Telegram-herald., 1890-05-02
LABOR'S ARMY.
II Engages IN a GiEantc E,ght-
Hour Demonstration
sOsSIR PlRADES IN ElSI ClTIES
rs@es CesrAessFi1ss tue nessmsHt "a
Ansne4 serious strikes Keportea
Osiy Ia Baston $50 rad
sacP Phi..


NV NokS. May i.-Ths eigat-host
movement oomnenoed to-day. in hes-
ion and Ns~ England & lee New YORK.
Bgral0 krle, C.sveiaad. nelrelL nl-
lutA. 81 Pau Minneapolis. KsnS@s
Qty. s. Lsuls Louisville Indianapolis,
Chicago, Cincinnati. fhil&as phla snd
heat " other ciues md toSEA
- CHICAeo
cEcAsO, Nay - Fully 90 O0o men
TOOK part IN tae parade Of labor orFani-
Tstions in this oity to-day. The pro-
eesslon VAS enc q the tnest And
most orderly ever seen Ia thls cits. sEd
wss warmly greeted along The lint of
march The lac halted 81 Lake Front
Park, where q Glsss-msstinE, addressed
by number Of speakers, Was held.
There Was nc disturbance 0f any kind
The carpenters sulks is settlsd A
. conference Wednesday bet~een CON-
mitteos representing the Carpenters
Council and TIE new Bose Carpenters
Association the logrnsynen, having
satisfied themselves that the Asso-
cistion is able 70 employ over 5000
men. agreed 30 resume work on terms
which will De settled ty az arbitration
COMMITTEES Of three. An order Will lie
issued 70 the lourneymen "a SO 10 work
on al ioes where the employers are
members Of the Boss Carpenters
and Builders Association lsst "a
soon IS the Arbitration judges an
nOunoe their decision Tbis decision
will probably be announced by Mon
dsy, SO that by Wednesday t,eSiKths
of the men Nil be back a. work. No
union man viii however. be allowed 90
work ior any member Of the old Car
penters and Builders Association until
that organization agrees 10 submit 10
arbitration as The other employers have
done.
There will be no general strike al the
Stock Yards TIE Packing House La
borers Union decided Wednesday Eot 70
strike at this tine
The international Packing Company
closed down yesterday. il wAs an
nounced that IL would remain cl0see til
the present troubles were al over The
company employs at limos As many a. a
thousand men IL has never carried on
extensive operations in sumner
uLINoIs hnEfns
CHICAGO. Nay !. - Al the meeting
Wednesday Of the Illinois mine opsr-
ators and operatives = joint committee
was appointed 70 formulate . plan by
which an understanding between the
two parties could be arrived at The
plan adopted is based on the Pr0Gt thar-
ing system.
ACCEPT TIE RAILROADS TTRss.
PITTsBURGH. Pa. May THE e1ocu-
tive council Of the railroad federation
has ordered the men 10 accept the terms
proposed by the railroad companies
some time ago. The rates are eighteen
and nineteen cents per hour respective
ly fer day and Hlght brakemen and
tweRty-iour and twenty-five ocnts per
hour for day and night conductors This
settles railroad troubles here.
IE oTHER cITIrs
NEw YoxK, May About IS 900
working-Ipep n,4rchpo through tue
streets 20 Union square. where q mass
meeting was held The Brocosslon
was an orderly ors. The impending
strike aEsns the nembers Of the
Frzmers' Union, and which u
was believed would be insuEvrstod has
been avoided. Tho bosses announced
that they would agree 10 the terms q
the men that eight hours should con
stltute days work.
PHILADELPHIA May The Journey
men carpenters o. this city went on
strike. as they had previously an.
nounccd they would do Their demand
IS for a nine-hour working day with pay
at 35 cents per hour. The present
union rate Of wages is 80 cents per hour.
About s, Oe6 men are Affected BY ibs
strike
DETEorT, Mich. May When the
carpenters OF the city finished Wefk
Wednesday 81 was 20 insugursts
strike for sn eighthovr cay
and pay al TIE rate q thirty cents
an hour. The master builders have
organized and adopted = plan % cam
pslgn. Both sides are determined aud
Indications point 70 long fight strong
feeling exists among The carpenters. bvt
TO violence will be coaBtsusncec
About 2, 900 carpenters will 20 out
BosToN, Nav The strike ~ tho
carpenters Of this city Tor ar eirht-hour
work day was formally iuavFurafed.
About 1900 men are out and q this
nun Der $50 are new recruits who Joined
the ranks % the disarsctsd within
the past day. j. is estimated there ere
1000 men in thc city wbo have been
granted eight hours bT about 900 ErBls.
who are net u1sr hers ~ the master
Builosrs AEso- alton. Tbeos msn have
the approval 81 the CsrPsn Union
in containing a. work AZ enthusiastic
meeting of 400 Strixers vas held r. col
citrate The Institution ~ The sight-houF
movement Addresses were s6s by
several labor lss5ers and the men were
pleased with tbs ststs 81 Affairs
ST. LoUIs. Nav i-hsoVt - 900 men
we're In lire IN the grest labor dsnssp-
stratisn practically unSsf the suspices
- the American Fsdsrster 81 Jahsf
The parade vac s~sil.s ~ tbs prsssnes
Of KDisbs " Labor
op1rp nArrps kick., May The
esrvsrs al tss orisl Bsrklsy sss Gag.
Pberix. Sigh Chair coupsnYs shops
vsnt out as 3 O'Clock VednssasF even
ing after vorkinr nins bSurs AL Dniep
men are oEt
ErOrvTIIx Tenn. hsr Al ths
ssrpssssrs Of this esty, both Urisr sbs
bon~urior, srs on . seiks tsr eight
hours ~ofk ave ter kgurs pay
- Fiseffis Fsawsr.
TtvEros = Nsy --1r slsct-is
street rsii ~sT - 20 bs eonstrussse here
The powsf vii bs derived frou tvs
sight-frct srtssisn wells ssestss OF the