The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-08

| OMAHA, Aug. The situation at South
Omaha Is more serious tonight than a.
any time since tue strike began and Adju-
taut q neral Gage is cl lsely watching tae
maneuvers of the angry strikers All the
packing houses are surrounded oy strikers.
most of whom are armed. and all persons
desiring 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 past week
Permits have been issued TO many of the
men TO carry guns aud each day the sItaa-
| ton grows more serious.
1--WE must have better police protection, "
said Manager Cudahy. The men who
want to work are assaulted both going
and COM Jug from home. We ought To have
at lrasI 200 specials for while, until this
Excitement abateS."
IN TIE DISGUISE OF \ WOMAN.
A FreDchmaD, WHO was ANXIOUS 20 go
back 10 work but was afraid he would be
assaulted If he did, rugged himself out IN n
novel way aud passed through the picket
lines without being detected de dressed
himself IN one of his wifz's gowns. aud ac-
companied by her the pair walked into The
plant without any questions being asked.
The Fr-Gchman Is now at work, but he
does not 30 home in the evening.
Anthony Franks, d man employed at
Cudahys, was pursued by strikers this
evening and fired at five times.
The executive committee OF the strikers
disclaim any knowledge OF assaults com
| United 6y the union mrn. They claim
that all tie meu who went out are given
strict orders not 10 crehte any diStur bance
whatever. TRe committee has chosen fiji =
teen citizens and VIII ask Mayor johnson
TO swear them IN as special policemen
Il, =
and council not TO employ any men for
specials who do not live ia the city. The
packers still claim that many more OF
their old men want 10 come back TO work,
but are afraid 10 90 so for fear they will
be assaulted.
BUTCHERS ARE GETTING BoLDEG
The strikers claim that none OF the old
men have gone back, but on the other
hand several OF the new men came out
yesterday because thy would not work
for 81 so day The strikers appear 10 be
more bolt than a first in their assertions.
The but cne-s are especially positive of win
ming and many OF them declare opruly
that il they do not win the packers will
regret il. There have as yet been no acts
OF violence committed outside of scraps
New men are being out 10 work as they
are needed and the packers say by the end
of the week they will be running a full
force Tue uOS DutCuerS nelu a m Meeting
tonight and agreed TO stay out until the
packers paid them the scale submitted
Warrants were issued today for the ar
rest of &. ) FETISH. accused at the Ham
mond plant of destroying property, aud
Herman Thielke, of destroying property at
the same plant by throwing stone
through IA window.
WIVES MADE To GET HUSBANDS.
Cases of intimidation are reported fire.
quently at South OmahR police h-adqutr-
ter, and the chiefs attention has been
called TO several instances where men have
gone To the homes of Thos- who were at
work and compelled th~ir wives TO go
after their husbands aud take them FROM
their work; or II they would nos do that
to suffer the cons queuces. lu all in
stances of this kind the men have been
compelled to quit work.
IL is claimed by the committee that
twenty five men quit work at H,mmond's
this afternoon. These men are" said
the press COMMITTEES, some Of the ones
who were shipped IN here, but when they
found they could get bu, 81 so per day
and broken time they would not work,
and this Will be the way the most of the
new men will act when they find out the
situation here Bad blood j. being
shown more freely each day, the strike
hangs on.