The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-04
LABOR HAS IT'S HOLIDAY
FORTY THOUSAND MEN IN THE
PARADE AT NEW YORK.

Amusements by the Score to Add to
the Enjoyments of the Day-The
Weather All that Could be Desired
The Celebrations In Other Cities.
NEW York, Sept. 3.-The workmen of
this city have had magnificent weather for
the celebration of labor day. The public at
large put on holiday appearance and resi-
dents were astir early. The parade was
particular feature of the day. 1t is esti-
mated that 40, 900 persons were in hne
The means for thorough enjoyment of the
day were ample and included a mann
moth picnic at Phoenix park, the
annual races of six different
yacht clubs, and the canoe club. trial races,
athletic clubs, games in plenty in this and
ell the adjacent towns There were games
of ball between the New York and Phila-
delphia clubs, Brooklyn and st. Louis clubs
in BROOKLYN, numberless othor ball games
less pretentious, the volunteer veterans
Notification, and matinees at most OF the
theaters in this city and Brooklyn.
OTHER FESTIVITIES.
There was also Knights of Labor picnic
at Sulzen's Harlem river park, picnic OF
the Ancient Order of Hibornians at Jones
Wood, besides innumerable other games ana
festivities of every concelvaDle descrl tloh.
The courts, public offices, all the ex-
changes and the democratic and republican
national headquarters were closed all Day
The display made in the parade by Typo
graphical Union No. 6, with Baynes Sixty
ninth regiment band at its head, and the
various chapels of morning ana evening
newspapers, elected commentators every
where.
Work for the day in most of the large
&c 7 and
tie adjacent towns was suspended. lit took
nearly an hour and half for the parade to
pass the stand.
ANARCHISTS ROUGHLY HANDLED.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept 3.-The labor
paraders this evening adjourned to
garden, when few anarchists, who had |
Slipped in, displayed their red flag. They |
were Immediately attacked by 100 working |
men whose indignation was beyond control |
The flag was trampled under foot, and one |
of the anarchists after another went to the |
ground in a fight that continued FOR at |
least ten minutes. All the anarchists but |
five escaped, but those who got away were |
bleeding aud lame. and will hardly appear |
In public for some time to come. The |
names of those arrested are: Ben Hill, |
carpenter; Emil Schilling, machinist; |
Godfrey Ostermeyer, Charles Lubly and |
Gustave Buetner, carpenters. They were |
locked up, CnarBeu Wlbu TlOt
BosroN's CULTURED BREADwINNERs.
BosroN. Sept. 3.-Business was generally |
suspended here to-day, and at an early hour |
the principal streets were thronGed with |
sightseers TO view the great labor parade, |
the feature of the forenoon. All the labor |
organizations in the city were represented, |
and the processi IN was the largest of its |
kind ever seen here. There were four di- |
visions, and the steady stream OF working |
rnen i'll line required an hour and quarter |
to pass given point. George Mcclure. of |
the Cigarmakers' Union, was the chief mar |
shall. The procession was reviewed by Gov. |
Ames and staff and by Mayor o. ;rien.
When dismissed the various organizations |
dispersed to adjacent summer resorts, where |
the day was spent IN general festivity.
SOME OF THE MOTT oEs AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept 3-The trades unions |
procession to-day had about 1000 men i'll |
line Among the notices carried were: |
America Has Laborers Enough to Do Her |
Own Work" mo More Cinnamon or Con- |
tract Laborers," american Laborers TO |
Do American Work." "Strictly OPP |
posed to Tenement House, Chinese
penters Will Never Vote for Any |
Candidate Who Was Nominated in Scab |
Building" This was supposed to refer to |
the auditorium building in which the |
national republican convention was held. |
Above hackload of the dirtiest, raggedest |
and worst looking newsboys who could |
be collected in a general competitive |
examination for the purpose fioated BAN |
ner bearing these significant words: "Pov- |
rty-Ignorance-Our Future Citizens
Compulsory Education"
The day was generally observed in the |
largest towns ana cities Of the state.
IN PoRKoPoLIS.
CINCINNATI, Sept 3.-Labor day was eel
ebrated here by giving holiday to the en-
ployes in almost all the large manufacto-
rieS, and in great labor parade in the af-
ternoon, in which the various labor organ
izations were fully represented. After the
parade speeches were made in English and
German in the streets near where the pro-
cession disbanded There was no closing of
public offices or business houses
IN LINE AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 3-Labor day was OBJ
served here by the various labor organiza-
tions in the city, which were largely repre-
sented in the parade. No banners, flags or
notices of an Objectionable character were
carried