San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-05
COMMUNISTIC CARNAGE.
CHICAGoS PEELERS PEPPER THE
CITY COMMUNISTS.
A Score Placed Hors du Combat
Other Scores Wounded The Whole
Country Moved-Labor Demon
STATIONS Everywhere.

MILWAUKEE, May 4.-The 100 EN-
ployes at the Chicago, Milwaukee anG
st. Paul Railway company shop at West
Milwaukee, are out and will not go back
until they are granted eight-hours work
and ten hours pay. The wslk-out was
produced by crowd Of other strikers.
who put in an appearance yesterday
and made formal demand upon the
men to quit work. The committee en-
tered the foundry and requested all
hands to stand in with the others for
eight hours. The German and Polish
laborers were rather willing to comply
with the demand, but the moulders had
nothing to say. After the committee
had remained inside for 10 minutes
without communicating with the mob
outside, numbering 800, the latter be-
came impatient and made a rush for the
doors. Nearly all Of them were armed
with sticks. clubs and stones, and in the
| twinkling of an eye, the entrances we're
| crowded by the visitors, who poured
into the foundry. Once inside the shops,
the mob had everything its own way,
though nothing was wilfully destroyed
| or broken.
Mr.. Allen has decided to close his
works until the existing excitement has
subsidized. Twelve hundred men will
be thrown out of employment. Gov.
Rusk arrived here from Madison last
night. He Is in conversation with the
city and county officials. The brewers
held conference during the night, and
practically decided to grant the demands
of the strikers. This decrease the peril
hat rH.,In
back in their places, but there are H.
600 or more of the strikers besides the
brewery men.
A report comes from Bayview that
mob has assembled at that place and is
about to assault the works. Fighting
has occurred, but no details are received.
The Light Horse Squadron Is now as
sembling at their armOry to proceed to
the scene.
CHICAGO, May "A monster meeting
of clearinghouse laborers was held last
night. All eight-hour committees re-
turned reports. The result is learned to
be as follows: Thirteen firms will here
after allow 10 hours pay for eight hours
work; four will allow nine hours pay for
eight hours work. 1t is expected that
the remaining firms will soon accede to
the demand.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 4-The mill cabinet
makers Of 46 shops went to work this
morning on the new time schedule of
eight hours per day, aud in some cases
an increase of wages, ranging from 10 to
70 per cent. Three hundred men from 10
shops remain out.
CLEVELAND, o., May 4.-StOne masOns
throughout the city demanded that they
be put on the eight-hour plan. The men
engaged on the Garfield monument quit
this morning and asked the contractor
for eight hours at 1926 day. He
agreed to the proposition, and the men
will return to work. The Otis Iron and
Steel Company, one of the largest estab-
lishments in the West, served their en-
ployes with circular letters to-day set
ting forth that 10 hours should constitute
days labor and there would be no in
crease of wages. This was done in con-
formity with a law which passed the
Ohio Assembly this winter, which pro-
vides that eight hours shall constitute
days work: unless the employers and
employees otherwise contract.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 4.-The circular
issued tonight by the General Execu-
tive of the Knights Of Labor ordering
the strike off applied to Knights en-
ployed in East st. Louis. These men
struck, both to assist the strikers OF the
Southwest and because they had griev-
ances of their own. 1t was at first
thought that on account of the latter
fact the strike would continue In East
st. Louis, but Master Workman Sulli-
van, of East st. Louis district, said that
the General Executive Board had or
dered them back to work, and they
would 60. Many applied for their old
positions this morning. The names of a
majority Of them were Immediately
placed on the payroll. Some few,
recognized as those who had committed
depredations upon the company's
property, were denied re-employment.
Many had not been informed of the
order in time to make applications this
morning, and will ask for their old
positions individually and not in
body. The manifest uneasiness of the
last month has entirely disappeared. 1t
Is expected that the militia will be
drawn tonight or Tomorrow. The
local committee of the Knights of Labor,
which ordered the employees Of the
Missouri Car and Foundry company to
strike, informed the men that they
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who had been out on the strike applied
this morning for their old positions and
were taken back almost without ex-
ceptiOn.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May "a Times
special says: While convicts were
going out Of the stockade at Kensle coal
mines near Jelicio, Tenn, this morning,
three OF them attempted to escape. A
white convict was shot dead, and
William Bradley, colored, was fatally
shot through the body. A plot for the
escape OF all the convicts was discov-
cred In time to Illustrate 1t.
Knights Of Labor generally obeyed
the executive order to return to WORK,
and many applied at the Missouri Pacific
and Iron Mountain headquarters for
their former positions to-day. Those
who participated In acts OF violence
against the railroad company's property
were informed that their services were
not needed. Others were told that their
positions were already occupied, while
Others, and the larger portion, were re-
employed.
CINCINNATI, May 4.-The situation
here does not improve Freight hand
lers do not accept the terms offered by
the managers yesterday, and while
some Of the freight houses are open, the
business done is merely formal. All
men In the iron manufactures went out
to-day, numbering about 800. Cartmen
engaged In street repairs have all struck,
practically putting an end to work. 1t
Is estimated that 10, 200 men are now on
strike here.
ST. LOUIS, May 4.-The 37th annual