, 1886-05-01
FOR EIGHT HOURS.
The General Demand of Wage
Workers
To Take Effect on and After
May l.
Congressional Investigation of
Labor Troubles.


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sition to compromise on nine hours and
no extended or general strike tomorrow
is anticipated. Plumbers, bricklayers.
hod carriers. plasterers, stone masons aud
stone cutters have already settled with
their employers on a nine hour basis and
will continue at work as usual. Strikes
will be %inaugurated to morrow or Monday
by carpenters and cabinet makers. The
former want ten hours pay for nine hours
work. and the latter demand an increase
OF 30 per cent in wages and a reduction
of hours. The employers have refused
the demands. At a meeting Of bakers to
be held to morrow a demand for a reduc-
ton in hours will be made, and if not
granted the men will refuse to go to work
on Monday.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April S0.-rhe Chicago &
Alton freight handlers did not as at first
reported strike to-day. The men decided
this evening to join the eight hour move
ment should the company not comply
with their petition to morrow morning.
They will make no more move toward
going to work in the morning until they
hear from the company.
The st. Paul men continued their work
to day and at 4 O'Clock were informed by
the local agent hat tho company would
unquali6edly refuse to accede to the de-
mand. 1t is not known yet whether the
men will go to work in the morningor not.
The Northwestern freight handlers have
as yet had no reply, but expect one to-
morrow. There seems to he but little
doubt that it will be in the shape of a re-
fusaL
The Grand Trunk handlers have made
a demand for eight hours and no reduc-
ton in wages. They are promised an an
swer at moo tomorrow.
The %proprietors of every one of the
ninety. three lumber yards in Chicago re-
ceiyed to day a circular from the Lumber
Mems Union demanding ten hours pay
for eight hours work, commencing May 3.
A meeting was at once called, at which
eighty-four firms were represented. All
of them haze been taken by surprise, not
having had any intimation Of the move
ment. A committee was appointed to
meet daily and endeavor to settle the
problem by mutual concessions. Accord
ing to statements made by the chairman
of the committee, a general strike in the
lumber yards would involve at least r.
600 nen.
The employees of II. L. Pohle and VIM.
Giffert, furniture manufacturers, lis in
all, struck to day for eight hours work at
ten hours pay. One hundred and forty
sewing machine makers of the June Man
ufacturing company also struck on a SINH
lar demand. The Excelsior iron works
and Link Belt Manufacturing company,
employing 300 men, will shut down to-
morrow indefinitely owing to the condition
of the labor situation.
AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April 30.--The carpenters
employed on the building being erected
for the Baltimore Slm have been notified
that they will not be required to work
more than eight hours per day after to-
morrow.
AT NEW YORK.
New YoRK. April 30.-The Wood
Turner's Union, which includes meer
scbaum and amber workers, held a meet
ing tonight and were unanimous in favor
of the eight hour movement. A nov is
also to be made to abolish the piece work
system and secure a more uniform rate Of
wages.
The piano makers to night discussed the
eight hour question and will determine at
a meeting to morrow whether to maketbe
demand or not. Should there be a strike
it would affect 800 men. Some Of the
bosses have already announced that the
movement would Lave their support.
The amalgamated Engineers, pattern
makers, machinists and biacksmiths met
tonight and discussed. but took no action
on the demand for nine hours per day,
with pay to remain as at present and all
over time to be paid for as extra.
A general meeting of furniture work.
ers was held to night. Reports were read
to the effect that the shops had agreed tC
conform to the eight-hour demand which
was to be made to morrow.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, April s0.-Las
january the bricklayers ofthis city notideC
contractors hat the hours of labor woul'
be reduced on May to nine hours. in &C
cordance with the terms of the Inter
national Union. To morrow the work
' men will quit work at s O'Clock and "a.
that they will strike unless their demand
are complied with.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April 30.-The hrnitur
manufacturers of this city formed an as
= ISOLATION tonight and unanimously re
solved to operate their factories on tn
eight hour system after tomorrow, on
basis OF eight hours wages. They ais
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