Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19
SOCIALISM AND STRIKERS.
CHICAGO'S TRADES ASSEMBLY
RULES OUT THE LEECHEs.

Denver and Rio Grande Malcontents
Make a RIOtOus Demonstration at Dem
ver-RumOrs OF a Beign Of Terror in
the Coat Regions Pronounce d Unfound-
ed-wage Differences at Pittsburg.
CHICAGO, May 1s.-The Trades AS.
sembly of Chicago has, by an over
whelming majority. decided not to permit
Socialists and Anarchists, as such, to
participate in its annual parade. A
resolution has also been adopted prohibit
ing the carrying OF any banners in the
procession other than those of trades
unions or the American flag. This pro-
vision is directed against the black and
red flags Of Anarchists and Socialists.
The rollng-mills Of the North Chicago
Mill Company, situated at south Chicago,
resumed operations to-day with force OF
l,SO0 men. The mills shut down April
owing to general etrike Of the wOrkmen,
whose demands for 2j cents per day ad-
vance in wages was not satisfied. The
company claimed that it was losing money
at the wages then paid. To-day the
strikers went back at the old wages.
BOTH SIDES FIRM.
PITTsBURG, May 1s.-Manufacturers
and iron workers are i'm a situation that
promises very little in the way of an adj
justment of prices for the next year.
Whatever is done will have to be accom-
plished before June /, not quite two weeks
from the present. Each SIDE seems to be
holding out firmly for their respective
positions, and both are emphatic in their
statements that If there is a settlement
OF the wage question it will have to come
through advances from the other
side. As the matter stands at present,
and from the unusual briskness about the
mills, II would seem that strike was to
be in order from June 1. The mills are
running with the evident object in view
OF increasing their stocks to the utmost,
and workmen are considering the adyisa-
bility Of establishing stores throughout
the district for the purpose Of supplying
the members OF the Amalgamated Asso-
elation with goods at cost prices.
DIsoRDRRLY STRIKING BRICKMAKERs.
DETROIT, May 1s.-A strike has been
begun by labOrers In the brick yards at
Spring Wells which may result in con-
siderable trouble. This morning strikers
massed 300 strong and went to the various
brick yards demanding that work be
stopped. August Little refused and was
disarmed and shaken up but not seriously
injured. At Smith & Smittdiels the
strikers cut the belt on the fiy-wheel, pre-
venting further working OF the machinery.
There was some trouble at Hall & VOLTS
before the men quit. The total number
who have quit work voluntarily OF under
compulsiOn is 463. The wages now
paid are as follows: Lowest price
laborers s % per day and house rent
free by the month. Others get from $3.50 TO
$40, with the same privileges. The strik-
ers demand an advance, however. just
how much they want, or what they want,
is matter Of conjecture, as they have
made no formal demand.
THREATENED BY SOCIALISTS.
The Michigan Central car shops and
Detroit car wheel works havea all received
threatening notices during the past two
weeks from Socialists, telling them that
theylmustquit work. There is apparently
no dissatisfaction among the employees
and no demands have been made Of any
kind. The sheriff has not been called on,
but says that he will furnish a posse OF
men as soon as asked.
AN IMAGINARY REIGN OF TERROR.
LYNCHBURa, VA, Nav 1s.--A reign Of
terror reported in the Flat Top coal re-
gion, Tszeweil county, has no existence
In fact. Numerous outraQes occurred
there some time ago, but they are believed
to have been the work Of Molly MaguIres
from Pennsylvania. An Associated Press
correspondent to-day interviewed an Off
Ger Of the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
who spent part OF last week at the mines,
and be denied the existence Of any trouble.
A telegram Just received from Pocahontas
says: "Everything is quiet. Not even
pistol shot has been heard, although last
saturday was pay day." A revival Is in
progress there.
RfOTOUs STRIKERS AT DENVER.
DENVER, COL, May 1s.-The strike OF
the shop hands of the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad assumed a very serious
aspect to-day. In accordance with an
announcement made at the strikers meet
ing yesterday afternoon, at which several
incendiary speeches were made, about
800 men and 90 or 100 women assembled
In the vicinity Of the shop this morning,
and several inhammatory speeches
were made. Songs were sung and a
general demonstration OF defiance indulged
in. One Of the yard men returning to
wO.k was set upon by the crowd and
knocked down. Kicked and cut in the face
in q most brutal manner. Other work.
men were escorted through the crowd by
a posse Of deputy United States Marshals.
About O'Clock two or three hundred Of
the strikers formed In line and marched
TO town. A halt was made in front Of
the Office OF newspaper which has criti-
cised the action Of the men in striking and
denounced some OF their 'designlng iead-
ers." Here copies of the paper were
burned by the mob amid jeers and yells
OF derisiOn and defiance.
HOwLING AT A STORE.
The crowd then proceeded up Sixteenth
street. Al shedd's cheap store another
halt was made and the same programme
was gone through with. IL appears that
Shedd recently discharged a saleslady
who belonged 10 the WOman's branch of
the Knights Of Labor organization with
out asking the consent OF that body. Cir
culars commanding the reader 10 boycott
Shodd's store and the newspaper were
everywhere distributed. Interviews had
with a large number OF the b. 50 citizens
to-day prove that whatever sympathy had
been retained for the strikers up to the
time Of the demonstration was lost them
by their riotous conduct OF this morning.
No arrests have yet been made.