Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-05
LABOR'S BATTLE.
The Carpenter BOsseS Forced
TO Yield in New York City.
FIGHTING THE SCREEN N OHIO.
4 Car Load of Iron MOlderS on
the Way TO San Francisco.
Other Matter.
THE y. Y. BOSSES YIELD.

4 III ~ I Afa'-T'7AAs1 4 AaAsfs
New YORK, May 5.-The May
Day labor movement is a success
here. Two hundred boss carpenters
have to-day granted the demand OF
their men for eight hours.
FIGHT THE SCREEN.
PITTsBURG, Pa, May 5.--SiX
hundred coal miners struck at Bel
laire and Cambridge, Ohio, this
morning against the further use OF
the new screen furnished by the
mine operators. BY the operation
Of this screen fine coal and slftings
60 to the mine owner and the miner
gets no pay for taking it out.
THE MOLDERs' STRIKE.
Reno, New, May "a car load
Of Eastern iron molders passed
through here this morning on a
special train to take the places of
striking iron molders at San Fran
cisco.
FoRTY-FIvE CENTS AN HOUR.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May O.
This morning about 700 masons
and bricklayers struck for forty-five
cents per hour. The bosses offer
fOrty-three cents.
DEMAND INCREASE.
ST. Louis, Mo-, May 5.-The or
ganized harness makers to the NUM-
Der of POO struck this morning.
They demand an increase of Is per
cent in wages.
MISTAKEN WORKERS CALLED OFF
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 5.-Many
striking carpenters went to work
this morning on the strength of an
announcement in the Sunday papers
that the strike had been settled. AS
some matters are yet under discuss
ion and no order to resume work
has as yet issued, the carpenters
council sent out word and called off
the mistaken workers. 1t is thought
work will he resumed by Friday.
MURDERER RESPITE TO MAY lS.
WAsHINGTON, ID. c., May o.
The United States Supreme Court
has declined to grant writ OF
habeas corpus for the murderer,
Kemmler, under sentence of death
in New York by electricity, pursu-
aut to order of Judge Wallace, but
decided to hear motion for writ OF
error, May l9.
FATAL RUNAWAY.
. WEsTCuEs TER, Pa, May 5.-Ges
terday afternoon a carriage contain
ing four children of Mrs. John Fitz
patrick was soverturned by a runaway
team. One was killed and one prob
ably fatally hurt. Mrs. Fitzpatrick
has been driven insane by the ca
lamity.
KILLED IN JAIL.
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 5.-Willit
Leaphart, colored, was shot anc
killed in Lexington Jail last night
/ Lcaphart was convicted of rape on
Rosa Cannon, young white girl
and sentenced to be hanged Apri
18th.
PRATT ON TRIAL.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-Takine
of testimony in the trial of George
c. Pratt for shooting l.. l.. Brom
well, president of the California In
surance company, January oath
began to-day.
\ WISCONSIN BANK FAILS.
BELOIT, Wis, May 5.-The pri
vate bank Of Chas. A. Mather d Co
closed its doors this morning
James NJ. Hawley, a junior mem
Der has disappeared. The asset
are placed at $4,000; liapilitie
100000.
A DYNAMITE BOMB.
BARCELONA, Spain, May o.
Great excitement was caused thi
morning at the merchants ant
manufacturers club house by tn
explosion of a dynamite bomb il
front of the building.
FARMERS ALLIANCE IN TEXAS.
NEW ORLEANS, May 5.-The Pi
. cayune's Austin, Tex, special say
the Farmers Alliance in Texas is i
trouble and some sensational deve
, opments are rumored. In 1887 tn
+ leaders organized at Dallas an el
change, with a capital Of $4,000
, the stock being taken by the subo
\ dlnate lodges. The exchange Taste
about two years, during which tim
q it is alleged, nearly S2j0,n00 wi
q squandered, and there was nothin
q to show for it but about $4,000
, property. The farmers who col
/, tributed the money are anxious
have an investigation, and will i
o stitute suit 10 recover certain pro
p erty in Dallas now occupied a. Il
: Alliance and Commercial agency.
=, House aud four good lots Ia CaI
>, raj mark only SSDO PrgDeFtV ne