The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-12
The Turning Point in the Elght-HOur Move
ment Passed.
BUSINESS RESUMING ITS USUAL CHANNELS
Chicago Railways Accepting and Caring for
All Freight Offered.
WORKERS in Cincinnati Furniture Factories
Going Back - The Curtin Congress
siOnal Sub Committee in Ses-
sion at st. Louis.

CHICAGO. May 10-The excitement over
labor troubles this morning was principally
confined 10 the lumber districts In that Sec
ton great crowds assembled at an early hour
to see whether any of the old hands in the
yards and plahing mills would return to
work. Along Blue Island avenue and Twen-
ty-secOnd street the sidewalks we're lined with
men, and heavy patrol of policemen were
on hand to quel any disturbance. The only
mill TO start up was p. Wohler ,S Co.'s. Here
eighty men went to work at eight hours for
nine hours pay. r. Lyon pat some of his
teamsters TO work, but as they are employed
by the month, the circumstance did not at
tract much attention. Later in the morning
all the sash, door and blind factories in the
district started up. About 1,5oO men went
to work. They will get nine hours pay for
eight hours work The planning mill men
said they would start up but could not as
they are dependent upon the lumber yards
for material.
All the railways in the city resumed oper-
ations this morning, and are accepting and
caring for all freight offered, without limit.
The situation, however, as affecting the
freight handlers is still unsettled and has de-
veloped unexpected phases. The Baltimore
and OHIO set its men at work this mornins,
conceding them an eight.hour working day,
with nine hours pay. The freight handler,
of this road have not been acting in concert
with the other city freight handlers, and
gained their victory by independent nesotia-
ton with the company. 1t is not known
what effect this concession will have upon
the other roads. = committee of the strik-
ing freight handlers of the Chicago and
Northwestern Road called upon the officials
this morning, and expressed desire to re-
turn to work on the old basis. The COM
pany replied that the men had been given
full notice to return to work, but had failed
to do so. As consequence the company
had had its business seriously interfered
with and had been at trouble and expense
in procuring new men. These men filed
the entire working quota of the company,
and it had no places to offer men who had
gone out on the strike.
The ultimatum issued Saturday by the
manufacturers of metal goods, in which they
distinctly said they could not grant the
line of manufacture one of interest this
morning. The chief point was the factory
of Crane Bros: which gives employment to
1000 men, il being thought If these men ac-
cepted the situation and went to work at ten
hours paw for ten hours work their action
would have great weight on the men on
strikes at other factories. Before o'clock
-,
vicinity of the works, but there was not the
least symptom of disorder. AT the pipe mil
200 men went to work in the general shops.
The Chicago Malleable Iron Works started
up in full blast this morning, 500 being en-
ployed at nine hours pay tor eight hours
work. The Adams & West Lake employees,
as well as those of the Union Brass Com
pany. had not returned up to s a. m.
The striking freight handlers offered to re-
turn to work to-day, but only small por-
tion were given employment, their places
having been filled. The men were much de-
jected.
Three 3ohemians named Baclag Denlek.
Hynrik Denjek and Frank Nowak, in whose
posse ssion bombs were discovered, had their
cases continued IN 5000 bail each before
Justice White.
c. G. Anderson, discharged employe of
the Western Indiana Railroad, was held to
the Criminal Court IN 500 bail Tor pulling
coupling pins from freight cars.
Anton Hirscbberger, printer on the Ar
better Zeitung and present at Haymarket
riot, was held this morning in $500 bail for
riot and s., 600 bail on the charge of unlawful
assemblage.
The switch tenders of the Western In
diana railroad returned to work to-day, hav-
ing received an increase of s. a month all
around, and in some cases more. The hours
of work will remain the same as before the
strike.
The day was marked by the resumption OF
work in all the principal sash, door and blind
factories in the city on the basis of eight
hours work and nine hours pay.
The Curtin Investigating Committee.
ST. LOUIS, May 10.-The Curtin Congress
sional Subcommittee was in session to-day
and took large amount of evidence. The
first witness was William Kerrigan, General