Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-02
STRIKING ONCE MORE.
THE PACKERS IN SEVERAL HOUSES AT
CHICAGO QUIT WORK.
Difficulty Over the Settlement Between Eight and Ten
H0urs-A Probability That the Men in ALI the
Slaughter Houses Will bs Called
Out Again.

CHICAGO, November 1.-The threaten
ed strike among the beef men at the stock
yards was commenced this morning and
nearly 5000 men are now out from the
slaughter houses of G.. F. Swift and Mel
son Morris. The trouble is oyer the
adoption of the 10 hour system, the men
refusing to work the two extra hours
without additional pay, In these two
houses there are no hogs killed and the
employees say they cannot accept the ten
hour system. Each of the firms employ
about 3, 200 men and at present many of
these are cOngregated about the streets
and on the corners near the big houses,
but as yet there is no intimatiOn Of any
trouble. There is great
deal of excitement, but the men are order
ly and insist that no act OF theirs will pre-
cipitate any trouble. There is no indica-
ton that the police will be called upon b
protect the two houses, but it il yet to
early to determine the intention of the two
firms.
WHY THEY STRUCK.
Further particulars from the stOckyarks
strike are TO the effect that Swift's men
sent a committee to him on Saturday and
insisted on having an increase of 80 cents
per day should the firm return to the ten
hour system, and this was agreed to. This
morning when the beef butchers went to
work they found that Foreman Welder, OF
Swilt's, had discharged Jas. MatthersOn,
one Of the committeeman. The also found
that the wages of the labOrers had not been
increased and so they struck. They insist
now on Il return to the S-hOur basis. On
hearing that Swift'S men were out the
beef butchers employed by Nelson Morris
went out. A crowd went down to Smiths
machine shops and compelled the men
there to stri le. After this they went to
Armours for the purpose Of calling his
men out, but this move was anticipated by
the firm, who got
A FORCE OF POLICE
to guard the principal entrance and the
crowd was kept away. The strikers ar
ranged to hold a meeting during the day.
! A member of the executive committee told
4 reporter that unless the two firms gave
in all the employees in the yards would be
called out.
Between 200 and 800 men in Libby, Nc
Neill & Libby's canning establishment also
went out The reason alleged was that
Morris establishment partly supplies the
canning firm with beef.
\ MEETING or STRIKERS
was held late this afternoon. No zone except
Knights of Labor were admitted. Fully |, COO
union strikers cOngregated on the outside
anxiously awaiting the action of the
Knights. Several speeches were made
and wild applause greeted every reference
to the 5 hour day. A motion to make nc
compromise on anything short of 3 hours
was carried bg unanimous vote. com
mittee was appointed to take charge Of the
strike and given full power to act.
4 knight of labor explained tonight
| that the men had been offered the rein
statement of the discharged man, but
would now hold out for a return to the
eight hour system by all the beef houses
He said the prOprietors would be given til
! Saturday to decide what they they will do
and if they persist in running ten hours !
general strike would prabdbly be ordered,
which would include Swift'S, Morris, anC
also Armour's slaughter houses.