Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-04
LABOR TROUBLES.
THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE
D2t LARD OFF.
Strikes i'm All Directions -Sario,,.
Collisions Between the Police
and Strikers.
lssEcIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoED-uNrcs.

ana strikers.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE aEcoED-u,,rcs. /
CHICAGO, May 3d-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
squad which was brought in by the rail-
road company from outside the CITY, to
join them. The crowd, as it left the sbops
and yards, numbered from 5000 to 5000.
and was somewhat demonstrative Two
squads of police arrived on the scene and
effectually scattered the crowd. allowing
the new men to proceed with their work.
Ii was the most exciting event of the day.
The strikers did not attempt seriously TO
oppose the police. Considerable intimida-
ton was exercised in the lumber district
and several large crowds marched through
the ards to prevent work All the rail
roads have their freight houses open. but
are unable to transact only a limited
thIS
afternoon spiked all the switches on the
Evanston division of the Milwaukee and
ST. Paul road, and compelled the switch
engine to be returned to the round-house
The line is an important branch of the
road. Considerable excitement was aroused
at l:30 this afternoon in the vicinity of
Wabash avenue and River street bv the
arrival of a crowd of 200 or 800 strikers.
They announced their intention of break
ing into the tincan mandatory of Norton
Brothers, and tried to force a way in. The
doors were barred and the police telephoned
for. 4 detail arrived at double quick time
from the Central Station, when the crowd
was dispersed and quiet restored
RIGHTS OF THE MAJORITY.
New YORK, May 3d.-A Trijune's edi-
torial says: The persons now striking are
not one in one hundred of the workers in
the United States. but the remaining nine
ty-nine must be affected by their action.
Ii wheels are to run or hands to continue
an essential part Of work only eight hours
daily, the rest in the same establish
ment must be cut down to eight hours
also, whether they wish il or not Thus n
part propose to dictate the hours of labor
to the rest. As to the larger class. who
now work ten hours and do not strike or
propose any change, they are to be COM
pelied to receive less for their products,
and the loss in wages now by the enforce
ment OF the eight-hour industry will be
felt more than before all this in order
that the eight-hour workers shall have
more leisure. But has the one-hundredth
part of the laborers of the United States
the right, if they have the power, thus to
eXtort whatever they please from the rest d?
If not, this is another case of despotism
OF the few over the many
DANGEROUS ELEMENT.
New YORK, May 3d.-The San says, edi-
torlally: The great agitation and demon
stratlon which began i'll Chicago Saturday
has one element of danger which NAV vet
prove serious. All the workingmen en-
gagged in 1t who are thoroughly assimilated
with America understand the Importance
of maintaining peace and avoiding yio-
lence, seeking order, quiet and earnestness.
These are the men who make strikes for
midable and often successful, for their
manly conduct and selfrestraint win the
sympathy OF the public. But there is in
Chicago large foreign population, whose
understanding OF free government seems to
be unlimited license to exercise tyranny
over their employers and fellow EMPLOYEES.
There are many pestilent fellows in Chi
caSo who love TO gasconade about the Cos
pei of fire, murder and anarchy: who are
ready to take advantage of any public ex-
cltement to incite riot and incendiarism
These fellows are not really so formidable
as they would have people believe; but
when there IS any prospect of disorder
they are sure to be found, if they think
there is no danger among the professional
criminals and loafers, who are merely
waiting for some outbreak to take hand
at plundering.
STRIKE on THE UNION PACIFIC.
CHEYENNE (Wy. t., May 3d.-The
brakemen on the Union Pacific, Nebraska
Division, between Sidney and Laramie,
struck to-day against the new schedule of
mileage and pay. The bra';emen claim
the new schedule to be a reduction The
denies this. The freight trains
are being tied up here as fast as they ar
rive. Passenger trains are sent out with
out brakeman. General Superintendent
Dickinson arrived from Denver at noon.
and viii be interviewed by committee of
brakenen to demand the old schedule of
pay, S65 per month.
sCRfMMAGE WITH THE POLICE.
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.), Nav 3d.-A mob
OF hfly Foreigners, Poles and Germans, at
tempted TO force the suspension of labor on
the Bri 1ge-strect grade this morning. and
had little scrimmage and blows were ey
changed. The police We're called uDon
and quelled the riot. -Four agitators were
arrested for melting a riot, and are now in
Jail.
THE TIIRD-AYENUE TROUBLE.
New YORK, May 3d.-The Third-avenue
Railroad Company seem determined to
hold the fort. An increased number of
cars were run to-day. and very little trouble
was experienced. Large crowds cougre-
gated abOCt Park Row 10 derde the un-
trained drivers and conductors, but no
serious disturbance was reported uo to $50
o'clock. The police say tonight will test
the strength of the movement. and if the
railroad carr out the programme of run
ming ears, trouble is looked for. The
strikers so far have managed to run only
two stages, which are pa.ronized chiefly by
tough citizens, who ride up and down the
avenue all day, cheering, waving their
caps and in other ways endeavorinc to
give the public an i.iea of their importance.
So far the managers of the Third-ayenue
Railroad have the upper hand
STRIKES FOR LESS HOURS OF LABOR.
WASHINGTON, May 3d.-A very general
lockout began here to-day against the
eight-hour demands of the unions of the
orlcklayers, hodcarrierS, stcnecutters. stone
rubbers, painters, plumbers and carpenters.
numbering in the aggregate over 600 men.
The demands have been complied with in
some instances, and negotiations looking
to the adjustment of the difficulties are
under way in several others. There has
been no disturbance of the peace.
CHICAGO, May 3d-The men at the stock
Yards struck this morning for working
lay of eight hours and ten hours nav,
The Fairbank Canning Company CON
,eded to the demand Other houses are
holding off.
PITTsBuRG, May 3d-Strikes were in
iusurated this morning by stone masons.
carpenters and plasterers for q reduction
rom ten TO nine hours dav. About 500
men in all quit work
LOUISVILLE, May 3d.-One hundred and
ifty workmen al the Davis Furniture Man
lfacto.y struck this morning because the
employers would not accede to the de-
naDds for the eight-hour system. By
agreement all the furniture manufacturers
will close down tomorrow rather than pus
he eisht-hour system in operation.
DENVER (Col.), May 3d.-The laboring
men TOOK no action in the eight-hour
to-day. All the men employed
IN the round houses, foundries, smelters
and planning mills, as well as the carpen-
Iers and masons, went to work this morn