Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-04
NEWS.
Great Armies Of Strikers Pdrading
Through Chicago.
BUT FEW OF THEM SUCCEED IN
DOING INJURY.
The Contest Over the Eight-Hour
System East Continues.
TIE SAD DEATH OF a FATHER
AND SON.
An Attempt to End the South
west Strike.
SECRETARY MANNING I'M
PROVING IN HEALTH.
An Attempt to End the South
west Strike.
SECRETARY MANNING I'M
PROVING IN HEALTH.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
The Striker I'm Chicago.

The Striker I'm Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 3.-The Milwaukee and
st. Paul brought into the city 300 freight
handlers from other points on the line OF
its road and put them to work in place OF
the strikers. The latter attempted to In
duce the men to quit, but failed. The
Burlington and Wabash also engaged new
men, and they continued to work until
noon without moleststion. The strikers
formed a procession and marched to sew
eral Yards, but were unable to entice any
men away. 1t was reported they contem-
plated making q raid on the Illinois Gen.
trail yard, and a squad of police was sent
to intercept them. The crowd, however.
reached TO the north division of the city,
and SO far has not been guilty of any vio-
lence.
The men at the stockyards struck this
morning for a working day of eight hours,
and ten hours pay. The Fairbank Can
ming Company conceded to the demand OF
the other houses holding of.
q. P. Mp TO this hour there have
been no acts of serious violence in any part
l U i lu0 CITY 10 u AVcAte "a NO
strikes. The situation has been one re-
curing unusual vigilance on the part of the
CITY. Police force squads have been sent to
several portions OF the city to quell reported
disturbances. The procession OF striking
freight-handlers, after proceeding to the
north division of the city visited the yards
of the Milwaukee and St. Paul freight
depots and induced a portion OF the
new SQUAD OF men brought in by the rail-
road company from the outside OF the city
to ioin them. The crowd as it left the st.
Paul Yards numbered from 5000 to 5000
men, and somewhat demonstrative. Two
SQUADS of police arrived and effectually
scattered the crowd, allowing the new men
10 proceed with their work. IL was the
most exciting event of the day. The
strikers didn't attempt to seriously oppose
the police.
Considerable intimidation is exercised in
the lumber district, and several large
crowds marched through the yards TO pre-
vent work, All the railroads have their
freight houses open, but are unable to
transact but a limited amount OF business
: Considerable excitement was caused al
| 1:3O P. NJ. in the vicinity OF Wabash
Avenue and River street by the arrival OF 9
crowd of 1000 or 5000 strikers. They and
nounced the intention Of breaking into the
tim can mandatory Of Norton Bros, an
tried to force a way. Doors we're barred
i and the police ~telephoned for. A detail
arrived at double.quick time from thu
!, Central Station. The crowd dispersed
and quiet was restored.
The strikers this morning spiked all the
{ switches on the Evanston Division
of the Milwaukee & st. Pan
:, road. and compelled the switch
engine TO be returned to the round-house
+. The line 10 an ~unimportant branch of th'
road.
The Eight-Hour scheme.
9 PITTSBURGH, May Sat a meeting o
the stone massons of Pittsburgh an(
Allegheny last night it was decided t.
d strike this morning for So 25 per day o
!. nine hours work. They have been receiv
e ing IS 80 for 10 hours work and the EN-
blowers are willing to concede the decreas'
. of hours, but cannot afford TO pay NOR
u than IS cents an hour. About ] 200 mel
o will be thrown out by the strike.
e WASHINGTON, May 3.-From present in
!, dications 10, 900 in this city will strike to
u morrow for eight hours as g days work
e Various assemblies of Knights of Labor
building trades had meetings last evening
at which arrangements for conducting al
inevitsble lockout were made. They hav'
y ordered their members to present them
selves to employers tomorrow morning al
usual, and inform them that they viii
!, work but eight hours q day. and II the
proposition is not accepted they refuse Il
. go to work. They have also ordered them
to keep way from saloons, and not congre
q gate on the street corners. b police
authorities have perfected arrangements
A for preserving peace.
LATER-The strikes i~nsugurated this
o morning by the stonemasons, carpenters
O and plasterers for q reduction from ten to
. nine hours a day. about 300 men in all
quit work.
!, LATER-A general lockout began here
& this afternoon against the eight-hour de-
:, mands of the Unions of bricklayers, hod-
u carriers, stonecutters, stonerubbers, paint
ers, plumbers and carpenters. They mum
f. Der over 1000 men. The demands have
been complied with in some instances,
x and negotiations looking TO an adjust
Q ment of the difficulties are under way in
!. several others. There has been no dis
turbance OF the peace.
g LOUISVILLE, May 3.-One hundred and
fifty workmen at Davis furniture manu-
. factory struck this morning because the
= employers would not accede to the demands
for the eight-bour system. By an agree
ment the furniture manufacturers will
/. close down tomorrow rather than put the
eight-hour system in operation.
Sad Fatalities.
: CHICAGO, May 3.-Alexander Ribbols,
an italian So years OF age, living at No.
u 324s Battlefield street. became engaged in
a quarrel this morning with John Hips
man q German hostler 60 years Of age.
The two old men soon came together, Hips
man, with a pitchfork. and Ribbola with
: a revolver. The latter fred an Intellectual
shot, when Hipsman dropped his pitch
F., fork and grsppled with him to obtain the
! revolver. While the two men were strug-
l Cling q servant called to Ribbola's sons
~. uipamau waa killing their father