Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-01
BY WIRE TODAY.
Chicago is Made the Scene
of General Labor
Strikes.
Railroad Freight Handlers
So Gut III II Body
and Parade the
Streets.
An Uneasy Feeling Among En-
Iloyers and Large Establish
ments Closing.
The Strike Rage Prevails in
Other Important Eastern
Cities and there is
Trouble Ahead.
LABOR TROUBLES.

EXCITEMENT STILL CONTINUES AND
STRIKES AND THREAT OF STRIKES RULE
THE HoUR--oHIcAGo FREIGHT HAND.
LERs.
Chicago, May 1.-Two hundred strik-
ing railroad freight handlers met at the
Harrison street viaduct, near the west
side union passenger depot, at
eight o'clock this morning. Speeches
were made by two or three leaders de-
claring it was the duty of freight hand
lers on all Chicago roads to
enforce their demands now
for shorter hours wniie the workingmsn
in all the depots were doing so. Upon
the suggestion OF some one in the crowd,
the men started for the Wabash freight
yards to urge the mon employed there
to stop work, the crowd increasing in
sizs A. 1t moved toward Tho Wabash
yards. The men there
at once began quitting
work and q complete cessation of work
in those yards seemed probable.
FIFTY MIN
unloading vessels at the Rock Island
and Lake Shore railroad docks on the
river, struck for eight hours and stop
ped work. The officials in the Rock
Island and Lake Shore yards are clear
ing up all freight in expectation of a
strike among Che men there.
FREIGHT HANDLERS DEMAND.
The freight house men of the Fort
Wayne road TINS morning made a de-
mand for eight hours. and will quit at
noon, unless!t Ia conceded.
STREET CAR MEN SUCCEED
The drivers and conductors on
the Blue Island avenue line of
the west division car COM
Pany demanded a reduction OF
their trips from seven to six and con-
flung the working day to eleven hours,
without decrease IN pay. The company
aceeded to the demands without party
ing. Two hundred men employed by
the west division street car company in
the extension of the lines struck for
eight hours. The company allowed the
men to go.
ALL TOPPED WORK
The freight handlers of tins Wabash
yards have %all.stopped work and Joined
the procession, which proceeded to the
Rock Island yards and induced all the
men employed in tho freight houses to
abandon their positions. These new re
cruits then joined the column, which
next visited the Conisville, New
Albany & Chicago railway, where
they were also successful in
their efforts with the freight handlers
The procession, when numbered som,
1000, circulated around among the diff
fercnt railroads. There has been nc
disorder so far.
THE RID LAG OF TIE COMMUNE.
It 10 reported that a crowd Of soms
three or four hundred men are marching
in the neighborhood of the Mccormick
works, on the southwestern outskirts Of
the city, with a red flag at til,
head of their column. The works ar.
idle to-day.
OUT CHICAGO.
Men have been given a holiday a
south Chicago, where a few large lnm
Der yards and planning mills are located
The yardmen and men employed in
the planning mill OF one large concern
stopped work and will doubtless induc'
the men in other yards to stop also
although they are still working at IL
O'Clock.
ON THE NORTH SIDE.
The men employed in Kinks soaI
factory, numbering 700, have just stop
ped work. The procession, headed by
a band of music, is visiting other factor
les situated on the north side, which
they will also endeavor to shut down.
HI PORK PACKERS.
The situation among the large packing
houses At the union stock yards thia
morning has been quiet. The packing
houses sre sill running about as usual,
but there were three eight o'clock
whistles instead of seven o'clock thu
morning.
Nelson Morris says positively
he will not accede to she eight hour
dsmsnd.
P.D. Armour's manager shows a decid
ed Discrimination to do 30.
Tho other packers generally APP
pear to be inclined to await the actor
Of Armour.
In o measure the packers are prepared
to resist any unreasonable. demands,
They all have important contracts
which must be filled. No disorderly
demonstrations occurred this mornine
and there probably will not be any be.
fore Monday evening, should the men
be fatty refused their demand for a day
of eight hours.
STILL MARCHING ON.
Ihe column OF railroad strikers and
their followers reached the Lake Shore
road about IL o'clock and the main body
OF men stopped work. The officers OF the
Lake Shore road are preparing to- close
all the freight houses.
cHIcteO LUMBER MEN.
An important session of the lumber
manufacturers Of the city was held this
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