The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-05-08
LABoR,s Day.


IOuofs OF Two CONTINENTS Unute IN =
Struggle FOE shorter Hours.
BERLIN. May s.--For weeks Berlin has
tremblingly awaited the supposed fatal
day. Yesterday morning 5000 police
men, reinforced by 5000 specials, turned
out. In each barrack battalion Of sol.
diers stood ready to march at mo-
ment's notice, with rifles and carbines
loaded with ball cartridge. Out OF 3OO,.
900 toilers only 10000 stopped work.
many Of them with permission OF their
employers.
VIENNA, May 2.--The men struck gen.
orally here. There was no rioting,
but small mob is reported at Prague,
where the strikers tried to derail train
by throwing stones on the track. Al
Frankstadt the striking masses Of work.
men at the factory of Bumbate were
driven away by bayonet attack Of tho
infantry. At Pesth the military at
tackled small mob, wounding ton.
PEsTH, May 2. Thirty thousand work.
men met and adopted resolutions In ia
vor Of work-day Of eight hours.
BRUSSELS, May 2.-Ten thousand work.
men marched in procession yesterday.
At the head of the line was body Of
police. There was no incident worthy
Of note during tho day.
ROME, May 2.-The workmen in Bo.
logna, Pisa, Palermo, Lugo and other
towns attempted to hold demonstra-
tions. They were dispersed by the
police.
MADRID, May 2.-Thousands OF work.
1zI t.
Gardens yesterday, and after organizing
o meeting, appointed delegates to pre-
sent petition to tho Cortes asking for
the passage Of an eight-hour law.
CHICAGO, May 2.-May day, with its
demonstration by organized labor in be.
half Of the eight-hour work day, has
come and gone, and the predictions Of
riot and bloodshed, and an almost uni.
versal strike by the trades have not
been realized. Labor. indeed, was in Q
great measure suspended. but those who
dropped their tools for the day did not
do so for the purpose of taking up sticks
and paving stones and indulging in riot
Gus demonstrations. Thousands Of them
quit work for the day to march in the
great parades, bnt by far many more
THOUSANDS made it holiday.
PITTsBURGH, May 2.-Labor Day in
this city was uneventful. Throughout
Western Pennsylvania, however, num-
ber OF strikes were reported yesterday.
At Johnstown, Scottdale, Jeanette,
Greensburg and Braddock the carpen-
ters and joiners came out for eight
hours work or an increase in wages.
The demands have not becn granted.
and building operations have been prac-
tically suspended in those towns. At
McKeesport there was monster dem.
onstation last night under the auspices
OF the Carpenters Union, in honor of
the day.
ST. LOUIS, May s.-The parade was
pronounced success, and the crowd was
. distinctly orderly and loyal one. Tho
stars and stripes was the only flag to DO
seen, and there wore many fag-bearers.
There were few banners displayed, and
the tone OF the inscriptions thereon was
very moderate.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-The journey
men carpenters of this city won't on .
strike yesterday as they had previously
"""ouhSSu ehoy Nouiu w. 1Heir uOs
mand Is for nine-hour working day,
with pay at thirty-fivo cents per hour.
The present union rate of wages is thir-
ty cents per hour
LOUISVILLE, May 1.-The great labor
parade was an immense display. 1t is
estimated that fully 10000 workingmen
took part in the affair. Nearly every
trade was represented in the professions
The carpenters resolved to 60 on
strike to-day unless the master builders
accede to their demands of eight hours.
BosToN, May 2.-The strike of tho
carpenters of this city for an eight-houe
work day was formally inaugurated yoa.
terday. About 1,SO0 men are out, and
OF this number $50 are new recruits who
Joined the ranks Of the disaffected with.
In the past day. 1t is estimated there
are 1000 men in the city who have been
granted eight hours by about 100 firms.