Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-25

Chicago stock Yards-Work men
Strike for . Return 10 she Ten-HOue
System-Trouble ~ Duluth.
CHICAGO. May 25.-The eight-hour system
was discarded I'm the stock yards district for
the first time yesterday. Amer trial Of three
weeks the Northwestern fert;lizing works was
opened on a ten-hour basis. A majority OF the
employees refused 90 work. and the management
fearing a demonstration, sent the remainder
nome. The establishment VIII remain closed
Tor several days. Meanwhile action by the
packers Is awaited with interest
STRUCK FOR A RETURN To TIN HOURS.
"A strike OF a novel form was developed at
Featherstone foundry yesterday. The IS EN-
ployes there had gained a conccssion of the
eight hour day, and had worked several days
under that system. On last saturday a conn
stone and stated that they wanted the 10 hour
day restored. He replied by asking AZ they
reauy knew what they did want. They had COM
peHed him 10 give them the eight-hour day.
lie did SO. and made arrangements TO conduct
his business upon the eieht-hour basis. He could
not Change the hours every time he was asked 10
do SO. and told them that they could only work
eight hours a day. Yesterday the men struck
for the restoration Of the ten-hour day. IL Ia
understood that the matter will be settled To-
day.
TOO MUCH POLICE 1SrERrERENcE.
The wood workers held another meeting last
night 10 consider the decision Of the sash, door
ana blind manufacturers 10 return To the ten
hour day. IL was unanimously decided not to
return 10 the ten-hour system. Mr.. Lundber-
ger, from the Furniture Workers union. told
them that any man who, having secured eight
hours, would return 10 ten hours was "A fool
Strike" he said. land when you strike don
go back Ia work until the bosses give An. When
you find men who want To go to work In your
places persuade them TO stay away from the
factory. The police are interfering with the
worlingmen too much. They ought 20 mind
their own business The time will come when
We workingmen will have 10 organize n police
force OF our own and club these other police
men,"
At a meeting OF the eight-hour league last
night resolutions were adopted declaring the
Intention OF the members TO continue to work
honestly for an eight-hour day, aud advising
the holding Of "A general convention, com posed
OF all trades and Knights of Labor emblies
in the United States, for the purpose OF fixing
defiuite time in which the people shall be edu-
Gated up 10 and the eight-hour day go into
general effect in all parts of the county.
NO NEED OF THE MILITIA.
A special dispatch from Duluth, Mimi, refer
ring to the appeal 10 the governor for militia,
says: The laborers on the Ohio coal docks
struck yesterday Tor an advance from SIS ~ 40
cents per hour Tor unloading vessels and from
S1.5O TO 81. IS per day for loading cars. They
marched in body 10 the Northwestern Fuel
Company's docks and asked the men there to
join them, making threats IL they failed 10 do
SO. The foreman telephoned 20 police head
quarters and police went to the dock and dis
persed the crowd. A majority OF the North
western men lett with the crowd. The places III
tue strikers will be filled, AZ possible to-day
The mayor yesterday afternoon telegraphed
the governor that there Was trouble. and 10
might be serious. The governor at once ordered
the local militia company To hold itself In readi-
the slightest possibility that they Will be called