Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-05-08
GENERAL NEWS.

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While the flowers are blooming
and the earth is rejoicing in the yer
nal season, the Morrison bill will be
planted deep in its little grave, I'M
wept, unhonored and unsung.-
american.
VIoKsBURG, Mss, May Com
menting on the Montgomery cele-
bration, the Vicksburg Commercial
Herald, the leading Democratic
morning paper of this state, says:
Mr.. Jefferson Davis is not of the
new South. He is of the old South.
He said things at Montgomery that
would have been better unsaid, and
did not say things he, Of all men,
ought to have said"
The Austrian Government hav-
ing waited a reasonable length of
time for a Minister to be sent from
this country to Vienna, in place OF
Mr.. Kelley, assumes that none will
be sent, and has recalled Baron
Schaeffer who has represented his
Government at Washington. The
withdrawal of the Baron is construed
to mean a complete severance OF
diplomatic relations between the
two countries.
There were a few disturbances in
Chicago, Monday. Crowds OF strlk-
ers marched the streets. Several OF
the railroad companies we're work
ing new men in their freight yards.
The Mccormick Reaper Company
conceded eight hours, with ten
hours pay, and the men resumed
work. The lumber yard companies
declare they viii not yield. In
Washington two-thirds of the en-
ployers acceded to the demands of
the men, and but 600 men are now
out. Seven hundred of the Phil
adelphia cabinet-makers went to
work at eight hours, and in some in
stances, increased wages. Four
thousand men in the building trades
struck In Boston for shorter work
ing day. A general strike among
machinists, foundrymen and coop
ers, in Jersey City, for eight hours,
resulted victorious for the men in
most cases.
Fully eleven thousand men took
part in the labor parade in Balti-
more Monday to celebrate the in
auguration of the eight-ho system.
All trades were represented. All
participated in picnic given at the
Schuetzen Park under the auspices
Of the canmakers.
There were quite a number of cur
ious devices inscribed on the ban.
ners, many of which provoked cheers
or laughter, as they seemed to hit
the fancy of the spectator -
"Shall we have to send our boys
to prison to learn a trade ?"
Legislators must relieve us of
convict competition, or make room
for others who will"
"Should honest mechanics sup
port the prison and tighten the rich
mans tax ~
ian honest days pay for an hon.
est days work."
"The principles of the Knights
will elevate humanity"
"Powderly, our chief, we live and
die tor.u
:. Eight hours shall constitute a
days work after May g."
Eight hours pay for eight hours
work. Live and let live.n
United we stand. Divided We'll
never be-"
We smoke nothing but union
made cigars. One for all, and all
for one."
Eight hours and two dollors per
day. General card SYSTEM"
"Eight hours a day and no re-
duction Of pay"
I'VE have been out nine months
for principles" THE ship-carpen
tiers.
Believing we are right, we con.
tinue to fight"
"All we ask is justice and our old
wages"
"Alle RAIDER stehen still, wenn Elm
starker arm es will.o
"Keep out OF Egypt. Remember
Pharoah."
slow tariff means starvation for
us.n
"Give the striped mechanics a
rest, and give us a chance to earn a
living.n
"Therefore we urge the govern.
ment to restore to the people the
twenty million acres of public land
stolen from them by foreign corpor-
ations, and held as their private
property"
"We assert as proposition that
land and labor are the two great
sources by which nation becomes
wealthy and prosperous"
"No rats. Eight hours, or no
work.
Labor creates wealth."
STATE NEWS.