Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

them were carried, and occasionally q reu
flag was seen. but there was no d,s-
turbance. After listening to speeches
from John sSwinton and Others.
the crowd quietly dispersed.
All reports at the Central Labor Union
and from individual union point to about
IL. 900 people quitting work to-day, oil
whom 5000 go out on strike and tn
Others will be locked out By the employers.
The furniture men have agreed to report
for work at eight instead oil seven o'clock
this morning, intending to knock of at
five, and every man of them expects to find
the factories locked. Before next Satur-
day it is expected that the 80, 200 workers
of this city employed up to Saturday will
be idle byreason Of strikes and lockouts.
The total number OF unemployed men here
will then be (estimated) not less than ST.
600.
THE AGITATION ELsEwHERE.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May 3.--Aslarge number
Of manufactures were closed Saturday,
and at night the members OF the various
labor unions held o great demonstration
in Lucas square,, which was addressed by
prominent labor agitators. About 0
plumbers have struck, asRlso have many
tobacco workers, c~ontractors' laborers,
carpenters and employees Of the zinc works.
Employees OF the sheet-iron cornice works
and most OF the planning mills have had
their demands granted.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 3.-AlIof the
furniture factories were closed Saturday.
and the employees spent the day ~ q holt
day. All the factories nave made satis-s
factory terms with their men except the
Kent and New England companies. The
employees Of these will strike to-day unless
better terms are offered. At different times
during the day two large gatherings, one
of Germnns and the other of Poles, at
tempted to force p%laning-mill and other
employees to quit work, but trouble was
averted by the prompt arrival Of the po-
lice.
CINCINNATI, May 3.-Nearly all the great
furniture factoriesgo this city, employing
more than Il 1000 men, have closed for an
indefinite period to wait for the conclusion
of the eight-hotir agitation. "A number OF
carriage-makers struck for eight hours,
and the shops will be closed to-day unless
q compromise is effected. The Gin
~cinnati, Hamilton q Dayton freight
handlers, BARRIERS, laundry girls, brew
ers blacksmlths and wool-workers
have all made demands for shorter days,
and unless their demands are granted will
probably quit work to-day in large mum
bers. The situation il! very unsettled, and
tho result can not be determined for sew
eral days. The labor demonstration yes
terday afternoon was q failure. In the
ranks twas a company Of socialists, armed
with rifles and carrying AIRED flag.
BosToN. May 9Th Trades Union OF
Carpenters, the Brotherhood of Carpenters
and J oiners OF America, the Amalgamatedg
Society Of Carpenters and Joiners, and the
demanded eight3ehours on Monday, md
will strike if the demandi s refused. About
twenty OF the largest carpenter firms in
Boston have yielded to che demand for
eight hours, and fifty other firms have
agreed to do as the balance may de-
termine. About twelve firms have offered
to concede to the extent tina nine
hours shall constitute a days work, but
the offer has been refused. Twelve hum
dred Boston painters held a meeting yes
terday. They expect no concessions and
will Three hundred and fifty plaster
ers tried to reach al agreement with their
bosses. On meeting the latter they found
that instead OF getting nine hours regular,
ly, as they expected, they were to get nine
hours on Saturday only. Hence they will
strike to-day. This is likely to involve
1000 h~od-carriers and stone-masOns.
DETRoIT, Mich, May 3.-The brewers of
this city have made demands for better
hours ~andswages and for some technical
concessions which have been refused by the
boss brewers. As q result, 300 men are
now out and the breweries are picketed by
strikers.
P%I1TsBuRGH, Pa, May 3.--The furniture
manufacturers having refused to- grant
their employees their demands for q reduc-
ton in a days labor from ten to
rated Saturday. Nearly every furniture
factory in Pittsburgh and Allegheny is
closed, and over 600 men. are
idle. The stonecutters in the two
cities are also out for nine
hours q day, but will return to
work to-day, the employers generally
conceding the demands. The carpenters
will strike to-day. The new scale OF
mining granted the railroad miners attle
Interstate convention Of operators and
miners recently held at Columbus, Ohio,
went into effect Saturday, and 5000 men
in this district are working at theadvance.
The new scale is ~ cents per ton or 2XXl
cents per bushel. The scale also goes into
effect in Virginia. West Virginia, Ohio, and
as far west as Illinois.
MINOR TRIKE
In st. Paul and Minneapolis the plumb.
ersaare on a strike. At Omaha the brick
layers have demanded shorter days. EN-
ployes Of the Central Chair Factory OF In
d%ianapolis are out. The Central Labor.
Union will hold q great demonstration
there tonight. From Kansas CITY
no demands for shorter hours are
reported. At Akron, o., there is
trouble among the plasterers, brick
layers and stone-masons. At Rochester.
N. VI carpenters, masons and brick-iavers
have demanded shorter hours. The cigar
makers Of Rochester have been granted
eight hours. There is trouble mo the
wood-workers at Piqua, o. All the M
ployes Of Betz & Sons brewery in Phila-
delphia have stopped work. AZ Grand
Haven Mich, many lumber-miil employees
have struck, and some. of the mills ara
closed down indefinitely.
H GOULD STRIKE TO BE ENDED.
81. LOUIS, Mo-, May 3.-Jt is reported on
good authority that the strike on the
Gould lines will be declared offto-day. The
intention was to bring it to an end last
week, but such actionwas deferred in order.
Ito await the arrival Of the Curtin Congress
sional Investigating Committee. It is un-
derstood that the railroad officials will
take back large number Of their old
employees, and that the latter will soon
be giyen, g chance to apply to the company
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