Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-08
STRIKERS ARE ARMING.
Scenes of Violence Around South
 Omaha Packing Houses.
STATE MILITIA MAY BE CALLED.

The strtkers Keep an Armed Guard of
 Tickets Around the Building and As
 sault the workmcn-Compan Call For
 Protcction-The Strike Liable to Spread.
 OMAHA, Aug. S.-The situation at South Omaha Is more serious than at any time since the strike began, and Adjutant General Gage Is closely watching the an gry strikers. All the packing houses arc surrounded by strikers, most of whom are armed, and all persons desiring to enter tho plants must satisfy the guards of the strikers who arc located every 10 yards Tho trade in revolvers has been rushing hcre for the last week. Permits have been issued to many of tho men to carry guns, and each day the situation grows moro serious.
 We must have better police protcc- tion," said Manager Cudahy. The men who now want to work arc assaulted both going to and coming from home. We ought to have at least 500 special police men until tho excitement abatcs."
 Anthony Franks, a man employed at Cudahy's, was pursued by strikers last evening and fired at five times The ex- ecutive committee of the strikers disclaim any knowledge of assaults committed by union men. They claim all the men who went out woro given strict orders not to create any disturbance whatever. Tho committees has chosen l5 citizens and will ask Mayor Johnson to swear them in as special policemen. The committee also petitioncd the mayor and council not to employ any men as specials who do not live in the city. The packers still claim that many moro of the old men want ta go back to work. but arc afraid to do sC for fear they will be assaulted.
 strilSers' wIyc. IntImIdated.
 Cases of intimidation are being report cd daily at police headquarters, and tho chiefs attention has been called to several cases where men have gunc to the homes of those who wero at work and compelled their wives to go after their husbands and take them from their work. or, if they would not do that, to suffer the conse. quences. In all instances of this kind tho men have been compelled to quit work. It Is claimed by the committee that 2' men quit at Hammond yesterday. ''Thess men," said the press committee. ''arS some of the ones that wero shipped ir herc, but when they found they could gel but Sl. 5O per day and brokcn time thoy would not work, and this will bc tho way tho most of tho new men will net wheT they find out tho situation herc." Bat blood Is being shown freely each day tn, 
 At midnight the Corlun of strikers oT duty during tho day was relieved by new forcc of men. and tho guard will continue all night. When the packcri l saw tho strikers wcro determined tO kecI mon constantly on hand tO prevent inter course between tho city and the plants they notified tho municipal authoritiet and the sheriff that mOro officers wcr' 1 needed to enable them to provision tho mel who replaced tho strikers, and 1t wa agreed that 200 deputies should be sworr in. It Is conceded this will inilamc tn strikers, and 1t k expected troops will b l ordered to the scene before tonight. Miners Proposition Refused.
 STRING VALLEY. Ills. Aug. S.-A mas meeting, attended by over t,UOO miners rcsultcd In unanimous vote tU Acccp tho Columbus scale, with several cundi tions, among which was n demand tha all of tho old employees hc taken bacl and no discrimination made against an miners for any part they took in the sus ponsion and that they b. not charges | rent for the occupancy of houses iron | April l to the time of settlement; thu each miner who has family receive tw | loads of nut coal in thu. winter and on l in the summer.
 committee was appointed to wal | upon General Manager DalZcll. The com mittce repaired to tho general manager office, but Dalzcll refused to entertain an proposition from them. saying that h had never rccognizcd miners committe and never would meet the men il mas meeting whenever hc was invited
 Tho miners arr in n great rage and sa
 they will not invite him. and when the
 got ready to settle 1t will bc with som
 other representative of tho company or n
 one. Thcro will ho another meeting tC
 day.