The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-05-07
LABoR's DAY.
roIIcrs Of Two Continents Unite In {
struggle for Shorter Hours

LOilCrH OF Two continents UNTO IN y
struggle for Shorter Hours.
BERLIN, May 2-FOr weeks Berlin has
tremblingly awaited the supposed fatal
day Yesterday morning 5000 police
men, reinforced by 5000 specials, turned
out. In each barrack battalion of sol
diers stood ready to march at mo-
ment's notice, with rifles and carbines
loaded with ball cartridge. Out Of 3O0,-
600 toilers only 20, 900 stopped work,
many of them with permission of their
employers.
VIENNA, May 2.-The men struck gen.
orally here. There was no riOting,
but small mob is reported at Prague,
where the strikers tried to derail train
by throwing stones on the track. At
Frankstadt the striking masses of work
men at the factory of Bumbate were
driven away by bayOnet attack of the
infantry. At Pesth the military at
tackled a small mob, wounding ten.
PEsTH, May 2.-Thirty thousand work.
men met and adopted resolutions in ia
vor of a worl-day of eight hours.
BRUSSELS, May 2.-Ten thousand work
men marched in procession yesterday.
At the head of the line was body of
police. There was no incident worthy
of note during the day.
ROME, May 2-The wOrkmen in Boz
logna, Pisa. Palermo, Lugo and other
towns attempted to hold demonstra-
tions. They were dispersed by the
police.
Madrid, May .. -ThOusands of work
L l. a.
Gardens yesterday, and after organizing
a meeting, appointed delegates to pre-
sent petition to the Cortes asking for
the passage of an eight-hour law.
CHICAGO, May May day, with its
demonstration by organized labor in be-
half of the eight-hour work day, has
come and gone, and the predictions Of
riot and bloodshed, and an almost uni
versal strike by the trades have not
been realized. Labor. indeed, was in a
great measure suspended, but those who
dropped their tools for the day did not
do so for the purpose of taking up sticks
and paving stones and INDUCING in riot
Gus demonstrations Thousands of them
quit work for the day to march in the
great parades, but by far many more
thousands made it a holiday.
PITTsBURGH, May 2.-Labor Day in
this city was uneventful. Throughout
Western Pennsylvania, however, a num-
Der of strikes we're reported yesterday.
! At Youngstown, Scottdale, Jeanette,
Greensburg and Braddock the carpen-
tiers and joiners came out for eight
hours work or an increase in wages.
/ The demands have not been granted,
and building operations have been prac-
tically suspended in those towns. At
| McKeesport there was a monster DEM
onstatiOn last night under the auspices
Of the Carpenters Union, in honor OF
the day.
ST. LOUIS, May 2.-The parade was a
| pronounced success, and the crowd was
q distinctly orderly and loyal one. The
stars and stripes was the only flag to be
seen, and there were many fag-bearers.
There were few banners displayed, and
the tone of the inscriptions thereon was
very moderate.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-The journey
men carpenters OF this city went on a
strike yesterday as they had previously
I dhhOuAOON bAOy NOuAO uO- AACAH uo'
mand is for a nine-hOur working day
with pay at thirty-fve cents per hour.
The present union rate of wages is thir,
ty cents PEI hour.
LOUISVILLE, May 1.-The great labor
parade was an immense display. 1t il
estimated that fully 10, 600 worl1ingme1
took part in the affair Nearly every
trade was represented in the procession
The carpenters resolved to go on a
strike to-day unless the master builders
accede to their demands of eight hours
Boston, May 2.-The strike of the
carpenters of this city for an eight-houi
work day was formally inaugurated yes
terday. About 1880 men are out, and
of this number $50 are new recruits WHIT
Joined the ranks of the disaffected with
in the past day. 1t is estimated thert
are 1900 men in the city who have beer
granted eight hours by about 100 firms