New-York tribune., 1886-11-12
NEW MEN IN THE YARDS.
THE STRIKE BELIEVED TO BE AFAILURE.
RoAoR THAT 1T WAS ENDED DFNIED-MR pow
DFRLY'S AGENT.

DERLY's AGENT.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-the strike at the stock
yards Is approaching end Late this afternoon 1t
was rum'rei that Mr.. Barry who has been on the
ground over since the begun and who all day
paS oceh III consultation with A. T. Carlton, OF Boston,
OF the General Executive Board Of the Knights Labor
nau announced that the order sending the back TO
woA VIII Dc ssucd 1t was said that the men would go
pacA Oh the packers terms, namely hours per day
LUIS rumor was subsequently, denied but 10 only be-
| heFeu 10 nave been premature. How many OF the
s'r'"ers would find employment Is rather doubtful
snou'u ney RETURN At the end of the last strike the
packers announced that mono of tho
"ou'u Dc discharged to make room for those
"no icft them and that they were anxious
10 RiVe the new hands permanent employment
but soon after the strike the left In
uroVe'' the explanation being given the old men
"ou'a make 1t so unpleasant for them that they could
MOI stay IN Packingown. All the boarding houses there
'ir'uaiy boycotted the newcomers Whether this ex
periehce VIII be repeated not is the question.
Inc packers say and further state thas they have
nade every srrangement to prevent It. All the board
lighthouses that have been started for tho new men by
the packers will be maintained It Is further announced
that the packers will require OF every in their en-
poy written guarantee that he will give the firm three
or ionr days notice before leaving, and money deposit
VIII De required from every empove to his guar
antee This rule Will apply to the work aud
10 tnose engaged IN the future.
Delegate Barry when Informed this morning OF tie
action OF the packers in lifting their embargo against
union employees expressed surprise and pleasure.
lie hoped that the packers would TO confer
ence To arrange for arbitration tho sole remaining
issue-a technical recognition to the eishthour day.
In this the question OF wages he said would
hgnre He would endeavor to meet the pack
els and felt confident that the difficulties
coud readily be seted II the packers agreed to arDi-
trate. the men would Immediately return work pend
ing settlement and would abide by tho finding or the
srbitrators Tho men. said. did not expect but eight
hours pay for eight hours work and would work just as
mnch overtime at pro rata the employer re-
qirei the principle OF the eighthour day recog
nized
Contrary to the general expectation the army Of
YORK last Monday arrived at the yards and reached
their mpoyers eslablshment without any moestation
rouoe was expected when these 3OO men arrived ana
every precaution had oeon taken by the military
@en no P'TenS II Company d OF the h kss
shortly after O'clock this morning shortly after that
honr the Grand Trunk train with the imported workmen
arrived aud the men disembarked. Guarded by Com
psny d. they tnen mad to march two miles through the
ronghes part OF the sockyards district to the yards
proper and although the streets were crowded with
strikers and their sympathzers not the slightest inter
Ter nee was attempted.
The presence OF bluscosts the only indica-
tioh during the day OF strike being In progress Hun
lack of business at the principal packing houses Ar
nour Co we're running at almost full blast they hav
Ing To-day they killed 1000 cattle and 1000 hogs
Inc Inc %nrm had nearly 5000 men at work The Cnicsgo
night and had about 600 at work. Nelson Morris ana
Fowler Brothers hal each fully many. and Swift &
Co. nal aoolt l5O0. Late in the day the firms ali re-
porfei that they had all the men they wanted.
AS the afternoon wore on tho indications were that
the great strike drawing 10 close Mr. Carlton
arrived his morning AMI after consulting or two OF
the "od heads" Of the order, went out to the Town OF
Lake. When he arrived there he by Mr. Barry,
Marshall, Butler and other prominent knights OF Labor
The leaders of the strike. with Carlton as the new
angel peace, repaired the Transit House ana held
long secret conference. Mr. Carlton IL conservative
man, ana IL is ssi chosen by Nh POwdcry the
agent most likely be able to bring about the adjust
ment Of the trouble. IL reported tho Board OF
Trade to-day that the following dispatch received
by Mr.. Barry this morning.
Order the men Eight-hour this time
considered Impractcabe and has not approval
PowDRRLY.
Mr. Barry refused to affirm deny the truth OF the
report when nterrOeated by note, replying that he
busy"
ALBANY. Nov. 11.-Twenty-sx carloads OF cattle on
the hoof for dressed beef houses received to day.
The agent OF Swift Co. secured Anables hog abattOr
aud has nOnunon butchers saughtering cattle there
Some OF the stock received driven to Cohoes where
another nOn-uninn slaughter -hOuse is In operation
Thirty Carloads OF dressed beef from Chicago reached
hero this morning. twenty OF which were for Hammond
& co. anu ten for Armour