The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
MILITIA CALLED FOR.
Omaha Packers to Close Unless
Protected by Troops.
ouTRAGEs BY The STRIKERS.
Soa-Uaioa Men Beaten in tn. street
A senthsrn P.einc omeial's
Hatred OF the A.. R.u.

pNAHA, Ang. 9-After . conferences
lasting ten hours. between the state, mu-
h3clpai and county authorities and the
packers, IN which the situation was thor
ougnEy5 canvassed, the packers refused 10
continue business tomorrow without the
presence OF the state troops, and the gov
erhor issued the necessary orders The
0fnaha Guards and Thurston Rides, which
nave been under arms in their armories
ior several nights. were started to the
scene OF disturbance. The other COM
panles from rhs interior OF the state will
come tomorrow.
onlent two men stood of fifty OF the
strikers with their revolvers. Two men
and boy left the Cudahy plant about 6
O'Clock and started for their homes A
gang OF the strikers saw them coming, and
when the men reached the street the gang
began 70 close Ia on them. Drawing their
reviewers, they pointed them directly 81
the head man. '.You come one step and
III blow your head off," said the man.
ms partner also leyeled revolver in the
same direction, and the strikers stopped
and called for policeman. The officers
told the crowd TO disperse, which they
did- fireman and engineer at Cudahy's,
who work at night. were assaulted on
their way from work. Neither OF them
was hurt. particularly exasperating
feature OF the disturbance is that laborers
and Others who have no connection with
the packing houses are mistaken for pack
ing house employees and are made to suffer
from violence
OMAHA, Aug. 9-Sherif Drexei sent 100
deputies 10 South Omaha early this morn
lngs The deputies broke the picket line of
sa0ikers and escorted the workmen In
squads to their houses The strikers
booted and jeered, but did not offer any
violence: A number Of the old men re-
turned to work under the protection of
officers. All the houses began killing, in
spite ofthe5threats of the managers that
they would not do any work until the
militia was called out
T Ii 9 hundred gzue deputy slerEss we're
added TO the nrnttey Of gnards a TIE
pacing houses at O'Clock. They were
armed with buggy spokes. no firearms
being allowed. The strikers refused to
withdraw their picket line at the approach
of the officers, and. while avoiding col
lision, paid little attention to the depu-
ties. While the situation is quite strained.
IL appears on the surface to be more quiet
than last night. A crowd of new men
arrived on the Burlington this even
ing. and squad of special police
were sent from Cudahy's to escort them
TO the house. Three or four strikers
pickets, who were mounted on horses,
FASTENED to their headquarters and
notified the leaders. 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 that they
could do as they saw fit, but they did not
want any of their men to endanger their
| lives in going to and from work A num-
Der of men did not show up for work this
morning and the forces at the packing
houses we're considerably less than almost
any day since the strike was begun.
The sentiment of the packers is unani-
nous in the determination TO shut down
entirely for an indefinite period and, as
Manager Forester, for Swift's, puts il, eff
the county and state cannot give US pro-
| lection and do not care TO protect the
great industries of South Omaha, we can
| stand IL If they can As We were losing
money before the strike, we are rot going
| to fight the strikers and lose more money.
consequently the best thing We can do is
| TO shut down entirely" The packers COM
plain that they cannot get warrant served
on any man after complaints have been
made. .'Not even after men against whom
complaints have been filed are pointed ous
to the police will they serve the warrants,
and you See" said one of the packers,
with all the police and specials we can
get no protection.
Tonight as n workingman was passing
from the packing house two or three men
started after him. He commenced to run,
and in few seconds 900 men were after
him. First one striker would strike the
man and then another The man was
knocked down and kicked lie made no
effort TO defend himself excep. TO get
away. After he had been beaten and
chased for two blocks the police finally
got between .he mob and the man and
stopped the assault. Capt. 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 IL meant death
te the man who attempted to assault him
while attending TO his own business.