Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-01
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
The Eight Hour Strike

condition of affairs.
P1rTsBURG, May 1.-The probable num-
bsr OF men participating 10, or effected by
the strike, has been exaggerated. The lead
era of the carpenters claim that not more
than 2 900 men will go on strike today.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May mo less
than 5000 miners in Iodisua quit work last
night because the wage scale fer the year
beginning to-day had not been signed.
CHATTANOOGA, Teun.. May 1.-The union
carpenters, painters, and boiler makers CT
this city went out this morning and plumb
ers say they will strike tonight. The
painters demand nina hours and two dollars
and quarter per day. Eighty carpenters
AMI forty painters have struck and the
strikers allegs that their ranks will be
doubled by to-morrow. Theye Is no excite
usnt attending the strike.
BRAZIL, lad, May The miners strike
is on ebay and 800 block coal miuers end
| 300 bituminous coal minsrs are 10 it. The
hour demand seems not to effect the
miners OF this district 30 much as other
questions.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The threatened
strike fixed for May began in earnest this
morning 80 far as the housesmiths are COO
earned, and With the N ell Incidental traces
are ou'. This morning it was stated that
at eas. 500 men representing different
trades are OF strike.
PHILADELPHIA, Msy Tho relation
b etween capital end labor In this city is one
OF peace and mu.ua good understanding
with the exception of lockout at the Peu-
coyd iron wo rks, which will probably be
settled in few days. The workmsn of the
various tr sdes are working tremendously
With the mpoyer.
GENEVA, May This city is, at p. m ,
10 sssts of perfect quiet and contentmeDt.
Advlces recei7ed here from all the manu-
featuring districts of Switzerland SLOW that
the psople are bully at work, aud that no
trouble ia apparen'.
TRIMBLE. Oslo. May AL tue miners
of Luoss district, M. 9. are out to-day.
They number about 100 men.
1 OIIUMNA, 1pWhf lAus 10 hiibcio VI
southeastern Iowa laid DIVA their tools last
night and declare they ere not on strike,
aut have merely suspended work.
MINIATURES, Via. May 1.-The building
business has bsen demoraliz.d for month
| In anticipation OF rks and to-day will
make little change ia the situation The
plumbers are locked out because ofthe build
Ing l,agus rule that fofbids them to work
with non-u ,ioo men OF other trades. The
carpeu ters have been drawn into the diff
en- lty and so have meny of the painters.
SUNBURY. Pa, May There is no tax
or thought OF strike among any of the rail-
road men arouad this city. Work has besn
| light the past few months through this eec-
ton aod the man are anxious to put In all
the time they oao make. Ia tho Sasm okin
I'd Mount Carmel coel regions there I'll! be
no strike. The miners are working about
three curths time aud m ouey IL scarce.
HUNTINGDON. Pa Mag 1.-Tne propoeed
90 aeral ssrlk. of tho Pennsylvania bitumi-
nous miuers, which was announced for to-
day, has been indt fniiely declared off and
the work will thsr efore continue SO ueual
Til, Hunts ngd n. Bedford nrd Csmb; 10
co lniy miners we're dependent upon the &C.
tlon of the C.eardsd reg'oo men and the
latter having deojiei that no. enough
money Was IN the treasury to ls.lfy strike,
it was abandoned.
ROME, May ALL is quiet here. All the
stores are opsniog as usual, and there are
no sgns that Ice psaos of this city will be
diatur. Il TO dsy, by labor riots of any de-
| scripiion.
PARIS, May 1 1t !s now raining here
All was q1'es until about room, when there
WAS scene OF eres. excitement 10 the vi
ointy CT the Rae Berry. Tha csuse was
loud explosion which broke windows ali
around the locality. Nobody was Injured
The explosion Ia said TO have been caused
By q bomb or By dynamite cartridges
There is Nd disturbance here and the police
snd military are taking steps to prevent
breach OF the peace. With this exception
reports received from sll o.hsr parts of Paris
indicate that the day is passing q1ietIy.
Tha oeutt CT the Chateau Eau barracks is
filed with cavalry waising Ter the word to
mount aud saly forth upon dis'u,bers citbr
peace. The dispa' ches received from the
provinces report state OF genera quiet.
MARssILLEs. May Ia SOCIALIST demod
strstIon Of ds,risrly character took place
here this n ,ro!ng. Those ts t;ng part 10
it refused TO dspsrss and the military were
called and charged lhe NIB waish quickly
scattered.
BEUssEL1. May 1 At this hour-noon =
there has been DO disturbance, but the
workingman employed in the principal
factories aad foundries AID thu carpenters
have gous out or strike.
Rsno-,a Frouo tho nrouinoao ala, Sho u, thet