The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-05-06
HISTORY OF THEWEEK,

Saturday, May LIST, was fixed upon for
the Inauguration Of the strikes of working
men for eight hours day instead of ten.
The strike reached every prominent city in
this country to 9 greater or less degree,
but was especially largo in Chicago and
New York. In most cases the demand for
eight hours was coupled with the demand
duction Of time and an advance of wages
was asked: In Chicago most Of the en-
ployers refused the concession. The furni-
ture manufacturers and lumber dealers in
Chicago have organized protective associ-
ations and agreed to stand by each other.
ployment in Chicago and twice as many in
New York: In few cases the demand
was met: In all instances the eight hours
was cancelled, but the employers wanted
the men to begin at Z A. NJ, but they
wanted to begin A. NJ, and made second
settled by these labor difficulties.
The April statement shows that the re-
duction in the debt for the month was
So ~, 3SS national, and for the ten months
s',97l ,6sS. against Sc, 075, 229 for the cor
responding ten months of the preceding
past ten months be reached for May and
June, the fiscal year will close showing q
reduction of about $lO5 OOO, OOO The treas
urer's books show that in April the bonded
debt decreased $10, 3l5, zoo, and since July /,
tO. 4oS' 100. representing an annual saving
tween the reduction in the bonded debt
and that reported by the treasurer is made
up by reduction in outstanding certificates
aud other misunderstanding obliga-
tons.
Montgomery, Ala, is erecting a monu-
ment to the Confederate soldiers who fell
in the rebellion, and on the Both of April
the corner stone was laid by jeff Davis
Montgomery is the place where the Confed-
crate government was organized aud OF
the day before the laying of the corner
stone he made a speech from the capital
where he took the oath Of Office in 1861. 1t
was notable that the city was decorated
with U. s. flags more being displayed than
were ever seen there before.
The demand for eight hours work and in
most cases ten hours pay began in Chicago
and New York on May LIST. 1t is more
general in Chicago than in New York. The
manufacturers in Chicago have formed an
ASSOCIATION and agreed to close their es-
Establishments indefinitely until the CON
troversy is settled It is expected that when
the strike gets in full operation there will
be 10000 idle men in Chicago.
JEFF Davis tour in the South and his
speeches at Montgomery and Atlanta are
the chief topic in Washington. The Re-
publicans see in it a great deal of cam
paign thunder and the Democrats denounce
Davis and the whole performance. 1t
seems to be revival of supposed dead
issues"
A freight train on the Missouri Pacific
was wrecked near Wyandotte, Kan, on the
26th, the fireman and brakeman instantly
killed and the engineer dangerously injured.
The accident was caused by spikes being
pulled out of the rails and some of the
strikers on the road are suspected Of the
act.
Upon the supposition that the president
does not propose to send a minister to
Austria the Austrian government has
withdrawn its minister from Washine ton.
and his effects have been sold at auction.
The Missouri Pacific strike has been
pretty quiet for some time but on April Goth,
the strikers at Atchinson, Kansas, took
possession of the yards, drove off the work
men and also closed the shops by force.
The widow Of the late Wendell Phillips,
died in Roston on the 26th of April.