The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-14
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Mr.. Carleton Holds Conference with Mr..
Hately, the Result of Which Is Not Known.


CHICAGO, Nov. ia. A. Carleton. represent
ing the general executive board of the knights
of Labor in connection with the stockyards
strike, will meet representative of the packers
this forenoon. On being interviewed, Mr.. earle
ton would not commit himself on the question Of
the probable result of that meeting. He said,
however. that while the strike was local affair
only. he was here to look after the good of the
entire body, and the terms of its settlement
would need TO have more than a merely local
significance. He did not think there was prob
ability of boycott being ordered. The packers
having rescinded their order to employ non
union men only, the strikers were disarmed so
far as a boycott was concerned, and the Ques-
ton st issue was simply that of hours. A call
was made at several of the packers Offices down
town. and nearly all of them said they were ig-
norant of any contemplated conference, as in
Dictated in the interview with Mr.. Carleton. a
further hunt was instituted, and at last gen.
tleman closely associated with one of the mem
bers of the packers executive committee was
found He said the statement was true;
that the conference would take place within a
few hours. and would be attended by Mr.. Garlic
ton, Mr. Hately and Congressman Frank Law
Ter. who would act as mediator. Later this i'm
portant piece of information was confirmed by no
less person than Mr.. Hately himself He was
found alone in his Office, and promptly acknowl-
edged that he was waiting for Congressman
Lawler and Mr.. Carleton. Mr.. Hately declared
he did not know how Congressman Lawler came
to interest himself in the matter.
'All / know about ii. he said, us that / re-
ceived message from Mr.. Lawler, asking me if
/ would be willing to meet himself and Mr..
Carleton at my office this morning. 1 said l
most certainly would, ard am now waiting for
them to come. What the outcome of the confer
"a |
This is the first animation received that Con-
gresham Lawler has taken any interest in the
stockyards trouble.
When Mr.. Carleton and Lawler finally arrived.
Mr.. hately called the attention of Messrs
Lawler and Carleton to schedule showing the
rate of wages paid at Chicago and other points
He claimed that the rate in Chicago, taking into
consideration the ten hour day, was % per cent
higher than any place else. The conference
lasted until high noon, when Mr.. Carleton and
Congressman LAWYER were bowed out by Mr..
Hately who was evidently in avery happy state
of mind. None of the trio would give any in
formation about the talk, except to say that it
was of an unofficial and purely private nature.
Mr. Lawler appeared very anxious to have the
fact of his presence kept from the public, fear
iug as he said, that knowledge that he was
interesting himself in the matter would lead the
strikers to think that the negotiations had as
sumed a political complexion, and lengthen the
deplorable contest
MIR. Carleton said he had nothing to say. be-
yond the fact that he had very full and pleas
ant discussion of the situation with Mr.. Hately,
who is a member of the executive committee of
the packers association, and was in hopes that
an amicable solution of the knotty problem
would be reached at an early day.
Mr.. Hately was also in q non -committal frame
of mind. He was willing to say that Mr.. Carrie
ton was the most conservative and reasonable Of
the many men he had talked with, but beyond
this he not willing to go. AL was quiet and
at "a nd
About 430 o'clock this afternoon a crowd of
nearly 1000 strikers gathered about the dwelling
of the Armour employee who was attacked yes
terday while attempting to move his household
goods to another neighborhood. The
ire of the strikers against this man
is owing to the fact that he is a
knight of Labor and refused to go out with the
others He again had his goods upon wagons
this afternoon when set upon by the mob. Com
pany E, of the First Regiment, arrived before
much damage was done. and charged the mob,
which fell back. Company then divided into
detachment which were stationed at
the street-corners in the vicinity,
patrol wagon full of Pinkerton's
men being left to protect the goods of the I'M
popular employe. Another crowd was quickly
organized, and had nearly oyerpowered the
Pinkerton guard when Company of the Sec
ond Regiment arrived on the double-quick and.
charging through the mob, arrested SIX men and
put the others to rout No casualties are re-
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