol shots were fired
after them, which brought them to stop, and
they were arrested and taken to the town of
Lake Hall, where they were identified the
men who threw switches and ditched trains the
other day at that point There was no blood
shed.
Packerstown was comparatively quiet at
P. NJ.
| general meeting Of the switchmeE of Chi
cago was held tonight, to take action regarding
the Lake Shore strike, under the auspices of the
| Switchmen's Assurance Association. About
| one thousand members were present.
Several Lake Shore strikers made
| speeches, and mon from the various
be general strike. James Monaghan, grand
master; John Drury, vice grand master.
] and others opposed a general strike, and
claim that all President Newell of
the Lake Shore. wanted was to bring
/ about general strike, so that all roads should
be Ia the same position as his own, and that
other companies would help him down the
strikers Resolutions were adopted stating
| that President Newell had acted in bad
/ faith in regard to the agreement made
/ given to the Lake Shore men, but switchmen
/ generally will remain neutral, and no strike will
| be ordered on other roads.
Meaning of Judge Gresham's Late Order.
/ Chicago Times
The meaning of this initiative is that here
after, when the Car Powderly. or any of his
| local satraps orders embargo the move-
ment of commerce by railway, by virtue of
/ any of the methods or claws of knighthood, I"
the railway directory will not apply to sheriffs,
! nor local police establishments, nor provincial
| governors supplicating them TO fulfill their of
] Gees by enforcing the local laws. Instead of
that, they will go TO the national authority with
notice of the violation and obstruction of the
| national law. Instead Of sheriff reading a