Evening journal., 1890-04-30
l-hl0n ) GnLgss Battle.
She Prepares fer the May Day
Demonstration.
CHICAGO WAITS IN SUSPENSE.

Fears That Something Akin to the Hay
market Riots May oocur-The Carpen-
ters' Strike Not Settled Yet--A New
Grievance List Submitted at plttsburg.
CHICAGO, April 90.-The situation at the
stock yards IN becoming critical In each
line Of labor at the packing houses the
leaders Of the eight hour movement are
getting their forces in line preparatory to
the beginning Of the fight on May l. The
coopers' and butchers unions and the la
borers have already sent their ultsmatum
to the different packing firms The parade
Of May willprecipitate the strike. Most
Of the men VIII ask leave Of absence to at
tend the demonstration. This will be de-
MED, and the men, If persistent, will be-
discharged So the chances for strike Of
more than half the employees at Packing
town and almost complete cessation Of
business Friday morning is very good. Su-
perintendent of Police Marsh says he viii
keep the peace at the yards with the regu-
lar police and will make It warm for those
who endeavor TO raise a row
The Troops Available.
The report that the city troops had been
notified by the governor to be in readiness
az a moments notice is not true, though
the commanding officers of the First and
Second regiments have been given TO un-
derstand that the services of their men may
be needed. In two hours the troops can be
summoned and ready for duty, even with
out previous warming The troops have
seen stock yard duty and don't want it If
they can get out of it. Something over GOD
men can be at the yards within three hours
should the workers there overpower the
police AS for the latter large force will
be stationed there, ready for any emer-
gency that may arise.
A Historical spot.
Some uneasiness is also felt regarding
the situation along Blue Island avenue. or
the BLACK toad, . as it is called, west Of
| Twenty-second street In this district is
located tho great Mccormick reaper works,
ghe maleable iron works and numerous
lumber yards, and as the majority Of the
workmen are of foreign nativity they are
easily excited and led into a strike.
OF the $4,000 men employed in this dis
| triet fully 1900 are nnskilled laborers, and
| they are the ones who began the riots of
lSs8. 1t was on the prairie near the reaper
works that Spies .haranged the men on the
afternoon on the Sd Of May, 1885, and
brought about the first bloody conflict with
the police
Striving for Peace.
The arrangement between the striking
/ carpenters aud the new bosses association
Monday night was apparently only truce
and is liable 70 be broken at any moment.
/ The bosses association IS striving hard TO
bring about permanent peace, but until
| they establish the fact that they comprise a
majority OF the contractors 1t is extremely
doubtful II they will accomplish anything
The Central council Of the carpenters held
a meeting, at which il was decided 70 CON
ifnue the fight indefinitely on the same lines
that have already been trayersed Presi
dent OConnell said after the meeting that
there Is no prospect Of an immediate settle
ment "ln fact he said 1.-THE men will
consent to nothing but absolute surrender
The strikers have ceased 10 deal with th.
old bosses Association because they believe
there Is no chance 10 win a single conces
sion as LONG as the present condition 0
affairs Ii maintained The only hope o
speedy settlement now seems to be that th'
new BOSSES association can demonstrate
their ability to employ most Of the strikers
The minds of four carpenters have be