Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-03
ARMIES OF TOILERS
DROP THEIR TOOLS AND LEAVE HUGE WORK
SHOPS EMPTY.
Unprecedented Spread of the Strike at Chicago
Thousands Demand the Eight-Hou Day
Status Of the Carpenters Strike
in Many Cities.

N Many OIueS'
Chicago. May 2.-Ten thousand en-
ployeS in the sash. door and blind fac-
tories. planning mills and other such
lines of business, went on strike TINS
morning for the eight-hOur work day.
There are about 25.OOO of them all told
i'm the city. and it is understood that the
remaining $1,000 will strike unless their
demands are complied with. All the
hands at c. j. d l.. Meyers X Co. :,
manufacturers of SashcS, doors and
blinds, went out on strike this morning
The employees number 400. The yards
of the firm are at the North pier. The
men demanded eight hours work with
nine hours pay as substitute for the
lO-hour system. The firm declined TO
accede and offered eight hours. and in
formed the men that they would take
the matter of pay under adviSement.
The men refused this offer. The 400
strikers are composed Of machinlStS.
cabinet makers and carpenters. There
will be meeting between the employ
ers and a committee Of the strikers this
afternoon.
SASH. DOOR AND BLIND MEN JOIN.
1t was reported this morning that all
the employees of the sash. door and blind
factory Of Palmer Il Fuller had struck.
Palmer X Fuller employ 500men. Their
demands are similar To those OF the en-
ploves Of the Meyers Company. 1t was
also said that 800 men at HinSey ~
u
Brown streets, had gone on strike. Inc
strike of this morning covers the south
west division Of the city and the mills
on the north pier. The demand Is Tor
eight hours work and nine hours pay.
The move was decided upon last night,
and around al the planning mills this
morning were idle knots Of men. In
most instances the men quit work With
out notifying their employers. Among
all the planning mills there was but one
where the men were at work this morn
ing. and that was at A. Benefits.
HUNDREDS OF MoLDERs STRIKE.
The signal was given this morning and
the iron mOlderS i'm most of the large
manufacturing establishments of Chica-
90 went out on strike at o'clock. or
rather they declined to 90 to work at
the old rates The fire under the fur
naceS Of the Mallcablc Iron Works were
banked this morning. the - molders
there having declined 20 resume work.
They asked for the eight-hour day and
n uniform rate Of wages. This was rc-
fused. There are 1000 men employed
at the Mallcal lc Iron Works. and if thc
mOlders' strike continues long Che entire
plant will bee compelled 90 shut down.
The men simply declined to return to
their places this morning. and pickcts
were posted about the works to sec CHAT
mo- nou-uuiOu men went t0 work.
AZ the Mccormick Harvesting Ma
chine Work, 800 moldcr> declined tO go
to- work. All the moIdcrs helpers are
also out. aud tine strike threatens TO im-
plicatc the balance of the employees, to
the number of l.5OO men. These mold
crs also posted pickcts 40 this place and
any attempt to put non-union men at
work will bee met by desperate resist
ancc.
The strike spread to Bomcn * Rich
ardson's establishment. and $50 moderS
refused 10 20 to work. All the mOldcrS
at Grinin's iron foundry also struck.
Eighty men were employed there. The
Illinois Steel Company granted 200 of
their moldcrs the cight-hour day and
strike was ayerted. The molderS en-
ploycd at the Decring Reaper Works
and number of machiniStS struck this
morning.
The Fairbanl Canning Company has
refused the demands of the 500 cm-
ploves for the S-hour day. and a strike
will be inaugurated Monday. Eighty
coopers struck this morning.
ALONG THE BLACK ROAD.
The Black road i'm the vicinity of Nc
Cormick'S Reaper Works had much the
same appearance this morning as ii had
four years ago to-day. None but
strikers could be seen and they had en-
tire possession. Four hundred men i'm
Denman & BurkeS furniture factory
struck for eight hours this morn
ing. and seven hundred employees
of the Chicago Cottage Organ factory
did the same for like cause. Several
thousand lumber ShaverS i'm the lumber
district along the Black road are dis
satisfied. and strike is anticipated
among them. The board of arbitration
chosen to settle the differences between
the striking carpenters and the new
bosses association, has been i'm secret
session all day. and is understood to
have mode satisfactory progress IL
was announced late this afternoon that
eight hours. as regular days work.
had been agreed ON.
THE OLD BOSSES WEAKENING.
At the first session to-day, the letter
from the old Bosses Association was
read. 1t claimed that this association
employs majority of the carpenters OF
the city, and that no effective settle
ment can be made without the assent of
this body. 1t further says that the
members of the association are ready 10
concede the cight-hour day and TO treat
with their men as TO wages, but they
decline to submit to arbitration. The
proposition is TO recognize the Union to
the extent of preventing themselves
from hiring or discharging whatever
men they may choose to employ or dis
miss.
Unable to Pay Union Prices.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May >. - The
Springfield Cigar Manufacturing Com
many will close its mandatory Satur-
dav nirht. throwing a large number Of