Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-03

arms in this district and requested that
he might have fifteen deputies selected
from the Grand Army of the Republic
sworn in. The Wabash began hiring
men this morning. Fifteen or twenty
imported from outside towns are at
work running tracks, garded by a squad
OF police.
THE ROCK ISLAND.
Nearly all the men at work at the Rock
Island went out at the freight house
early this morning. Nineteen men in
the freight depot started to work. but
we're induced to leave by the strikers.
A strike occurred this morning among
the sausage makers at the stock yards
for eight hours work at ten hours pay.
AN ARMY OF STRIKERS.
Nearly seven thousand men were out
at IL o'clock, A committee of twenty
four strikers went into conference at
the stock yards before noon.
SEVERAL. CONCESSIONS MADE.
The Falrbank canning company agreed
that there should be no cut in the age
OF men working for less than $500 o
day and all above that figure should get
nine hours pay for eight hours work.
The Morrells also settled on the same
basis.
Only half the men employed in Nc
Cormick's reaper works went to theil
places In the factory, others staying out.
The firm Immediately sent word that
they would give the men ten hours pay
for eight hours work until they found
how the eight hour movement would
come out.
!, NC VIOLENCE oFFERRD.
2 p. MP to this hour there havs
been no acts of serious violence in any
part of the city as the result of existing
strikes. The situation has been one re
curing unusual vigilance on the par
, OF the city police force. Squads hav'
been sent to several parts of the city tc
quell reported disturbances.
THE MARCHING
The procession OF striking freight
handlers, after proceeding to the nortl
J, portion OF the city, visited the yards o
the Milwaukee & st. Paul freight depo
r and induced a portion OF. the new squad
0 OF men brought in by the railroad com
pany from the outside to join them.
TEE EVENT OF THE DAY.
The crowd as it entered the st. Pau
/ yards numbered from three thousand t.
five thousand and was somewhat de
monstrative. Squads of police arrived
/ on the scene and effectually scattered
the crowd, allowing the new
r men to proceed with their work
s 1t was the event OF the day. TIL,
strikers did not attempt to seriously op
r pose the police.
D MILE INTERFERENCE.
Considerable intimidation is exercised
IN lumber districts. Several large
crowds marched through the yards t.
prevent work.
All the railroads have freight houseI
open but are enabled to transact only
limited amount of business.
VIOLENCE. FFERE
i Considerable excitement wa caused
at l:30 this afternoon in the vicinity o
Wabash avenue and River street by th,
arrival of a crowd of two hundred o
> three hundred strikers. They announce,
!, their intention Of breaking into the til
manufactury of Norton Bros and tried
> to force their way in. The doors were
barred and the police telephoned for
detail from the central station, whicl
marched down on a double quick
: On the appearance of the officers tn
crowd dispersed and order was restored
I'll DANGEROUS ADVICE.
A meeting OF over 5000 lumber shower
and Others Is now being held on tn
prairie in the southwestern part of TIL,
4 city. Addresses are being made ii
German and Bohemian, advocating, ii
some instances, violence.
INTIMIDATION AT MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee, May "a report ha
t been received from the west Milwaukee
railway shops stating that. a body G
1880 strikers visited there this after
o noon and forced 1000 men employed
: there to abandon their work.
q A GENERAL LOCK OUT.
: Washington. May ga general loo
Q out began here to-day against the eigh
hour demands of Union brick layers
bod carriers, stone cutters, stone rub
bers, painters, plumbers and carpenter,
q a~ggregating about 1000 men.
FURNITURE FACTORIES RESUMED.
Grand Rapids, Mich. May. 3-AIl tb
t furniture factories, with two exception.
started up this morning with q full
{ force of men.
AN ATTEMPT THwARTED.
Amob of fifty foreigners attempte,
to force the suspension of work on
Bridge street grade and had a livel,
scrimmnge. The police quelled the rio
and four agltators were arrested for incit
! ing riot and placed in Jail.
), IRONS DENIES 1T.
ST, Louis, May 3-The statemen,
made to the effect that Irons had beer
expelled from tie knights OF labor i,
denied by Irons.