Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-11
THE CHICAGO. STRIKE
1--WE THOUSAND MEN 60 TO WORK
YESTERDAY.
The Chicago Packers Claim They are Re-
ceiving Plenty Of Help from the
East The Knights Boy
colt Armour.
lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch

CHICAGO, November t0.-A large num-
Der O! men applied for work at the packing
houses this morning, and about 5000 are
at work. Nr. Nelson Morris received a
dispatch from the East saying that some one
down there, whose name he would not give,
VIII 'end 900 skilled butchers. tie also had
4 Dispatch from a slauS bier firm In 'hc
East, which has been killing beef for hn.
which says that they have killed 300 head
~ cattle day, and can double that number
" be wishes II. About two thirds OF the
men al work in the Yards are new haucs.
The militia guards were ont a. usual, and
an The approaches woIe lined with pic kol
Mr.. Morris was interviewed last might
with reference 20 a dispatch from ALBANY,
y. Y. Yesterday, in which it said that the
beef.packcrs 10 Albang, Troy, aud Othef
point~ IN the Eat were unable 20 -
butchers 10 slaughter livestock shipped to
them. Mr.. Morris denied all knowledge OF
any such trouble. He bad house about
five miles from ALBANY, but be found no
difficulty in getting men 10 slaughter ami.
mails shipped on the hoof from here, nor
did BE- know Of any other firm that had any
trouble getting cattle butchered IN the
East.
In published interview packer SAYS
the statement made 10y Mr.. Barry last night
regarding his arrangement with Aessrs.
Kent and Fowler to assist the men in Sc
curing the eigbt-hour day is incorrect. u
il stated that neither Dir. Kent nor Dir.
Fowler ever made such an agreement. The
International Carpenters Union at a meet
ing last night passed resolution express
ing sympathy for the Union stock-yards
strikers, and Offering pecanlary aid ii
needed.
General Fitzsimmon' has requested that
a company OF tue First cavalry he sent TO
the yards. IL is thought they can render
more efficient service in answering sudden
alarms than the infantry.
PAYING OFF THE STRIKERS.
There was busy scene at the Town
Hall At the UH,0n stock.yard' during the
morning. About 5000 OF the old EN-
ployes of Armour & Co., Swift & Co., and
The Chicago Packing and Provision Cem-
pany were congregated .here for the pur-
pose Of being PAID or. II was deemed
more advisable TO let them get their pay
there than TO have 1t done at the firms
offices.
DcsiGes the great throng Of strikers there
were thousands OF their friends. The
crowd was little more turbulent than yes
terday. and General FitZsimmons has put
an extra force OF men near the Town Hall
to be ready in ease Of any disturbance.
An afternoon paper says " The boycott
has already been declared by the General
Executive Board Of the knights OF Labor"
,ad Mr.. Barry NJ noon to-day. 1t begins
on Armour'S meats and other products.
How far we shall extend it rs to other
packers cannot say yet"
a COLLISION LAST NIGHT.
There was collision tonight near the
Asland-Ayenue bridge between a crowd OF
strikers and a squad Of infantry. The
bridge was guarded by twelve men from
the second infantry, under Lieutenant Nc
MILAN, the balance OF the company being
stationed in the vicinity % the n-ighboring
packing-hou>cs. The crowd Of striker,
and symIathizers numbered about fiy,
hundred, and was determined To proven
The packng.house employees from crossing
the bridge on their way back 10 the cit,
At the close Of the days work. The crowd
was charged by the squad several times and
forced 10 retire temporarily, but increasing
numbers added to IT. perSStency, and d
serious conflict seemed imminent. FINALLY
Lieutenant Mcmillan gave the order to load
with hall.caitridgeS. The crowd thereupon
speedily dispersed and the employees went
on their way without further mOle,tatiOu
No one suffered serious injury.
TIE PACKERS ADOPT NEW RESOLUTIONS.
The Packers'S Association tO-dly unani.
mOusly rescindcd the resolution recently
passed concerning their employees, and
adopted the following:
Whereas the PACKERS are confronted with
the fact that their employees are repeatedly
leaving their employment without notice 10
them and great detrment TO their business,
which is OF such nature rs to require con.
slant prosecution and careful attention;
therefore
E6sOircd, That while We will not exclude
from employment members OF such Organi-
zaiion. we will exercise the right 10 employ
and discharge whom We please, aud conduct
or business on the tcn-hOur plan and ac-
cordng To our best interests.
signed by all members.
ALBANY KNIGHTS TAKE Up THE FIGHT.
ALBANY, y. Y, November lO.-DOWncy,
the only butcher in tins city wh) would
Nil cattle for the dres.ed-bcef firms. has
refused TO slaughter any more for them.
Agents Of the drcsScd-bcei houses are buy
ing live cattle at West Albany As indi-
ylduals and having them killed FOR them As
such.
The knights o. Labor Executive Com.
mittee met here last night and directed
their members 10 Kill no more livestock
for The drt s,cd-becf firms or their agents,
and il is thought th,t by tomorrow the
agent, will have difficulty a. individual, to 4
V,t cattle slaughtered i'm This vicinity