The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-03
CHICAGO'S LABOR CLASH.
THOUSANDS OF MEN ADDED TO
THOSE ON STRIKE.

All the Molders of the City Walk
Out OF Their Shops-Between 5000
and 1000 Sash, Door and Blind
Men Follow Their Example-Thou-
sands More Ready.
CHICAGO, May 2.-The signal was given
this morning and the iron molders in most
of the large manufacturing establishments
Of Chicago went out on strike at z O'Clock,
or rather declined to go to work at the old
rates The fires under the furnaces of
the Malleable Iron Works were banked
this morning, seventy-fve molders
there having declined to resume work.
They asked for an eight-hour day, and a
uniform rate Of wages This was refused.
Sixteen hundred men are employed at the
Malleabls Iron Works, and if the molders'
stike long continues, the entire plant will
be compelled to shut down. The men
simply declined to return b their place this
morning. and pickets were posted about the
works to see that no non-union man went
to work.
AT THE MCCORMICK WORKS.
At the Mccormick harvesting machine
works $50 molders declined to go to work.
All the molders' helpers are also out, and
the strike threatens much to the balance of
the employees of the works, which employs
$500 men. The molders also posted pickets
at this place, and an attempt TO put non
union men to work will be met by deter
mined resistance
Tho strike spread to Bowman g. Richard
sons establishment and $50 molders refused
to go TO work.
All the molders at Griffins iron foundry
went out. There were eighty men en-
ployed there.
The Miners Steel Company granted 200
| of their molders an eight-hour day, and a
strike was averted.
ANARCHISTS JOIN THE RANKS.
The molders employed at the Deering
reaper works and number of anarchists
struck this morning.
The Fairbank Canning Company has re-
| fused the demand of 500 employees for an
eight-hour day, and strike will be in
augurated Monday. Eighty coopers struck
this morning.
Ten thousand employees in the sash, door,
and blind factories, planning mills, and
| other such lines of business, struck this
morning for eight hours. There are about
| 1,5O0 OF them IN the city. The remaining
men struck tonight.
| The strike of this morning covers the
southwest division of the city and the mills
ON the north pier The demand is for eight
hours work and eight hours pay.
| PLANNING MILL HANDS OUT.
Tn move was decided upon last night, and
around all the planning mills this morning
the workmen were collected in little knots.
The men quit without notifying their en-
ployers. Among all the planning
mills there was but one where
the men were at work this
A. Nennett's. at A. Fl. Behl's some nom
union men were at work this morning.
Three hundred strikers started for the
place to ''clean out the establishment" as
the strikers said. Mr.. Behl, becoming fright
ened sent for the police, and patrol wagon
was sent TO the scene of the prospective
trouble. The planning mill men number all
the way from 1000 to 10000 men.
INAUGURATION OF THE TROUBLE.
CHICAGO, May 2, II p M.-The threatened
strikes in this city, which may be said to
have technically begun yesterday when
organized labor took its holiday, were not
made apparent till this morning, when the
men failed to resume work in many shops.
The Black road in the vicinity of McCor-
mick's Reaper Works had much the same
appearance this morning as it had four
years ago to-day. None but strikers could
be seen, and they had entire possession.
Everybody employed in the Malleable
Iron Works, at the corner of Twenty
sixth and Rockwell streets. is out.
The total number of employees is 1900
Among them are fifty girls, employed as
"coremakers" in the foundry. No particu-
lar reason is assigned by the men for quit
ting work. A committee, consisting of two
men from each department, were appointed
last night to wait upon the officials, but
| they seemed disiuclined to go before their
employers and make statement. Presi-
dent Z. Bailey called the strikers about him
and upbraided them for going out without
notice, and told them that when they found
out what they wanted, to let him know
their demands The men seemed not to know
what to say in reply. The chairman
| of the moiders' committee says they want
ten hours as a days work, Is per cent.
advance in wages, and 80 per cent. extra
| for overtime.
At the great Mccormick reaper factory
| fifty molders went out, but work was pro-
| crossing as usual.
OTHER CONCERNS AFFECTED.
Among the manufacturing concerns
which are closed are the following: Bar
mum & Richardson's foundry, $50 men; the
Ajax Forge Company's foundry, $50 men;
the Wells & French Car Company's works,
| 1000 men; the Chicago car wheel foundry
| f. E. Roberts foundry, 100 men, Denman
S Duka's furniture factory. 400 men; the
Chicago Cottage Organ Company. 700 men.
| The lumber showers did not strike to-day,
but are expected to do SO tomorrow.
The entire force of employees of N. X.
| Fairbanks & Co.. about $50, will go out
Monday. The coopers. numbering eighty,
struck this morning. This is something OF
surprise, as the men employed there are
securing better wages than those generally
paid by large concerns. They want eight
hours work and nine hours pay. The
coopers are earnest in their demand for
eight hours, and in all portions of the city
the men are quitting work on the refusal of
| the employers to surrender. In the north
western district of the city there is not one
cooper at work.
| QUIT OF THE WOOD WORKERS.
| From 5000 to 4, 900 sash. door and blind
men walked out of the various factories In
the south and west lumber districts this
| morning. Their action was apparently
| without warning. The men came to their
| places of employment as usual this morning,
and with only a few exceptions proceeded
| to work when the whistle blew. An hour
or so later they threw down their tools and
| quietly walked out, giving no explanation
and without any sort Of scene,
A rumor that the planning men would
| quit tomorrow morning could not be traced
| to any reliable source. 1t was aisd said
| that all ha who'd W0rkars in xwhafavar