The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-08
SOUTH OMAHA STRIKE
ANGRY BUTCHERS ARE CAUSING A
GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE.
NOnunionists Assaulted and None Per-
mitted to Openly Enter the Packing
HOuses-EchOes of Debs Strike.

OMAHA, Aug. THE strike at South
Omaha is more serious tonight and Adj
jutant-general Gage is closely watching
the maneuvers Of the angry strikers. All
the packing houses are surrounded by
strikers, most of whom are armed and
all persons desiring to enter the plants
must satisfy the guards of strikers who
are located every ten yards. The trade
in revolvers has been rushing here for the
last week. Permits have been issued TO
many of the men to carry guns. and each
day the situation grows more serious.
must have better police protection
said Manager Cudahy. 1.-THE men who
want to work are assaulted both going and
coming from home. We ought to have at
least two hundred specials for a while
until this excitement abates."
a Frenchman who was anxious to go
back to work, but was afraid he would be
assaulted if he did. rugged himself out in
a novel way and passed through the
picket lines without being detected. He
dressed himself in one of his wife's gowns
and, accompanied by her. the pair walked
into the plant without any questions being
asked. The Frenchman is now at work,
but he does not go home in the evening.
Anthony Franks, a man employed at
Cudahy's, was pursued by strikers this
evening and fired at five times.
The executive committee of the strikers
disclaim any knowledge of assaults COM
mitted by union men. They claim all the
men who went out are given strict orders
not to create any disturbance whatever.
The m has chosen fifteen citizens
and will ask Mayor Johnson to swear them
in as special policemen. The committee
also p%etitioned the Mayor and Council not
to employ any men as specials who do
not live in the city.
The packers still claim that many more
of their old men want to go back to work,
but are afraid to do so for fear they will
the old men has gone back to work. but,
on the other hand, several more Of the
men came out yesterday because they
would not work for $50 a day. The strik-
ers appear to be more bold than at first
in their assertions. The butchers are posi-
tive of winning and many of them declare
openly that if they do not win the pack
ers will regret 1t. New men are being put
ers say that by the end of the week they
will be running a full force. The hog
butchers held a meeting. tonight and
agFeed the to s staiK S subm nRti. the packers paid
Warrants were issued to-day for the ar
rest of s. c. WEIGH. accused at the Ham
mond plant of destroying property. and
Herman Thielke, of destroying property at
the same plant by throwing a stone
are being reported frequently at South
Omaha police headquarters, and the chiefs
attention has been called to several in
stances 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, saying
that If they did not do so they must suffer
the consequences. 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 mmon this
afternoon. These men are" said the
press committee. "some of those who
were shipped in here. but when they found
they could not get but $3.50 per day and
broken time they would not work, and
this will be the way the new men will
act"
At midnight the Gordon of strikers on
duty during the day was relieved by a new
force of men, and the guard will continue
all night. When the packers saw the strik-
ers were determined to keep men constant
~ on hand to prevent intercourse between
the city and the plants they notified the
municipal authorities and the sheriff that
more officers were necessary to enable
them to provision the men who replaced
the strikers, and 1t was agreed that two
hundred deputies should be sworn in at
Z a. m. tomorrow. 1t is conceded this will
infiame the strikers. and it is expected
troops will be ordered to the scene by
Wednesday night.