The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-03
LABOR DAY AT THE NORTH
A GENERAL OBSERVANCE IN
THE LARGER CITIES.
Extensive Celebration by Labor
Leagues and Trade eAssOciatiOus
Trouble at Newark Results In
a Failure of the Parade,

Extensive Celebration by Labor
Leagues and Trade Associations
Trouble at Newark Results In
a Failure of the Parade.
CHICAGO, September 2.-Labor day was
honored i'll this city to-day by two pro-
cessions and numberless picncs. The
largest procession was that of the Trades
and Labor Assembly. in which thousands
of men marched to the music of numer-
Gus bands. At the close of the parade
he participants proceeded to Kuhn's
Park The trades taking part in the Gel
ebration were the printers, switchmen,
horseshoers, carpenters, wood carvers,
iron moulders, gas filters, machinery,
constructors, harness makers, brick lay
ers, stone cutters, cigar makers, and
WATERS. Knights of Labor paraded on
West Side, and also proceeded to the pic
mic ground at Willow Spnil9s. The pa
rade was Ill four divisions, comprising
thirty-seven local assemblies.
1t is estimated that 10000 men
marched i'll the trades assembly parade
and 5000 i'll that of the Knights of La
bor
PHILADELPHIA, September 2.-The de-
lighttul weather favored the first obServ-
ance in this city of Labor Day. The
banks and exchanges were closed as were
also nearly all the mills and factories
The principal celebrations of the day were
the picnic of the United Labor League
the Rising Sun Park parade and the
Scottish game at Pastime Park of the
Caledonia Club, and the picnic of the
German Federation of Trades at Schuet-
zen Park, Camden. At Rising Park, after
dancing and other sports, a number of
speakers addressed the assemblage on the
c1ght hour question. Nearly all stores
and business establishments in the city
were closed i'll the afternoon.
ALBANY, N. Y, September 2.-Labor
Day was celebrated here by a parade in
the morning, in which representatives OF
all trades participated to the number OF
5000. 1t was reviewed by Governor
Hill, Mayor Maher, Col. McEwen, and
Thomas J. Bowling, president of the
State Trades Assembly at the Delavan
House. A picnic at Pleasure Island was
held this afternoon. K. J.. Mcclure de-
livered an GRAFTON on the eight hour law.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, September 2.-Labor
Day was very generally observed through
out this region. The coliercs were nearly
all shut down, and nearly all the indus
trial establishments in the city suspended
work. A general parade of the fire de-
partment took place this morning, and
the afternoon was devoted to a monster
fete at Cressona Park with races and
every variety of athletic contests for the
b 'neht of the soldiers monument.
NEWARK, N. j., September 2.-Differ-
cnces between the Trades Assem-
bly, and Knights Of Labor caused the pa
rade here to be a failure. The Knights
secured the best speakers, including T.
V. Powderly, Mayor Hines, Rev. DR..
Pentecost and Ex-Governor Albeit, and
the crowd at the Knights OF Labor park
was composed mostly of outsiders.
CINCINNATI. September 2.-The observ-
ance of Labor Day here has been OBJ
structed by rain, which began falling iii
the night, and kept on until after ~
O'Clock. A parade for this afternoon had
been arranged, followed by a picnic
among the hill top resorts.
BALTIMORE, September 2.-Labor Day
was celebrated by several picnics The
parade having been postponed until Sep
ternber 0, the day of great civic parade,
robbed the occasion of general interest