Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-30
LABOR TROUBLES.


81 COMING TOGETHER OF a. GoMMITTnE
OF KNIGHTS I'M a COMMITTEE OF cITI.
zRss .rRoMIsEs TO END THE SOUTH
WESTERN STRIKE.
st. Louis, April 30-The general exc
cutlve board OF the knights OF labor met
IN executive session yssterday and were
in communication with the citizens
COMMITTEE in the afternoon. The will
iingness TO end the strike, providing
assurance could be had that the agree
ment OF 1885, between the railroad snd.
it's employees, would be observed, was ex.
pressed by both the general board and
the joint executive boasd. Propositions
made by the citizens were discussed I'M
til q late hour this morning and An
answer will be returned to-day. 1t is
generally expected the proposition will
be accepted and the strike declared off
within o few days.
THE EIGHT HOUR Raj
Chicago, April 3o-This afternoon
delegations representing between 25,-
900 and $4,000 men employed by firms
at the stock yards will make a demand
of the firms that they adopt the eight
hour system. The firms TO be visited
are Armour & Co., Fowler Bros, N. K.
Tanbank, Hately, Nelson. Morris, Jones
and Stiles & Silyerhorn. 1t is only
within the past few days that the eight
hour question has been agitated at, the
stock yards and their desire to adopt the
new labor day has only been formed
within the last week. They belong to
no union.
Sydney Kent told his 1900 employees
yesterday that after May lst they need
only work eight hours q day for nine
hours pay. This concession caused the
employees of other honses to demand
eight hours to be q days work.
IT hits THE MANUFACTURERS.
Clark Bros & Co's furniture factory is
idle this morning. its 500 employees hav-
ing struck for eight hours a9day at ten
hours pay and the firm would not agree
to their demands.
The st. Nicholas toy company in
formed its one hundred inc fifty en-
ployes that it would not grant ten hours'
pay for eight hours work.
The Hercules iron works will inaugur-
ate ths eight hour system with ten
hoprs' pay, beginning tomorrow, for enc
month.
PREposTERoUs DEMANDS.
Pittsbure, April 3o-A general strike
OF CABINET makers for an advance of 80
per cent in wages and a reduction Of
working hours from ten to eight, has
| bsen ordered for tomorrow by the Ale
CHEVY county union, which embraces
some 800 members in the two cities.
Manufacturers refuse to grant the
advance.
CARPENTERS TO QUIT.
All the carpenters Of Allegheny
county will Etiike Monday for nine
hours as a day. work.
COAL MINERS.
The coal miners at Imperial, Pa,
inaagurated a strike iior tomorrow for
an advance Of half a cent per bushel.
The Scott Haven n.aerSs employed in
Seott,a zines. expect To- resume. work
Monday.
TEL WORKERS.
The strike at Brownswayne iron and
steel mills has been settled and work
was resumed this morning.
SIX THOUSAND TO GO IDLE.
Dubois, Pa, April 30-The officials OF
this ~amalgamated miners and laborers
association have issued a circular calling
upon the 5000 miners IN the Clsarfisld
regions to quit work tonight, unless all
operators sign the scale adopted at
Columbus canon at once
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
st. louis, April 3o-The congressional
committee went into executive session,
lasting a greater part of the morning.
Immediately on adiourning, Chairman
Curtin gave q list OF the names of the
meet prominent rasn in st. Louis to the
serReant-at-arms, and requested him to
secure their attendance q. q meeting to
hs- held this afternoon, when the taking
Of testimony will be begun.
A COMPROMISE ON HOURS,
Pittsburg, April 30--Narcross Bros,
contractors having charge Of building
the new county building, notified their
800 employees this morning, that begin
ming tomorrow, nine hours would con-
stitute q days work, instead of ten
hours.
goNcEDIsa TIE EIGHT HOUR oLAIa.
ChicaRo, April 3o-The immtnse
iron works of Crane Bros. manufacture
ing company close down tomorrow
night fer several weeks. The company
intimates that it will inaugurate the
eightIhonr system and deems the shut
down necessary to arrange for the new
order OF affairs.
The Gash & Philippe manufacturing
company, owning extensive planning
malls, have arranged for an eight hour
working day with all It's employees, on q
basis OF eight houri psss, beginning to-