Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-29
LABOR TROUBLES.

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MANUFACTURERS ORGANIZING
FOR THEIR owN.PRoTEcTIoN.
st. Louis, April 29-The furniture
manufacturers Of this city last night re-
to make no objection TO the in
PRODUCTION Of the eight hour system.
They decided to form q protection as
ISOLATION, the object being to have a
permanent arbitration board to adjust
differences. They adopted resolutions to
close their factories if excessive or un-
just demands shall be made upon. any
one of them.
PRINTERS ON THE STRIKE.
Twenty-four compositors employed
by the Spring printing company struck
yesterday because the company employ
ed non-union men and paid a graded
scale Of wages.
POVERTY STRICKEN STRIKERS.
New'York, April 29-With a few ex-
captions the new employees on the
Third ven lines show evidences OF
poverty, coming from a lack of work.
Ali tell the same story of hardship. In
many cases there is abiect need.
MILWAUKEE MILL MEN.
Milwaukee, April 29-Eyery planning
mill Of any importance shut down to-
day in consequence of the demands by.
the workmen for eight hours work at
ten hours pay, which was refused. The
men recently organized an assembly Of
the knights of labor with q membership
of about 500 and a strike was ordered by
them to-day. Several hundred workmen at
the mills. not knights, are also thrown
out by the shut down.
REAPING THE YHIRLwIND.
tPittsburg, April 29-The Ohio glass
works closed down indefinitely to-day
on account OF differences between the
firm and some employees. Over SEQ men
are thrown out of employment.
COMING GENERAL STRIKE IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, April 29-It is declared that
the freight handlers on all the Chicago
roads will go out on q strike Friday
night unieRs the railways concede eight
hours for days work, with the old rate
of pay for ten hours,
| 1t is stated that the move
ments originated two weeks age
among the men in the
Lake shore freight house, who consul
ted the freight handlers OF various othel
roads and it resulted in the detsrmina
@tion5of making general demand.
The Burlington officials informed {
COMMITTEE of their men that the roai
could not be run successfully on th,
eight honr plan. Other roads, il is de
clared, will contest the matter before
conceding the new demand. A general
strike is expected to follow.
SOUTHWESTERN
st. Louis, April 29-The executive
committee Of the knights of labor have
held no formal nesting as yet to con
cider the proposition of the citizens
committee looking to the settlement o,
the southwestern strike. All the mem
beers of the executive committee are not
in the city and no action can be taker
until they bring togsther q quorum. One
of the committee said they would con.
slider the letter of the citizens commit.
toe, but did not think the proposition il
contained would effect a speedy settle
ment Of the strike. because it takes nc
cognizapce of their grievances.
AN INDIGNATION MEETING.
Kansas City, April 29-The people Of
Wyandotte coInty.are much exercised
ever the ~wrecking OF the Missouri Pacific
train, q day or two ago. They have
called q public meeting for tonight to
take such action as will show the detes.
tation in which the preparation of such
outrages is held.
NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
Chicago, April 29-aeyenty-nine men
including clerks and truck men, en-.
ployed in the freight house or the
Galena division OF the Northwestern
road have gono on o strike. a cam
mittee Of five was appointed to- wait on
A. B. BrinkerhofI, local freight agent,
The men want eight hours work and
ten hours pay.
GRECIAN TRnUfREES