Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-03

aeslSl NoFeI uoi hcDdnlelS III the military
| review incidental 10 the opening of the
| Chatham artillery centennial encampment.
MORE OF JEFF.'s TwADDLE.
MACON Gal May 2d.-Davis passed
| through Macon to-day, on his way TO the
centennial at Savannah. He was met at
the depot by an immense crowd, and ten
| dered an elegant ovation. From the
balcony of the depot he said
Fffcuds and co,ests5Aaea, Ia,lies and nenteme, g.
! This visit to Macon brings up tender and pre-
| eious thoughts. around which cling memories
| OF the closing struggle and the most important
the struggle ended, and when nv WIFE wife
| and sick infant sought refuge. il was
here where that grand old man, Howell
Cobb, served my wife who was disconso
late and prosecuted because she was the
| wife of one who tried 20 do his duty
| by his countrymen. 1t was here. also that one
| good Iankee allowed lis to come to Macon and
gave us quarters. That sick infant has grown
| into tall woman.
| Here Miss Minnie came forward and re-
| received shout of applause With his
arm around her, Davis continued
1 This is my daughter; child of the Confeder-
| acy. She was born the last year of the war:
| and she eXults in the fact that she was bornzin
| the Southern Confederacy. [Applause.l Geor-
| gia has been redeemed from the op-
preston thrown around her in the
days of reconstruction. In this, as in
| ilic great SttbE9It, you nave shown
the right fortitude, and at last your Iabors have
| been crowned. You are marching forward to
prosperity, and may God bless you. My heart is
| always warm to you. You are Confederates. and
| love youfor it. Applause. Mississippi is the
daughter OF Georgia, and | am the son of a
| Georgian. Again say, God bless Georgia and
| her people
The Labor Troubles.
WASHINGTON, May 2d-From present in
| dlcations 10000 men in this city will strike
I To- for aitytt oc Il a1rfa
The various Assemblies of Knights of
| Labor in the building trades held meetings
| to-day, at which arrangements for conduct
| ing the inevitable lockout were made. They
| have ordered their members to present
! themselves TO their employers tomorrow
morning as usual, and inform them that
| they will work but eight hours day, and
| II the proposition is not accepted, to refuse
to 90 to work. They have also ordered
them to keep away from saloons. and not
| to congregate on street corners. The police
| authorities have perfected arrangements for
preserving the peace
A NINE HOUR CROWD.
PITTsBURG, May 2d.-At a meeting of the
| stone-masOns of Pittsburg and Allegheny
. tonight it was decided to strike tomorrow
for 50 % per day of nine hours work
They have been receiving So so for ten
| nuns anu tlSll are WILING 10
| concede them the decrease in hours, but
say they cannot afford to pay more than 80
cents an hour. About ,000 men will be
thrown out by the strike.
BOSTON CARPENTERS AND PAINTERS.
BosroN, May 2d.-About twenty of the
largest carpenter firms in this CITY have
yielded to the demand for eight hours and
| fifty other firms have offered to accede to
the extent that nine hours shall constitute
| a days work, but the offer has been re-
fused. Twelve hundred painters held a
| meeting to-day. They expect no conces-
sions, and will strike.
PROCESSION OF SOCIALISTS.
CINCINNATI, May 2d.-A demonstration,
gotten up by the Agitation Committees"
OF certain labor Unions. to-day had pro-
| cession OF 1000 persons. In heprocession
was military company of Socialists, uni
formed in gray and armed with rifles.
They marched behind red flag.
TIRED POLICEMEN.
New YORK, May 2d.-The police of the
town are pretty well tired out, having been
employed almost continuously for several
days. Tomorrow the Third avenue line
| will run night cars, and the police will
| have still additional difficulty.
THE SITUATION IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 2d-There was no excite
ment in this city tod day. The weather was
beautiful, and the masses seemed to be en-
joying the sunshine instead of discussing
the labor problem. Capitalists and heads
of large establishments seriously consid-
cred the matter, and there were also meet
ings of many labor organizations.
crowded as on Saturday, and even
the Socialist headquarters were nearly
deserted. There was no disorder at any
freight houses or lumber districts, but in
both trouble Is expected tomorrow The
leaders in the labor movement expect
many strikes tomorrow at additional man.
ufacturing establishments, and these will
cause excitement and perhaps result in
collision with the police. Railroad
men say they will open the freight
houses tomorrow with the old men if
they come, and new men if they must
The general opinion among them is that
tn roads cannot afford to pay the advance
demanded by the men, and they will not
| make any concessions anyhow. 1t is
thought the seat of " war" if any, to-mor-
row, will be at the Burlington yards, as
that company has declared its intention of
doing its business despite the strikers
CRIMINAL FooLIsHNEss.
CHICAGO. May 2d.-At a meeting of
Rothschids strikers this afternoon, a COM
munication was received, addressed to their
workmen at Chicago, Cincinnati, ST. Louis,
Kansas City and Denver, saying the firm
would pay 10 per cent. advance on piece
| and day work, and inaugurate the eight
hour system. They wished all their men
/ TO return TO work on Monday, Nav 3D.
A heated debate followed the reading
| of this, and majority of the men
\ Aaaa.4l
| firms offer; but IIansch, President of the
| Cabinetmakers' Union, and Stolknecht, u
professional agitator violently denounced
the idea of accepting anything. A vote
was then taken, and the offer rejected.
Michael McAlahon and John Reynolds,
Chairman and Secretary of the strikers
committee, then brought things to a crisis
| by resigning their offices and declaring
| their intention of going back to work.
Great confusion ensued, and agitator
| Stolknecht asked Mcmahon, in an omin-
| GUS tone if he knew what the result of his
step would be. Both men replied that
| they did not care what the result would be,
| and left the room, followed by the anathe-
| ma of the Union, which was launched at
, them by Hansch. The meeting then passed
under the control of the agitators, and a
motion TO stand out prevailed.
Fred. Douglas and the President
BosToN, May 2d-Frederick Douglas has
| written a letter, wherein he says: e / am
Republican, and did all | could to defeat
the election of Cleveland. He was under
no political obligation to me whatever, vet
| held the office of Recorder for nearly a
| whole wear under his administration. 1t
is an office held by law not for any term.
| but solely at the pleasure of the President
While in office, the President treated me
as he treated other office-holders in the
| District. He was brave enough to invite
Mrs. Douglas and myself to all his grand
receptions, thus rebuking the timidity.
| coyardice and prejudice of his predecessor.
| If living, l shall do all | can to elect a Re-
| publican in 1883, but | honor manliness
wherever find it. / found it IN Cleveland.
| and should despise myself if | should let
anybody think otherwise. Whatever else
he may be, he is not snob and 2 acoward.n
Another Acquisition to Cultured Boston.
BosToN, May 2d.-Paddy Ryan, the Troy
! pugilist, who has been here fos couple of
weeks, has been made the. recipient of
numerous receptions by the sporting men.
Ryan came here especially TO see the Bose
| ton pugilist, in order to make definite ar.
rangements for another hattie To-day he