The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
OUR or LABOR.
Result of the Movement inaugural.
ed for Reduction.

Twenty-Five thousand is a fair es-
innate of the number of men who
quit work yesterday FRIDAY and
walked out of the various shops
and factories in Chicago, because
their employers would not consent
to an eight-hour working day and
the same wages which have been
paid when ten hours were the rule"
Seven furniture manufacturers oc-
cupying the block on the east SIDE
of Jefferson street, between Ran
dolph and Lake streets, closed down
their factories last night to await the
action OF the Executive Committee
of the Furniture Manufacturers As
ISOLATION regarding the elght-hour
movement. This action locks out
over 700 men. Similar action was
taken by Leo Austrian, manufactur-
er of mirrors. employing 100 men,
and by the Union Wire Mattress
Company, the employees of which
number AS.
Twenty-three out of the fifty men
employed at Swift's slaughter house
struck this morning. They wanted
eight hours work and ten hours pay.
They were refused, when they quit
work.
Twenty-Five Sweedes employed at
the Wabash Elevator, Forty-seventh
and Wallace streets, by Mr.. Bradley,
a contractor, who handled the grain,
asked for an increase this morning.
They had been getting 10 cents an
hour for ten hours work and asked
for % cents an hour and eight hours
work. Bradley said he could not
afford it, and the men went out.
ST.. LOUIS, May 1.-The furniture
manufacturers Of this city formed
an association last night and unani-
mously resolved to operate their fac
tories on the eight hour system after
to-day.
The members of the Carpenters
Union began to-day to work eight
hours. The bosses have agreed to
the proposition and the men de-
mand pay for but eight hours work.
All the plumbers in this city, 200
in number, quit work this morning
until the bosses adopt the eight-hour
system without decreasing their wa
ges.
The $50 employees Of the Glendale
Ink Works struck this morning for
the adoption of the short hour sys-
TEN and a more equal scale of wages.
The employees of the numerous
planning mills throughout the city
made a demand upon their employ
ers last night that the eight-hour
system be adopted by them to-day,
and this morning notices were posted
in the mills that those who desired
to work eight hours for eight hours
pay could do so, but hat the na-
chinery would be kept in motion for
ten hours thus enabling those who
wish to work the longer time. The
men are dissatisfied and viii strife
on Monday.
The 200 men employed on the
Water Works in East st. Louis
struck to-day for eight hours work
per day and ten hours wages. The
city refused to grant their demand.
DETROIT, May The journey
men brewers, numbering between
$50 and 300 struck this morning.
their demand for a nine-hour day
at ten hours pay being refused by
all the brewers except five, who
granted the demands of the men I'M
conditionally. There is nc trouble
in other branches of industry ard
none is expected.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 1.-The
eighty employees of the Central Chair
Company made q demand upon the
manager for a Saturday half holi-
day with no reduction of wages
This was refused and the workmen
are out.
MILwAUKEE, Wis, May ALI
brewers and maltsters struck to-day
Not less than 5000 workmen are
affected.
CINCINNATI, May About 500
employees of furniture manufacturer
and 100 employees Of the Brunswick
& Bake Billiard Table Manufactur.
ers are out in consequence of a re-
fusal to grant ten hours pay for eight
hours work. In other branches o
industry, while there is a general
feeling. in favor of an eight-hour day,
nothing has been done toward fore
ing the system.
PIrTsBURG, May 1.-The furniture
manufacturers having refused u
grant their employees their demand:
for a reduction in days labor from
ten hours to eight hours, a general
strike was ihaugurated to-day. Near.
Is furniture factory in Pittsburg and
Allegheny City is closed, and over
500 men are idle. The stone-cutters
in the two cities are also out FOL
nine hours a day, but will return to
work on Monday. the employers
generally conceding the demands
The carpenters will strike OF Mon
day.
SHAMoKIN, Pc, May 1.-The min
ers at Hickory Ridge have agreed to
accept eight hours pay fer the eight
hours work which they demanded
should constitute a day s work. The
men at Green Ridge and Hickory
Swamp mines will probably ask the
same terms or Monday. The min
ers in the Shamokin region in gener-
al have deferred demanding eigh,
hours work until those in Luzerne
county complete their organization,
when a general demand for eight
hours work will no doubt be made.
ROCHESTER,. n. Y, May 1.-The
cigarmakers in this city commenced
to work on the eight hour plan to
day. The manufactures do not OBJ
ject, as the men are paid by the piece.
Carpenters, masons, and bricklayers
have demanded that nine hours
be considered q DAYS work, the car.
penters asking $3.50 fer nine hours