Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-20
ON THE OLD BASIS.
Furniture Makers Decide to Return to the
Tsn-Hour System.

Furniture Makers Decide to Return to the
Tsn-HOur System.
Sr. LOUIS, May l9.-The furniture man
utacturiug companies in this CITY on the
lst Of May resolved, in order to avoid a
strike among their employees, to give the
eisht.hour system fair trial, and if it
should be found that their business could
be conducted pro6taby upon that plan, to
continue it indefinitely, but if the
contrary should result to retar4 back
10 the old plan. Representatives. OF all
the factories held meeting last night,
and in view of the fac that in other cities,
The majority of the factories were working
Ten hours. and that It would be impossible
for the em mployers here to compete with
then on the besis OF an eight hour day 1t
was resolved to return 70 tha old plan after
the Doth ipst and to lock ont ell employees
who should refuse TO work on that plan.
The striking employees OF tie Southern
Barb Wire Company held meeting yester-
dAy and resolved to return to work on the
nlsn of ten hours. The president OF the
conpaay se!used TO receive them back un'
less they should proniss 10 " ks up during
rhe week all time lost BY the strike. The
promise was given aud to-day the company
renewed operations.
Aparcnism Discussed
ST. LOUIS, May l9-Tne Discus on OF
Anarchism In St. Louis and the moCt et-
isctiye means OF preventing its spread oc-
cupied the attention Of the Police Board
Yesterday at their regular meeting! 1t was
stated by member of the Board that the
police had meyer attempted 10 dispsrse
meetings OF AnaPohists, although they
knew that their incendiary speeches at
such times were violations of the law; that
the District Attorney had refused to bring
the matter before the grand jury, and that
justices had refused to issue warrants Tor
their arrest,
la view of these facts, the Board adopted
q resolution instructing the Chief of Police
TO disperse all unlawful sssemblsges Of An
srchists at which resistance OF the law Ia
advocated, and arrest any and all vlolators
of the lev by pttering incendlsry speeches
or melting TO riot.
Pirtsburg TailOrs Out.
PIrrsBURG, May l9.-The tailors in all
the establishments in the city are out To-
day for an advance in wages. A large
number of the smaller firms have signed
the scale and ths strikers expect general
concession b. fore the close OF ths week.
About ssven hundred men are idle.
Miners Charged with Conspiracy.
Special 10 ths RsgiIssJ.
WASHINGTON, Pa, May l9.-The Grand
jury has returned true bills against ninety
one stEiklng GOsi miRers Yho we're charged
with conspiracy. Last tall, while On
strike, they collected together and went tt
the pits early in the morning to intercept
men cs they went to work and urge then
10 come 6st. Tss; we're arrested, charged
with violating the conspiracy laws, sne -e
leased on bail. Their trial will come ul
this week, and the issue will be to deter
mine what constitutes conspiracy. Th
miners officials, both those ct the Apales
mated Association and the knights OF La
Dor, are determined TO test the Law, and 10
; that purpose have retained eminent cour
sel General Butler. it is said, among tn
nnmber. The action of the Grand Jury ha
> aroused considerable feeling among tn
fIiends Of the miners. - they claim then
to be innocent of any violation OF the Law
/, The Deputies Not Indicted.
4 ST Lou!s, May l9.-The grand jury q
; BsIleville, Ill. to-day returned their repor
r to the Circuit Court, after having reuse
q 70 find true bills against the deputy sheriff
Who Rred upon the mob in East St. Lou