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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09
THE EIGHT-HoUR DEMAND.
Master Workman Powderly's Views of the
Subject.

Interview in Philadelphia Times.
"Our order desires to see the introduction Of
shorter hours of labor to the end that labor
saving machinery may be more of an unmixed
blessing than it is at present said to be, and
afford employment to more men.. 1t has been
going the rounds of the press that workingmens
organizations here and there are adopting reso-
May l next That the eight-hour movement
will prove successful I have no doubt, but that
it will be established on the 1st of May have
doubt, for the reason that we can not get all the
manufacturers and all the workmen educated
TO that point by that time They must be edu-
Gated to the need and necessity of shorter
hours before they can inteligently put that
system into successful operation. If / should
ask one employer of labor in this city to run
his factory eight hours a day and give ten
be competing with other men in the same in
dustry who are operating ten hours day, hav-
ing the benefit Of the extra two hours of labor
on the part of their worksnen 1t would be only
question Of q very short time before he would
be pushed to the wall. What we want to do is
to make the eight-hour system universal, so
that manufacturers will suffer no more from its
practice than the workmen. When we do put 1T
into operation it is not our intention to demand
ten hours pay for eight hours work We will
take tie shorter hours aud the wages will
naturally regulate themselves Then, when
more men find steady employment and receive
their wages, tho more men you will ind spend
ing their money, the More money you will find
in circulation, and the better viii be the con-
dition of tine workngmen. Those who eannos
supply their wants now because OF enforced Idle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09
BoYcorrING A DIRECTORY.

Names Will Not BE Furnished Unless Union
Men Put Them i'm Type.
CHICAGO, March S-R r. Donnelly, published
of the Chicago City Directory was seen, day,
in reference to the threat Of the trades and labor
assembly to boycott the city directory by refus-
ing to furnish the names of assembly members
to it, in case it was printed, as heretofore, in
.'ratn office He said: II am stockhoder and
director in the Chicago Directory Company and
the firm of Donnelly & Sons has been given the
contract for printing the directory for several
years, but the two concerns are entirely distinct
/ cannot say what action the company may
take this year It may ask me to
employ nothing but union men on the work, and
l might prefer that the contract go to some other
Office. I feel no antipathy toward the union.
Up to five years ago this was union Office.
was forced into a fight. because of an effort to
interfere with my administration, and | won
the fight. About two-thirds of my men remained
with me; some of them had worked in the offica
for eighteen or twenty years. Every year union
men have been allowed, at their own request, to
work on the directory by the side of non-union
men. with the understanding that no attempt
be made to get up any organization between
them. This year the president and secretary of
the typographical union came to me, as usual,
and made tie same request, which was freely
granted. Afterward they informed me that the
men were opposed to working in the office with
rats, and claimed they did not wish to help III
out that way any more That is wrong view
of the matter / gave them work because they
wanted it. The men in the press room all
union men, and | have made no objection to
hiring them AS to keeping thirty thousand
names out of the directory, that is a novel prop0
sition which the company might have to crap.
pie with, but it would find ways to do it."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09

About eighteen months ago the engineers got
into trouble with the Delaware, Lackawanna e
Western road. and big strike was coming when
Mr.. Powderly passed through on the line, was
seen by some of the engineers and asked ii he
wouldn't use his influence with the road to bring
about settlement. Powderly said he would try,
and did, and the result was that the disagree
ment was reconciled and the engineers went back
to work. Chief Arthur heard of this and / sup
pose, thought that Powderly had interfered with
his business. AT any rate, it is now we'll known
among the members of both organizations that
Arthur doesn't like Powdery. End will not allow
the Brotherhood of Engineers to do anything to
increase his power Arthur was responsible for
and he is directing the engineers in their present
action.r
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09

Inauguration of Strike Affecting Ten
Thousand Miners.

Inauguration of a Strike Affecting Ten
Thousand Miners.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March g. An extensive
strike of the coal miners of Federation No. 3,
comprising the soft coal districts of the East,
was inaugurated to day for the uniform scale OF
wages which was adopted at the convention af
Cumberland on Feb 10 The scale is: Irwin
60 cents; Clearfeld, SO cents; Meyersdale and
Garretta, 40 cents; Pocahontas, rs cents; Elk
Garden and Georges Creek, so cents, involving
a general advance of 10 cents per ton In the
district there are 10. 000 miners.
At IL o'clock this morning dispatches received
from the Maryland regions reported that all the
miners numbering nearly five thousand men,
were out. Nothing has been received as yet
from the other points Secretary Davis of the
Miners Amalgamated Association, says: sThe
men may not come out to q man at the start.
but the feeling is sufficiently strong to cause the
strike to become general in few days. They
are confident of success in the end and are en-
couraged by the statement that many of the
Meyersdale operators are willing TO concede the
advance" The present is regarded as being a very
opportune time to ask for an advance as this is
the month in which the coal compa-
nes make most of their contracts. Not
withstanding the miners in this dis
rict are but indifferentiy organized, the
leaders are very sanguine as to their ability TO
gain the advance asked The present is espe-
cially noteworthy rs being the first general de-
mand by all the districts competing in the east
ern market for an advance of wages, and. also
the first effort to carry out the principle laid
down by the joint convention of operators and
miners at Columbus O.-the establishment of
relatively uniform rates in competing districts.
At Irwins, Pa. the 2,200 miners employed in
the mine of the Penn Gas and Westmoreland
County coal companies, came out this morning
for the increase, and now holding a mass
meeting in the opera-hous
In compliance with the order of the executive
committee of the Federation of Miners and Mine
Laborers, which organization includes all the
employees in the several bituminous coal regions
the ZOO miners and laborers in the Cumberland
region struck to-day for advance from forty
to fifty cents per ton
Reports from various points in Federation No.
3, of the coal miners amalgamated association,
indicate that the strike inaugurated this
morning is widespread, and that nearly ten
thousand men are now out Two thousand men
Quit work in the Elk Garden district, 8, 900 az
Georges Creek and 1900 at 1rwins Pa. Noths
ing definite has been heard from the other points,
but the miners claim that nearly all the men in
this region are idle. An Ir-,ins dispatch says
the miners held mass s7rIeeting there to-day
and unanimously irfdnrssd the action of the
Cumberland convention, which WAS to cease
work until all soft-ce .stricts, shipping to the
Eastern markets, ar uted an advance of ten
cents a ton The dl laborers and all others
are standing with t ners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09
Attitude of the Locomotive Engineers.

st. louis Republican
The attitude of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers toward the strike and the strikers is
a source of vexation to the Knights of Labor
and of mystery to the public. They are con-
ducting themselves now precisely as they did
in the strike a year ago, and are entirely pas
sive. When their engines are cleaned repaired
and fred up for them, they control the lever and
run them. If they are not made ready for them,
they go to their cabs at the hour when they are
accustomed to take out the engines, and hold
themselves in readiness for duty, but do not 90
beyond that.
''Its not our business to do anything but run
our engines explained one of them as he sat in
the cab of his engine in the yards last night
'and we've got orders to be careful what we
do just now. If our engines are ready for us
we will take them out, but we won't throw
pound of coal on our tenders, and we won't
touch an oil-rag."
'.Will the Brotherhood go into the strike if
the Knights continue it!'
~ don't know We're waiting for orders.a
'sIf the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
doesn't help us if we have to call on them they'll
be done up hard the next time they go into a
strike themselves, said communicative knight
of Labor at the Union Depot last night. ''They
are not behaving themselves like labor organi-
cation, and it looks as if they intended to hold
themselves aloof from all labor organizations
and look out for themselves only as they did last
year. They are getting entirely too autocratic,
and they may run against something like the
thing that happened to them fifteen years ago.
They were a right powerful organization then.
and they had some kind of difficulty with the
shop mechanics and blacksmiths. You know
railroad mechanic can an engine just as we'll
as locomotive engineer, and what is more, he
can repair it when it gets out of order Well,
the situation between those orders was such
that when the engineers struck and the railroads
were on the point of yielding to their demands,
the word came from the executive committee of
the mechanics: Man the foot boardsl They did.
and the engineers were left on their strike. /
don't mean to say that the engineers. individual
ly, are selfish as they look in this, but the
feeling of the brotherhood is against us in this
strike. At least there is an influence being
brought to bear TO induce them to remain pass
ive.n
.What influence is that3p
1.-THE influence of Chief Arthur, of the broth
erhood. He doesn't like cur chief, Mr. Powder
ly, and Is jealous of his influence among railroad
men. That originated, too, in q mere trihe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09

p BosToN, March 8.-John Longfellow nephew
Of the poet. arrested this afternoon at the
J. request OF Fall River detective. who wants him
for house breaking He is notorious burglar,
and. though only thirty hve years old, has served
sentences Of thirteen years in State prisons, of
which seven were in Massachusetts,. FIVE in Maine
Esnd two in New Ham0shire-an for house.
4feaking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09

About 10000 Men Now Out, and the
Difficulties of the Roads Increasing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09
A Talk with Grand Master Workman
Powderly, of the Knights Of Labor.
Strikes and Boycotts Only Ordered as Last
Resorts-Rapid Growth and Alleged
Purposes of the Organization.
Vice-President Hoxie Makes a State
ment as to the Strike on His Road.

He Claims that the Missouri Pacific Has Met
All the Demands Of It's Employees, and
Shows that They Have No Grievances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09

AS there are no opiates In Red Star Cough
Care 1t cannot iniure children. Is cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09
WHEN INDICATIONS.
TUEsDAY-Co Colder, fair weatAer.
TO-DAY we are opening new

TODAY we are opening new
! Clothing. The Children's
Department will receive atten-
ton first; after that the Youths
Department. Some of the
handsomest designs in Chill
dren's Clothing ever seen in
this market may be expected.
Some of them are exclusive.
OF course they will be copied
by other houses later in the
season, but for the present they
can only be obtained at the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-13

saulted one-legged man named Farrell.
The charges were in the hands of Chief
Black and had not been presented to the
board. The president sat down on Far
rel's attorney and the matter viii be al
lowed TO drop. Superintendent of Fire
Alarm Jenkens reported the location of two
new fire alarm boXeS-No. Is at McBoal
and wilkins streets. and 474 at La Fond
and Kent streets. A committee of West
siders wanted the power TO use the artesian
wells for street sprinkling, which was
granted under tie supervision of the chief.
The chief reported call for help from
Minneapolis and asked how much assistance
he should send in similar cases likely to
arise. The board thought one-half the en-
CINE force could be spared and left the mat
ter in the discretion of the head of the de-
partment The resolutions of Acker post,
q. A. r.. in reference TO the injury sus-
tanned by Comrade Cummings by Chief
Blacks sleigh during the ice carnival, were
laid over until full meeting of the board
could be secured and all concerned invited
to be present and be heard. The clerk
was directed TO advertise for bids for
another first-class piston engine. The
board had under consideration the asking
of the council for two ordinary trucks for
use on Dayton's bluff and st. Anthony's
hill
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-13
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Call for n Mass Meeting--Superin-
Iendent Wright EXPLAINS.

Last evening there was brought to the
GLoRE Office call for "a mass meeting in
the Third aldermanic district of the Fourth
ward to investigate the complaints made by
the parents of the children in the jackson
school," The colored gentleman who pre-
scented the call made some complaints
against Mrs. Deakln, principal of the
school, for her treatment of the pupils. He
said there were others who felt the same
way.
a reporter for the GLOBE called on
Superintendent OF Schools b. +. Wright at
his residence. 40 Laurel avenue and asked
him about the case. Mr.. Wright said that a
few weeks ago Mrs. Deakin suspended col.
ored boy for disobedience. The boy is
about II years old and there had been trou-
bic with him before. When suspended the
boy became insolent and insulted the
teacher until he got out of hearing The
boys name is Clayborn and shortly after
his suspension his father entered the super
intendent's Office and was so abusive that
he was invited to depart which he did.
Mr.. Wright said that he had since stirred
up one or two Others who had previously
had trouble with their children and had
complained to Inspector Athey. but he
(Mr. Wright had not been called on
again. Mr.. Wright said that Mrs. Deakin
had taught in the St Paul schools for about
a dozen years and sixteen years in the New
York schools; that she was a very estima-
bic lady, a good teacher aud not inclined to
be oVer-seyere. de had no more complaints
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-13
DENNIS RYAN.

Eau Claire and Hastings. He urged
prompt action, as an attempt was being
maze by representative of the circuit tax
inc in Sioux Falls, Oak. Kansas City and
other cities, to get Minneapolis to join
them. The State Fair association offers the
club the use of the track on the fair grounds
free of charge. with the understanding that
the members of the club will defray all eX-
penses accrued. by repairing the track and
putting it in condition for their special use.
The place met the approval of the entire
body, and a committee Of five were APP
pointed to solicit members and subscrip-
lions for the establishing of fund as a
guarantee that all purses offered would be
paid. Following is copy Of the agree
ment:
We, the undersigned citizens of st. Paul,
hereby associate ourselves as a driving club,
for the purpose of organizing racing meet
ings, and promise to contribute the sums set
opposite our names toward guarantee fund
TO insure the payment of purses offered by
such organization.
The committee, consisting of T. 3. Mar
rett, E. c. Long, G. S. Heron, III. l.. Nc
Grath and c. S. Radcliffe, was instructed
to report to a meeting TO be held next
Thursday afternoon at the Ryan, when
permanent organization will be effected.
AT the close of the meeting the following
lovers of trOtting events come to the front
and affixed their names to the agreement,
each giving 500:
T. ID. Marrett, 6. S. Heron, Dan Woodman-
see, G. W. Sherwood, Il. C. Long NJ. l.. Nc
GrGth, C. S. Radcliffe Abbey s. Alexander,
George a. Nash, L. A. Parker.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-13

Cross walks will be built ON Bluff across
Wabasha, Fauquier across Seventh, on Earl
across all intersecung streets, Winifred
across Bidwell and Charlton, Walnut
across Pleasant Chestnut across Pleasant
Douglas across Seventh, Oak across Chest
nut, Bates across Third, Third across
Maria, Maria across Cherry. Arcade across
Seventh, DelOS across Dakota, Winifred
across Bellows and Rondo across Western.
Contracts were awarded To Thomas Len
non for grading Terrace park to the east
line of Merriam Park, Ss97.5 so; TO Hans
Hanson for constructing sewer on Prairie
street. from Goodrich to Western. s.. 900;
sewer on Grand avenue, Floral to LawtOn,
and on Lawton TO Oakland, 10 Stockton IL
LindQuist, S999.95; sewer on Bluff. st.
Peter TO Rice, Dwyer 81 Cantwell. 1924;
Sibley street sewer, Seventh to Eighth,
Stockton IL Lindquist, STAT; sewer on Still
water, Olmstead TO Williams, White II
Adams, S779; grading st. Adams street.
Goodrich 10 Marshall. Faber Il Knapp,
SIS, 692.4 40; Maria avenue system, Stockton
n Lindquist Sol, 995. Bids will be called
for To build a sewer on Sixth, from Waba-
sha 10 ST. Peter the approximate cost being
S5S5. 4 delegation Of citizens along Broad
way street were heard i'm favor of opening
that thoroughfare from Grove street TO
Thirteenth street. The board took the mat
ter under consideration and seemed inclined
to grant the extension. The cost will be
about $780, Property owners on Fair
field avenue are notified TO meet the board
on Thursday evening in reference to chang
ing the grade of that street between Da-
kota avenue and State street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-13
AMUSEM ENTS.
The Nickel Plate Circus--At the
Comique--NOtes.

COmique--NOtes.
A circus indoors certainly has attractions
for st. Paul people, for every seat in the
Exposition rink was filled last night at the
first evening performance of w. Ii. Harris
Nickel Plate show. The time might have
been when it was not considered Just the
thing to go to circns. but that time has
long passed. and the audience last evening
was made up of the same class of ladies and
gentlemen who patronize first class enter
tainments. Then it isn't every day that
one can sit in comfortable chair indoors
and see circus performance in a single
ring so that every feature can be enjoyed
without the confusion and dissatisfaction of
two or three rings. Mr.. Harris has secured
some Of the very best ring talent in the
market The Costello brothers are marvel
Gus acrobats and one of them an expert
bareback rider. The contOrtionist is as
boneless as a snake and can make about as
many curls of himself. Zazel performs on
the high wire as if she were born there, and
Mime. Morrison on the tight rope The
show includes too many first-claSs features
for all to be enumerated. not the least of
which are the educated horses and Prof.
COmpton's performance with his trained
lions. There are no objectionable features
introduced and the entertainment is alto
gether pleasing. The circus will give after
noon and evening performances each day
this week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-13
OF UNUSUALINTEREST.
The Fire Commissioners Have an
Entertaining Session.

Entertaining Session.
At the regular meeting of the board last
night the chef was granted permission to
be absent one week from Saturday night
next. Contractor Cary was allowed 1857 so
due on artesian well at the engine house in
West st. Paul. The chief reported num-
Der of designations and transfers. together
with the following new appointments:
John Gill, spipeman Chemical No. 2; George
Gardner, pipemen Engine No. 1; w. j.
Nee. Cramer pipeman Engine No. 8; w. NJ.
Cody. pipeman Engine No. 2; George w.
Wright, driver Engine No. 8; John Dufore,
driver Hook and Ladder No. 1. The presi-
dent reported that he had ordered the
clerk to strike out the name of
Capt. Bunnell from the paw roll
and suggested that the amount due the
captain should be paid over to his wife.
There was a doubt as to the power of the
board to take such action, especially as
Bunnell had given an order for his months
salary before he skipped. The president
said he wouldn't sign the warrant unless
the money was paid to the wife, and the
board followed the line dictated by the
president and assumed the responsibility of
overlooking the assignment. A resolution
was adopted that all fiTemen hereafter as
SigHllls nio pay vi giving ali oIuer GleTeIOr
should be discharged. "Well, let them
fellers at the city hall know about this
here thing" said Mr.. Delano. after the ac-
ton had been taken. This was supposed
TO be an allusiOn to several brokers who
have been discounting firemens' pay orders.
Bills were reported and allowed TO the
amount of 1000. Attorney Sanborn
wanted the board to consider the charges
against Capt. Golden of chemical No. 9.
who had had trouble with his men and as
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-13
PIE RSONALS.

]. S. Earl Chicago, is putting up at the
Ryan.
Joel Hirst New York. is a guest at the
Ryan.
II. p. Wilson, Boston, is putting up at the
Ryan.
Robert Dows, Duluth, is registered at the
Ryan.
L. b. Evans, Chicago, is stopping at the
Merchants.
F. w. Farnham, Duluth, is stopping at the
Merchants.
w. H. Freeman, Boston, is stopping at the
Merchants.
A. A. Ballenberg, New York, is guest at
Merchants.
State Superintendent Kiehle visits. Brain
erd to-day.
F: G. Topliff, Brooklyn, N. Y, is registered
at the Ryan.
John McKinsley OF Duluth was at the CAPT
tol yesterday.
Frank Marmaduke. Fall River. Mass, is at
the Merchants.
G.. 4. Davis, Lake Crystal, is registered at
the Merchants.
p; H. White, Prior Lake, is putting up at
the Merchants.
Walter Alexander, Crookston. Is stopping
at the Merchants.
A. G. johnson, Grand Forks. Oak, Is stop
ping at the Ryan.
A. J. Fisk of the Helena (Mont.) Herald
was In st. Paul yesterday.
j. j. Crowley. special agent of the treasury
department, passed through st. Paul yester-
day on his way to Duluth.
T. G.. Rogers and wife left st. Paul on the
10th or March and made the trip to CallfOr-
MIA, New Mexico and other places, returning
TO st. Paul on Sunday.
At the Ryan: J. j. Crowley Chicago; +.
II, Crowell and Adam ID. Robbins, Boston; +.
w Edwards. Evanston: Charles Vein, A. En-
den, W. +. Weeks, New York.
j. III. Mailer, supreme oracle OF the Patri-
archal circle, has gone East to visit temples
of that order at Chicago, Grand Rapids,
Rochester, Boston and other places.
At the Merchants: c. A. Goodhow, La
Crosse; Frank A Ross, Prescott, Wis; ]. G.
Stearns, Duluth; A. III. Kerr, Rochester:
John Hinton, Faribault; ]. H. Stevenson,
ZumtrUIa.