The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-12
MuERL MIrnIN A WHEEL.
Tho sltlkprs Quarrel Among Themselves
and Some 90 to Work.

OuICAao, Nov, 1.-THE situation at the
stock yards showed considerable improve
msnt to-day. All the packers report that
their forces are increasing and among the
applicants for work to-day were many
Of the old men, Contrary to general ex-
psCtation, the men engaged by Fowler
& Co., in New York, last Monday,
arrived at the yards and reached their en-
ployers' establishment without any mOlGs-
tation. Trouble was expected when
these three hundred arrived, and every
precaution was taken by the military
to preventit, Company D, oI the First
Regiment, marched to the corner OF Fifty,
fifth and Hslstead streets about 8 O'Clock
this morning, Shortly after that hour the
Grand Trunk tram with the imported
workmen arrived and the men disem.
barked. Guarded by Company d they
then had to march two miles through tho
toughest part oi the stock yards district 10
the yards proper, Rnd, although the
streets we're crowded with strikers and
their sympathi2srs, not the slightest inter
ference was attempted, The New York.
srs are now safely housed al Fowlers,
The presence OF blua coats was about
the only indication this morning OF any
strike being in progress, Hundreds OF
men went to work, and there seemed to
be no lack OF business at the principal
packing houses. Armour 4 Co.,, are run,
ming almost full blast, they having also re-
Ceived u number OF men from the East
last evening, and number Of both old
and new men having bsen put to work
this morning. Tho firm has now nearly
5000 men at work. The Chicago Packing
aud Provision Company reCeiAed 90 men
last night and now have about 600 at
work. Nelson Morris and Fowler
Bros. have each fully as many,
aud Swift 4 Go. have about 1000,
The great topic OF conversation this
morning was the row in the camp OF the
Knights and the split bstweeu Barry and
Butler and Grant, Harper aud D0lan.
Each side has its sympaLhlzsrs, and the
constituents OF the men who have detled
tho wrath Of Barry and Butler are those
who are going to work. The Barry Butler
element lines the sidewalk on Halstead
stlest, and uses all sndesvors to dissuRde
the men who desire to 90 to work from
doing so. No violence 10 attempted, how.
ever, as the blue.Coated picksts line all
the approaches 10 the yards and inspire
due respect in the minds Of even the most
puguaCious Of the strikers.
II don't care about getting into war Of
words with Mr.. Barry" said ono OF the
leaders OF the strike this morning, nor do
| like to question hls statements or bis
authority. Barry's assertion, however,
that a boycott order had gone out sgainst
certain packers is little wild, to put 1t
mildly. Barry himself will Gurely not
claim that he has authority 10 iseua such
an order II the packers bad not reCedad
from their position Of hostility to the
Knights-that Is, II they had not with.
drawn the boycott resolutions against ua
which thOy adopted last Monday--you
can depend upon II that thGre would be
sar to the knils. We would DO
thon forced to fight for the
very existence OF our PoHderly,
who Is averso 10 the boycott, would be
compelled In selt.deiense to resort TO that
method Of striking back. But now there
Is no warrant for the boycott. The pack.
ers are not attacking the knights or any
other labor organizations, They are merely
making fair fight ior the tenshoGr sys:
tem."
All the big packers this morning seemed
pleased that the move OF last night in
withdrawing from the position Of hostility
toWarda the Knights Of Labor and all
labor auious he'd been taken. "a good
man." said Mr.. Armour, does not lose any.
thing in getting right a mistake, and |
think that resolution declaring against
unions was a mistake. don't want to
lguYe % Q hoyCotter myself, and that first
resolution put me In th4t light"