Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-11

ton. Factories were closed, and the city
hall and some stores and private residences
werc decorated in honor of the day
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept 3-Notwith-
standing showers which fell at intervals
throughout the day 2,C00 men paraded
Monday and afterward listened to speeches
ut picnic
COLUMBUS, O., Sept 3-Labor Day was
observed here by parade of the trades
and labor assemblies Monday afternoon
and monster mass-meeting in the State
House square In the evening, when the
working people were addressed by Hon.
John 3. Lawlor, Hon. Charles L. Young
and others
ST. LOUIS Sept s.-Labor Day was gem
orally observed in this city The public
buildings were closed. About 6,oOO men,
bers oftthe various labor organizations made
parade on the principal streets In the
afternoon large picnic was held at Lindell
Park.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept 3-Labor Day was
celebrated here by a procession composed
OF 5000 trade unionists, nearly every
branch OF labor being represented. The
parade was followed by picnic in Has
calls Park where an address was delivered
by ex-senator G. II. Van Wyck
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 3-Dispatches
from points in Kansas say that Labor Day was
generally observed. At Topeka 2 0Qo men
marched in the rain carrying flags and
wearing sunfowers !. At Wichita there was
a large parade and picnic. At Leavenw orth
and :Atchison parades and picnics were the
order of the day.
New YoxK, Sept 3.-Labor Day here was
ushered in by bright sunshine From early
morning the streets were crowded by
cfr 1r1~ ~ x~S1
however, that large numbers of work
ing girls trudged along as usual with
; their lunch in hand. In the majority of
cases it was found they worked in concerns
the owners OF which had no respect for La
Dor Day. All the exchanges were closed,
and the custom house, purely for clearance
purposes, was kept open from 8 to 10 clock.
The procession began to move from
Washington parade ground at 1880
o'clock. The parade was not nearly as
large as last year. g..
& About 3, 0O0 people attended mass-meet.
ing at night at the Cooper Institute, at
which number of recognized labor lead
ers spoke in favor of a law making eight
hours working day. Resolutions to the
same effect were offered and adopted
Prof Gunton and s. E. Schevitch were
among the speakers. Resolutions offered
by Mr. Schevitch were adopted expressing
sympathy with the London strikers and
pledging them financial aid A collection
for that purpose was taken up, amounting
to considerable sum.
New YORK, Sept 3-Ex-GOvernOr Albeit
and Master Workman Powderly addressed
a large mass-meeting of working men at
Newark, N. J.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 3-Labor Day
was celebrated in Western Pennsylvania
for the first time. Business was generally
suspended, but the only public demonstra-
ton in this city was parade
of the United Carpenters and Joiners'
Brotherhood, in which about 1900 men
participated. Picnics were held by the
painters, marble-cutters, slate-roofers and
tile-layers' unions, and We're largely at
tended Els.
At Greensburg the local labor organiza-
tions and grangers paraded, and afterward
held a monster meeting, at which addresses
were made by prominent labor leaders ia
vorfng the eight-hour movement 49,
PHILADELPHIA. Sept 3.-Delightful wealth.
er favored the first observance in this city
of Labor Day. The banks and exchanges
were closed as also were nearly all mills
and factories. Nearly oil stores and other
business establishments In the city were
closed in the afternoon.
BOSTON, Sept. 3. = The observance Of
Labor Day was more general in Boston than
In the past two years. Business was en-
hrely suspended. The weather was cloudy
and cool, and the big procession, which
was the feature OF the forenoon, was re-
viewed by thousands who crowded the
sidewalks and windows along the route.