Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

whom were many SOCIALISTS, III V"i"i
square Saturday night 20 make IL demon
ssration in public OF sympathy WIN 'ne
agitation to secure fewer hours LOT II uay .
work. Torch. bearers were OUT III s""ii"7'
MANY transparcacies with LABOR iesehos",
them We're carried, and occaslohalS IL ,e'
flag was seen. but there was no ,hs-
turIbance. After listening to speeches
from John Swinton and Others
the crowd quietly dispersed.
All reports at the Central apo Union
and IRON individual unions point to about
/ 1000 people quitting work to-day, OF
whom 5000 90 out on strike and tM
Others will b. locked out b" the employers.
The furniture men have agreed to report
for work at eight instead OF seven O'Clock
this morning, intending to kaock OIL at
five, and every man OF them expects to find
the factories locked. Before next Satur-
dav it is expected that the 10000 workers
OF this city employed up to Saturday vii!
be idle byreason of strikes and lockouts.
The total number OF unemployed men here
will then be (~cstimatcd) not less n ST.
600.
THE AGITATION ELSEWHERE.
ST. Louis, Mo-, May "a large number
of manufactures were closed Saturday,
and at night the members OF the various
labor unions held a great demonstration
in Lucas square, which was addressed by
prominent labor a%gitators. About 200
plumbers have struck, as also have many
tobacco workers, contractors laborers,
carpenters and employees Of the zinc works.
Employees of the sheet-iron cornice works
and most OF the planning mills a V had
their demands granted.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 3.-All OF the
furniture factories were closed Saturday,
and the employees spent the day as II holi-
day. All the factories have made salts
factory tcrms with their men except the
Kent and New England companies. The
employees OF these will strike to-day unless
better terms are offered. At different times
during the day two large gatherings, one
OF Germans and the other of Poles, at
employees to quit work, but trouble was
avcrted by the prompt arrival OF the po-
lice.
C~lNCINNATI, May 3.-Ncarlv all the great
furniture factories OF this city, employing
more than 10000 men, have closed for AN
indefinite period to wait for the conclusion
OF the eight-hour agitation. A number of
carriugc-makers struck for eight hours,
and the shops will be closed to-day unless
% compromise is effected. The Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & DAYTON freight
handlers, BARRIERS, laundry girls, brew
ers blacksmlths and w~ool-workers
nave all made demands for shorter days,
and unless their demands are granted will
probably quit work to-day in large num-
bers. The situation is very unsettled, and
tho result can not be determined for sew
cral days. The labor demonstration yes
terday afternoon was a failure. In the
ranks was Il company Of socialists, armed
with rifles and carrying AIRED flag.
BosToN, May 3.-Thc Trades Union OF
Carpenters, the Brotherhood OF Carpenters
and Joiners OF America, the Amalganated
Society Of Carpenters and Joiners, and the
Plumbers Union, 5000 men in all, have
demanded eight hours on Monday, and
will strike il the demand 4 is refused. About
twenty OF the largest carpenter firms in
Boston have yielded to the demand for
eight hours, and fifty other firms have
agreed to do as the balance may de-
trrmine. About twelve firms have offered
to concede to the extent that nine
hours shall constitute a days work, but
the offer has been refused. Twelve hun.
dred Boston painters held g meeting yes,
terday. They expect no concessions and
will strike. Three hundred and fifty plaster
ers tried to reach an agreement with then
bosses. On meeting the latter they found
that instead OF getting nine hours regular
~, as they expected, they were to get ninc
hours on Saturday only. Hence they will
strike to-day. This is likely to involve
1000 hod-carriers and stonc-masons.
DETROIT, Mich, May 3.-The brewers oil
this city have made demands for better
hours and wages and for some technical
concessions which have been refused by the
boss brewers. AS Il result, 300 men are
now out and the brcweries are pickcted by
strikers.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 3.--Thc furniture
manufacturers having refused to. grant
their employees their demands for a reduc-
ton in a days labor from ten TIC
eight hours, Il general strike was inaugu.
rated Saturday. Nearly every furniture
factory in Pittsburgh ana Allegheny is
closed, and over 600 men art
IDLE. The stonecutters in the two
cities are also out for nint
hours q day, but will return t,
work to-day, the employers general,
conceding the demands. The carpenters
will strike to-day. The new scale o
mining granted the railroad miners at Tho
Interstate convention OF operators anL
miners recently held at Columbus. Ohio
went into effect Saturday, and 5000 me,
in this district are working at theadvance
The new scale is II cents per ton or %
cents per bushel. The scale also goes into
effect il Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and
as far west as Illinois.
MINOR STRIKES.
In st. Paul and Minneapolis the plumb.
crs are on Il strike. At Omaha the brick
layers have demanded shorter days. En-
ployes Of the Central Chair Factory OF In
dianapolis are out. The Central Labo,
Union will hold Il great demonstrate,
there tonight. From Kansas Git,
no demands for shorter hours ar,
reported. At Akron, o., there i.
trouble among the plasterers. brick
layers and stone-masons. AT Rochester
n. ~, carpenters, masons and brick-lavers
have demanded shorter hours. The cigar
makers of Rochester have been granted
eight hours. There is trouble among tn,
wood-workcrs at Piqua, O. All the EN-
ployes OF Betz d Sons brewery in phila
delphia have stopped work. At Crane
Haven Mich, many lumber-mill emplove.
have struck. and some CT the mills ar,
closed down indefinitely.
THE GOULD STRIKE TO BE ENDED.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo, May 3.-Jt is reported o,
good authority that the strike on tn,
. Gould lines will be declared off III,
5 intention was to bring it to an end last
/ week, but such action was deferred in orde,
to await the arrival OF the Curtin Con"res.