, 1890-05-08
THE EIGHT-H0UR WAR.
All the Seattle Steamboat
Men Strike.
SOME SECURE THEIR DEMANDS
TIL Men Go Out as Fast as the
Vessels Touch the
Docks.

SyArrLE, Wash, May The strike
Of the GLACIERS has been settled, the
bosses agreeing not to force the men to
work over eight hours rer day.
The cigar makers strike is still on, al
though an attempt will he made to set
tie II tomorrow. Several OF the em-
ployers announced yesterday that they
would proceed to I'LL the places OF strik-
ers at once, but as yet they have failed
TO do SO.
The threatened strike of the steam
boat men occurred this morning, the
men leaving the boats as rapidly as they
reached the wharves. Up to noon about
thirty men had quit work. The Puget
Sound ~ Alaska steamship Company
acceded to the demands of their men.
and but little delay was occasioned to
their line of boats. No definite answer
has been received from the Union Pa
ciiic line or the Pacific Navigation Com.
pany, and all the men are leaving as
soon as the boats touch the
docks. The olympian Company, owning
the Fleetwood, followed the example OF
the Puget Sound company. The strike
Is made on the demand of the men for "a
raise OF 81 PER month, including fore
men, coal passers and deck hands. The
strike takes in every steamer plying on
the sound, except. OF course, those be-
longing to tho companies that have
come to time and the Premier,
which was paying the wages demanded
before. The crews leaving last night,
or really this morning, will continue
work until fhay hat th.u ,.stll
leave, should the companies hold out
against their demands. When tho
North Pacific arrived to-day the men
were not allowed to go ashore. but they
refused to work. and the stewards of the
steamer were obliged TO take hold and
cast OIL the lines and assist in getting
the boat ont OF the hsrbor. The men will
leave the vessel when she reaches Port
Townsend.
UNION MEs NOT WANTED.
q. w. Boardman, of the firm OF q. W.
Boardman & Son, said this morning
shat his firm was done with the union,
and that they already had fifteen non.
union painters at work, and tomorrow
would have twenty-five. He would
employ no more union men, as he pre-
ferred to run his own business rather
than have it run by labor organiza-
tions.
A. L.. Cohen, decorator, said that he
could not accede to the terms OF the
union. lie has eight non-union men at
work, and will soon have more. lie
sides tho above, there are several other
firms that have not signed the contract.
although the officers of the union have
strong hopes of obtaining their sigma
lures.
srRfKiNG TRAISMgs.
PORTLAND. May 7.-No freight trains
have been moving on the Union Pacific
between Portland and Umatilla since
Sunday, owing to tho strike OF the CON
ductors and brskemen, on account of
reduction of the wages The conductors
were cut down to ~. 10 and the brakmen
to 81 on the round trip between here and
umatilla. Manager Smith expects to
have trains moving by tomorrow.
COLLAPSE or ASorHER STRIFE.
CHIcAGo, May THE strike which
was inaugurated by the stock yards
coopers two weeks ago ended tonight,
the men deciding in mass meeting to go
back TO work at the old wages.
coLoRED wAirgRs WILL srBIEE.
Nine hundred colored walters tonight
decided to strike in tho morning II the
different restaurants do not yield TO their
demands for shorter hours and bet
ter pay.