The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-05-02

100000. The line 10 abont four miles
long.
ar. Gempers Talks.
LoursvILLE. Nay /.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Amer.
loan Federation Of Labor. arrived In this
city early this morning. In ap interview
about the eight honr movsmeat, he said
I'VE want eight hours. We mean to get
IL. We have no other purpose In view.
We have concentrated on the eight hour
movement frst. There 10 concen-
trated attempt of the powers
that be 10 antaeonize the movement. They
cannot stop IL, they can only postpone
It, We center on one thing as
time, ail other reforms are laid aside I'M
til this necessary one Is obtained. We are
TO win, IL Il takes decade.
Monster Parade In ~ I4oaIs.
sr. Lculs. May l.
II IL expected that fully 5000 mep viii
be In line m the great labor demonstration
under the auspices of the American Feder-
alton of Labor. The parade will be
sweilel By the presence of the knights of
Labor, and will be made np of the book
bindera, shoelasters. harnesamakers, cigar
makers, garment cutters, plate printers,
coilarmaksrs, machinists. cocpers aud
dozen other trades, above all being ten or
ganizations of carpenters. 10 Il believed the
demonstration win be followed by q strike
in one or more bnilding trades. preoipita-
ted by the employees OF tha planning mills,
% the carpenters already have an eight
honr day. After the parade there will be
appropriate exercises al schneider's gar
dens, and the various halle throughout the
city. Thousands of badges Ia the form of
brooch, representing the figure g., are
conspicuousiy worn TO-DAY. No extraordi-
nary precautions have been taken BY the
authorities as mo serious trouble IN antici-
pated.
sasssn-a sssiwaukee.
MrnwAUkKE. MAy1.
In Milwauks the demand of the union |
carpenters for the adoption Of an eight |
hour day was not coupled with q demand |
for Increased wages, and a. the men are /
wiling TO accept eight hours pay for eight |
hours work. the movement has met with 4
no strong opppositfon ON the part of their
employers, although the Contracting Car
penters association declined as body TO /
formally declare in favor of eight hours, /
many individual members of the associa-
tion have announced that they will con-
form to the wishes Of the men. The indi-
cations are that II any striking is done ID
tractors insist on retaining the ten hour
system.
No strike in Omaha.
oAAHA. May 1.
No strike has taken place here, either
among carpenters or packing house em-
ployes, and none has been contemplated. |
The carpenters have decided to await tbs |
issue OF the strike In Chieago. II snccess-
full there. the local unions will undoubtedly |
demand eight hours and increased wages.
There are three unions OF carpenters lin the /
city, comprising about 2.Oo0 men. The
men al the packing honses are not disposed
TO strike, even should the men ia Chicago
gain their end.
NO Parade An minneapolis
MmNEAroLIs May l.
There win be mo- parade TO- day, but m
open cir meeting will be- held BY the work
men tonight. The more important trades
have already secured reduced honrs.
by The plumbers, who take holiday to-
day, and will demand eight hours and an
advance In wages for second d-class men.
4 Nen-Unien stronghold.
Kansas CET1. May 4,
Kansas City ID . non- -union town. Con-
sequently there has been almost no agita-
tion Of the eight hour question, and prac-
ticaIly no prospect Of the Occurrences of
strikes. No May day demonstration has
bean attempted.
situation an New yerk.
NEW Yonx. Mayi.
Up TO IL o'clock this morning there we're
few, Il any, signs Of the inauguration of
the eight hour movement Ia this city. AZ
the labor headquarters al was quiet and 81
the down town buildings. where the car.
penters are employed, the man are work
ing. The proposed reductions In wages all
over Dy the United States Express COM
pany here we're enforced to-day. Every
thing goes on a. usual and the men say
they look forward TO an early return 10 the
old rate Of wages.
strike IN Boston.
Bosros, Aayi
Al strike of carpenters In this city for an
eight hour day was inaugurated fhis morn
inc and about 2,00o men are ous. II Il
estimated there are about 1000 men In the
city who have been granted eight hours b.
about 100 firms not members Of the Master
Builders association. A nnmber OF the
members said the strike Il Of much smaller
dimensions than they expected.
Strike Tor Nine Hours.
RmLApnExHFA, Msy /.
Journeymen carpenters. roaghly ssti-
mated 1t 3.u00. vent on strike this morn
ing for nine-hour day and 80 cents pc
hour.
No xzeaaraa strake ~ PittabuFw.