The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-07

men, and the latter having decided that
not enough money was in the treasury
tc justify strike, it was abandoned.
The men are thoroughly organized, and
their grievances may result in a shut
down at any time.
IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May 2.-The battle of or
ganized labor for the eight-hour work.
day in this city was begun Friday.
About 1000 men in the building trades
| struck work. The housesmiths' union
led the fight for eight hours, while the
trainers union made demand for an
| increase Of five cents an hour.
BLOODsRED ABROAD.
FoRMIEs, France, May :.-Therc was
| q bloody collision here Friday night be-
tween miners and the police, in which
| seven persons were killed and twelve
wounded. One half of the workmen
here attended to their duties during the
day. The remainder abstained from
work. and were very noisy, marching
about the streets, singing. shouting, etc.
A mob of 1000 hooted at a body of
gend arnes, and the gend 'armes drew
their sabers and attempted to dispcrse
the crowd, but were received with
| shower OF stones and were compelled
to retreat. A mob attacked the Mairei
in the evening in an attempt to rescue
imprisoned comrades, and wounded two
soldiers. The troops Immediately
opened fire, killing seven men and
woundlng twelve. The mob then fed.
PARIS, May "A mob threatened
the police station at Clichy and body
of gend 'armes sailed to disperse the
crowd. The mob took refuge in a
wineshop, which they barricaded The
police attempted to dislodge them and
were met with q volley Of revolver
shots. A pitched battle ensued. Four
policemen were wounded and all will
probably die.
PARIS. May May day in Lyons
was attended by exciting scenes. A
large crowd of men followed by a mul-
titude Of women and children paraded
the streets bearing red banners. The
police attempted to dispersc the crowd,
and q general melee followed. Many
arrests were made and the rioters con-
tinued to defy the police until 10 o'clock
at night, when the cavalry charged the
mob, dispensing it and injuring many.
Sixty arrests were made.
ROME, May May day was day of
riot and bloodshed in Rome. Several
conflicts took place between worSmen
led by anarchists and the authorities.
Two men were killed outright and q
number were fatally hurt, among
whom was Sig. Cipriani, the anarchist
leader. A meeting of workingmen
took place Friday afternoon near the
church Of San Giovanni. There were
five members of the chamber of deputies
present An anarchist speaker vio-
lently urged the assembled men to at
tack the police. The speakers words
so excited his hearers that soon after
the mob stoned the troops who were
stationed in the neighborhood. Some
of the rioters hurled stones at the
troops from the windows of houses
in the neighborhood The gcnd'-
ar,nes at this point fired upon
the rioters and the cavalry imme-
| diately after charged upon those who
had not been put to flight by the gcnd'-
arnes' fire. At the same time the in
fantry soldiers near the scene of the
| riot We're ordered to storm the houses
| from which the stones had been thrown.
a terrible uproar followed. When
matters had calmed down somewhat it
was found that Sig Earzilai. men,
Der of the chamber Of deputies,
Sig. Cipriani. socialist leader, and
twenty-five others have been wounded
during the riot. One man was killed
outright by the gcnd'a fire. In
| addition gend' armc was stabbed to
death by the rioters. During the cav
! airy charge several troopers were
| thrown down and were trampled on
and were kicked by their comrades
| horses. Sig. Cipriani has been arrested.
The meeting numbered 5000. The
proceedings were quiet till the cavalry
stationed in the square were ordered to
mount, when a panic seized the meet
ing. Cipriani mounted the platform
| and shouted: "Wc must act as il we are
| not towards" Then shot was heard,
followed by shower OF stones on the
soldiers heads. The cavalry was or
dcred to charge at q trot and then there
were more shots and volleys of stones,
but the rioters were speedily dispersed.
Later on another sharp conflict oc-
Cured between the soldiers and mob
in Victor Emmanuel square Several
persons were injured and Il trooper was
| killed Altogether 100 persons were
| arrested during the day. Nine soldiers
| and five civilians were wounded.
Minister Nicotera, replying to ques-
tions in the chamber Of deputies, said
there were 800 anarchists among those
present at the workmen's demonstra-
ton; that the public forces had been
attacked with revolvers and stones.
| and that shots had been fired from the
windows of Sig. Cipriani's residence,
| and that therefore the demonstration
had been suppressed.
IN OTHER FOREIGN CITIES.
LONDON, May There was not a
sign Of labor day here, all demonstra-
tions being reserved for Sunday, when
there will be q large meeting in Hyde
park. The following resolution will be
moved from twelve platforms simulta-
neously:
Resolved, That this meeting recognizes the
establishment OF the International eight hour
day for all workers as the most immediate step
toward the ultimate emancipation OF the
workers and urges upon the governments OF oil
| countries the necessity OF having working
day Of eight hours by legislative enactment"
Dispatches received here from all
! over the continent report as quiet a
day as could be expected on such
a holiday. Socialists and anarch-
lists contented themselves with is
suing manifestoes, or with some
noisy declamations in winc-shops,
and did not allow themselves
to forget that the police and
military were held in readiness every
+. where to suppress any trouble at a mo-
ment's notice. Arrests during the last
few days of many of the most rabid
leaders served also to keep their ardor
! in check.
! Berlin advices state that everything