The Portland daily press., 1886-11-12
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
No Violence Reported at the Stock
Yards Yesterday.
A Large Number of New Men at
Work.
A Rumor That the Strike Was Ended
Denied.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-THE situation at the
Union stock yards in Chicago TODAY shows
an improvement. All the packers report
that their forces are increasing Among the
applicants are many of tho old men. Com
trary to general expectation, the army Of
workmen WHICH was engaged by Fowler &
Co., in New York, last Monday, arrived at
the yards and reached their EMPLOYERS es
tablishment without molestation. Trouble
was expected when these men arrived. and
every precantion was taken by the military
to prevent it. Shortly after 8 O'clock this
morning, grand Trunk train with imported
workmen, arrived, and the men disembarked
guarded by Co. ID. First Regiment. They
then. had TO march two miles through the
toughest part of the stock yards district, to
the yards proper, and although the streets
were crowded with strikers and their sympa-
thizers not the slightest interference was at
tempted The new men are now safely
housed at Fowler's. Reports to Gen. Fitz-
simmons this forenoon, from all parts of the
yards, represented everything quiet.
The presence OF blue coats was about the
only indication tbs morning of a strike be-
ing In progress. Hundreds of men were out
TO work, and there seemed to be no lack of
business at the principal packing houses.
Armour a. Co. are running almost in full
Dlast, they having received number of men
from the east last evening, a number of both
old and new men having been put to work.
The firm has now nearly 5000 men at work.
The Chicago Packing 4 Provision Company
received 30 men last night, and now have
about 600 at work. Nelson Morris and Fow-
ler s Bros. have each fully as many, and Swift
& Co. have about 1900,
The great topic OF conversation this after
noon was row In the camp of the Knights
and the split between Barry and Butler and
Grant, Harper and Dolan. Each side has its
sympathizers, and the constituents of the
men who have defied the wrath of Barry
and Butler are those who are going to werk
The Barry-Butler element lines the sidewalk
on Halsted street, and use all their endeav-
ors to dissuade the men who desire to go to
work from doing so. No violence is attempt
ed, however, as the blue-coated pickets line
approaches to the yards and inspires due re-
spect In the minds of even the most pugna-
clous OF the strikers. A notable arrival at
the Union stock yards this morning was A.
L. Carleton OF Boston, a member of the gen.
eral executive board of the X of L. He was
sent here by Mr.. Powderly, and it is thought
he will endeavor to settle the strike peacably.
The strike at the stock yards is at an end
Late this afternoon, Barry, who has been on
the ground ever since the strike was inaugu-
rated, and who all day has been in consulta-
tion with A. I. Carlton of Boston, of the
General Executive Board of the knights of
Labor, announced that an order sending the
men back to work will be issued The men
will go back ON the packers term, viz, ten
hours per day.
Mr.. Carlton arrived in this city this morn
ing, and after consulting one or two of the
~old hands" OF the order, went out to the
Town of Lake. When he arrived there he
was met by Messrs. Barry, Marshall, Butler
and other prominent Knights of Labor. The
leaders OF the strike, with Carlton as new
angel OF peace, repaired to the Transit
House and held long secret conference.
Carlton Is a conservative man, and was, it Is
said, chosen by Powderly as the agent most
likely to be able to bring about an adjust
1t was reported on the Board of Trade to-
day that the following despatch was receiv-
ed by Barry this morning:
"0rder the men back. The eight hour move
ment at this time Is considered impracticable, and
has not our approval. (Signed), PowDERLY.
Barry refused to affirm or deny the truth of
the report, when interrogated by note, re-
plying that he was busy"
1t Is rather doubtful what proportion of
the strikers will find employment. SO many
new men have come in from all parts of the
country that the packers reported this after
noon that they needed no more.
AT Armour's. 1000 or 1000 hogs were killed
today with the force at work, which is COM
posed almost entirely of new men.
At the end of the last strike the packers
announced that none Of the new men would
be discharged TO make room for those who
left them, and that they were anxious to give
the new hands permanent employment; but
soon after the strike was over the new men
left in droyes, the explanation being given
that the old men would make it so unpleas-
ant for them that they could not stay in the
packing town. Whether this experience will
be repeated now or not is a question. The
packers say not, and further state they have
made every arrangement to prevent it. 1t is
further announced that the packers will re-
quire Of every man in their employ written
guaranty that he win give the firm three or
four days notice before leaving, and mon
ey deposit will be required from every en-
ploye to cover his guaranty. This will ap-
ply to the men now at work as well as to
those engaged in the future.
A Conflicting Report.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE report telegraph
ed from here early this evening that the
strike was at an end was based upon direct
information from the packers. At 10 o'clock
information comes from the same source
that the report is without foundation. /. c.
Hately, a member of the executive commit
tee of the Packers Association, says the
statement that the strike had been declared
off by the knights of Labor was a mistake.
he can only say that shortly before o'clock
the packers received information which,
though not official, was considered reliable.
Messrs. Barry and Carlton, members of
the Knights of Labor General Executive
Committee, denied to the reporters shortly
after O'Clock, that there had been any
change whatever in the status of the strike.
A meeting of the strikers is in session to-
night at the yards, which is being attended
by Messrs. Barry and Carlton. Before en-
tering the hall Barry and Carlton were
questioned concerning the reported collapse
of the strike. They denied emphatically
that there was any truth in it. Carlton said
that so far from the strikers having surren-
dered they were full of enthusiasm and con-
fident of ultimate victory. SO far as he has
ascertained today there was little or no
probability of the strike ending till the men
had won their points, namely: That the
packers concede technicality In recognition
of the principle of eight hours for eight
hours pay, or at least allow the matter to be
arbitrated
The statement that Powderly had wired
Carlton to order the strike off was a lie ON its
face.