Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-04
MAY-DAY ECHOES.
Big Strike in San Francisco-A Trucc In
Chicago.
rsy telegraph to the Dispatch,


SAN FRANc1sco, May 3.-Carpenters and
ioiners numbering 200. and other workers
10 the number of $50 struck yesterday for
eight hours.
CHICAGO, Nav "a temporary truce was
called in the sash, door, and bllnd-mlllS
strike this morning. the employers con-
cedlug the strikers demands for the day,
pending the conference of the men with
each other. The employers say that they
cannot afford to give their men the eight
hour day unless it becomes general among
their competitors, Between tins time ana
Monday they Will endeavor to learn the
status of affairs in this respect, and # the
concession cannot be made general the
truce will end at that time and be declared
OF and the strike will be on again.
Two thousand marble-cutters IN the
retail shops struck to-day for eight hours.
and their demands were generally COM
Piled with.
The strike Of 200 employees at the NAL
leable Iron-Works Will be continued In
definitely. The company this morning re-
fused 10 grant the demands OF the men.
DEMANDS OF THE STRIKERS CONCEDED.
CHICAGO. MAY 3.-The arbitration COM
mittees Of tho Carpenters Union and the
new Boss Carpenters Association met
again this morning, and when O recess vas
taken for lunch IL was annOuncedthnt they
had progressed go far in their work that 1t
has been determined that work would be
resumed Monday 10y as many carpenters as
the members of the new association could
find employment for. The demands of the
strikers have been substantially conceded.
They are to work eight hours; none but
union men are to be employed, and they
are TO have union fOremen. The cecretary
of the committee said but two points OF
difference remained-the price per hour to
be paid and the government OF appren-
tees. and these would be submitted to
three Judges, who are acting as umplres. AS
to wages, the bosses think thirty cents per
hour a fair compensation, while the men
want forty cents.
HOLDING OUT no CONCESSIONS.
DETROIT, May "a large number of non
unionist carpenters have joined the ranks
of the strikers, and to-day the striking car
penters number about 1900 men. This
morning some three hundred machine
wood-workers struck. and this changed the
feeling of the carpenters who had agreed
TO arbitrate their grievances to-day, buI
now they are holding out for eight hours
at 20 cents and no concessions.
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
PHILADELPHIA. Nav 3.-Ihe situation OF
the carpenters strike remains practically
the same as on the two previous days. The
number OF concessions Is being added 70,
but the list is growing slowly, and the
bosses who have given inform hardly more
than one fourth of the entire number.
GAINING SLOWLY.
Bosrow. Nav 3.-The strike situation is
practically unchanged. The strikers gain
ground very slowly.
STRIKERS SEVERELY HANDLED.
BARCELONA. May Midnight. - The
strikers assembled tonight in thousands.
The troops endeavored TO disperse them,
but were met with stout resistance.
Several revolver shots were fred at the
soldiers, who replied with volley. he
mob was then charged and scattered ut the
point of the bayonet. Three OF the
strikers were shot and seriously wounded.
Mary arrests were made. A striker was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life at hard
labor to-day for wounding a policeman.
Five Others were sentenced to ten years
confinement each at hard labor for at
tempting TO prevent others from going to
work.
THEY TAKE THE ARcHBIsHoP's ADVICE.
DUBLIN, May 3.-The employees of the
Great Southwestern railway resumed work
at noon to-day on the company's terms.
In returning to work the strikers acted on
the advice given by Archbishop Walsh.
SENTENCED TO nIPRIsoSMENT.
PARIS. May 9.-Forty men who, were ar
rested for disorderly conduct during the
labor demonstration have been sentenced
to terms of imprisonment varying from
one week To three months,