The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-02
MAY DAY CRISIS LOOKS WEAK.
Sporadic Attempt at Strike in
Europe and America.
The Situation Summarized from Washing
ton-The building Trades Principally
Affected, But Work Goes On-A Serious
Riot I'm Kome-Other European Cities
Fail to MateriaIize with Reports OF
Riot and Carnage.

| Riot and Carnage.
WASHINGTON, May i.-[Speciall-
From great number of dispatches from
labor centres throughout the country
the following reports are condensed:
| No demonstration whatever was made
at any point in the Pennsylvania anthra.
cite coal regions. All the miners went
to work as usual and q considerable
number Of mines which have been idle
for some time past resumed work to-day.
Some feeling is expressed by the anthra-
cite miners on the subject. They refer
to the disastrous Reading Coal Company
strike of two years ago and say while it
was on the bituminous miners continued
to work and their product was shipped
to tho anthracite region and contributed
largely to defeat that strike. Now the
anthracite miners will take all the
work they can get. Not all are making
full time; some arc making half and
others three quarters, but not many
are entirely idle.
The mine operators incline to favor
an eight hour day as means of lessen
ing the necessity for curtailments and
suspensions OF work caused by an over
stocked market. There were no strikes
in the Iowa bituminous coal folds, and
but few in the bituminous fields Of CEN
trial and western Pennsylvania. In all
the other bituminous coal producing
States tho miners are divided. OF two
adjoining coal fields, one was busy and
the other idle in several reported cases.
The eight hour movement is more gem
eral in the building trades than in any
other branch OF labor. No disturbance
has been heard, SO far, from anywhere
in the United States.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May l-[Spe-p
cial Tho union. carpenters, painters
and boilermakers Of the city went out
this morning, and the plumbers say
they will strike tonight. The painters
demand nine hours and two dollars and
a quarter per day. Carpenters demand
thirty cents per hour and nine hours
per day. Eighty carpenters and forty
painters have struck, and tho strikers
allege that their ranks will be doubled
tomorrow.
New York, May Ill Speciall-The
threatened strike fixed for May began
in earnest this morning so far as house
trades are concerned, and with them all
incidental trades are out. At least 4,5Oo
mon are on strike.
PrrrsBuRG, May 1.-[Speciall- THE
long threatened eight hour strike in
in building trades has been inaugurated.
Leaders OF the carpenters claim there
are 5000 men within tho limits of the
twelve mile distance, of these it is said
one thousand will continue at work on
contracts that must be completed, leav-
ing not moro than 1000 mon on strike
day.
LONDON, May 1.-[Speciall Reports
from Berlin, Lyons, Geneva, Vienna.
brussels, Lisbon and Oporto, show that
perfect order prevails at these places.
ROME, April I'll Special "A meeting
OF workingmen took place this after
noon near the church of San Giovanni.
Five members of the chamber Of depu-
ties were present. An anarchist speaker
violently urged his hearers to attack
the police. The mob stoned the troops.
stationed in tho neighborhood. Some
of the rioters hurled stones at troops,
from windows OF houses. Tho gend-
armes fired upon the rioters and the
cavalry charged upon those who had not
been put to flight by the gendarmes'
fire. At the same time the infantry
were ordered to storm tho houses from
which stones had been thrown.
Signor Barailla, Member OF Chant Der
of deputies; Signor Cipriani, the social
list leader, and twenty-five others were
wounded. One man was killed out
right by the gendarmes' fire and ono
gendarmo was stabbed to death by tho
rioters. During the cavalry charge
several troopers wero endorsed and
injured.
Dispatches received here from Provi-
dence towns show May day as being OBJ
served in quiet and orderly manner.
HAVANA, May ls-[Special IA ma
jority of workmcn in this city, including
all the cigar and cigarette makers, re-
NAMED away from tho factories to-day.
Extraordinary precautions were takcn
by the authorities to prevent disorder
and to qucll any disturbances that might
occur.
MADRID, May 1.-[Specia,l--W
there has been no actual disorder
throughout Spain, in many towns the
people are excited and a general feeling
OF insecurity prevails. The stringent
military precautions taken in industrial
centers have not been useless. In Bar
celona the tailors and bakers struck. The
maSons there declare that they will not
return to work until work day of
eight hours is granted.
The Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, May IL Special Tho
debt statement issued to-day shows a