New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-06
LABORS SIGNAL VICTORY.
FEW MEN FORCED TO GO OUT ON STRIKE.
THE EIGHT.HOUR wORKDAY PRETTY GENER
ALLY CoYCEDED-So DISORDER.

| ALLY CONCEDED-NO DISORDER.
Yesterday was a rcdet'er day in the almanac o'
labor. Perlap, never have the labor unions achieved
such an unqualified victory. and with little loss
to the workers themselves The threatened general
strike failed TO matcriaze, not because OF any apathy
on the part Of the carpenters and the s5mpa azing
trades. but because all but three or four Of the en-
| poyers have agreed to the schedule. and those
who did hold out expected to conccde the demands
Of their employees within day or two.
Yesterday work was going on steadily on all the
| downtown buildings and the absence OF the few
| striking carpenters was hardly noticeable.
! The United Order Of American Carpenters and
JolncrS met az 80 O'Clock yesterday morning at No.
| li5 East Eighthst. Tho reports received by no
| executive committee showed that about 100 men.
mostly employed by Hamilton & Co.. James Ecar, and
Ellin & Kitson were out, but it was expected that
| they would bc called back TO work to-day. one ot
the other large firms who havc not accedcd 10 the
demands Of their men Phillip iIerman's sons in
West Twenty fourtit, employing from forty 10 f.ty
| men, At late hour last night it was not learned
that they had given in, although it was hourly eX-
pcctcd that favorable news would be received from
them
Christopher Evans, secretary Of the American
Federation Of Labor. said The carpenters have
gained one Of thc comp.ctcst victories ever won In
this city. | believe that before three or foHr days
are past every will be at work again on the
eight bour basis Between the ard their en-
ploycrs very little unplcasaancs, has been cngcndcred
by the movement FOR an eighthO workday Inc
men. on their part intend 10 show by hard and f1th
f.l work that As nuch can be done in eight hours by
contcrtrd in ninc, or even ten. hours by dis
contcntcd workers. At present. the demand for o.
pcnie~s In thi, city is larger than the supply. and
the same state of affairs /, reported from nearly all
the largo cities In the south and West Sir. GOmperS,
who IA, inst returned SAYS that the carpenters have
been generally sncccs>f!l.'
strikes had been ordered on all WORK WHere ''o
desired reduction In the labor day had been lesc'
and at noon yesterday about 100 mon III an az
c0iding 70 the most tust"orthy Icp"'N' '' ~
compelled 10 quit work
4, rho he,douarer, of the Joint strike Committee
~ tbc Amal,amated society If Carpenters and JON
cr, in Clarendon Hall. It was reported thA' Only
forty n.nc ont Of 275 employers had refused 10 ''"
rcdc the eight hour worhdiy. of thc'e loF'N ll'o
t,s,. i, wa, later roported the following hid gwen
IN: s,ccl 4. Co,tgau. West EleVentn-st' Shu"der'
one hu .dr.d ant-tVcnty four'h It. and Mo'r'-d'e.'
D,c.,r Cottor prothcl,. 80. go Est one luncf'd-
,rd,hiriv,,sLih.,t: Robert Christie, OF 40. 10
W..t Twenty nintn-,t.; Henry Christie. OF 40. Ii'
Vost twenty fourth It.; George W. Patterson no
loo Yves, Thirty. sis tn st. and Terrence j. Dhfly' No
l3i West Thirty -hlstst. II was also reported oy
the Joint committee that only twenty four members Oh
the Amalramated Society and ninety seven Oh u'e
United EIOthc1nOOd Oh NdIPchV'' ~"A ""'N'N ''
gone on strike.
The strike C,mmttee at Clarendon ian were On
duty al day until y. IN. receiving The reports ana
r,,tcnv The name, of ,trlLef,. In the earlier pirs
f the d,y IL was expected that there would be some
excitement but As time passed and favorable reports
bo-,,, 10 come IN. tie crowd Of strikers ard others
,h,rt the hall daindled 10 les than han
' 'n,'! ,iocri,iIr inclined secretary Doyle OF the
r,,t,re an stiikcs said that he hoped the business
~ thc committee would be all finished Dy this even
ir- OTHERS ,i more cont tent. estimated the nta
rinhcr o: mca ON strike AZ not more thtl llo' M,
va4 AZ > O'Clock. when the committee aiJ""'hrl ".t
mi, morning. shortly before me doI"u->'nc'', ""
n., u,rortJnf piece Oi Of the day "ds r"'elDcu
"smc,y ,hot Motion ~ Ch,~lcy. the olc Boston arm
of contractors had conceded the demands. me "'t;p
OF this firm looked upon a highly Siehlhcahl ny
unlous have been lighting the firm loF a nuHucr Vi
vc,- aud this Is the hrSt concession OF IWPoI'nuCo
rvor secured BY their employees. In addiloh 10 tlo
above mentioned irnS who had gwen m III d, o mso a.
Miner of 40. ib Wallet: Jean a Iaylor. OF So,n
Fnhavc. Patterson 4 Weeks. ot iit': -hil'' st. anu
Fith ave and Hickey, Thirty Iinthot.
At the Clarendon Hall meeting YESTERDAY morning
President samuel GomporS. Of the american te'eIa-
,nr ~ I ,bnr aid: We have set the ball in motion.
woman IN every trade. when the 'a!lcntc.a WiNH
cot cich; hours mean TIA, the coal miners snill
Favc It rs well. and then other crafts VIII Hollow III
their footsteps. , ~, H.. 80, ,,,.,- -,
Superintendent Mmlay held the police reserves on
,luty ul the stations Yesterday A. precautionary
measure brt he said lie lai no reason 10 tlnh ,t w.
any di.ore.ly conduct the part of strikers wonN
r,iI f,r rcIlcc preference. Reports during the dN
Indicated that there was quiet In every part "i ue
CIty