New-York tribune., 1886-05-01
ANXIETY IN CHICAGO.
.r,,vrs FOLLOW EACH OTHER RAPIDLY.

sTPIKES FOLLOW EhCh oihHA'
,,r ,ccrpr,xc THE EIGHT HOUR PLANS
r.crop,Es CIOsrD-THE POLICE RhApi'
C.1,o,co Anril 80 (SpecidD .-1he raliroau
,os have decided not TO grant the oe'na"u W, M
ling aay of eight hours and this "iernoon .'e .no
.sos Of the Chicago, Burlington an" V'''C' . a.,
e,oo and Alton were deserted Inc noA' ia
... oAoctea Is that OF the pacing house' " 49, 90
aus ,r,s ,hcre from 10000 to 3o'ooo h'en "r0 .
Stock h"i"'' ,n a, rho zee &C establishments
Ios0, o,,r,v Kent. gr ,nting o day OF eisn' n
~ ~he"u' H,r.. ray has made the situation u,' .~,
- cua,rinc packers and the wo'" 10" sa tho
~. i, clese their houses before 'he! WI. ,, orc
1emand The other manniae'ule'' ,'h., ", who have
90, in opn,on but already the nu"'e' W. .no,
,,,- shons ia sufficient 10 show that ih"u' '"
Is of men will be out Of work tomorrow. ,, ord
Vont president of the Chicago faeN's """
Provision COMPANY, sa"' Co.. l., q onA wanted
o,o an eight hour man.. oelevS o III " NV men viii
to see IL mat they can do much IN eisnS a dsnt
in ten belieye6 in "se make the CONCESSION for d3n,
Wan, wan, ~ have trouble with my mca nn' r,gh1 We be.
for me ong shall try IT for two months y
ssmyway That's the agreement ae eonres and Ibeeve
The will . l,oorco Scbi,,nc
rbo chief instieator of the movement. ueorEe
,onarled tonight, as though himself aartneo ~ 'N0
magnitude Of the struggle: ,ou s.r,,os
rauilv drifting into state OF chaos 1 ss
rin ,u y the nafc ozen all over The city ana tae
rrptra Executive which should be the Guo aa1 rac or
OF Of the labor forces haS no hi'" "
checking them ,, , ,rr,itnro
with the exception OF the rali'oaus "uu iuii'''"o ~
aers there apposis TO be no concerted action amohs
eurlovers and each IS using his own Judgment III "e'
ortontv peorle we're willing to believe anything ana
- ,hioc and they listened to the most astounding
-,s of strikes with expression OF wonderment'
One q, the current rumors was that Tue McOoiInoA
I1arvester Works had bee closed on account OF the
o.mouds OF its men FOR eight hour day Ihls was
o,;ed n the Office There Is said TO be no dissatlae
,,on among The men With the companys treatment oi
them. 1,, Do.
% : furn,turc factory on Blue Island ave. FIVE
hpndred men quit work, demanding eight nouns WORK
aud ten hours pay. The propretors say that tue
Will he closed until the labor question ls settled rly
.,onl, es of Pohles furniture manufactory quit also
The enployer offered them 10 per cent advance III wages
for eight hours work. but they demanded MI pay anu
,aI rork In the afternoon all tie employees OF the
Union Brass Manufacturing Company numbering 5oo'
wont Out-
The two notable concessions were those oi the master
,lnubcrs who voted to allow working day OF eleht
houis with nine hours pay This was accepted py 'he
men. The Goss.& Philips Manufacturing Company
y,, ,ch employs aoout 900 men made similar agree
mani cyjnc them nine hours pay FOR eight bonrs work
The iron works of the Crane Bros Manufacturing Com
many. it was announced, would close down tomorrow
pi.ht TO arrange for an eight hour working day H. '
Crane said: .,,
moi, will not be locked ont but will stay ont until
,,a hn.oss can be arranged to admit OF the change
Every will he paid in full morrow hsnI & anu the @
ebops will closed. II may take a week 10 u"Ac 'ne
cnange and ii may take longer ~
Two large industries, the North Chicago kclng NILS
EMPLOYING 600 and the Northwestern repair SHOPS
where 500 men employed succee leu III a\ouihS
,r,ko for the time being The agreed to continue
10 wors on the old schedule of hours for week longer
The railroad company comedies Que hour TO us men Oh
Saturday and allows them low passenger rate going TO
and returning from work.
The railroad strike began simultaneously in the Bur
nneton and Alton roads al Ae men going out about
y m The strike will extend to the Northwest and St
Pon rood morrow and the freight handlers
y, tho LAKE, shore railroad declared to- night that they
o voud stop TO morrow unless the eight hour demand
coneeleG The railroad oficcis hnd 10 Is sau' 'i
10 give ten hours pay for eight hours woiR III '"N
departrnen would affect others in Ike manner anu cSc
general Discrimination of business The irelsht hah"
iar inclule the truckers" bill clerks AID laoorer' at
the different houses. Merchants werc filling country
orders as rapidly possible aad the eiiht houses o
all the western roads resenbet immense store houses
The Rock Island freight handlers continued al WORK. pu'
saiI they would stop to-morrow The laooreis ana
check clerks employed at the Illinois Central and bu
more anl ono frclSht hahue!S 40 ho' SUI" i-0 "
ioH in the strike.
Mr. Cuadhy Armour & cos superintendent, said that
,e cr would close its house il the demands were N
sisted on.
some o! the socialist orders purpose 10 pa'c 10 iho-
POW with red h.gs. Tie police are preparing Tor any
disorder tat may An order has been Issued 10
keen all h, reserve police ready for call and IT is
known that preparations have been made for any out
break Mayor Harrison was asked what precautions
had been taken To keep the neace. lie answered;
lam eoin. 20 30 my du;y lou have no rSht to ASK ,
vat orr p ans alo VIC do not purpose to disclose t"en
tO ihc VOlli.
The employees o. all the companies struck late TINS
afternoon TIE fact that the ci'y may he deprived ol
Gas does not D. ishten the outlook any for ,o-morlo~