Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-05
LABOR TROUBLES.
Imported Poles and Germans Raise
Sheol in MiIwaukee--Sub-
dued With Water,
The Socialists Of Chicago Spread
Broadcast Circular Urging
the WOrklngmen 10 Arm.
The Bay view Iron-Works, tho Second
Largest In the County, Threat
ened by n Mob.
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employees at the Chicago, milwaukee, 4
ST. Paul Railway compsny's shop at West
Milwaukee are out, aud will not go back
until they are granted eight hours work
at ten hours pay. The walkout WAS pro-
duced by crowd OF other strikers who
put in their appearance yesterday and
made formal demand upon the men 10
qnt work. The committee entered the
foundry and requested all hands TO "stand
in with the others for eight hours" The
German and Polish laborers were
rather willing TO comply with
these demands, but the molders
had nothing to say. After the committee
had renamed inside for ten minutes
without communication with the MOI
without, numbering 300, the latter became
impatient and made rush for the doors.
Nearly all OF them were armed with sticks
and stones, and In the twinkling of
an eye the entrances were crowded
by the visitors, who poured into the foun-
dry buildings. Once inside the shops the
mob had everything its own way, though
nothing was destroyed or broken. The
German aud Polish helpers In the foundry
were the first TO join the intTuders by
picking up their tools and coats and get
ting ready to leave The mOlders yielded
passlvely, saying that they were hired
10 work and not 10 fight. From depart
ment TO department the crowd went, and
all In the shops were gathered up with
comparative ease In less than half an
hour. Disorder reigned everywhere, and
the place seemed dlsorganlzed camp,
Intruders and workmen were mixed
up so that none could tell them apart and
all were talking loudly About 1870 Of
Sheriff Pascher's deputies put In au APP
pearance but could not drive the rioters
away. The sheriff talked 20 them in Ger
man and asked them TO depart from the
premises quietly. A little squad flushed
and excited with their success, the In
tlmidators again collected In body and
started for down town, on the west side
OF the track, inducing the switchmen and
trackmen TO stop work. The crowd
pounced on gang Of section hands
further down the railroad, there was
moments conversation and hOarse
shout OF exultatiou went up
as the laborers shouldered their
spades, and the crowd Joined the mob.
From here the mob retraeed It's steps
and went direct to the Reliance works,
ON the corner OF Grove and Clinton
streets. with shout a bali dozen OF the
Poles rushed upon the large door IN the
center and attempted TO tear It open
They had hardly opened II six inches
when stream Of water met the
leaders full In the face and sent them stag
gering backwards for three or four feet.
The crowd IN the rear pressed them
forward and again the water met them
brandishlng clubs aud shouting malodic-
tons Ia the Polish language, the mob
made Arns4 tqgc 8pathani6 saf,OH16f Ma..
ter again met the invaders, forcing them
back into the street dronched 10
the skin. While they were thus engaged
another doorwas opened aud half a dozen
OF me soaked mob rushed In. The de-
lenders seized crow.bars and sledge- ham.
mers, and forclble conflict seemed
lmmnenb when at this iuncture
squad Of police arrived and the
mob rotrcated with the stream Of
water playing on them. Shortly after
The East side patrol wagon arrived on
the scene and with these bsa
1 dqe police , department was successful IN
u',Rerslaa ~ 70 mob.
4. Allen has decided to close his
works until the existing excitement has
subsidized. Twelve hundred men will be
thrown out OF employment.
GOV. Rusk arrived in the city from
Madison last night. He Is In consulta,
ton with the city and county officials.
The brewers held conference during
the night and practically decided to grant
the demands OF the striking workingmen.
This decreases the peril somewhat, as IL
puts 2500 turbulent workmen back Ia their
places, but there are 10000 or more
strikers besides brewefymen
GOING 10 NAY VIEW.
Reports from Bay View announce the
gathering OF idle workingmen to the num-
her OF seven or eight thousand. Two
local militia companies aud the Sheridan
Guards and Lincoln Guards have been sent
10 Bay View by train, aud light
horse squadron sixty strong are about 10
depart in very few minutes.
MILITIA IN CONTROL.
III \. M.--The different companies OF
the Fourth battalion are now assembled
al their respective armories ready to move
at moments notice. Gov. Rusk has or
dered the Governors Guards of Madison
aud the WATERFOWL Guards OF Watertown
10 thls city, They arc now on their way by
special train. With these oompanie. added
70 the local militia force upon the field
quiet VIII soon be restored and preserved
Upon the request OF tho MAYOR Gov
kusk has Issued au order 10 the followiua
companies OF the First regiment 10 ne.
port at Milwaukee AZ the earliest mo.
ment;
GAINESVILLE two, Racine two, Monroe.
Belolt Whitewater, Darlington, each
one, and Company OF Madison.
message just received from Bayyiew
says that the strikers are Increasing In
numbers. They have swarmed into the
rolling mills, but as yet no conflict has
occurred. The Kosciusko Guards ara
now on their way to Bayyiew. Tie AR.
rival Of the Governors Guards from
Madison and tho WATERFOWL Guards h
momentarlly expected.
KLArEp wfra VICTORY,
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May The following
dispatch was sent last night Ia .Tohn
Swinton, New York; owe are seoripg
victory after victory for the ejght,
hour day. To-day the packing. honses
Of the union stock.yards yielded with IN
many cases no reduction In wages. This
Affects 10000 men, who are Wild with inv
Nv inc grand victory they have gained
we hope to SEQ other cities stand by
Chicago, ~
Signed, GgoRGE w. ScHullNa.
Chairman Of the Eight.nour Committee
OF the ChicsgO Trades Union,
AN iNCKNDIARY CIRCULAR
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