The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-05-08
ETGHT.H0URs.
Inauguration OF the Movement In
Various CItIea


WIN AthftaHst Whf"tHHf"H Nv" INV
simsss h issf wsss-.saeesse.
strikes ssd Leek.Ouss.
Cufcldo, Mays Although yesterdays
meeting Of The Trade and Labor Assem-.
bly, was looked forward 70 with more
than ordinary interest, the attendance
Was but small. George schlllius In giving
an abstract VI the EightIIour movement
so far, remarked that tho situation was
exceedingly hopeful. Chicago was lead.
Ing the country, but the danger was that
other cities In the United States would
remain behind. This might compel Chi.
cago 10 20 back for time. Then there
were two other difficulties. One was
that not oil trades were as completely or.
ganlzed as could be desired. This might
he remedIed by hard work on the part OF
the Trades Assembly. Moro import.
ant was the question OF wages,
Some trades, notably the furniture
makers, had insisted and were Insisting
upon an Increase Of wages. Unless such
an increase was obtained In other cities II
would not be granted by the manutactur.
ers Of this city. Something must be done,
and must be done at once. He advised
the establishment OF an executive Eight.
Hour labor council to keep the whole
movement under control aud help In adj.
justing existing or arising difficulties.
As the practical results OF the Eight
Hour movement, Mr.. Schllllng stated
that the brewers, about one thousand
strong, had secured reduction OF hours
from sixteen 10 ten, the bakers from
fourteen and sixteen TO ten; the furnl.
ture-makcrs, eighteen 1rms had consented
10 eight hours work With ten hours pay,
and the clothing cutters and tuck pointers
had secured the same advantage. The
employees of the South Side cable lines
had secured eight hours work with nine
hours pay. The International Cigar
Makers Union had reduced hours from
nine TO eight. Beer barrel makers had
reduced hours TO ten, and In most OF the
important building trades, such as brick
makers, stoncmasons, carpenters and
hod.carriers, eight hours were an estab.
lished fact. This bad also been secured
by the typographical unions, they having
adopted the six-hour system Of compost
tion. The machinlsts and blacksmiths
had eight hours work with eight
hours pay aud the most important Of the
packing houses had adopted eight hours
work and mine hours pay. This wa:
true Of IIntcbinson's establishment ant
p. ID. Armour would lnauguratc the Eight
Hour system tomorrow, and not maxi
any reduction from wages under two dol
lars. The Schattler Wagon Manufactorl
had adopted the Eighth Hour system; th'
butchers, fully ono thousand, woult
work ten instead OF fourteen hours, ant
several Iesdlng dry goods houses ha'
voluntarily introduced eight hours work
THE MAYOR OF CHICAGO on THD sITui
TIoN.
CHICAGO, May 3.--The mayor, upo
being asked what he thought Of the situI
tlon, said II was question he could nc
discuss. "Thc strikc," he added, how
ever, sis one Of the largest ever seen
the city. The streets arc flied with id
and excited people who arc demanding
lcsscning of their hours Of work. tn
majority Of them are law.abiding citlzeni
aud know that Chlcago's business pro-
perIty means their prosperity. ! hop
therefore, that there will be no troubl
but a great deal depends upon how u
/ employers meet the men. ! do not mea
that they should accedc 10 their demand
8 and will not discuss that question, but
0 mean that both sides should
a calm and temperate u serious trouble
o TO be avoided. II they meet 10 III
$ spirit, believe that few days will brir
: them TO mutual understanding. la,
! faith In the good sense OF tho people, an
! upon this base the hope that the
J will he no difficulty"
y "iIave you made any preparation
a meet any difficulty that might occuri"
!. "If had would nottcll what II was.
!. "In the case Of trouble, will the polls
!. protect the peoples property"
/. "Propcrty OF nil kinds will be protccts
;. 10 the fullest extent. am bound 70 4
!, this, and will use the force 10 Its utmo
~ TO restrain all illegal acts"
4, "IIavc any instructions been given
the policcf"
sit would be impossible 10 give II !
structions, for no one knows what W
occur. The disposition 80 far has been
: ward quiet, aud In the event OF chan
: all that can say Ii that the police for
: will be ready nj few moments motto
/. They can be wired In all directions Al
masscd 10 meet all emergencies. This
all I could have arranged for, and this
!, the every day arrangement"
"Thcn nothing extra has been done
IS "I am keeping cool, and orders ha
gone to the police for them TO keep CO
= also. do not want TO soc any troub
ia and hope will not, but u II comes
!. people will and the police ready q
determined TO DO their duty"
ie THE yREfGHT.nASDLERs.
N CHICAGO, May s.--At meeting OF
ID striking frcighthandlers last night
was agreed to stand firm until the co
=, nanies aceede 10 their demands. All
Is dlcatIons point to an exciting day tod
D. Heavy forces Of police aud aremen '
D, he in readiness at each station. II '
as stated last night that the thousands
III strikers would move on The Aecorm
Y, reaper works At seven O'Clock this mo
Ing aud force the men there 70 guit wo
Ii, IL II stated that two hundred ffet
=. handlers from Iowa and Wisconsin, n
= been imported 10 the city BY the Burli
~ ton road and they have all been sworn
W. a. deputies. II Is learned that the q
be pany il building barracks tor the 0
ng men In the depot. The strikers
M threatening 10 burn these with dynam
For three hours last night ineendi
a. speeches we're made by some Of The ls
,r. ing splrits Of the strikers, and II u
ns probable that should the company
an tempt to move freight to-day theT viii
resisted BY force.
l., rur EiGHr.HouR NovrxEsr N cfS'
:, rATI.
he CtxcrxsaTf, May 5.-Ths EIehtH
I'D demonstration advertised to take pl
yesterday afternoon was q failure a.
10. as the street parade IL concerned.
ar more Than twelve hundred men rer'
'e: line, and they were principally Swiss
- German Socialists. The srades uaI
and Knight o. Labor organizations
y. claimed any and all connection with
''e AFFAIR. The socialistie element vas
t.tsrssted in the EXERCISES and par