New-York tribune., 1886-04-22

The following dispatch was received later:
ST. LOUIS, April 21. 1886.
Manager Tausig reports that he has now caught up
with all the accumuatons In the yards Seven hundred
A WILD PROCESSION OF SCHOOLBOYS.
THEY PICKET THE sCHooLnoUsEs IN EAST ST.
LOUIS AND MARCH ABOUT THE STREETS.
ST. LOUIS, April 21 tSpeciab One hundred
and twenty Of the upper school scholars struck yestcr
day for shorter hours and to-day all tho children in the
Island school went out IN q body formed procession
and marched to the upper school whore about
eighty Of yesterdays strikers Joined hem Tho largest
boys pckets placed around both school
houses and the good little children who did not strike
ntmidated with clubs and stones and forced
to return home Principal Carroll charged the picket
line under the cover Of passing vehicle and caught two
OF the sentres but Immediately attacked with clubs
and stones in the hands OF the Others In order to save
himself he compelled to allow his prisoners 20
escape After the pckets had been stationed around
the school to keep good children away the procession
marchedto the Third Ward school which contains about
300 pupils 1t was bright morning aud the windows
In all the raised The teachers were in the
midst or the morning exercises when they heard the
most unearthly yes and shrieks and Immediately o
swarm OF boys leaped In the windows shouting
Strike boys, strike como with and leave your
books"
The invitation was accepted by most of the boys.
Every visited and the same demonstration
made. The principal and assistants In this school are
and the strikers paid attention to them. The
teachers secured the names or about twentnve OF the
assauting column and will submit them to the Board OF
Education. The procession formed again and marched
through the streets to the great amusement OF the rail-
road stKers. Tho striking school boys have
the "scabs as they call the good boys from baseball.
marbles and other games.
LABOR TROUBLES IN OTHER PLACES.
THE NEW IRON AND STEEL sCALE-BOYCoTTING
BOYCOTTFRs- NOTES.
PITTsBURG, April 81 (SpecidD The members
OF the Amalgamated Association OF Iron AMI Steel
Workers discussing what will be the demands of
their Association the scale presented to the
manufacturers on July l. member OF the association
to-day said The majority Of the members are In favor
Of asking for S. 80 per ton on the 22 cent card basis
There some Of our members who are strongly In
favor Of demanding Sc for boiling. This will be
advance Of 50 per ton the present scale. In
the other departments the advance asked will be In the
proportion. We think the condition Of the market
warrants this advance
McKEEsPoRT. Penn, April 81 tSpeciah.-A double
headed boycott begun Monday night. The
Assembly Of the Knights OF Labor req uesed
all close at o'clock. Two merchants ofused
close and last night they reinforced by three
others. The assembly has now decided to boycott
the remaining merchants unless they continue to close
their The only solution OF the difficulty so far
advanced Is a circular distributed to-day, that the
stores be kept open until m but that clerks be re-
leased at O'Clock The merchants are talking OF prose-
cutting the boycotters FOR conspiracy counter boy
colt the boycoters themselves is proposed by the
temperance people who want the saloons closed at
o'clock.
HUNTINGDON, Penn. April 81 (Spcciah.-The success
the coal miners strike In District No has been rem
dered uncertain by the fact that the former trade OF the
district is being supplied to great extent by other
districts Of the bitumnous REGION The Executive
Board OF the National Federation OF Miners has there
fore Issued circular from Myersdale appealing to the
men IN other districts refuss mine any coal to be
shipped to consumers who before the strike obtaine1
their coal here, localities naturally tspanding
upon this district Although the striker nave succeeded
causing scarcity OF coal they nave lot accomplished
their purpose of creating coal fanins aad cannot do
with may mines In operation.
REAp:oc, Penn, April 2l-The wages Of the employees
advanced to-day from 10 TO 10 per cent Tho empioyes
ON the part OF the proprietor.
CHICAGO april 21-"It is not true said vice-Presi-
dent Lewis. or the Calumet iron and Steel Company
this morning. that the trouble between us and our dis
satisfied employees is at end and that tho strikers
have gone 10 work Not one OF the union men has gone
TO work."
At meeting OF furniture manufacturers of this city
last night, which about twenty-five firms were repre-
senod communication was read from Upholsterers
Union NO. demanding an Increase of 20 per cent on
it was decided that it inexpe iient comply with
any demand which contemplated reInctoa OF hours
or an increase IN wages.
ST LOUIS April 2l-Not to be behind the times about
fifty boys Attending tho upper school East 81. LOUIS
went out yesterday, demanding shorter hours.
These boys armed pckets aud broom hand went
body another school and endeavored to persuade
the scholars To follow their example, but they met with
no success The upper Boys they will not
attend school until tner demInd for shorter hours Is
granted.
ST. PAUL. April 2l.-A dispatch from wnona. Mimi,
says: a serious riot occurred Yesterday i'll conse-
quence Of trouble between the Milwaukee ana 81. Pau
and the Chicago and Northwestern railroads as to the
tackled rsckayers tore up the track threw stones
and injured badly. The police finally dispersed
the mob and arrested the ring. .eadcrA'
PORTLAND, Me-. April 2l-J L. Brackett & Co.'S ten
trunk-nakers, whose 50 week. threaten
to strike unless given 10 per cent Increase
PAwrucKEr, r. l.. April 2l.-Eighty.fonr Of the
ghty-slx the swift spooer Of the Conant
Thread Company falling To receive demanded advance
of wages on certain shades, left work yesterday.
Bosroy April 2l.-The Amagam ited Society OF Jour
neymen iailors OF Great Britain aud Wales has notified
the striking taors here that Will render any AID de-
manded TO prevent the emigration or London taiors 10
replace the srlKers Ohy sixteen sIlAerS are 10" un-
employed.
MARLBOROUGH. Mass, April 21.-rhe trouble with the
at f. a. Coolldges shoe factory has been ad'
justed, and the men resumed work THIS mornlnS.
BALTIMORE April 2I.-The strike Of the street car
drivers appears be reaching close stated that
the Union arranged with tho old drivers to 20 10
mands will be granted one OF the Frck lines has four
teen running to-day all new drivers and more Will
cars running officers Of the company state that
they VIII add several more tomorrow The drivers are
becoming dissatisfied with idleuess and they want
money for the support OF their families II Is now ex
pected the will close with the end OF the present
week.
TAUNTON, Mass, April 2l.-The Old Colony Shovel
shops AT East have shut down, owing To the
among the men, and u Is feared that the
shutdown will for good, and that tue works will be
removed to Somerset, which Will ruin the business or
East Taunton
EFFECT OF STRIKES ON GENERAL BUSINESS.
PITTsBURG, April 21 (SpeciaD. The unset
tied relations between capital and labor have caused
marked depression III some lines OF business here Al.
though Ptsburg had fewer strikes than any other
important Industrial centre in the country considerable
money which would otherwise have been used Is tied
up. John NJ. Oakley & Co. we're in correspondence
with larse corporation relative to placing in this
market 500, 600 OF their bonds To-day there came
letter from company stating that they had decided
to issue no new obligations present as would 10
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