The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-03
TIE LABOR WORLD.
THE STRIKE FEVER AT HOME AND
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
Eight Hours Day and Increased Wages
fhe I.sue-No Trouble In the United
states. bat the Military Called on in
Europe.
CrNCfNNATL May 2.-The moulders' diff
Guilty is about settled. IN all but two in
stances the 10 per cent. increase has been
accodedto. These are the Schaefer and EX-
celslOr iCundriCs.
MOJLnERs' STRIKE II CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. MAY 2-The number Of mould
0s out +. estimated at 5000. Eighteen
hundred were employed %, the Chicago
Mallcable Iron Works, the largest concern
OF the Kind IN CHICAGO. The manag Of this
establishment said be- expected the strike Of
his men would he settled this afternoon, and
work resumed tomorrow morning. ~
NON-uNI0N MOJLDER- ATTACKED. lss.d
CEicAGo. May shorty after o'cld&
this afternoon a number Of nOn-snlou mtl.-
dOr~ who were leaving. conveyed in bus
tO cCOrmicNs harvesting machine worfs,
were attacked by strikers at Blue Island
avenue and Thrly-second streets. The
windows of the bus were broken. and seyrr-
al Cf the occupants were more or less IN
iurod. The driver lodged the rocks which
were aimed at his mead. and lashing his
hOr-e-. succeeded in escaping. \ report of
the assault was telephCned to the nearest
police station, and "a squad Of officers sent
tO the works.
CASE cor STRIKE FEVER.
CHICAGO. May 2.-Eycything has been
quiet ihi- afternoon and evening on the
.h.8ck road" The striking m0ulders have
made no effort to procure meeting with the
employers. and the latter are IN absolute
ignorance Of what is demanded. The bulk
of thc mon also do not seem tO know their
OWE mind. and say they struck because Or
dered hy their leaders % do so. The whole !
affair has tGc appearance Of being simple
ease 0f strike fever. The authorities apprc- |
hsud mo- further disturbance, but the neigh /
h0rhool is well patroiled by officers, and any |
incipicht outbreak, will bc speedily resisted. |
so far tac strike has not caused cessation 1
oi working the other departments Of McCoI- |
mick, Reaper works.
MORE TROUBLE BREWING.
The men employed at the Goodwillie box |
factory struck for light hours this morning |
SO noon thc.rdcmand- were acceded 10 and |
they returned 10 their work. The men az /
the Cooper Company lumber yards were /
also victorious. The firm agreed 10 grant |
the cighi-hOur demand. aud the men went |
t0 worN Jt noon. -Four hundred men en-
ployed hy ihe Demma & Durkas furniture |
factory struck today for eight hours.
seven hundred men employed 10y the |
Chicago Cottage Organ 1Ompan! /
ar. also affected Dy the strike. |
f.i.r aud refuse iO work until granted the
..-l-haur day. Trouble Is brewing in the
iumler1arls. and the prospect i that unless
.rinttG eight hours and more pay the lum-
h.r shower. several thousand men. Will quit
work. ii these men strike il VIII shut down
wore iu most NJ ihe yards and tie mp all the
southwestern lumber trade. The union
walters are also threatening To strike unless
c.rtd.ndcmln d. are complied with
1IE NEW HAVEN MAsONs.
NEW HAVEN. COM. MAY 2.-The mason
employers tonight decided - Ofcr the men |
lon1-thrcc cents ana hour and S2.l2 per da!
.fhiu. hours to their helpers. The mason-
voted fo dhcr 90 their demand of iorty-hNc |
cent, an A0ur and twenty-five cents am hour |
rr helpers.
~urE. CAR ENrLolEs AND PLUMBERS |
oIHIkE.
NINNrArolis. MlNN~ May .. Three |
uudsa Dmgi0tD, ou construction ot a /
street railway truck This morning for an I
altane. of wage, from Sl.2j 10 Sl.Jo per |
NI|I f'Iii iif Iai- '|NN WV il'NtA ttf' ]
demand na- aeccdei o. and the men re-
-umcl work.
ia- oum Ymen plumber, 90 The number |
g about tNo GuUdnd struck to-day for nine |
hnu-. ihry have been working ten hours |
day.
ONE IuOt>AtD CARrENIEEs STRIKE.
LOUISVILLE. EY.. May 2.-One thousand |
carpenters went 0ut ON "a strike here this /
morning. demanding ci-bt hours a- day |
W0IA. Nftl u9 reduction in wages. Twenty /
'i-s carrtntor- have conceded the strikers |
demands. and ihr trouble will probably ht /
lmiubly settled in day or two. The car /
pcffer, ARE now holding meeting at Beck |
ilali. discussing ihc situation.
LABOR DEMONSTRATION ~ WINNIPEG.
WNNfrrG. May .. Labor organization,
aud their -vmuathi/.rs o. the number of /
iHUu urlI0d ibc streets last evening. Tn, |
Administration wa- had t0 help the cause 0 |
.tlrtr.,h-. Allthc labor unions have mo- |
ul.d merchants l1It their patronage viii |
I.s. thdraWu from all Who refuse 90 clus' |
tt , O'Clock. The demand fer nine hour, /
lnf. eight on Saturdays. was conceded lee- |
tCrdIl ll all trades which applied iof lt
IuE PHILADELPHIA srRIkE.
PHILADELPHIA. May . The second DAY |
Df iuo carpenters strike opened this morn |
in- 90 work unless their demand for an ad- |
vance Of Use cents an hour WAS agreed to.
pIANING MILL E,rLOYEs srRIkE.
CHICAGO. May All the employees in ii, |
planning mill establishments of the south |
west side struck this morning for the eight |
h1ur day and eight-hour-' pay. Bcior |
ni-ht. tine strikers claim. every planning mii |
empiOvc in the city. numbering all the way |
from 10000 90 $1,000 men, will strike.
STRIKERS SENTENCED TO PRISON.
BosroV. .Mav2.-Nahoncy and Ryan, tho |
two striking employees of j. i. squire * Co.. |
who were arrested Wednesday evening |
charged With melting attacks on the niOI |
Italian employees of the hr.n. were agraignel |
in the District Court ye-feriay. conNiciec |
and sentenced respectively % four and siN !
months u the city prison. They appealed !
aud in default OF bail were committed foi |
lle grand jury.
AOENEEAL >rElKE feared IN BOSTON.
BOsIoN. May . 1t is now feared tha
there viii Doe general strike in all the
buildiuz trades. or al least. very seriou'
disturbance iu work. some time ago th'
Bui'dn- Lah1ier~ Union asked the Masoi
Builders Association fora conference Will
rc-uri to liking wages, 10 rate having beer
dNcd for f,ar wears. They ask,d for twenty
tv-lOur cents au hour. but said nothin.
about the number Of hour, per day. Ih'
communication was laid on The table hy tht
Mason builders. The wOrkmen met tonight
o. take action ON the matter.
LABOR TROUBLES AB7OAD.