Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-10
SHOTS FIRED AT CHICAGO
NO BLOOD SPILLED AND TIE
DAY UNEVtNIFUL.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The names OF Swift
& Co., n. Morris & Co., and the Union
Stock Yards and Transit Company were
added to the agreement adopted at yester-
days meeting OF the packers, which
declared that hereafter no men belonging
to any labor organization Will be en-
pioyed by them. The paper has now been
signed by all the houses doing business
at the stock yards as well
as by the stock yards company.
Tho first excitement of the day at the
stock yards occurred at l o'clock this
afternoon. At that hour word was sent
to the headquarters OF the deputy sherlfs
that their services We're needed at Forty
second and Ashlann avenue. Fifty depu-
ties Immediately hurried to the place. and
were immedia ely followed by four COM
panies OF militia.
DEPUTIES FIRED ON.
An investigation was made, and 1t was
found that tour deputies VINO had been
lett 10 patrol an alley in the vicinity had
been tirad on by some unknown parties.
The fire was returned, but the aggressors
escaped.
With the exception of the mysterious
shooting the day at the stock yards mas
been uneventlul. There are between
5000 and 1000 men at work. There was
very little disorder. The strikers eagerly
discussed the resolutions of the employers
not TO allow any man TO return TO work
on any terms or for any number OF hours
unless he had tOreSWOrn his organization.
the militia mounted guard within and
the Sh-rlf's force and town OF Lake
police preserved the peace as best they
could outside the yards. Several isolated
cases OF assault took place and couple
OF houses were stoned, but no organized
mob violence or resistance to the au-
thorities took place.
THE SOLDIERS ALREADY WEARY.
Gen. Fitzsimmons and the 800 troops Of
the First Brigade seemed TO think to-day
that their stay in Packingtown would not
be 30 brief nor so pleasant as, some OF
them had anticipated. A cold. drilling
rain fell all day, and those who had been
assigned to early morning picket duty
leit it most keenIy. Wearing their blue
cape OvercOats and small fatigue caps
the pickets wherever stationed tramped
back and forth in mud and slime. Those
who were young clerks down town did
not regard it as an agreeable occupa-
tIon-this soldering.
POWDERLY's PRESENCE WANTED.
There were rumors this afternoon that
General Master w orkman PoWderIy had
been requested TO come to Chicago and
use his best efforts to effect settlement
between the packers and their striking
employees. 1t is known that MIR. Barry is
IN constant communication with Mr..
Powderly, but whether the General Mas
ter w orkman has consented to come West
cannot be ascertaineG.
Nr. Barry came into the city to-day and
called on Mr.. Botsiord, OF the packers
committee. He asked whether 1T was
true That resolutions had been passed in
sisting that the striking knights OF Labor
should renounce their order as q condition
precedent to being re-empIoyed. Mr..
Bot-fOr replied that such was the case.
MIR. Barry said very little else aud lett.
THE STRIKERS PLEASED.
A majority OF the strikers seem TO re-
jOice over the resolutions against the
knights of Labor that have been adopted
by the packers. 81 think we were in the
wrong when this strike was ordered"
sand one OF the leaders to reporter to.
day, but the packers, by their outlawTy
iesolut'ons, have put US in the right.
Yesterday the General Assembly OF the
knights could not consistently take up
our fight. To-day, and from this on, they
will he bound TO do battle for us.
THE ORDERS LIFE AT STAKE.
''The order has been attacked and every
officer and member must stand up tor
u.s."
"Win Mr.. Powderly come here?n the
speaker was asked.
~ don't know" he replied, "but think
he will, and II he does not he will send
along several OF his most trusly lieuten-
ants. We are being victim Zed, being
told that we must forswear ourselves
and he must do something decisive and
do it promptly. This thing would be
laughaole II it were not serious. 1hous-
ands OF men will starVe before they will
agree to the humiliating conditions forced
upon them"
Mr. Barry has dispatch from MIR.
POwderly, IN which the Grand Master
w orkman repud,ates all interviews on
tae strike and offers TO send assistance to
the representative of the Executive
Board here il he needs it.
RAILROADS AIDING THE FIRMS
The railroads are helping the packers
in every way, as speedy close of the
strike is of the greatest pOssib e moment
to them. All the roads coming IN here are
| offering TO bring workmen here and 10 re-
turn them free OF charge in case they are
dissatisfied. At Armour's down town
office about fifty men were out in tue
hallway awaiting transportation to the
houses at the yards.
About 100 carpenters quit work at
Swlft's to-day. A short time ago the firm
gave them an advance OF 25c. day and
nine hours work. They stopped o.day
however, and joined the ranks OF those
fighting for eight hours.
The following nOtice was issued to-day
by the knights OF Labor:
NOTICE.
Butchers, mechanics aud laborers are
warned to keep away from the stock ards
as the men are ON strike. Hy order Of
THE COMMITTEE.
the Master Workman OF the Butchers
Assembly, sylvester Gaunt, has resigned
| his office because OF his inability tOsatIsfy
| the men and because be is thoroughly
! dlssAtiied with the actions OF Messrr.
| Barry, Butler aud Marshall. Several
| members oi the assembly agree with the
! Master Workman. and the assembly
seems To be IN lair way TO be entirely
| dissolved.
FIRING AT NIGHT.
! Firing occurred near the packing house
| Of Moran d i1ealy AZ $3.50 o'c ock tonight
/ between the Waterman ana unknown par
| ties. Nine shots were fired. SO lar as
! can be ascertained no harm was done.
! No other unusual incident had occurred
! up to midnight.
POWDERLY SILENT.
! PHILADELPHIA, PA. Nov. 9.--General
! Master " orkmau POA DERBY. when ques-
! toned to nj nj by an Associated Press re-
/ porter relative to he beet aud pork bulch-
! ers' strike at CnIcagO, simply SAID that