Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-04
LABOR TROUBLES.
A Comprehensive Statement Of the situa-
ton At Chicago.

A Comprehensive Statement Of the Situa-
ton at Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 3d.-The labor situation
continues to create uneasiness No sooner
is one strike over till another commences,
Summing the MISTER up, the situation is
about as follows:
Carpenters Settlement made with the
new Bosses Association, and the men re-
turn to work Monday.
The sash. door and blind factory men
have been granted small concession, and
Monday next the employers will give their
ultimatum as to the demand for eight
hours.
The malleable iron works are all shut
down except McCormick's, and the de-
mands of the men have been refused.
The employees of the gas trust will on
Monday demand eight hours, and there is
little hope of their demands being granted,
and strike will result, affecting 800 men.
Tn walters strike will not take place at
big establishments, as the demands of the
men were granted to-day by all large con-
Germs.
The marble cutters in the city went out
on strike for eight hours this morning.
Several bosses have conceded to their de-
mands and it is probable that the balance
will do likewise
AT noon all the bosses in the tailoring
shops in the northwest section of the CITY
were presented with demand of 10 per
cent. The workers are men, women and
children. The bosses will give an answer
Monday.
The paper-hangers are still out, with
little chance of q settlement.
AT OTHER POINTS.
BosroN. May 3d.-The condition of the
strike is unchanged.
New York, May 3d.-The expected
strike of housesmiths in this city and at
BROOKLYN, it is reported, has been averted
by conference committee of men and
employers this morning.
The strike of carpenters and joiners at
BROOKLYN next Monday will embrace 49,
600 workmen. The programme is for the
carpenters to appear ut their respective
places OF employment ut g. O'Clock, instead
OF o'clock, to begin the eight-hour day.
II employers refuse to accept their services
then the strike will occur.
The striking carpenters and New Boss
Carpenters Association came to an agree
ment to- day, giving 5000 men employment
on Monday morning. The wages and ap-
prentice system are held in abeyance for
future settlement.
TERRE HAUrE Ind May 3d.-The min
ers' strike was settled this morning at 20
cents. The scale assigned does not apply
to the Ayrshire and Washington mines.
DETROIT, May 3d.-Two hundred sash,
door and blind hands struck this morning,
and now 500 men are out. If necessary
to enforce the carpenters demands, the
trades are strongly allied and will call 700
men out.
A Man Successfully Lowers Bimself ON
One for 600 Feet.
NIAGARA FALLS N. ". May 3d.-Yes-
terday afternoon 7. ]. Athey dropped from
the upper suspension bridge into q small
boat waiting for him in the river below.
The distance is about 200 feet, and Athey
was aided by aluminium steel tape. His
time of descent was four seconds. The
object was to test the tape as . IRE escape
from tall buildings. One end Of the tape
was fastened to the bridge and the rest of
il was wound about small reel. This
reel Athey held in his hand and by press
ing the brake attachment could descend
with lightning rapidity or stop at will.
When about two feet from the water, and
hanging at the end of over 100 feet of tape,
be had his picture taken. His weight Is
135 pounds, and the tape has sustaining
power OF $50 pounds.