Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-11
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Nothing New Transpires-Cavalrv Asked
for in Place of liz fantry-Five Thousand
New Men at Werk-C oilision Between
the Troops and Strikers.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.
Mr.. Nelson Morris was interviewed last
night. with reference to the dispatch from
Albany, n. Y, yesterday, in which il said
that the beef packers in Albany, Troy, and
other points in the east, were unable to get
butchers TO slaughter live stock shipped 10
them.
Mr.. Morris denied all knowledge of any
such trouble. He had house abou, five
miles from Albany, but he had no difficulty
in getting men TO slaughter animals shipped
on the hOof from here, nor did he know of
any other firm that had any trouble getting
cattle butchered in the East. In published d
interview, packer says the statement made
by Mr.. Barry, last night, regarding his ar.
rangements with Messrs. Kent and Fowler,
to assist the men in securing the eighth hour
day is incorrect
IL is stated that neither Mr. Kent nor Mr..
Fowler ever made such an agreement. The
International Carpenters Union at a meetiug q
last night passed a resolution expressing svm
pathy for the union stock yards strikers and
offering pecuniary aid if needed Gen. Fitz-
simmons has requested that a company OF
the First Cavalry be sent to the yards. 1t is
thought they can render more efficient SER
vice in answering sudden alarms than the in
fantry.
large number of men applied for work a,
he packing houses, "Wednesday morning and
about 1000 men were at work. Mr.. Nelson
Morris received dispatch from the East
saying some one down there whose name he
would not give will send 800 skilled butchers.
He also had a dispatch from slaughter
firm in the East, which had been killing be et
Tor him, which.says that thy have killed 800
head of cattle day aud can double that num-
Der if he wishes it. About two-thirds of the
men at work IN the yards are new hands
Militia guards were out as usual and al the
approaches were lined with pickets.
There was busy scene at the town hall at
the Union stock yards during this morning.
About 1000 of the old employees of Armour &
Co., Swift & Co. and the Chicago Packing
and Provision Co. were congregated there for
the purpose of being paid. Besides the
great throng of strikers there were thousands
of friends. The crowd was little more tur-
bulent than yesterday.
Gen. Fitzsimmons has put an extra force
OF men near the town hail. to be ready in
case of disturbance. An afternoon paper
says: "a boycott has already been declared
by the general executive board of the Knights
of Labor" said MIR. Barry, at noon today, '.It
begins on Armour's meats and other pro-
duets. How far we shall extend it to other
packers | cannot saw yet"
PACKERS are fghing Us in body but W e are
are not going to scatter our fire. said n. B.
Barry of the general executive board of
knights OF Labor to reporter today. "We
are going to take them one by one, he con.
tlnued, land see what the determined efforts
of 100000 workingmen can accomplish =
"Do you mean that boycott is to be direct.
ed against Armour" ..Well we like to figh,
by man, and as said before, the fight already
begun will be against packers, one at a time
We will first give Armour chance to take
his trade away from Chicago. He and Fow.
lers are playing fast and loose with the pack
ers, and Armour who has an immense guam
tity of mess pork slowed away in his big
packing house is simply getting rid of it at q
big profit. He is sharp. He and Fowler,
who have houses here and at Kansas City anC
Omaha, have the advantage OF other packer.
here. They think their houses out there will
run all right"
There was a collision tonight, near Ashland
Avenue bridge, between a crowd of striker.
and a squad of infantry The bridge j.
guarded by IL men from the 2nd infantry
under Lat. Mcmillan, the balance of the com
pany being stationed in the vicinity of the
neighborlng pakcing houses. The crowd Of
strikers, Numbering about 5000 determined tc
prevent the packing house employees from
crossing the bridge on their way back to the
city at the close of their days work. The
crowd was charged by the squad severa
times and forced temporarily, but the in reas
ing numbers added to its persistency and 8
serious conflict seemed imminent. Finally
1t. Mcmillan gave orders to load with bal
cartridges. The crowd thereupon speedily
dispersed and the employees went their way
without further molestation. No one suffered
serious injury
A meeting of all the members of the pack.
ers association today, reclnded the resolu
tions passed on the Sth as likely to do injus-
tlce to numerous persons who may be mem
bers of labors organizations, and adopted the
following:
"As being more in accordance with mutual
interests of both employer and emplove, to
wit; Whereas, the packers are confronted
with the fact that their employees are repeat
edly leaving their employ yment without notice
to them and TO the great detriment of their
business, which is such of nature to re-
quire constant prosecution and careful atten-
ton.
Therefore, resolved that while we will not
exclude from employment members of such
organizations, we will exercise the right to
employ and discharge whom we please, and
conduct our business on the ten hour plan
end according to our interests"