The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-10
NOT BROKEN YET.
Omaha Strikers in Ugly
Mood.
DEPUTIES CARRY CLUBS,
Firearms Being Forbidden at
This Time.
NO MAN WHO WORKS Is SAFE.
His Life i'm Peril Every Time He
Goes to the Packing
Houses.
NO MAN WHO WORKS Is SAFE.

OMAHA. Aug, 9.-SneTlu Dre8el SILL 1Oo
deputies to South Omaha early this morn
ing. The deputies broke the picket line Oh
the strikers and escorted the workmen TO
their houses in squads. The strikers boot
ed and jeered, but did not offer any vlo-
ence A number of old men returned TO
work under protection of the officers. All
the houses began killing in spite of the
threat of the managers that they would
not do any work until the militia was
called out. 1t is generally believed the
strike is now practically broken.
Two hundred more Deputy Sberiffs
were added TO the number Of guards at the
packing-hOuses at o'clock this evening.
They were armed with buggy spokes, no
fire arms being allowed. The strikers re-
fused to withdraw their picket line at the
approach of the officers, and while avoid
ing a collision pay little attention TO the
deputies. While the situation is quite
strained it appears on the surface TO be
more quiet than last night. Quite crowd
Of new men arrived on the Burlington this
evening and squad of special police were
sent from Cudahy's to escort Them to the
house. Three or four strikers pickets,
who were mounted Oh horses, fastened to
A crowd went out TO meet the new men,
but the officers would not let the strikers
near enough TO talk to them and beyond
some muttered threats nothing was said.
When the men quit work tonight the
packers told them they would not ask
them TO return tomorrow. and so they
could DO as they saw TT. but they did not
want any Of their men TO endanger their
lives in going TO and from work. num-
Der of men did not show up for work this
morning, and the forces at the packing
houses were considerably less than al
most any day since the strike was inaugu-
rated. The sentiment of the packers is
unanimous in the determination to shut
down entirely for an indefinite period. and,
as Manager Foster of Swift's puts it. III
the county and State cannot give US pro.
lection and 10 not care to protect the great
industries of South Omaha we can stand it
il they can, and as we were losing money
before The strike we are not going TO fight
the strikers and lose more money. Conse-
quently the best thing we can do is to shut
down entirely"
The packers complain that they cannot
get a warrant served on any man after
after men against whom complaints have
been filed are pointed out to the police
and constables will they serve the war;
rants. and you see," said one of the pack
ers, with all the police and specials we
can get no protection. Tonight as work
nan was passing from the packing-house.
two or three men took after him. He
started 10 run and in few seconds 1000
men were after him. First one striker
would strike the man and then another
The man was knocked down and kicked
He made no effort to defend himself except
to get away. After be was beaten and
chased for two blocks. the police finally
got between the mob and the man and
stopped the assault. Captain Connell held
revolver in each hand, and swore he
would shoot the first man who continued
the fight. The police then escorted the
man home. Later he said he would go to
work in the morning, and that it meant
death TO the man who attempted to assault
Lin while attending his own business"
After conference lasting ten hours be-
tween the State, municipal and county au-
thoritjes and the packers tonight, in which
the situation was thoroughly canvassed,
the packers refused to continue business to-
morrow without the presence of State troops
and the Governor issued the necessary
orders. The Omaha Guards and Thurston
Rifles, which have been under arms al
their armories for several nights, were
started to the scene Of disturbance. The
other companies from the interior of the
State will come in tomorrow.
Tonight two men stood off fifty of the
strikers with their revolvers. Two men
and a boy left the Cudahy plant about
o'clock and started for their home. A
gang of the strikers saw them coming and
when the men reached the street the gang
began to close In on them. Drawing their
revolvers they pointed them directly at the
head of the men.
You come one step toward me and III
blow your head off," said the man.
His partner also leveled a revolver In
the same direction and the strikers stopped
and called for policeman. The officers
told the crowd to dispense. which they did,
! A fireman and engineer at Cudahy's.
who work at night. were assaulted on their
way from work. Neither of them was
| hurt. A particularly exasperating feature
of the disturbance Is that laborers and
| others who have no connection with the
packing-house are mistaken for packing
house men and made 10 suffer from vio-
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