The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-15
FIGHTING FOR BREAD
FEARS or 4 REvolur,on.


Ssw fcnx, April it-A cable sscm Rcne
aeecrs1ee ~ scenes In tAo1 city yesterday grcw.
ine cuses IA e1ts0ps 10 cause bread rice ~
tae unemployed wosamen
Ins ecssrrzeens eonsersed 10 mas nertsrx
g - tdls msa euk instssed that st should -
en 0forsAnis eascs In which % ct mp =
The eoarsyaSd vas crowded with exnssed
wo9kinemen and tha neixhhc-srr streets were
nited vim csyhlneess and 3 :sSiiery. A force cf
csva2y wss ossc - hand. The entsse precsn-
oous were dirscsed b. ne prins sninister.
1ne police Inspector In command stood close
speeken whsn they handled The government
too fougkiy.
Toe nobility, clerxymen and middle Glasses
we're denoanced Finally workiuxsnan named
De 6Anctts declared that the government had
reduced the scalers = . condition OF slavery
and woaid give them neither work nor bread
The minisxry had adopted h&rh&rous syssera
g. ue.lsns fae masses. and their condition was
uueadur4hie Here the inspector warned the
srsaker, whercupcn De sanctis shsiexed.
IAke ne 10 Irieons ] am tired al snfseyingy'
terrific scene of confusion followed daring
which the orator shoused. ''our only hope is to
take 70 arm4s
Tns inspecscs put on IN o1Sciai scasi, buxiex
vere sounded aud the workingmsn were os-
defed 20 disrszsn They reared angriiy - the
0oope advanced with liked bayonea and she
cartneers cleared the courtyard
u ms feared that the mob wss about to attack
ne once OF the minister os finance. and the
outlding IVES closed and prepared for defense.
some Of the mob fell upon the eaxbineers
vim ettckA and several arrests were made.
Later on the crowd tried 70 organize in Risrsa
Dante. bas W. dispersed By the cavalry. Al
prisonsfs were RELEASED last night except Ds
Saucfis.
The workinsnen announce that shey viii
hold meeting ntxt SUNDAY with or without
permission. A peslou riot il feared.
AyxkFoof. April lA-In consequence oi the
refusai Of the deck companies a. Btrkenhead
% Accept tho tesns OF the Dock rAborers' Union.
In regard to hoars Of labor. 500 men struck TO-
day.
BUDAPEST. April H-Msn employed in the
msrhine shops Of tho railway met yesterday
aud resolved TO aeitate in favor Of eight hours
LospoS. April II Tho Jewish taliora and
pfessen and mechinists 1t Manchester have
struck fos shorter hoan and higher wages.
BosIoS. April A-0rsanircrs reported Il the
meeting Of the carpenters Of the district council
last night that every trade Of the organization In
the state has prpnised financially to support
the carpenters in tncir eight and nine hoars' de-
mand
NEw YcRx. April IA-what threasened 70 he
long and bitter contest between capital and
labor II strike IN the trades generally has been
sverted- Today men Of al trades went 70 work
ststhe uguai hour. The difference between the
cenfssI Labor Union and the Hecla Iron Works
was adjusted yesterday. and the announcement
was sent forth that tho men called ous on Fri
dsy and Saturday should resume work Nom
union men employed have hecn discharged.
CHICAGO. April iL--Judgs Prendergast, OF the
county cou (, today rondercd dcciaiou OF I'm
poetanco 70 stnking carpenterx He ordesed
the assignee ~ = nrm which had the contraet
Tor woodwork on The Rand 4 Mcxally building
to go ahehd with ne work ~ d coucede all tho
demands OF the carpenters. He also Informed {
dcpataticn Of strikers that he would take no
action Affecting thsir interest without nrst con-
suiting them.
CHICAGO, April A-According 10 the pro-
gramme the master carpenters belonging 10 ths
Builden' associatton made IN attempt 70 start
up work. to nnish their contracts with non union
men. The movement 70 not general, q 1ew nom
union men an on hand. and Il is decided that II
the master carpsnters continue putting non.
union men at work general strike Of brick
layefs and nasous viii Be ordered.