The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-08
OMAHA BUTCHERS UGLY.


10y gD@at Hon-uufgn Men and 8mF-
FOUND the Pseking Houses
OMAHA. Arg. THE situation at South
omaha j. more serious tonight than st
a. 7 kline ssnce the strike begun. and Adj.
oen. Gage Is closely watching the maneu-
0Sers OF the angry strikers. Ali the pack
Ing ohonses are surrounded by strikers.
9 frost OF whom are armed. and all of whom
desire 10 ter the plants. Guards of the
s5rikeFs are located around all the yards
The trade in reyolyers has been rushing
mere Tor the last week. Permits have been
s issued 70 many OF the men 90 carry guns,
Z and each day the situation grows more
serious. I'VE must have better police pro-
lection" said Manager Cudshy. aThe
men who want to work are assaulted both
going aDd coming fIom home. We ought
Z 70 have at least 200 specials fo- " lille,
until the excitement abates."
& frenchman who was anxious to go
back 70 work. but was afraid he would be
assaulted II he did, rugged himself out in
: novel way and passed through the picket
Zines without being detected He dressed
himself IN one of his wife's gowns, and &C
sompsnied by her the pair walked into the
plant without any questions being asked.
Ihe Frenchman is now at work, but he
does NOT so home In the evening. An
thony Franks, man employed at
tudahy's, was pursued by strikers this
evening and fired at five times. The ex-
ecutive committee of the strikers disclaims
any knowledge of assaults committed on
non-unien men. They claim that all the
amen " no went out are given strict orders
net TO create any disturbance what
ever The committee has chosen fifteen
citizens and viii ask Mayor Johnson to
swear them in as special policemen. The
police also petitloned the mayor and coun-
ell not 10 employ any men for specials
VINO do not live ia the city. The packers
still claim that many more of their old
men want to come back 10 work, but are
afraid 70 do so for fear they will be as
sanlted. The strikers claim that none of
the old men have gone back to work, but
that on the other hand several more OF the
men came out yesterday because they
would not work for 81. 80 a day. The strik-
ers appear 20 be more bod in their asser-
tieRs than ut frst. The butchers espe-
cially are positive of winning. and many
of them declare openly that if they do
not win the packers will regret ii.
There have as yet been no acts of
violence committed outside OF street
nkHtt view AnCu atc RCAnk p4L "
work as they are needed, and the
packers say thst by the enc 81 che week
they wsllc 6e rssnrsfnx i Fun force. The
hog butchers held q meeting tonight and
agTeed.to stay out until the packers paid
the scales submitted. Warrants were is
sued today for the arrest Of c. s. Welsh,
accused by the Hammond Company of
destroying their property. and Herman
1 ~f a "a
same plant by throwing stone through q
window. Cases of intimidation are being
reported frequently at the South Omaha
police station. and the chiefs attention
has been called TO several instances where
men have gone to the homes of those
who were at work. and compelled their
wives to go after their husbands
and take them from their work for
fear that if they did not do it they would
suffer. In all instances of this kind the
men have been compelled TO quit work 1t
is claimed by the committee that twenty
five men quit at Hammond this afternoon.
s.These men are,'' said the press commit.
fee. "some Of the enes who we're shipped
in here, but when they found they could
get but $l5o per day and broken time
they would not work. and this will be the
way the most Of the new men will act
when they find out the situation here"
Bad blood is being shown more freely each
day the strike hangs on.
At midnight the strikers who were on
duty during the day were relieved by q
new force of men, and the guard will con-
tinue all night. When the packers saw
that the strikers were determined to keep
men constantly on hand TO prevent inter
cyurse between the city and plants, they
notified the municipal authorities and the
sheriff that more officers were necessary TO
enable them to provision the men who re-
placed the strikers, and it was agreed that
300 deputies would be sworn in at Z g. m.
tomorrow. IL is conceded that this will
intlame the strikers. and il Is expected that
troops will be ordered to the scene by
Wednesday.
KANSAS CRY, Aug IA meeting Of $50
local packing house butchers was held to-
night TO consider the strike situation in
Omaha. Chicago and Sc. Louis. ..
Mulchey, of Chicago, addressed the meet
ing. urging the men TO stand together for
the prices demanded. Resolutions were
adopted. stating that unless the strike in
s.. Louis, Omaha and Chicago packing
houses was settled within twenty-four
hours the packing house employees of Kan
sss CITY. numbering 500 to 6oa, would go
ont AT the expiration of that time.
cutcAeo. Aug. THE force in the Swift
q Morris hacking houses was increased
this morning by the arrival of fifty butch
srs from New York. Applicants for work
mast of them were turned away.