Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-02
WAGE WORKERS.
The Anticipated General Demon
stration Fails to Materialize.
The Day Passed By Those Not Working
as a Holiday or at Their
Various Headquarters.
Some Few Strikes RepOrted-Carpenters Ex
peetsd to Make Move on May 5-NOtes
From all over the Country

NO DEMONSTRATION AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1.-Kansas
City is non-union town, consequently
there has been no agitation OF the eight
hour question, and there is practically
| no prospect of occasion of strikes among
the various trades, The union laborers
and minority of the Wheel made de-
mand few days ago for an eight-hour
I day, and as yet have received no re-
| Spouse from their employers. They may
strike. The packing house employees are
! called to meet tomorrow night to form
union for the purpose of agitating the
eIght-hour question. at preliminary
meeting Monday night only 800 sigma
lures were obtained to q document
pledging the subscribers to join the pro-
posed union. It is not believed than an
organization numbering over 1900 out OF
the 1900 employees can be organized.
The carpenters are practically morgan
lied, and there is no prospect of strike
IN that trade. Thery was no May-day
demonstration here. The unions are
able to muster so few compared to the
whole number of members that no de-
monstration was even talked of.
MILWAUKEE CARPENTERS
MILWAUKEE, WIS, May LIT seems
very certain that if any labor trouble oc-
ours in Milwaukee it will be confined to
carpenters, and that there will be no
great strike even in that trade. At a
mass meeting last night, which lasted
until near u, resolutions were adopted
requesting the contractors to grant the
demand for eight hours. The change will
take place Friday May 2. Saturday night
another meeting will be held at which
reports about the situation are to be sub
mitted. If the men then should not have
carried their point, they will go out. A
large number of non-union men joined
the union men. 1t was also resolved not
to celebrate to-day, but to keep on work
ing. Last night the union carpenters
had parade, participated in by about
700 men. As they marched through the
streets they attracted much attention.
MINNEAPOLIS WAGE WORKERS.
M1NNEAPoLIs, MIN, May 1.-The
eight-hour day agitation is not likely to
cause much trouble in this city. Presi--
dent G. E. Ledgerwosd of the state
eight-hour .leagne said this morning:
Workingmen are very well organized,
and several trades have already secured
the eight-hour day without serious opposi-
ton. Bricklsyers and stone mRsons have
q nlne-hour day, and they will not ask
for a further reduction at present. Plas-
terers have just secured the short day,
and the fathers will soon come to terms
on the matter. The carpenters union is
not as strong as that of some other trades,
-
eight hours at present. -
There was not parade in this city to-
day, but an open air meeting will be
held by the workingmen tonight.
NO ORGANIZED MOVE AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, ONO, May This city
is happily free from any labor troubles of
magnitude. The only thing that can be-
called trouble for the day is demand
for ten per cent. increase in wages by
bench moulders. This will affect about
800 men. There has been no organized
movement, at least none made public,
for seoureing any change IN hours, or of
wages, except as above stated.
KNOXVILLE CARPENTERS.
KNOXVILLE. TENN, May I.-An car
pentsrs in this city, both union and nom
union, are on e strike for eight hours
work and ten hours pay.
GRAND RAPIDS CHAIR oARvERs.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, May 1.-The
carvers at the Oreil, Berkey & Gay
Phoenix high chair oompany's shops
went out at 'clock last evening, after
working nine hours. The carvers say
they are prepared to stay out three
months if necessary.
NEW YORK SOCIALISTS.
NEW YORK, May Up to noon to-
day there were few if any signs of an
Inauguration of an eight-hour movement
in the city. A visit was made to the
headquarters OF the Socialists, only to
find few hangers-on there, and they
occupied their time in the discussion OF
the parade and meeting scheduled for
the evening. A big red flag floats from
the second-story windowof the hall, and
other windows of the hall are covered by
transparencies.
At other labor headquarters ali was
qaiet, and at down town buildings where
carpenters are employed the men are
working. They appeared to be waiting
for instructions from the executive COM
mittee concerning action. next Monday,
when the carpenters naugurate the
struggle. Interest oentersin the parade
demonstration at Union Square this eva
uing. 1t is expected Is, 600 men VIII en-
gage in it. The temporary meeting will
be under control Of the Socialists.
ST. LOUIS WAGE WORKERS SATISFIED.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May mo strike
has taken place here to-day. The car
penters, who are to take the initiative in
demanding an eight-hour day in other
parts Of the country. are very well satis-
nsd here, they having already obtained
their demand for eight hours at thirty
nFe cents per hour. Several other trades
are also working under the eight-hour
rule. Thera is fharafnra h1,t IittIa