The Russellville Democrat., 1890-05-08
EyerYbody striking.

CHICAGO, May Every thing has
been quietthis afternoon and evening
on the BLACK Road The striking
molders have made no effort to procure
meeting With their employers, and
the latter arc in absolute ignorance of
what is demanded. The bulk of the
men, also, do not seem to know their
own mind, and say that they struck be-
cause ordered by their leaders to do so.
The whole affair has the appearance of
being simple case of strike fever.
The authorities apprehend no further
disturbance, but the neighborhood is
well patrolea by officers, and any in
cipient outbreak viii be speedily re-
pressed SO far the strike has not
caused cessation of work in tho other,
departments of McCormick's Reaper
Works.
The number of molders out is esti-
mated at 5, 900, Eighteen hundred were
employed at the Chicago Malleable
Iron Works, the largest concern OF the
kind in Chicago. The manager of this
establishment said he expected the
strike of his mon would be settled this
afternoon and work resumed tomorrow
morning. .h gN NE &s5tn % 8
Shortly after one o'clock this after
noon a numb of non-upion molders,
who were being conveyed in bus to
NIcCormick's Harvester Works, were at
tackled by strikers at Blue Island ave-
nue. and .Thirty-second street. The
windows of the bus were broken and
several of the occupants were more or
less injured. The driver lodged the
rocks which were aimed at his head
and, lashing his horses, succeeded in
escaping. A report of the assault was
telephoned to the nearest police sta
tion and squad of officers sent to tho
works. stsHts v
Every thing was quiet at the stock
yards up to two o'clock this afternoon.
The butchers, coopers and laborers did
not go out and hence the $50 special
policemen stationed there had nothing
TO do, There were some mutterings of
discomfort, however and it is still
thought that II the strike eyer spreads
it win reach the stock kyards, possibly
before the day is out. .sissW .6f Z
The men employed at the Goodwillie
box factory struck. for eight hours this
morning. At noon their demands were
acceded to and they returned to work.
+ The men at the Cooper Lumber Com
pany' $ yards were also victorious. The
firm agreed to grant the eight-hour day,
and the men went 10 work at noons
Four hundred men employed at Dem
man & Durka's furniture factory struck
to-day for eight hours. M aat q
Seven hundred men employed at the
Chicago Cottage Organ Company are
also affected by the strike fever and re-
fuse to work unless granted the eight
hour day. v .ssi,, s...E, ~ t,T
/. Trouble is brewing in the lumber
yards, and the prospect is that unless
granted the eight hours and more pay
tho lumber showers several thousand
men-will quit work, II these men
strike it win shut down work. in most
OF the yards and tie pp all the south
eastern lumber trade. The union watt
ers are also threatening strike unless
certain demands are complied with.
All the employees in the planing-mill
establishments OF the Southwest side
also struck this morning for the eight
hour day and eight hours pay Before
night, the strikers claim, every planing-
min employe in thecity, numbering all
the way from 20, 200 to 30, 900 men, will
strike. ast t.re astsn