River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-06
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

Saturday, May lst was fixed upon for
the Inauguration Of the strikes Of working
men for eight hours a day instead Of ten.
The strike reached every prominent city in
this country 10 a greater or less degree,
but was especially large in Chicago and
New York In most cases the demand for
eight hours Was coupled with the demand
for ten hours pay and in a few cases a re
ductl1n of time and an advance Of wages
was asked. In Chicago most OF the en-
pl0y ers refused the concession. The furui-
tuTe manufacturers and lumber dealers ia
Chicago have organized protective ascot
ations and agreed TO stand by each other.
There are probably soon men out of EN-
plOymeut Ia Chicago aud twice as many in
New York. In few cares the demand
was met. In all Instances the eight hours
was cancelled, Tut the employ ers wanted
the men TO begin al A. NJ, but they
wanted To begin A. NJ, and made "A second
strike on that point. Business is much un-
settled by these labor difficulties
The April statement shows that the re-
ductiou in the debt for the month was
$40 a5,,l-S natl 1nal, and for the ten months
sNs-9il.f. 5, agaIust sjO.OsJ-.3534 for she cor
responding ten months IF the preceding
fiscal Year. Should the average Of the
past ten months be reached for Nav and
June the fiscal wear will close showing a
reduction Of about Sl0jO00 019. The treas
Urer's books show that in Al phil the bonded
debt decreased &lD.@l5, sua, and since July ],
s1Nf4>. iuo representing an annual saving
ia interest Of sol -Gl- The difference he
tween the reduction iu the bonded debU
sud that reported 10y the treasurer Is made
up by reduction In outstanding certificates
and other MISUNDERSTANDING ODllga-
tiOus.
There was serious conflict in Chicago
on the 81 between the eight hour strikers
and the police A crowd f 6CU) strikers
held meeting near the Mccormick reaper
works and then went 70 the works ana at
tackled the buildings and the wOrkmen-
Police were sent for and q severe battle
ragged Finally 80 policemen were assem-
bled and they succeeded in dispensing the
mob. No one was kilied outright
hut ten or twelve were wounded
and some NAV die. Numerous shots were
exchanged between the police and strikers.
Mccormick has scccded 10 the eight hour
demand hut employs men without regard
@ whether they are union or nOnuuion.
Montgomery, Ala, is erecting a monu-
ment 10 the Confederate soldiers VINO fell
in the rebellion. and ON the 3lth of April
the corner stone was laid by JET Davis.
Montgomery Is the place where the Confed-
crate government was organized and OF
the day before the wing Of the corner
stone he made q speech from the capital
where be took the oath Of office in 1851. II
was notable that the city was decorated
with T. \ flags more beiug displayed than
were ever seen there before.
The demand for eight hours work aud in
most cases ten hours pay began in Chicago
and N-w York on May Is. IL Is mare
general is Chicago than III New York The
manufacturers iu Chicago have formed an
association aud agreed - close their es-
Establishments indefinitely until the con-
is fl1.i frnFl
the strike gets IN full operation thege will
be lJJtH idle men IN Chicago
milwaukee a crowd Of eight hour
strikers visited the Milwaukee q ST. Paul
shops on the SD aud compelled 80 work
men o. stop To avoid q riot Not more
than 81 % wanted 20 yHit work but all were
compelled 70 The Reliance Iron works
employing - q 1leH we're next assaulted
and Ji. proprieJors decided to close until
the excitement subsidies.
JEFF Davis tour ia the South and his
speeches at Montgomery and Atlanta are
the chief topic i'm Washington. The Re
Uublicaus see in 1t great deal of cam
VaJEu thunder and che Democrats deHOuuce
Davis aud the whole performance. Il
seems = he q revival Of supposed deaf
issucS-n
CO... john E. Folsom, grandfather Of the
young lady who j. 10 marry the President
says tine wedding viii occur ia June. Pc
-ays Ee sent che Young lady $1,000 az Paris
"a few DAYS 8 20 and told her 10 ass him FOR
whatever more she needed TO purchase her
wedding outfit.
Secretary Manning tool, a long drive on
Sunday and received a large uuml er of
calls during ne afternoon and evening the
President icing among the callers. After
lri-f return 90 his office it is expected
that Secretary Manning VIII take a va
cation until fall.
Upon the snpp0sition that the president
does not propose TO send a minister to
Austria the Austrian government has
withdrawn its minister from - esliugtOn,
aud his effects have been sold at auction.
1t is reported that the Knights Of Labor
have expelled Martin hons because he
refused - obey Master Workman Powder
i--s orders and bsca Use he refused to ar
G.tT;.te tae south western strike
Congress seems likely to pass a bin ex
tending the free postoG e delivery system
to all towns having 10000 people whose
gross postal revenues for the proceeding
year exceed 500 %.
The brewers employees in Chicago struck
for free beer. They got 1t and resumed
work entirely satisfied
The widow Of the late Wendell Phillips,
died iii Boston on the goth Of April.
Marlin Iron denies that lie has been ex-
PEELED from the knights Of Labor