The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-08-09
MUCH MORE SERIOUS.
Trouble May Arise Over the
Omaha Strike.
YON.UNION WORKMEN SHOT AT.
Union Men Disclaim All Knowledge of
Assaults Committed - Special Police
Asked For-Many Desertions From Those
at Work Claimed by Strikers.

OMAHA, Aug. 8.-The situation at
South Omaha is more serious than at
any time since the strike begun and
Adjutant General Gage is closely watch
ing the angry strikers. All the packing
houses are surrounded by strikers, most
of whom are armed, and all persons de-
string 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 heve been issued to many of the
men to carry guns and each day the
situation grows more serious.
I'VE must have better police protec-
tion," said Manager Cudahy. THE men
who want to work are assaulted, both
going and coming from home We
ought to have at least 200 specials for
while until this excitement abates."
A Frenchman who was anxious to go
back to work but who was afraid he
would be assaulted if he did, rugged
himself out in novel way and passed
through the picket lines without being
molested. He dressed himself in one of
his wife's gowns and accompanied by
her. the pair walked into the plant with
out any questions being asked. The
Frenchman is now at work but he does
not go home in the evening.
Anthony Franks, man employed at
Cudahy's, was pursued by strikers and
fred at five times.
The executive committee of the strik-
ers disclaim any knowledge of the as
saults committed by the union men.
They claim all the men who went out
are given strict orders not to create any
disturbance whatever. The committee
has chosen - citizens and will ask
Mayor Johnson to swear them in as
special policemen. The committee also
petitioned 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 be assaulted.
The strikers claim none of the old
men have gone back to work. but that
on the other hand, several more of the
men came out because they would not
work for $1.50 day. The strikers APP
pear to be more bold than at first III
their assertions. The butchers are es-
pecially positive Ok winning and many
of them declare openly that if they do
not win the packers will regret it. There
have been nosacts of violence committed
outside Of scraps as yet. New men are
being put to work as they are needed,
and the packers say by the end of the
week they will be running fun force.
The hog butchers held meeting and
agreed to stay out until the packers paid
them the scale submitted to them War
rants were issued for the arrest of c. S.
Felsch, accused at the Hammond plant
of destroying property, and Herman
Thick OF destroying property at the
same plant by throwing q stone through
a window.
Cases of intimidation are being re-
ported daily at police headquarters, and
the chiefs attention has been called to
several cases 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. or if they would not do that,
to suffer the consequences. In all in
stances of this kind the men have been
compelled to quit work 1t is claimed
by the committee that % men have quit
at Hammonds.