The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-05
Thousands Gain II, While Many Other ThOus-
ands Still on the Strike.
BICKERING AND DISQUIETUDE IN CHIC AGO
Not Much VigOr in the Attempt to Inaugurate
General Strike in Cincinnati.
Novel Feature of the Eight Hour Move
ment in Chicago-A General Lockout
Began in washing ton City Yes
terday-LabOr Notes.


eight hour movement. About 5000 are
supposed to be out on strike this morning.
In many instances, where large bodies of
men are solidified under trade movement,
long strikes are threatened if the present at
titude of employers is maintained. The
movement has not yet been attended by any
violence, though in some quarters the So
cialistic element has caused some pickering
and disquietude. This is particularly true
of the lumber region and North-side furni-
ture district. Previous to Saturday 1000
brewers as many bakers, 500 furniture work
ers, 1000 clothing cutters and 100 tack
pointers had secured a reduction of the
working hours. According to the re-
ports received up to midnight by Mr..
George A. Schilling, the Chair
man of the Eight-hour Committee, the
demands of the following have been satisfied
Eight hundred tobacco handlers, 700 street
car employees, all the members of the cigar
makers union, 800 beer barrel makers, $50
dry goods and notion store employees, $500
packers, and large number of workmen EN-
ployed in similar industries, Besides, the
following unions have adopted the eight
hour standard; Brick layers, stone nnasons,
hod carriers, p)ssterers and fathers.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
ireigat depot was opened as usdal this morn
lpS,, and over 200 men appeared to take the
striking freight handlers places. The old
men were paralyzed by this show OF force.
and drew off to the Burlington yards for con-
sultation and support Officials or the Fort
Wayne, Burlington and Alton RexGs have
not announced their policy. The Lakes
men ask an advance in wages, but are willing
to work ten hours. They want an answer by
noon Wednesday.
The Burlington freight house was opened
shortly after o'clock, and full force of 100
handlers put to work. They were mostly
green hands, but seemed to learn readily.
The strikers gathered about The building and
expressed desire to have the new men
pulled out" but are willing to let some one
else do the pulling. The new men are paid
the old scale of prices, and are contented
| Herewith.
| The Wabash officials this morning sought
the protection of the United States aHthori-
ties to enable them to move freight, and be-
| gan hiring men. They imported fifteen or
twenty from outside towns and set them to
work running trucks. They were guarded
by a squad of police from the Harrison street
station. In the Rock Island out. freight
house this morning nearly all the men were
at work. The nineteen men at the in-freight
depot started to work, but were induced to
leave when a crowd of strikers from the
Eastern Illinois and Chicago and Atlantic
came around.
All the calculations of the stock yards
packers were upset by great strike which
occurred among the sausage makers this
morning. They insisted On having ten hours
pay for eight hours work. Nearly 1000
men were in the movement At IL o'clock a
committee OF twenty-four strikers, three
from eight different houses, went into con-
ference.
Before noon the Fairbanks Canning Com
pany settled their differences with the men
by agreeing that they should not be cut in
the wages OF men working for less than s. a
day, and all above that figure should get nine
hours pay for eight hours work. Morrell
also settled with his men on the same basis.
Only one-half of the men employed at
McCormick's Reaper Works went to their
places in the factory The others staying
out, the firm Immediately sent word that
they would give the men ten hours pay for
eight hours work, at least until they found
out how the present eight-hour movement
would come out.
Nothing is doing in the lumber district.
The river is full of loaded craft and 800 more
are on their way here, but not a cargo will
be brought or unloaded until the trouble is
settled. The dealers will tell their men this
afternoon that no concessions can be made
to them. The men at Maxwell Bros box
factory want to go to work, but complain
that the socialists will not permit them to
do so. Mr.. Maxwell said the whole trouble
was there. The men would 90 to work if
they were not afraid the socialists wouId
come around and make disturbance. Not
a mill is running to-day.
The Brewers and Masters Unions agreed
last to accept TIE terms propOsedby the en-
ployeIs, except one (which will not be in
sisted on( and the men will probably 60
back TO work to-day.
The great factory of the Chicago Malleable
Iron Company was closed down this morn
ing Nine hundred of the employees are out
on strike for eight hours work and ten
hours paw.
2p. m.-C TO this hour there has been no
act of serious violence in any part of the
city result of the existing strikes. The
situation has been one requiring unusual
vigilance on the part of the city police force,
and squads have been sent into several por-
items Of the city during the day to quell re-.
ported disturbances.
Considerable intimidation was exercised in
the lumber district. The procession of strlk
ing freight handlers induced some OF the new
men at the st. Paul freight house TO quit
work but were soon dispersed by the p)lic-
The railroads are enabled to handle only n
| limited number of trains.
novel feature Of the eght-hour move
ment WIS witnessed to- day. when prnc".
sion of about $50 girls, recruited from tail