Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-04
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LABOR TROUBLES.
QUILT AT M'CoRMICK's woRKs-oNE
HALF H MEN EAyR RETURNED TO
THEIR PLACES AND THERE R NO
VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS.
Chicago, May THE Mccormick
reaper works opened as usual this morn
fully one half of the workmsn re-
turning to the factory, despite the
and bloodshed of yeater-
day afternoon. A special force OF police
was on hand to protect the men on their
way to work, but their services were
required. The anarchists and fol-
of the day previous have not
been seen. Several crowds are reported
gathering in the lumber district, from
whence the mob of yesterday proceeded,
but the police have no advices Of trouble
from any quarter this morning. A
strong detail of police is Oh duty at the
central station, the same as yesterday
and the entire force is held in reserve
for any sudden call for their services.
SUPERVISING THE RIOTERS.
Chicago, May IA crowd of Bohe.
mians, Poles and Germans which began
to assemble on the prairie in the SOUTH
western portion this morning where the
incendiary %harangues of yesterday were
uttered, which provoked a riot later OBJ,
was effectnally scattered by the police,
without making any arrests. Two
hundred policeman have been stationed
in the vicinity of yesterdays dlstur-
bance.
UNEXPECTED APPEARANCE OF POLICE.
Capt. Hathaway, with a crowd OF. fifty
policeman, put in an unexpected ap-
pearance at Goose Island at 8 o'clock
this morning, where some damage oc-
CURED yesterday to the Milwaukee s.
st. Pausproperty. A crowd of 2OY idlers
was found guarding the switches and q
small railroad engine house. The po-
lice descended on the crowd, captured
nine and dispersed the remainder.
swITcHMEN TO GO OUT.
The s%witchmen in all the railroads
are at work this morning, but 1t is stated
the Milwaukee 81 st. Paul switchmen 90
put at three O'Clock this afternoon for a
working day of eight hours and to aid
the freight handlers IN the strike.
xil the railroads are oarisg for about
all the freight being offered.
The new men OF the st. Paul road are
at work as usual this morning.
INTIMIDATINa sTRIXERs.
The strikers remain in the vicinity OF
the yard and have been attempting this
morning to induce teamsters having
loads of merchandise fc== ..ka freight
hcnse to turn back wnn their loads,
using threats at times. A number OF
teamsters were induced to turn back
with their leads.
MONSTER DEMONSTRATION.
Having been driven from the prairie
this morning. the idlers and strikers, in.
auoed by their leaders, proceeded south.
east. Presently, formed in a column
5000 or 1000 strong, they marched to.
wards q large glue factory near the
crossing the river at Thirty.
fifth street, with the intention O.
closing down the works, A strong force
OF police arrived and arrested nine Of the
r~ingleaders and over-awed the crowd
which mowsd off without making any
attempt to rescue their fellows. The
size OF the crowd was such that the chief
of police directed a reinforcement Of Off.
GERS on duty i'll the district. The knowl.
edge that . large gathering was being
kept together, and apparently urged Oh
by their leaders to acts OF violence,
caused more thorough precautions to be
taken to guard against troubles.
ABAD LOOK ALL ARoUND.
The commanders OF several state regi-
ments reinforced the guards at the
armorier, without special orders, simply
as q precautionary measure.
A crowd OF strikers attempted an as
sault on the Milwaukee s. st. Paul shops
at Western avenue this forenoon, but
werc driven away from the scene by q
force Of police. .
MILITIA READY TO MOVE.
Chicago, May 4.-Three hundred men
OF the first infantry and three hundred
Of the FIRST cavalry are on duty at their
respective arR,ories. The regiments
assembled in accordance with an intims-
ton from the city authorities that q large
body OF strikers were assembling in the
southwestern portion Of the city. The
troops received no special orders from
the state authorities.
FIGURES FOR THE STRIKERS.
The committee Of lumbcrmea to which
was referred the demand Of the men for
hours work at ten hours, pay
has prepared a carefully written
which will be given to the
strikers committee at 9 p. M. to-day.
The answer states that the lumber trade
Chicago cannot meet She mems
wishes and reviews at length the con-
d.tion Of trade here, showing that tie
Of business here has steadily de-
,raased since 1881 and that wages here
general expenses of handling lam
ger are much greater than st competing
markets.
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