The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05
adoption o. the eight-hour system
having been refused.
AT CHICAGO.
The Mccormick Reaper Works Open
and Running ms Usu0L

hefHlCeb, apparently, MtIe NV =
quiTed, as the anarchists end their f5l-
lowers OF the day preceding vera no:
TO be seen. Several crowds were re-
ported to DO gathering in the lumber
district, from wbenc3 the mob OF yes
terday pro ;eeded, but the police have
no a1vicss Of any trouble from auy
quarter this morning. A strong detail
of police is on duty a the Central
stat OF, the same az yesterday, and
the entire force is held in reserve Tor
any sudden call foy their services.
A MOB DIsPKRsHD BY THE POLICE.
A crowd Of BohemiaJs, Poles ard
Germans began t. assemble on the
prairie on the soulh western portion OF !
the city this morning, where. the in
cendiary harangues Of Yesterday were |
uttered which provoked the riot |
later on, but the police Taided acd |
elfeciually scattered them, without !
making any arrests, however. Two
hundred policemen have been s'a-
toned in the vitiEity Of yestardsys
disturbances. Capt. Hathaway, with
crowd OF fifty police, put in an mn
expected appearance gt Goose ISL
and" at 8 o'c'o TX this morning, where
some dam0gs occurred yesterday with
the Milwaukee and st Paul iailrcad
property. A crowd of 200 idlers We're
found guarding tho switches aud q
small railway engiHs-h0nse. The pO-
lice descended On the crowd, Captur-
log nire, who were put under arrest,
and dispers d the remainder The
sWitchmen on al the rRilroad9 are
wo king this morning, but II is stated
that the Milwaukee, and st. Paul
switchmen will 20 ont at 3 O'Clock ihis
afternoon for a working day OF eight
hours and to cid the freight h ndlers'
ia their strike. All the railways arc
caiieg for about all the freight which
il beng offered. The new men 81 the
st. Paul read are ct work az usual this
morning. The strikers remain IN the
vicinity of tho yards, and have been
attempting this morning t. irdnce
teamsters having loads OF merchandise
for the freight hOusea TO turn back
with their loads, using threats a
times a number Of the teameters
were induced TO turn back with their
loads.
ConFELLED TO sIop Work.
At9 o'clock this morning when coo
striking employees Of the new g2s com
pany marched 20 the center OF the city
from the direction az the South 81 le,
at Harrison sreesand Wabash avenue
they srlit up in two gang, one going
TO tho North S de. The aecond ore,
numbering fully 200 men, proceeded
81 the Ccraer OF Adams she, end Wa
bash avenue, where a lsrge force were
engaged in yiug tracks for the Obi
usgo City Pa senger railway The gas
men compel Oh the trackayCri to
ttrswn down their tools, put on their
coats and hate, aud stop wort After
tn IS the crowd went to the Expost on
building, where another gaug was AT
work for the company, for the purpose
OF inducing it to quit work,
ovrnAwBD by THE roLIoE,
Having been driven from the prairie
this morning, the idlers aud strikers,
melted by leaders, proceeded south
eest, presently forming a column
three or four thoufand strong. They
directed their march toward Large
glue factory near the crossing OF the
river ut ThiIty-iilth street, with The
intention Fl oloung down the works
A Largo force Of police arrived and
arrested niue Of the ringleedtri ard
oveIawed the crowd, which moved of
without making an attempt TO rescue
their fellows. The size OF the Crnwd
WAS such that the chief of police
directed q enforcement OF the Cilictrl
on duty IN that district, The knuwl-
edge that such q large gathering was
being kept together aud apparently
urged on by leaders ( o acts OF violence
caused more thorough preparations to
be tasen to guard against trouble.
The commanders OF several stata
IegimenIa have largely reinforced the
guards ut the armories without speolic
ordere, but eimply as a precautionary
measure.
A crowd Of strikers attempted an
assault on tho Milwaukee and 81 Paul
shops ut Western avenue this fore
noon, but were driven from the scene
by n force OF police dispatched there
by Chief Ebertold.
MILITARY on DUTY.
Three hundred men of the Fins In.
ialtry and 500 men of the Fret Cav
airy are on duty ut their respective
armories. The regiments were ascent
bed in accordance with an inlimatiol
from the city authorities that large
| body Of strikers were 5emhlipg in
! the so lthwesta nm portion % the CITY.
Tbs troops have received NJ specific
orders hom the State authorities.
RErUsED TO TURN TnE SWITCHES
2:lO p M-Tho Fo { Wayne switch
tenders have refused to turn the
switches for the Burlington cars which
/ lave been loaded with freight by uon-
union men. Tho Darlington switch
msu are still on duty, but ne the Bur.
lington usss the Fort WAYNE tracks
for a considerable distdGoe it ia block
ing the business Of the roads seiiou ly
THE LUMBER MEN.
The special committee Of the lumber
men, to whom WINS referred the de-
mand Of the men for eight houre
work ut ton hours pay, have prepared
q carefully written answer whirh wi,
he given 10 the strikers committee N
3 O'Clock this 0lterno m. The answer
states that tie lumber trade Of ChiCa
20 Canpot meet the yren's wishes, anr
reviews at length the condition # N.
the trade here, showing that the vol
ume Of business hes steadily deCrcas ,t
since 1881, and tbas wages here anC
| the general EXPENSE Of handling lum
Der is mUch greater SAan ., competing
markets.
ANOTHER SERIOUS RIOT
| 8 p M-Ihe southwestern section
OF the city was ths afternoon the
rene Of a1J'hr rios Tlvsrl noon G
crowd OF anarchists and thsiy friends
assembled on the coratrol Z gAjeenil
and Morgan streets ( n the ppp1e Of
holding "a meeting. Ii YVES slso sait
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