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president of the Cabinet makers Union, and Stalk
neeht, Observation-Disclosures, violently denounced
the idea of accepting anything. A vote was then
taken and the offer rejected. Michael McMahon
and John Reynolds, chairman and secretary, re-
spectively of the strikers committee, then
brought things to crisis by resigning
their offices and declaring their intention of
going back to work Great confusion ensued
and agitator Stalknecht asked Mcmahon, IN an
ominous tone, il he knew what the result OF his
step would be. Beth men replied that they dld
not care what the result would be, and left the
ROOM followed by the anathema of the union.
which was launched after them oy
Hausch. The meeting then passed under the
control of the agitators, and a motion to stand
out prevailed. All power was vested ID the
hands of the union, and the men cut themselves
off on motion from the privilege of communica-
ton with the firm. Some of the men. neverthe-
less privately admitted their intention of going
to work tomorrow The firm has promised
protection to those who return to its employ.
A. III. Andrews met his 400 employees Saturday
night, and they will 60 to work tomorrow on
terms identical with the Rothschild proposition.
Tonight the freight handlers held a long and
turbulent meeting lasting until nearly IL o'clock
The proceedings were behind closed doors, care
fully guarded. AS nearly can be learned. no
organization was effected, and the only conclu-
sion reached was in the shape of an understand
ing that the men should assemble at the various
freight-houses to morrow, and endeavor as best
they could to induce the railway officials to con-
cede their demands.
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RIoTING AT GRAND RAPIDS.

Eight-Hour Advocates Won't Work Them
selves and Object to Anyone Else Working.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. May 2-Testerday
about one hundred men who wanted every one
to observe holiday and work only eight hours
q day hereafter, marched from place to place
making their demands known and receiving re-
eruits as they marched along. Some carried
book beer banners. On arriving at Fuller &
Rices mill, outside the city limits, they began to
interfere with the workmen. One, leader of
the party. drew a revolver and ordered every
one to stop work. There being hesitation at
this demand, the procession soon made break
in body, driving all hands from the mill.
Quickly they were met by clubs in the hands of
the mill workmen This changed the aspect of
affairs, and the mob took refuge behind some
freight cars and renewed the battle with stones.
at this point the proprietors attempted to make
the men withdraw, but they refused, and
pitched battle resulted During the melee one
man was hit in the abdomen with large
stone. and another was seriously injured. A
perfect hail of stones was showered upon the
mill workmen by the mob. The police and
sheriffs force were called out and quiet was re-
stored. The employees profess TO be entirely sat
is6ed, and say they had no desire to strike.
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THE MATTER OF WAGES.
Evidence that the Present Scale Is About
the Correct Thing.

Evidence that the Present Scale Is About
the Correct Thing.
philadelphia Telegraph.
Is there not some mistake about the matter of
wagesq 1t is generally believed that the wage
rate was never before so high in this country,
and it is the most easily demonstrable fact that
for upwards Of quarter of century the cost of
living has not been so low. We think if there
were any doubt about the fair. or even the gen.
erous, rate of wages generally paid at this time,
it might be determined by the large numbers of
workingmen throughout the country who are on
strike for causes having nothing to do with
wages, and by the enormous sums W hich are be-
ing contributed by the employed to the unem-
ployed. Here, for instance, from this city alone
single check was sent last week to the st. Louis
railroad strikers for $15 000 and the committee
declare that they will receive in the aggregate
not less than million dollars for the support of
that strike alone In New York the
Third avenue railway strike is sup
ported not only by paying the wages
of the strikers, but also by offering pre-
MUM to all the new employees Of the railway
company to Join the strikers. In fact it appears
that the employed workingmen receiving
such generous wages as to enable them to sup
port in comfort not only themselves and their
families, but large number OF the officers of
their unions and tens of thousands of strikers and
their families also. To be able to do that to the
extent they are doing it, from one end of the
land to the other, our workingmen should be
verv we'll paid, indeed.
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MINOR WASHINGTON NEWS.


they must if they are in majority in the next
House. The labor question, the tariff. the Chi
nese and other immigration questions the tenn
perance issue at the South, the various new
projects for navy reorganization, coast defenses,
ETC., involving enormous expense; all these are
troublesome matters which each party would
rather have the other party shoulder The ma
jority in the next House will have to shoulder
these and all other questions. and the minority
will not; and both parties are afraid of them
The Democrats, for their part. would like to
shift this responsibility upon the Republicans.
They are painfully aware of the weak showing
they have made since coming into power IN 1884
They would rather take the chances of the Re-
publicans laundering in full control of the
fftieth Congress than run the greater risk of
laundering themselves. They see that tue Dem
ocratic party is all split to pieces on many
points, and they think that defeat in 1886
would be better than victory, with reference
to the campaign of 1888. These undoubted
ly the real opinions Of the principal political
leaders, as expressed by many of them lately in
private, and with considerable caution. The up
shot of the matter is that sincerely vigorous
general campaign is not to be expected this year.
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Miscellaneous Notes.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May Mrs. Steele. wife of
Representative Steele has gone to her home at
Ma :. Major Steele will follow her in few
days, 10 look after his private business affairs
1t is stated upon good authority here that Rep
ressntatve Holman is 'iayingpipe" for the Unit
ed States Senate to succeed Senator Harrison
should the Legislature elected this fall be Dem
ocratc. Holman thinks he can slip in between
Senator Mcdonald and Governor Gray This
makes Holman's present candidacy for renomi-
nation half hearted. 1t is known in his district
however, that he is only flirting with his con-
stituents.
Rev. James Mcleod. of indianapolis, is in the
city.
Andrew w. Runyon has been commissioned
postmaster at Lacrosse, Ind, and William W..
Olvey at Fishers Switch.
just before his departure on Friday after
noon. for Omaha, whore he enters United States
Treasurer Wyman's banking house, j. FL. Sam
Pile. late of Indiana, was the recipient of fare
we'll token of regard from his fellow-clerks of
the cashroom of the Treasury Department, in
the shape of beautiful watch, and chain, and
charm. Cashier Horace Whitney presented 1t in
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day.
In February, 1866 the eighthour league of
Chicago petitioned the City Council for an ordi-
nance making eight hours a legal working day
The petition WIS referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. against which action the league protest
ed in another petition. The judiciary com mittee
reported that the Council had no power to nix the
number of hours in a working day, but recon-
mended that the matter be referred to the cor
poration counsel for an opinion. s. A. irwin.
the lawyer, reported that the Council mad
no power in the matter, but that II
could recommend to the Board or FuDnc
Works to adopt the eight-hour day as regards lts
own employees. On April 0 Alderman wicker
presented resolution that eight hours const-
tute days work, although "the Council has 20
jurisdiction In the matter" After some debate
the resolution was put on passage. and the vote
stood IL yeas to IL nays. Mayor Rice voted In
the negative, defeating the resolution The
league evinced some political strength about
this time, and all the aldermanic candidates for
election were sounded as to their feelings on the
question. At political meeting in the Fifteenth
ward, prior to the spring election, j. 5. Quinn
championed the cause of the league IN a speech.
The copperheads' made political capital by ia
voring the cause of the league, and IN the Fourth
ward man named Darling was run for alder
man by theleague. He was defeated.
The agitation of the movement has continued
more or less active ever since Now labor is or
ganized as it never was before. and the knights
of Labor, trades-unions, Central Labor Union,
Socialists, and all the other organizations, are
unitedly in favor of an eighthour day.
Some are in favor of that, pure and
simple, and believe it unwise to con-
meet with it any attempt to increase
or equalize wages. For the last year or two
during which the eight-hour movement has
made rapid strides in public consideration, the
German Socialists and trade -unionlsts have taKen
the lead, and to a greater degree than any other
organizations have been energetic and persistent
in pushing the movement. AS a rule they de-
mand not only eight hours. but ten hours pay,
and advocate resorting to violent measures, such
as strikes and boycotts, in order to succeed. A
large proportion, majority, perhaps, of those
now trying to establish the eight-hour working
day claim to disapprove of such measures and
also the connecting with the movement Of any agl
tation regarding wages. Speaking of the move
ment, one of the leaders said:
'We want to open up employment for the IN
employed masses who have been displaced by
machinery. They must have it OF starve. The
movement will succeed There will be difficult
ties. How are we going to overcome thems
Well, it will be time enough to cross a stream
when we get to it. Those who get eight hours
will have to help those who don't. This move
ment ia going to break up the Republican and
Democratic parties The Labor party is the
coming one The majority of workingmen will
get better wages for eight hours than they now
get for ten, and that, too, within a few weeks. :"
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q few welI.chosen remarks. to which Mr.. Sample
feeling replied.
Mail messenger service at Johnstown, Greene
county. will be discontinued after next Wednes-
day.
Secretary Manning, accompanied by Mrs.
Manning and his sister, Miss Manning, took a
long drive to-day. During the afternoon and
evening he received large number of callers,
among them being the President, Colonel La
German and Call, and Mr.. Bancroft, the histo-
rian. In his conversation with the Secretary.
the President expressed the hope that he would
soon have the pleasure of seeing Mr.. Manning
occupying his accustomed place at the Cabinet
table
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HISTORY OF THE AGITATION.

The Movement in Australia-The First Eight
Hour Convention in the United States.
Chicago News.
1t is difficult to fix an exact time at which the
eight hour movement can be said to have be-
gun. Previous to 1856 twelve hours constituted
adays work. In that year the working hours
were decreased to ten, and, generally speaking,
have remained unchanged up to the present.
The eight-hour day was established in Aus
tralia thirty years ago. and one day in each year
April 2l-is celebrated in commemoration of
the event--just as it is proposed to celebrate
May in this country hereafter for like reason.
The eight-hour movement in this country re-
eeived Its first noticeable impetus inst after the
var of the Rebellion, and million and half of
'aen. mustered out of the army, were thrown
upon the labor market, overlooking it to a dis
tressful degree. Eight-hour leagues were formed
throughout the country With the avowed pur-
pose of securing decrease of working hours. in
order that there might be corresponding in
crease in the number of laborers, thus affording
the idle soldiers an opportunity of earning liv-
ing.
In 1866, labor convention was held in Balti-
more, at which delegates were present from all
parts of the United States It pronounced in
favor of an eight hour workingday. Very little
was said concerning any change In current
Wages The stone-cutters' craft was the only
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An Open Letter to U. L. See.

Dear Toni want to tell you true story.
Many years ago, in southwest Pennsylvania, the
inhabitants were forced to club together to repel
the frequent raids made by black bears on their
focks of sheep. One day eight or ten
neighbors each one armed with large club and
huge knife, proceeded to the woods to Stay .
bear that made frequent incursions on their
stock. Only one of the party had a gun, and IT
was an old fiint-lock. Well, they soon freed Mr..
Bear The man with the hint-lock approached
cautiously, while those with clubs remained at
safe distance, bantering Mr. Bear to come down
and they would soon make short work of him"
They were, in their own estimation, very willing
to fight Mr. Bear Mr. Flint-lock emptied his
gun two or three times at Mr.. Bear without ef
feet, except to cause him to climb further up
the tree. just then young man, only eighteen,
came forward, and respectfully asked Mr. Flint
lock to let him "try the gun" Flint-lock only
answered with look of disgust Our hero then
proceeded to climb the tree holding large knife
between his teeth. Mr.. Flint-lock and his COM
pauions took to their heels" Our hero finally
got hold of Mr. Bears tail, and by few vigor-
Gus jerks and twists enraged the bear so he
turned to fight his torrnentors. This was what
our hero most desired, as he then plunged his
knife through the bears heart. The bear fell to
the ground and hero leisurely descended.
Flint-lock and his companions were nowhere to
to be seem" Our hero called. and after repeated
calls he discerned, ''afar off. Fint-locks head,
O
hero kicked the bear few times, to convince
him that it was dead; still, it was long time
before Flint-lock and his companions could COM
prehend it was safe to approach very near.
They finally concluded the bear was really dead,
and the way they rushed at him and beat him
with their clubs was terrible to behold. After
being almost tired ont, they skinned the bear,
and cut him in pieces one for each man. In
the division our hero was left out. de "cut n
figure" in the killing, they thought and there
fore was not entitled to any.
Now, Dear Tom, the lessons Our hero repre-
sents the Union army, the bear the confederate
army; Flint-lock and his companions, those
towards who remained at home and who are
now vigorously waving the bloody shirt, trying
to fill all the Offices gather in all the fruits of
the victory. Jim Blaine, John Sherman, your
self ct al, are representatives of the latter
class. The Union soldier, and he alone, is en-
titled to wave the bloody shirt, and do say the
true soldier is too magnanimous for such dirty
work. Affectionately yours.
JOHN p AVERY
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session of the government, was indicative Of the
surrender of loyal men to the confederate
FORCES, and they have thereupon ridden high
horses ever since The confederates are not to
blame. The staggering air of every
Democratic politician. not to say thoir
insolence toward Republicans, could not
be greater II political upheaval,
measured by large maiorities in every State. had
rebuked the corruption and Incompetence of the
Republican party. whereas every other reliable
Republican State had given about its rsual in
dorsement of Republican honesty and capabilitv.
An unparalleled personal quarrel, and the defec-
ton of more than fifty Republican papers for
purely personal reasons, and some of these the
most influential in the State. gave the confeders
ates plurality Of only O47 and they gloat OVERT
as they did over our defeat at Bull Run as though
it was decisive. The Democratic party is re-
sponsibe for this, for they assume the same airs.
and yet with a powerful majority IN the House.
thev dare not pass one distinctively Democrats
measure through the so-called Democratic
House After all, this may prove TO be the pro-
verbal rope with which the devil is sure to hang
himself, If he gets chance. This outburst OF
secessionism looks very much like purpose to
for another civil war and especially with
jeff Davis as leader of the govern
mental forces, for that is now their
boast 1.-THE next rebellion" they say will be
a rebellion of Republicans. We have had ouf
fill of it. We expect, next time, to be the gov
ernment.' This is the way they talk now, and
1t looks that way to the men in the saddle; but
it will take more than an accidental plurality OF
,O47 in New York to give such a government
chisemens of majority Of her voters by those
in collision with these secessionsts, will NOT
vote this year TO put another secessionist in thu
Senate. U. L. SEE.
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Inauguration of the Eight-Hour Movement
at ST. Paul and Minneapolis.

Inauguration of the Eight-Hour Movement
at ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 1.-THE plumbers lead
the movement for shorter working day in the
twin cities. In ST. Paul about one hundred and
in Minneapolis some sixty quit work yesterday.
demanding that they should work nine hours for
So so per day, and eight hours on Saturday.
The bosses offered 81 for ten hours but this
being declined, they declare they will hire others
to do the work. In Minneapolis the brick-lay-
ers and stone masons have secured a nine-hour
day without striking. The employees in some of
the largest planning and sash, door and
blind factories in both cities have demanded
nine hours work and ten hours pay In two
cases they have demanded an increase of pay.
The firms are unanimous in refusing the re-
quest, declaring that they will close their facto-
ries before they will grant them In all the
Minneapolis shops the cigar-makers began work
ing on the eight-hour system yesterday. In
both cities the shorter hour movement is mostly
confined to the building trades, but the pressure
to build is so great that, in most cases, it is
likely the demands of the workingmen will be
complied with or a compromise effected.
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Confessions at Boston.

BosToN, May 2.--About twenty of the largest
carpenter firms OF this city have yielded to the
demand for eight hours. and fifty other firms
have agreed to do as the balance may determine.
About twelve firms have offered to concede to
the extent that nine hours shall constitute a
days work, but tho offer has been refused.
Twelve hundred painters held meeting to-
day. They expect no concessions, and will
strike.
Three hundred and fifty plasterers tried to
reach an agreement with their bosses On
meeting the latter they found that instead of
getting nine hours regularly, as they expected,
they were to get nine hours on Saturday only.
Hence they will strike tomorrow This is likely
to involve a thousand hod carriers and stone
masonS
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.



To the Editor of the indianapolis Journan
Once on a time Trunk of the body-politic saw
that his bulk was increasing rapidly. This gave
him great pleasure until the Legs began to COM
plain on account of the increased burden. The
Trunk told the Legs to keep quiet; that it was
none of their business how fat he got; that he
would not only keep all the fat he had but would
get as much more as he could. And so the
Trunk got heavier and the Legs kept on com
planning The Legs claimed that blood did not
flow freely in their arteries; that the fat that
gathered on the Trunk ought to be distributed
over the whole body, at least the legs ought to
increase in size and strength as their burden
became greater, instead of becoming more like
pipe-stems every day. The Trunk told the Legs
that those great philosophers. U. l.. and the
other Sees, had told him that he had per
feet right to all the fat he could get
and even keep for his own use all the blood that
flowed in the Legs arteries. "Oh, hang the hog
phiosopy of the Sees, responded the Legs. why
don't you follow the divine philosopher, who
said DO unto others as you would have others
do unto your Put yourself in our place Your
increase in weight and stoppage of blood will
ruin US if it keeps on, and you can't get along
without US any more than we can get along with
out you. If we suffer, you will suffer with u.s. !"
And they argued. and the poor old body
polite couldn't navigate, but sat in an easy chair
and suffered on account of the avarice OF the
Trunk, and the inability of the Legs to bear their
burden Finally, the Heart and Brain held q
consultation. The Brain said he had been in
pain ever since the trouble between the Trunk
and Legs began. The Heart said his free action
was impeded, and he didn't know what would
become of the whole body unless the trouble
was adjusted. And so the Heart and Brain COM
menced trying to adjust the trouble But the
Trunk, with his paunch as big as a barrel. re-
NAMED obdurate under the influence or the
foolish Sees. And thus endeth the first chapter.
KNIGHT OF LABOR.
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MILWAUKEE May 2. The brewing companies
of this city held conference to-day and resolved
to make a united stand against the 1000 striking
brewers. Men in the Falk brewery having re-
fused to Join with the strikers, the latter an
nounce that they win march to that establish
ment in body tomorrow and force the men to
quit If this plan is carried into effect. serious
trouble is apprehended
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Tariff Meeting of Iron Workers.

PITTsBUEa, May 2-The Amalgamated Associ-
alton of Steel and Iron-workers will hold q
grand tariff demonstration at Beaver, Pa. Sat
urday, June s. on the occasion of their annual
reunion Among the speakers who will deliver
addresses on tariff and labor are Governor Pat
Randall, Gen. John A. Logan, Hon. Nathan
Golf, jr., Congressman Mckinley, T. M. Bayne
James s. Negley, Samuel Griffith Samuel Miller
Martin A. Foran, John Jarret and T. Z. Arm
strong
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Figures Showing the Birth and Death Rate
In the United States.

Figures Showing the Birth and Death Rate
In the United States.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The report of DR.. Bill
lngs on the mortality and vital statistics OF the
United States as returned for the tenth census
June l. 1880, has been received by the Score
tary of the Interior. It says: 1.-THE total popu-
lation in 1880 was so, 1856 1885, an increase in ten
years of IL ,597, 412. Of this increase, 281, 219
per annum may DO taken as due to immigration.
the total number of immigrants for the ten
years being 28l2 191 This makes the mean
annual increase due to excess of births over
deaths 878 522"
The mean annual birth rate for the United
States is given as thirty-six per 1000 1t ap-
pears from the data presented in the report
that the United States, as whole. during the
census year, had comparatively low death
rate, and a high birth rate. The death rate is
shown to have been higher in the colored than
in the white people; in the foreign element than
in the whites of American parentage; in the
cities than the rural districts. The most i'm
portant causes of disease and death were con-
sumption, pneumonia, diphtheria, typhoid fever,
malarial fever and those ill-defned forms of
diseases to which children under one year of
age are subject