The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-03

ST. LOUIS, May 1.-Two hundred men
employed on the water works in East St.
Louis struck to-day for eight hours work
and ten hours wages. The city refused
10 grant their demand, and will endeayor
10 procure new men to I'LL the Btrlkers'
places.
Two hundred plumbers struck on the
refusal OF the bosses TO grant the eight.
hour rule. Carpenters, tobacco workers
and employees Of the zinc and planning
mills also struck.
PITTsBURGH, May 1.-The eighthour
movement was inaugurated to-day. The
most serious strike Ia that Of the lurni.
tuTe makers.
The new scale Of mining granted the
railroad miners at the Interstate Con.
venton OF operator and miners, recently
held at Columbus, Ohio, went into effect
to-day, and 5000 men in this district are
working at the advance. The new scale
is II cents per ton or q cents per bushel.
The scale also goes into effect In Virginia,
West Virginia and as far west as illinois.
NRw YoRK, May Twelve thousand
people, with banners, llags and transpar.
onCies, assembled In Union Square this
evening, and lifted up their voices in no
gentle manner In behalf Of the eight.hour
movement. They were workingmen from
the factories, shops and houses OF the city,
summoned by their respective trades or.
gsnizations. A good.natured crowd, 700
policemen had little to do, aud men hur.
rahed q good deal In fact shouted them.
selves hoarse applauding the sentiments
expressed by the speakers, and that was
all.
ST. PAUL, MINI, April 2.-TAe plumb.
ers lead the movement for short working
day In the twin cities. In st. Paul about
100 and In Minneapolis some 10 quit work
yesterday, demanding that they should
work nine hours for So 90 per day and
eight hours on Saturday. In Minneapolis
the briCklayers and Btonemasons secured
a nine hour day without striking.
PlrTsHuRdH, April 2,-At a meeting OF
tho sIonemasons ol Pittsburgh and Ale.
ghcny to-day, they decided 10 strike 10.
morrow for s. 25 per day and nine hours
work. They have been receiving 50 80
for day Of ten hours and employers are
willing to conCede them the decrease In
hours, but Say they cannot afford to pay
more than 50 cents All hour. About 1000
men will be thrown out Of employment
by the strike.
'BoSToS, May 9.-About twenty OF the
largest carpenter lirlHs Of this city have
yielded to the demand for eight hotirs and
fifty other firms have agreed 10
do rs the balance may determine.
About twelve firms have offered 10 con-
Cede 10 the extent that nine hours shall
constitute a days work, but the offer has
been refused. One thousand two hundred
painters held meeting to-day. They ex.
pect no concessions and will strike
Fifty plasterers tried to reach an agree
ment with their boases. On meeting the
latter they found that instead OF getting .
hours regularly as they expected they
were To- get nine hours on Saturday only,
hence they will strike tomorrow. This
la likely to involve 1000 hod carriers and
BtonemRsons.
WAsuIxpToN, D. G., May 2.-Erom
present Indications 10, 600 men In this city
will strike tomorrow for eight hours as a
days work. The various assemblies OF
knights Of Labor Of the building trades
held meetings to-day, at which arrange.
ments for conducting the inevitable
lockout were made. They have ordered
their members to present themselves 10
their employers tomorrow az usual
and inform them that they will work
but eight hours a day, and II
the proposition is not accepted 10
refuse to 20 10 work. They have also or
dered them To keep away from saloons
and not TO Oongrogate on the street cor
neB. The police authorities have perfect.
ed arrangements for preserving the peace.