The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-11
LABOR TROUBLES
The ExDifsmsnt On tbs Labor Stir
alton Still ct Fever Heat.
Cinnamon Locating in the Towns Of
New Mexico and Arizona.
A Number Of Guests Of an Ottawa,
Kansas. Hotel Robbed.
Terrific Storms in Great Britain
Cause Great Loss Of Property.
LABOR rRoUaLEs.
u pIscaAnarp WonK,fEn.

THE DISCHARGED WohK1rKH.
SRRIEeRIELD, Ohio, March 4.-The
excitement in the labor situation is sin
intense. Tue proprietors Of the East
street repair works claim that only Se8I
men are ont, bat the men themselves
claim that 500 are out There u no vio-
lence. II no settlement can be reached,
T. V. PowderIy. Master Workman Of the
knights OF Labor, will be appointed TO
oct as arbitrator. The discharged men
have received many offers of help from
business men aud others. The men call
on all woIkmen 20 stay away from
Springfield until the difficulty is settled
The men are already talking Of boycott
ting and are in great state Of excite
ment. Most Of The men discharged will
Be destitute In q short time. The pro-
prietoFs Of other factories refuse 20 dis
charge the knights of Labor in their
employ.
Tue STREET CAR STRIKE.
NEW YoRK. March Contrary 10 re-
ports none OF the horse car lines In this
city are tied up this morning, except the
Dry Dock line. ALI other lines are run
ming - usual.
me strike OF the employees on the
Dry Dock surtace railroad continued
unchanged. This morning about LOCO
Of the strikers congregated about the
stable and Glilce. but the presence of Q
large force Cf police kept them in order.
Rumors prevailed OF threatened strikes
on other street car lines, but so far none
have taken place .
BRoOKLYH. N. Y. Msrch Mot q
car Is running on any of the seven roads
controlled By the Atlantic Avenue Rail-
rosd company to-day. The strikers are
orderly and confident of victory.
NEW YORK, March About SOC
drivers. conductors and stable men
are taking part IN the strike of the At
laBtic avenue railroad of Brooklyn.
Richardson, president ct the Atlantic
avenue road, Is also president of the
| Dry Dock line IN New York. The en-
ployes which are now on q strike here
and the slIfke in Brooklyn, we're ordered
to do sO. So as TO assist the Dry Dock
line men in obtaining what hey de
mand-$2 per day for twelve hours
work.
LATEST,
NEW YORK. Starch 4, $50 p. M
The greatest excitement and disorder
prevails along the scene OF the strike
and the police, including all the reserve
are p0werless 10 check 1t
THE MCCORMICK REAPER STRIKE.
CHICAGO, March 4.-FulIy eight hun
dred men are 1t work in the McCJrmicI
reaper factory this morning. The strike
Is considered at an end The unem
ployed WOrkmen held q meeting thi
this morning. at which they prepared al
address u MctnImick, in which the
stated that ii Eve non union WorkmeI
now working in the foundry are place.
In some other department where the!
will not deprive old hands OF employ
ment, settlement will be possible.
CHINESE MOVING.
/ Ell PAso, Texas, March Ain tn,
last few days large numbers of Chimes
from California passed through FL Pas
on their way to New Orleans and Texa
cities. many OF them locating in the ter
rilorial iOwns af New Mexico and Ari
z0ns. TINS influx into these territories
aroused latent autsgonism there, ant
anti Chinese leagues have already beeI
organized at Socnro and other towns II
New Mexico, and at Tuscon ana Tomb
stone, in AriZnna, which are suferin
from the heavy increase in their Chimes
popula'i"n, AMI which may lead TO thei
violent eviction.