The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-06
Chicago Strikers Accept Their
Employers Terms.
Che EeV York Carpenters Win Their Fight
for the Eight-ROur Day.
Inquiry Into the Sweating" Method In
LOndOn-LesISlatiOn Ursed-StrikeS
al Prague and Hamburg.
Special by the California Associated Press.

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CHICAGO, May Sat nearly all the great
manufacturing establishments a majority
of the workers who went out ON a strike
Friday were back at work to-day. the most
of them under conditions against which
they rebelled two days ago.
At McCormick's full force reported for
duty. Two-thirds Of the employees of Wells,
French & Co.'S shops were at work at the
former rate. At the Ajax Forge Company
and Griffin & Wells Company work was 60
ing on, the men having returned, pending
the future adjustment of their troubles.
The situation at the Malleable Iron Works
was the same as on Saturday. A commit
tee will wait upon the company to arbitrate
their differences, with prospects of salts
factory agreement.
In the planing-mill district the condition
of the strike and the strikers in relation to
the hour movement seems to be somewhat
confused. At some of the mills the men
have returned on the old ten-hour basis,
while at other mills the eight-hour day has
been granted with eight hours pay. Taken
rs d hLUlcs luC Cl5ul-ilOuI llON0ulell III the
planing-millS is failure. The men lacked
organization, leadership aud cooperation.
AT the large packing-hUu everything is
quiet, peaceful and busy this morning. The
usual daily routine went on without inter-
ruption. The butchers and cOopers were
at work and 30 trouble is anticipated. Fiji
teen hundred walters demand the scale of
wages adopted by the Culinary Alliance.
II the bosses refuse the men will omit work.
CHICAGO, May 5.-The terms of settle
ment agreed upon by the Arbitration Com
mlttee OF the striking carpenters and the
new Bosses Association was submitted to
the carpenters this afternoon and after a
stormy session was ratified by them. A
1prther meeting of the Arbitration Com
mlttee VIII be held tomorrow, when all the
minor details Will be settled and the strike,
as far as it concerns these two associations,
Will be declared off
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, May 5.-The indications are
that the carpenters and joiners of this city
have succeeded in the eight-hour movement.
Several thousand carpenters waited until
O'Clock before reporting for work. Very
lew employers objected to the programme,
and only few hundred carpenters are re-
ported to be out. Substantially the same
CONDITION oil affairs is reported from Brook
lyn.
President Gompers of the Federation of
Labor, addressing the carpenters this morn
lng said: When the carpenters get eight
hours we mean that the coal miners shall
nave the same, and other crafts will follow.
We mean to have eight hours for every man
and woman in every trade"
The carpenters are jubilant over their
victory. They feel that by Tomorrow
night every man will be back at work.
DENVER.
DENVER, May 5.-The quiet labor situa-
lion was broken here this morning by the
CfTf aTfN faar, nal.f v,a-e-F i
turner's unions for nine hours work and
ten hours pay. One hundred and thirty
hye meu went out and were soon followed
by $50 benchmen. The Denver Box and
Planning Mill acceded to their demand and
Is running as usual. The other five mills
are idle. The employers say they cannot
grant the demand on account of the Missouri
River competition, and will have to close
thelr mills. The men say they did not ask
Tor eight hours ON account of this compeLi-
tloD. No ill-feellng is apparent.
HELENA.
HELENA, May Sit is stated tonight
that the labOrerS here Will not strike A
delegation from Butte, where the strike is
DAILY increasing in numbers, has been here
to-day, but the workmen here refused to
join In the movement The effort to make
the lowest wages for the men So day all
over Inc State viii not succeed, as large
number OF Knights OF Labor have expressed
an aversion to general labor move in the
State and the matter creates little interest
here.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. May 1.-Two hundred and fifty
harness-ma akers struck to-day for an in-
crease OF 10 per cent About 100 quarry
men also went out, demanding an increase
In wages and an eight-hour day.
PITTsBURG.
PTTTsBURG, May 5-Four thousand en-
ployeS OF the National Tube Works at Nc
Aeesport the biggest in the world, have
demanded 10 per cent advance in wages
MOUNT VERNON.
MOUNT VERNON On. y, May 5-Two
hundred and fifty carpenters struck for ten
hours pay and nine hours work. The
bosses refused to comply.
BOSTON.
BOSTON, May 5.-The steam-ftters of
Boston have decided to accept nine hours
per day for six days in the week without
reduction Of wages.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, May 5.-Fifty employees of
the Excelsior Foundry struck this morning
on the company's refusal TO grant 10 per
cent advance. ,
CAMBRIDGE.
CAMBRIDGE (Ohio), May Six hundred
cosl-miners in this place and Bellaire struck
to-day.
THE SWEATING SYSTEM
LONDON, May 5.-A Committee of the
House Of Lords which was appointed to in
Quire into the sweating" system which is
causing much misery among residents in
the eastern part of the city, urges the hands
to combine and force employers to paw bet
ter wages and grant shorter hours The
committee also presses the point In its re.
port to Parliament that the necessity for
legislative interference is great.
TROUBLE IN QUEENSLAND.
BRISBANE (QueensIand), May .. The
members of the labor unions threaten to
strike to prevent the shipment of wools
sheared By non-union men. They have
telegraphed to England asking the support
OF the British labor unions.
BOMB EXPLOSION.
BARCELONA, May "a bomb exploded
In front OF the Merchants and Manufac-
tnTers' Clubhouse this morning. The con-
cussion was terrific The doors and win
doWs Oh the house were broken.
HAMBURG.
HAMBURG, May 5.-Seven thousand
masons and carpenters have struck
PRAGUE.
PRAGUE, May 5.-Nine thousand work
ingmen struck here to-day.