Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-08
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
WORKINGMEN IN line.
Labor Day Celebrated All
Over the Country.
WESTERN GRAIN MARKETS cHokED.
Emperor Williams Coming
Visit to Bavaria.
PEARy ON The ARCTIC REGIONS.
Celebration of the Battle
WESTERN GRAIN MARKETS cHokED.
PEARy ON The ARCTIC REGIONS.
Celebration of the Battle
of GrOtOn Heights.
LABOR,S HOLIDAY.


weather added to the pleasure of celebrat
ing Labor day, which eclipsed all previous
demonstrations. 1t being state holiday
all the exchanges, banks and principal
mercantile houses were closed and business
was generally suspended. At O'Clock
Washington square was scene of great
i activity. Hundreds of labor organizations
with bands of music assembled there fol
| the grand parade of the Central Labor
union. Fully twenty-five thousand men
were in line under the direction of Grand
Marshal Michael J. Fenton. Inspector
Conlin headed the police brigade. The
procession moved up to Union square,
| where an enormous crowd of friends of
the laborers stood to cheer them. There
was also a parade on the east side by the
Federation of Labor, which formed on the
Bowery and marched to Stuyvesant place,
where it was reviewed by Grand Marshal
August Waldinger and staff. After the
| parades the thousands of holiday seekers
separated and went to the various enter
| talnments, picnics and athletic games.
Good order prevailed and the day passed
without disturbance.
At Columbus, O., speeches were made
and the parade was the largest demonstra-
ton of the kind in the city's history. Sew
eral thousand men were in the parade and
there were appropriate floats.
At St. Louis, Mo, it was the first gene
raj observance of labor day. Twenty thou
sand men were in line. After the parade
a splendid program of music, athletics,
speechmaking, etc., closed the day.
Dispatches from various points in the
nd rr;x 4 oil of 4ba 4
was spent. With few exceptions the day
seems to be growing in favor as holiday,
and except in those states where it is a
novelty the crowds, enthusiasm and gene
raj interest were greater than ever before.
Governor Hill delivered the chief ora
ton at Buffalo, N. Y, and Lieutenant
Governor Jones at Troy. The subject of
politics at both places was eschewed, but
the legislative acts establishing the holt
day, the Saturday half holiday, and the
eight-hour schemes were explained and
the workingmen generally congratulated.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, the chief speakers
were Governor Pattison of that state and
Mr.. T. V. Powderly.
ed by the largest parade of union organi-
cations within its history. Singular
to relate, there was not union band of
music in line.
ADDRESSED BY M'KINLEY.
CINCINNATI, Sept. Labor day was
observed to-day by large procession of
workingmen gathered in different organi-
cations. After the parade large numbers
took trains for Woodsdale park, where ad-
dresses were made by Major William Nc
Kinley and John S. Seitz, the republican
and peoples party candidates for governor.
H. 1>,,4 IL ~
servance of the holiday by closing of bust
ness houses.
LARGE PROCESSION.
KANSAS CITY, NO., Sept. labor day
was generally observed in this city to-day
by the various labor organizations. Very few
of the business houses are closed, and the
observance of the day as a holiday is not
general. The parade, made up of trades
unions, was a lame one. This afternoon
was devoted to speech making at the ex-
position building by representatives of the
various unions. A ball this evening will
close the exercises.
FARMERS ALLIANCE THE FEATURE.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. THE day was
observed on q large scale. The principal
feature of the parade was the part taken
by the Farmers alliance, the farmers par
ticipating in great numbers. They rode
ponies, wore patches on their trousers
and large sunhowers in their hats and
carried spades and rakes. They had
several floats, consisting of houses made
of wheat, corn and oats.> Not only the
farmers, but their wives and children
were all represented. An elaborate pro-
gram was carried out at the fair grounds,
consisting of speeches by General Weaver
and President Polk and all kinds of ath-
letic sports.
REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNOR.
DENVER, Sept. Labor day was gen.
orally observed in Denver and throughout
the state. The parade, which was the
largest ever witnessed in the west, had
over 10, 900 laboring men in its line. 1t
was reviewed by the governor, mayor and
| other officials. The afternoon was spent
at picnic grounds and summer resorts neal
the city where dancing and games was
| the program for the day.
LARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. Labor
day was generally observed as holiday
The union men had a parade in the morn
| ing, it being one of the largest in the his
| tory of the city. A large number of bust
ness houses and manufacturing concerns
closed. Senator Pfeffer and others made
| speeches.
THE DAY SPOILED BY RAIN.
Boston, Sept. THE carrying out Of
the varied and extensive program arrang
ed for Labor day was seriously interferet
with by the prevalence of a heavy north
east rain storm, which began yesterda.
and has continued since, effectually pre-
venting the proposed big procession, soak
ing the ball grounds so that play was i'm
possible, and causing the indefinite post
ponement of numerous picnics, cricke
and tennis matches, football games, hors
races and other field sports. No evening
editions of the papers were issued. Bank
and exchanges we're closed and mercantil
business generally suspended. At othe
cities in this vicinity, at Portland, Ne.
and Concord, N. H., the exercises of tn
day were considerably curtailed owing t
| the stormy weather.
GENERALLY OBSERVED IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Sept. Labor day was YER
generally observed in this city. Th
banks, board of: trade, business houses
courts and municipal Offices were closed
This morning there was general parad
: of the labor organizations of the cit,
: whose members marched through til
principal streets with waving banners an
suitable devices and notices. After tt
parade the various organizations Pre-
; ceeded to the parks outside of the cit,
where they spent the remainder of tt
q day in athletic games, dancing an
speechmaking. The weather was fine.
PIcNIcs AND EXCURSIONS. o
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. labor day VI
r generally observed here by the closing
all financial institutions, federal Offices al
q cessation of work in mechanical esta
4. Ishments. The labor organizations ma
no effort to celebrate the day by any del
onstration of any kind, but there were n
merous picnics, excursions and games
different societies. The weather was
that could be desired.
THE DAY IN MONTREAL.
% MONTREAL, Sept. To-day being I
~ Dor day, the event was celebrated wi
great enthusiasm. The city hall, COT
house and all the other public buildin
were closed, and the day was great he
q day for workingmen and their families.
grand procession took place this morniI
In which fully 10000 men took part.