Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-06


The situation I'm This City.
THE FOURTH DAY OF THE coSrEsr-AspEcr or
AFFAIRS FROM BOTH POINTS OF vIEw-THE
KNIGHTS OF LABOR AND THE ANABCHIsrs.
Eight hours or nothing was the legend
scrawled In chalk this morning on the wall Of
the entrance to the Knights Of Labor hall, at
Al street and Pennsylvania avenue. Up stairs,
as on all the days since Monday. groups OF men
OF various trades were gathered, talking over
the prospects of the lockout" No important
changes In the situation were reported this
morning. The plumbers reported some small
accesslons TO their ranks on account OF appren-
tice boys who had stayed at work In some Of
the shops, but have now come out. District
Master Workman Hobbs was busy during the
oay attending to matters in different parts Of
STAR reporter caught him for q moment he was
passing out of the hall. The men were hopeful
ana connoent he said, and there had not been
reported single instance where a man had
weakened' and gone TO work for less than
eight hours: Speaking of the anarchists riot
the action OF the rioters more than the Knights
OF Labor. "The men who were engaged In these
outrages were imported men. foreign laborers,
ingmen. The same thing is going on now"
continued Mr. Hobbs. "These laborers are
The aW sus' as sa there was no
labor organizations all over the country-in the
knights OF Labor and in the trades unions-are
aolng exactly as we are doing here, maintain
ing order and quiet. The Knights Of Labor
mere In Washington have taken extra precau-
tions to preventany disorder or appearance OF
disorder. Special laws have been passed by
many OF the bodies respecting the conduct Of
men. Any man found drunk or under the In
nuence OF liquor will be brought up on
And any carpenter who insults a boss" said
carpenter standing near by, twill be fined for
THE CARPENTERS
The headquarters of the Carpenters Union,
7th and L streets, continues to present an ami
mated appearance. The rooms are kept open
all day long, and occasionally a private session
member. Mr.. Edward L. Humphrey. presi-
dent vi the union, denied to II STAR reporter to-
DAY mat there was any ruth in reports that a
compromise might be effected on more than
eight hours. Since Monday the union has
Initiated about twenty new mem6ers. The
said, is constantly decreasing, the men are
going TO work tor bosses who work eight hours.
The following names have been added to the list
have conceded eight hours to their men:
W. I. Crawford, Alex. Dewhay, Jno. Bankus,
~ y Landvoight, J: b: Miller, Z. u Mar
Clark, Robt r. Taylor, c. V. Trott, Humphrey.
Jones d Co., Charles voland, Henry Germain,
Joseph Myers, and William Serrins.
AS TO the case OF Mr.. W. II. Particle, q men,
per OF the executive committee stated to-day
that Mr.. partelio is thoroughly in favor of the
movement, and he is now working union men
on the elgnt-nour plan.
THE CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE RIOTS.
Those present to-day at the carpenters head
quarters discussed the riots in Chicago and
Milwaukee, and the action of the rioters was
generally condemned. At joint meeting this
afternoon of the Carpenters and Joiners' Union,
and Assembly 17lS +. of L., resolutions
were adopted setting forth that, as
the whole labor element of the United States
had been held accountable for the riots i'm Chi
cagO and Milwaukee,, where innocent blood had
been shed: 1--WE do conuemn the said riots in
unmeasured terms as pertaining only to bar
barians, and ''that 1t should be made known
to the public that all labor unions and assem-
blies of the X. of l.. have always refused TO as
socate in any manner with all socialists and
anarchists and ''that those who have imported
ignorant and degraded iaborers are alone re-
sponsibie for their acts"
THE CARPENTERS AND THE MASTER BUILDERS.
Mr.. John Magee, secretary of the Carpenters
union, speaking to STAR reporter OF a state
inent that there had been no break in the ranks
of the master builders, said: "We know that
there has been. We have it from the mouth of
one OF the master builders that such is the case.
They also claim that those that have conceded
the eight hours never belonged to their associ:l-
ton and are small bosses, any way They, on
the other hand have endeavorpd to have us
believe that they had four-fitths of the contrac-
tors. The two statements don't seem 10 tally.
for eight hours Saturday. All have done
this, believe, except one, who has always
forced his men to work sla and hohrs on Sat
urday."
IMPROVING THEIR OPPORTUNITY.
The plumbers apprentices who are "out'
with the journeymen went to-day in body to
the museum Of hygiene, where they inspected
fhe plumbing apparatus on exhibition there,
and listened to explanations from the Journey
men who accompanied them.
LOCKED OUT FOR LACK OF MATERIAL.
All Of the stonecutters employed by the Flan-
nerys at the Capitol We're laid off to-day, on ac-
count OF a lack of stone to work upon. When
the needed supply OF stone arrives, the Messrs.
Flannery say, they will take back the fur
Laughed men and more too.
WHAT THE BUILDERS THINK.
The situation here in regard to the eight-hour
movement, as far as the builders are concerned,
| remains unchanged. There are no negotia-
tions in progress. and nothing pending that as
change In the situation. Some of the builders
think that the men will not hold out longer
than this week, but others say that both sides
seem To be determined. and that there are no
signs of yielding from either side 1t is under
stood that some of the carpenters waited on
Charles Edmonston, the builder, with the
object of having him resume his building oper-
ations, but nothing came of the interview. The
plumbers this morning succeeded i'll getting
away from Mr. Caverly's establishment his five
apprentice boys, who had staid with him.
Mr.. Charles Edmonston denies a report that
he has made agreement with his employees
to pay them in Iull for all lost time caused by
the strike.
REPRESENTATIVE LOWERING PREDICTS THE
ULTIMATE TRIUMPH OF THE EIGHT-HoUR
MOVEMENT.
"The result of the movement said Repre-
sentative Lowering, speaking of the eight-hour
movement to a STAR reporter, twill be mixed.
In some places it will be entirely successful, in
other places there will be stubborn fight; and,
again in other localities there will be comprO-
misses both as to time and pay. In some local
tiles nine hours may be granted and accepted.
But the movement will go on towards eight
hours just the same, until it is finally conceded
universally that eight hours is days work.
The ten-hour movement was brought about by
an executive order issued by President Van
Buren,, declaring that ten hours should consti-
tute q days work in all the government works.
This led to the adoption of these hours by pri-
vate parties by general consent. General con
sent must ultimately be given for eight hours
Strike Of LabOrers.
CALL FOR THE POLICE, BUT NONE NEEDED.
Mr.. Mccain, the contractor for the Boundary
street sewer telephoned TO the District Com
missioners' Office about two o'clock to-day that
strikers were driving his men off the work and
asked tor police projection.
Commissioner w neatly Immediately started
to police headquarters, where he found Maj.
Dye, who was already in communication,
and ascertained that McCann's men had struck
for eight hours, and that there was no trouble
there at all. Maj. Dye had already taken
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