The Portland daily press., 1886-07-14
LABOR TROUBLES.
one of Pinkerton's Men Shot Dead
at Chicago.
The Situation at Grape Creek Mine
Becoming More Serious.
Three Thousand Persons Strike al
Peabody and Salem, Mass.

| CHICAGO, July 13.-A serious affair oc-
Cured Monday evening at the 43d stree4
crossing of the Lake Shore road. As sever
al of the Pinkerton men were about leaving
for the city Louis Schoove passed by.
"That gun looks as if it came from pawn
shop" said he.
| The gun referred to was standing against
| shanty and as Schoove spoke the owner
| seized it and started after him. Schoove
| took refuge in an ice house. As he disap-
| peared the deputy fired at him. The bullet
took effect in the back of Srhoove's head
ana, ranging upward, inflicted serious
wound. The wounded man took refuge be-
meath another building. The deputy attempt
ed to strike him with the end of his gun, and
succeeded in breaking the gunstock Schoove
then jumped through window and escaped.
The Pinkerton men refused to tell the name
of the man who fired the shot even to the
Lake police, who failed to connect any body
with the affair. Present disturbances along
the Lake Shore road are the work OF idle
men and the rough element around the STOCK
yards. The striking switchmen have nearly
all been enjoined by the courts from making
any interference, and they themselves dis
claim all knowledge of the troubles. Many
of them, it is said, have gone to work else
where.
The Grape Creek Mines.
The situation at Grape Creek, Illinois,
where the miners are on a strike for higher
wages becomes more serious each day. Al
though no actual disturbance has occurred it
cannot be long averted,, for the strikers are
determined that no laborers except them
selves shall work the mines and the opera
tors are fully determined that they will con-
duct their business without interference or
dictation from any body OF men, A force
30 deputy sheriffs constantly guards the
mines
The plantation negroes who were brought
from Kentucky last week to take the strlk-
ers places remained at work unmoleSted un-
til Monday, when the white miners, to the
number of 200, armed with rifles, shotguns,
revolvers and clubs, marched in body to
the mines and demanded of the negroes that
they return to their plantations After an
extended .parley, during which the most IN
tense excitement prevailed, the colored men
| marched to Danville, some miles distant,
where they will consider carefully the ad-
visibility of continuing work. In the mean
time the mines are idle and the strikers Jubi-
liant. Should the negroes decide 50 return
OF andbloodshed willundoubtedly ensue. The
families of the strikers who have been driv-
en- from their homes are still camping in the
woods. The provisions they have are scarce
ly sufficient to prevent starvation.
Three Thousand Massachusetts
Strikers.
SALEM, July 13.-The great strike or lock-
out in the tanneries and currying shops of
Peabody and Salem was fully inaugurated
Monday morning in accordance with vote
of the Knights of Labor at meeting held
Monday evening. The men refused to work
in those shops where the notice of the exec
utive committee had been posted. This af-
fects not only the tanners but likewise the
curriers'. There are "a tanneries and they
employ on an average twenty tanners each
The strike includes journeymen, teamsters,
and others. There are only three places, so
far as known, where the notice was not post
ed. The men all went to the shops yester-
day morning at o'clock. The bosses were
all present. In the shops where they had
been in the habit of beginning work at 6
o'clock they were refused admission. In the
others they found the notice posted and left
The result is that over 5000 men are now
idle The bosses show no signs of yielding
and the men are firm.
Another Strike to be Ordered.
WORCESTER, July 13.-The treers and
crimpers in all the Spencer boot shops were
ordered out this morning because Of the dis
pute as to when the increase of wages should
take effect. 1t is said general strike will
be ordered unless the manufacturers yield.