Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-03
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THEEIGHT-HOUR MOVEMENT
Filling The Strikers Places in Chicago
CHANCES OF THE IRISH BILLS.
GREECE WILL YIELD NO FURTHER
To-DAY's CELEBRATION AT SAVANNAH
THE SITUATION IN CHICAGO.

THE SITUATION IN CHICAGO.
The Lumber Business Stagnated-The
fOundries Yield TO the Mea-The
Places Of striking Freight Handlers
Filled.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Up 10 $50 o'clock no trou-
BILE has been reported in the lumber district.
The firms located at south Chicago are working
| as usual to-day, but in the lumber district
| proper no work ut all is being done. a largo
| fleet of lumber-laden craft is blocking up the
river. None OF the cargoeS Will be unlOadcd
| until the present difficulties are settled. No
change In the situation j. anticipated before
this afternoon. The lumbcrmen have decided
that they can make no concessions, and this
| answer VIII be made to the strikers.
The box makers reconsidered their decision
to resume work this morning and resolved to
remain out still longer The trouble seems to
| be that the box makers are unable To work
without the cooperation of the mill hands and
| as the latter have resolved to continue the
| strike. lumber would have To be served 10 the
box makers by non-unionists-
| THE FoUNDRIES GENERALLY YIELD.
l. Alarse number OF foundrymen held an eight
ports from every shop in the county showed
that tWenty-three shops had yielded to the de-
| lnand tor eight hours and will pay ior eight
| hours work. giving double pay for extra time.
! Three Of these shops have agreed 10 pay for
! nine hours work. Five shops have refused 10
ha4p. b tine eight hour day. ana .w1 1i them
adopted that in all cases were il is proposed TO
/ give eight hours work with pay for eight hours
| ii was recommended that the proposition be
| accepted.
| The freight handlers to the number OF seven
or eight hundred, met last night. Tine question
of fighting back at the railroad managers OF
whose action they We're advised, was discussed
at length, and an aggressive policy was decided
/ on, especially with reference To the Burlington
road, which, it is alleged, pays Its men less than
some OF the other roads. The men had been
assured OF sympathy from various labor organ
lZations. One OF the best modes suggested OF
| nghting the roads to secure the cU-opera-
| ton OF the switchmen and get them 10 refuse
! TO handle freight loaded by men who were i'm
ported To take the places OF the strikers. 1his
suggestion was i;tvorably received, and a COM
mittee was appointed To wait upon the switch
men and see il they would thus aid the freight
handlers.
The switchmens meeting lasted from 8
| o'clock until IL. The PROPOSE ton OF the freight
handlers did not meet with general favor. In
reply 20 a question as to whether the switch
men would aid the strikers, Vice Grand Master
Drury said: Il can't answer you directly, but
you know that the switchmen are always ia
sympathy with their fellow-aborcrs."
STRIKERS PLACES SUPPLIED.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
| road freight depots at Union and kinzie streets,
were early the scene OF curious crowds, among
| the number being the striking freight handlers
OF the road. Fifteen minutes before seven "A
special train ran into the yards, and fourteen
special detectives appeared, and following them
| marched 300 men brought in by the railroad
company from different points on its line.
1
| urged them not to go 10 work. There was 40
| wayering on the part OF the new men, however,
| ami they entered the freight house in "A body.
The strikers offered no violence and marched
| off in a body 10 the Burlington yards for con-
sultation and TO obtain, possibly, an enlarge
ment of their forces.
| DEPUTY MARSHALS TO GUARD WABASH PROP
| ERTY.
The Wabash road, which is i'm the hands of a
| receiver, has applied to Judge Gresham for a
/ force of deputy United States marshals TO pro-
tect its men in handling freight.
| In the Rock Island out-Ireight house this
morning nearly all the men were at work. The
nineteen men at the in-ireight depot were III
duced to leave.
| NEARLY 1000 SAUSAGE MAKERS STRIKE.
All the calculations of the stock yard packers
| were upset by "A great strike which occurred
| among the sausage makers this morning. They
insisted on having ten hours pay Tor eight
movement. At IL O'Clock committee OF "a
strikers-three from eight different houses
went into conference.
-Four car loads OF imported men were set TO
| work i'm the Western Avenue freight house of
| the Chicago, Milwaukee q ST. Paul railroad
this morning. The great factory OF the Chicago
Malleable Iron company, 26th street, near
Blue Island avenue, was closed. Nine hundred
employees on strike. They have made a de-
mand Tor hours work and 10 hours pay.
The Burlington freight houses were thrown
open shortly after s O'Clock. No attempt was
| made by strikers TO drive the non-union freight
handlers from the houses. The company had "A
full iorce-1OO-at work.
The Lake Shore men in the freight houses,
"A
increase of wages from S1.5O to 81. - per day
| in the OF laborers and from SOD To $50 "A
month for check clerks. They said they were
| willing to work ten hours day. The company
was given till May 9th To return an answer.
The Trades Union Conference.
CLEVELAND. May 3-P. j. Mcclure, general
secretary OF the Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners whose name heads the list of sigma
lures to the secret circular made public Saiur
day in Pittsburg. was interviewed yesterday
regarding the object OF the conferences OF trades
unions. He SAID II am the author OF the call
for the proposed conference of the chief officers
of all the national and International trades
unions The conference will be held at Phia-
delpha on the 18th OF this month,and since Its
issue many hearty responses favorable 10 the call
after due consultation in various cities with
MANY prominent labor men, alike trades union
for alarm and far less need for sensational an
nouncements OF a labor war or OF "a bitter strug-
gle between the trades unions and the knights
OF Labor. The object OF the proposed confer
ence is to devise plan for "A closer alliance and
submit the same to the general officers OF the
knights of Labor for their adoption. 1t is
| hoped that in this way both orders can enter
| into agreement TO work together in parallel
lines without collision or antasonism and with
out encrOaching On each others legitimate
work. For want of this difficulties have
cropped up i'm a number of instances, ana un,
| less something is done there is every Likelihood
of their recurrence in the future.
End Of n Long Strike.
ST. Louis, May 3.-AIter shut down of
several months the vulcan Iron works at Car
| ing employment to about 600 men. The bosses
| OF the works prepared a schedule Of wages
which is to remain III force until January LIST,
1887. This schedule was presented 10 the men
| yesterday afternoon aud they unanimously
| resolved to go to work at the proposed
terms, and this morning the furnaces are In full
blast.
GREECE WILL SAY NO MORE.
The Promises She Has Already Made
Must Sufice-FOreign Ministers Pre-.
pairing 10 Leave Athens.
| ATHENS, May 3-The government has
! decided that its reply already made to the ulti-