The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-08

Omaha. Neb., Aug THE situation
at South Omaha is more, serious to-
night than at anytime since the strike
began, and Adjutant General Gage is
closely watching the maneuvers of the
angry strikers.
All the packing houses are surround
ed by strikers, most Of whom are
armed, and all 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 last week. Per
mits have been issued to many of the
men to carry guns and each day the
situation grows more serious.
I'VE must have better police pro-
lection said Manager Cudahy. 1.-THE
men who want to work are assaulted
both going and coming from home.
We ought to have at least 200 specials
for awhile, until this excitement
abates."
A Fren Gilman who was anxious to go
back to work, but was afraid he would
be assaulted If he did, rugged himself
out in novel way and passed through
the picket lines without being detected.
He dressed himself in one of his wife's
gowns and accompanied by her the
pair walked into the plant without any
AAC0l4OAS BGlllS dShGu. line
man is now at work, but he does not
go home in the evening.
A Worker Fired AT.
Anthony Franks, a man employed at
Cudahy's, was pursued by strikers this
evening and fired at five times.
The executive committee of the strik-
ers disclaim any knowledge of assault
committed by the union men. They
claim that all the men who went out
are given strict orders not to create
any disturbance whatever The COM
mittee has chosen fifteen citizens, and
will ask Mayor Johnson to swear them
in as special policemen. The police
also pedtioned the mayor and council
not to employ any men for specials
who do not live in the city. The pack
ers still claim that many more of their
old men want TO come back to work.
but are afraid TO do so for fear they
viii be assaulted.
The strikers claim that none of the
old men have gone back TO work but
that on the other hand several more of
the men came out yesterday, because
they would not work for $3.50 a day.
The strikers appear to be more bold
than at first in their assertions The
butchers are especially positive of win
ming, and many of them declare openly
that If they do not win the packers
Will regret it. There have, as yet.
been no acts of violence committed
outside Of scraps. 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 a full force. The
hog butchers held a meeting tonight
and agreed to stay out until the pack
ers paid them the scale submitted.
The warrants were issued today for
the arrest of c. S. Felsh, accused at
the Hammond plant of destroying their
property and Herman Thieike of des-
troying property at the same plant. by
throwing a stone through a window.
Trading on WOman's Tears.
Cases Of intimidating are being re-
ported frequently at South Omaha
police headquarters, and the chiefs at
tention has been called to several in
stances where men have gone to the
homes of those who were at work and
compelled their wives to &c 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
twenty-five men quit at Hammond's
this afternoon.
These men are said the press
committee, some of the ones who
were shipped in here, but when they
found they could get but Sl.50 per day
and broken time they would not work
and this viii be the way The most Of
the new men viii act when they find
out the situation here"
Bad blood is being shown more free
ly each day the strike hangs On.