The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-08-09
IT'S GROWING SERIOUS
Omaha lly Have 10 Bs Put Uldsf
IiPtiil LsI.
STRIKERS BECOME VIOLENT
About Fftesn Hundred Men Sur
rounding the Packing Houses.
Threatening Lives ana
Property.

OMAHA, Aug. e.-Thsrs was Q conflict
between the strikers and nonunion work.
mon at South Omaha to-day but no very
serious outbreak. The Omaha police COM
inissioners to-day notified Mayor Johnston
olence, he could depend on assistance
from this city. Acting Governor Majors
and Adjutant General Gage are here
watching Developments.
The crisis arrived tonight and II there
10 no improvement by morning several
companies Of militia will be sent to South
Omaha and the packing house district
will be placed under martial Law. The
situation 10 most serious tonight and
1,500 strikers have been doing about -
they pleased.
Ate o'clock this evening they forced the
picket line that for lS hours surrounded
the packing houses under the walls OF the
big buildings and thslr number increased
by tho addition of several hundred mon.
Al Q o'clock Mayor johnson Of South
Omaha went before the Omaha police
board and asked that detail Of police bs
sent there ~ hs was powerless TO control
the lawless element. He said the local
police force was powerless 70 cope with
the organised mobs and unless radical
measures arc taken to suppress the dis.
orderly element there would be mon muir.
dsesd and the packing houses would bs In
ashes before tomorrow night.
The board informed him that the GOV.
ernor was In consultation with the packers
with the view to putting the packing
house district under martial law, and
concluded to await bis action. Cudahy
notified the adjutant general that unless
the workmsn could b given better pro
lection all the packing houses would be
compelled to close down tomorrow.
In the evening the governor and Cd
jutant general mot tho packers to canvass
the matter. The packers declared that
the situation Was most critical, and the
governor finally concluded to do nothing
until morning, and then II there b no i'm.
provemsnt he will call for troops.
Many employees tonight on their way
from work were assaulted by the strikers
who were stationed ct all points TO inter
cert the men. Many Of the men who Left
the plants last night and went homo ia
sleep were unable to return to work to,
day. In some instances their houses ars
watched BY strikers and they ass afraid "a
venture out. The men who. while on
their way to work, were turned back BY
the strikers were not allowed to pass the
strikers picket line. ''''
A number Of the most prominent citl.
Gems, merchants and other business men,
were called on this evening and asked to
act 90 deputies. Many sIgnified their
willingness and met this afternoon and
were sworn In.
Mayor johnson and Sheriff Drsxsl vie
tied the various avenues leading TO the
different packing houses tonight. Both
report the strikers to b In an angry frame
Of mind. They said the entrances to the
packing housee were guarded by the
strikers, armed with clubs. revolvers and
stones, and efforts weFe made to prevent
new men from going to work. The ressi'
lar dummy train which left Omaha Sos
South Omaha with the packing house en-
ployes was stoned at Sbeely and . do.
risivs howl greeted tho train - II passed
through the suburbs.
This afternoon the managers OF the
packing houses decided that unless the
state authorities gave them protection
they would close their houses tomorrow
morning.