The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-02
LABOR DAY ON THIS SIDE.
THOUeA ND5 OF MIN OCT, BUT NO
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE.

SERIOUS DISTURBANCE
St. Louis Carpenters Win a Victory
at the Ou;set-Only a Very Small
Proportion of the Coal Miners strike.
a Big Parads at Chicaso-No Strike
at Boston.
WASHINGTON, May From a great
number of dispatches from labor centers
throughout the country the following is
condensed: No demonstration whatever
was made at any point in the Pennsylvania
anthracite coal region. All the miners went
to work as usual, and a considerable
number Of mines which have been
idle for some time past resumed work to-
day. Some feeling is expressed by the an
thracite miners on the subject. They refer
to the disastrous Reading coal company
strike of couple of years ago, and say that
while it was on the bituminOus coal miners
continued to work and their product was
shipped to the anthracite region and con-
tributed largely to defeat that strike.
WILL TAKE ALL THE WORK THEY CAN GET.
Now the anthracite miners will take all
the work they can get. Not all are making
full time. Some are making half aud others
three-quarters. but not many are entirely
idle. The mine operators incline to favor
an eight hour day as a means of lessening
the necessity for the curtail ments and Sus-
pensions Of work caused by an overstocked
market. There were no strikes in
the Iowa bituminous coal fields
and but few in the biJuminOus fields of
Central and Western Pennsylvania. In all
the other bituminous coal producing states
the miners are divided. or two adjoin-
ing coal fields one was busy and the other
idle in several reported cases. The eight
nv ic oil in fha hs,fI
ing trades than in any other branch Of
labor. No disturbance has been heard from
anywhere in the United States.
MINERS OUT AT TRIMBLE.
At Trimble, O., LOO miners struck for
advanced wages. They are divided on the
eight hour question. AT Lexington and
Gore, mining towns in the same fields, the
miners are at work, with no intention Of
striking.
At majority Of the places in the Hook
ing valley the miners were idle to-day, but
say it is not strike, but Labor day At
Streatsville and one or two other Hooking
valley towns the miners were at
work to-day. at most places where
strikes were begun to-day the
eight-hour question cuts no figure.
This is the Gaze at Brazil, Ind, where 1900
miners are out, and wages is the principal
issue. There was no strike in the Beleville,
ILL.,, district
OUT AT OTTUMWA.
A later dispatch from Ottumwa, Ia. says
the miners of Southeastern Iowa laid down
their tools last night and say they will not
take them up again until ordered to do SO
by the supreme officers Of their union. They
declare that they are not on a strike. but
have merely suspended work.
Betwesn five and six thousand miners in
the Pittsburg, Pa, district struck to-day
on the question Of wages, the strike having
nothing to do with eight hour day question.
1t is probable that this will be settled by
| tomorrow.
In PittsbUrg $500 men employed in the
various building trades are idle on the eight
| hour demand. The same condition prevails
| in all the towns and cities in western Penn
| sylvania. Ohio and West Virginia within
one hundred miles radius from Pittsburgh.
At Dequesne, ILL.,, one of the places
where the miners demand an eight hour
| day, 1900 miners are out They also de-
mand weekly payments. One mine in this
district grants these demands and is in
operation.
TWO CITIES IN LUCK.
At Cincinnati and Philadelphia no eights
hour demand has disturbed the building
trades, but at Covington, KY, the car
penters have struck for nine hours with
ten hours pay.
A dispatch from Columbus, O., says
that out of IL. 600 miners employed in the
Hooking Valley and Sunday Creek dis
tricts only 500 are working. The remain
der are awaiting the result of conference
with the owners on the wage question
At Wheeling, w. Va, 900 miners quit
work to-day to await the settlement of t..
wage question.
HANGS FIRE AT BOSTON.
At Boston the threatened strike hangs
| fire. Whatever demands have been made
| were for nine hours.
At Louisville, Ky, Labor day drew out
probably the largest parade seen there.
| The day was pleasant, and was made q
general holiday by all Of the manufactur-
| ing establishments.
At Kansas City there was nothing to in
| dictate that it was Labor day, while at
| Topeka, Kan, the day was generally OBJ
served by the working classes as a holiday
Throughout Colorado, New Mexico and
| Wyoming but little notice was taken of the
| day and there are no strikes Of any i'm
| portance.
AT Springfield, Ill, ali coal miners in the
| Springfield subdistrict, about 800 in num-
Der, are idle. The operators to-day posted
notice thai hereafter they will pay but
| 30 cents per ton over an inch and quar-
ter screen. This is M cents less than the
| price now paid.
ST. LOUIS CARPENTERS WIN.
| At st. Louis the strike of the carpenters
| for an advance Of cents an hour was sue
cessful, 272 bosses out Of $50 having granted
| the demand. The remainder have not been
| heard from. The allied trades will not
work for the employers who reject the car
| penters' demands. They gained an eight
| hour dav two years ago.
At Chicago large crowds and great enthu-
siasm characterized the labor demonstra-
ton for an eight-hour day. The brIcklayer's
union, about 1900 strong, did not
take part in the parade, that trade
having already been accorded the eight
| hour day. The other trades unions,
however, were generally represented
! and with bands and banners and floats on
which their respective hsndicrafJs were
being exenplifed they marched away
about 10000 strong. The route lay through
some of the principal streets Of the business
district, and the parade was dismissed al
| the lake front, where speeches were deliv-
| cred by local labor leaders