Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03
Many Strike Throughout the Eastern
States.
FEARS OF AN INDIAN OUTBREAK.
Wo'len Entering a New Field of
Labor-Basebail News
Racing Events.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE RzooRD-usIos.l
STRIKES.
The Eight-Hour-Day Move Taken Up in
Earnest.

CHICAGO. May 2d.-All the employees in
the planning mill in the Southwest Side
struck this morning tor eight hours and
ten hours pay. The move was decided
upon last night. Trouble is feared at many
establishments.
The planiug-mill men number from
10000 TO 80 600. aad will be out on strike
before tonight. The firms offered eight
hours pay TO the men, which they refused
They demand eight hours day as sub.
stitute for the ten-hour system.
1t is reported that 500 men in the sash
door and blind factory of the Palmer &
Fuller Company are out on strike; also,
800 men at the Hinsey & Loss factory
All the molders at McCormiek's reaper
works are on strike this morning. 1t is
believed that the balance OF the employes,
over $500, will go out to-day. AT the
Deering Reaper Works the molders are on
strike. At Bomen & Richardson's and
at Griffin's Iron Foundry all The molders
are on strike this morning. The strikers
demand eight hours. The Fairbanks Can
ming Company refused eight hours day
and 500 employees will go out on Monday.
THE LATEST.
CHICAGO, May 3d.-The threatened strikes
IN this city, which may be said to have
technically begun yesterday, when organ
ized labor took its holiday, were not made
apparent until this morning, when the men
failed to resume work at many of the shops.
Black road, in the vicinity of Mccormick S
reaper works, is said to have much the
same appearance to-day as it had four
years ago. None but the strikers could be
seen, and they had entire possession.
A'large proportion of the employees of
the foundues OF Barnum & Richards, the
Nr,x,,x II . Hl... n
Wheel Company, went out, and those con-
Germs are closed. As elsewhere, no formal
demand was made on the employers.
At the Wells-French Car Company s
shops every one of the thousand employees
went out. and the shops were closed. The
olacksmlths were the only ones who made
known their demands, which was for eight
hours as days work.
At f. Z. Roberts foundry it was said
that the men seemed anxious for either q
strike Of vacation, so the works have
been shut down till next Monday to ac-
comm9date them and make repairs.
The entire number of employees at n K.
Fairbanks & Co.'S soap and lard works will
go out Monday. The coopers, to the num-
Der of eighty, struck this morning. This
was surprise, as the men employed by
Fairbanks are receiving better wages than
th0SC Pdlo CiSCW ASie. 1HSy WANT olROt
hours work and nine hours paw, About
600 men will strike,
The report is current tonight that nearly
all the planning mill men in the city will
quit tomorrow. II was also said the wood
workers in whatever branch of business.
were restless and might join the strikers at
any moment
Everything remained quiet tonight not
withsianding the large number of men
idle, end the police say they do Lot antici.
pate any disturbance.
From three to four thousand sash, door
and blind men walked out of the various
factories in the southwest lumber. dis
trict this morning. The action was appar-
entity without warning. The men started
to work when the whistle blew, but an
hour later they walked out. giving no ex-
planation, but that they want eight hours
for days work. The strike is likely to
spread to all the wood workers in the city,
numbering 10000.
Every man, boy, and girl at work in the
malleable iron works struck this morning,
numbering 1,200, without stating their
grievances. Fifty core girls also Joined the
strikers. The entire number of employees
of the N. n. Fairbank Company, about $50
will go out Monday.
Coopers, numbering eighty, struck this
morning. This will be followed by all the
coopers in town.
THE CARPENTERS STRIKE.
CHICAGO, May 2d.-The Board of Arbi-
tratlon appointed TO settle the carpenters
strike between the new Bosses Association
and the strikers commenced labor to-day,
with Judge Tuley presiding. 1t is thought
that matters will soon be arranged and the
men go to work.
The striking molders having been granted
some concessions by the bosses, they will
return to work in the morning. The basis
OF settlement is kept secret, but it is be-
lieved that the men get their hours of labor
reduced from fourteen to ten.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, May 2d-About one thou
sand carpenters went out on strike here
this morning. They demand eight hours
work. About twenty bosses have conceded
the demand. The others will make fight.
DETROIT
DETROIT, May 2d.-The carpenters strike
situation here to-day is unchanged, save
that few small contractors have conceded
eight hours day and the scale of wages
demanded by the strikers.