Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
1T WAS LABOR'S BIG DAY.
WORKINCMEN OF AMERICA
TURN OUT BY THOUSANDS
They March I'm Line and Listen to
Speeches on the Labor Question
How the Day Was Observed.

West Side, where the delegations
massed in from every street with I'M
furled banners and tapping drums,
order and dicipline were maintained,
The monster marching line, filling at
one time Il circuituous route from
Peoria street east to the Lake Front,
was made up and started away with
out any break.
Such procession never did honor
to any previous holiday. Imagine "A
river of ribbons, flags, banners and
gliatering brass horns moving with a
sluggish bnt steady current between
banks Of famed and motionless specta-
tators, and MS good an idea of the
big labor parade can be gained as
though you had been in the thickest of
the jam. The marshals were wrapped in
sashes and rode prancing horses. Bands
crowded upon each other and made n
hopeless tangle of the "Marseillaise'
and THE Whistling Coon" There
must have been 10000 badges, 5000
buttonhole bouquets and 5000 canes
scattered through that seemingly end
less flow. The "scab" was ridiculed
and hanged in effigy by crayon artists.
Transparencies were unanimous on
the eight-hour-day question.
The mayor reviewed the parade from
the reviewing stand on the lake front
opposite Congress street In the stand
with him were Chief McClaughry,
Comptroller May and other city
officials, and number of aldermen.
The park was crowded with spectators.
and the parade, as it countermarched
along with rival bands passing each
other and the broad thoroughfare
gorged with uniformed men, presented
an inspiriting appearance and caused
the dignitaries to become enthusiastic.
The mayor was cheercd repeatedly and
responded with gratified bows.
In Wisconsin Cities.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. Between
1900 and 1000 men, representing thir-
tv labor unions marched in the
artisans day parade. 1t was one of
the largest labor demonstrations ever
seen in this city. The fact that most
of the men were the characteristic
working dress of their various trades
gave picturesqueness to the parade.
The painters and decorators were ar
raycd in their suits of white duclring;
the whitewashers came out in their
blouses and white caps, with their
brushes at shoulder arms, and each of
the plasterers ornamented himself
with a now gray hat. The tanners
and curriers', who had the right of the
line, displayed seven floats, consisting
mainly of tan bark houses, mounted
on trucks and ornamented with sides
of leather of different colors. There
were also two wagons on which the
old and new ways of making shoes
were represented.
In all the manufacturing cities of
the state the day was appropriately
observed and tn. celebrations were
marked by larger turnouts than ever
before.
mig Time Mt Keokuk.
KEoKUK, Iowa, Sept. 0.-The labor
day celebration here was a grand sue
cess, The city was crowded with visi-
tors all day. Business and work in the
factories and shops was generally sus-
pended. The parade in the forenoon
was one of the largest ever seen in
Iowa, being nearly two miles
in length. The first division
consisted of the different unions and
brotherhoods of organized labor. The
second division was composed of bodies
of unorganized laboring men, while
the third division consisted of an in
dustrial and trades display headed by
the city fire department, in which all
the mills and factories and large
number of business houses took part.
Free Fight mt Kalamazoo.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Sept 9.-While
base ball game was being played in
the labor day sports on the fair
grounds the state troops that partici-
pated in the celebration marched on
the field to drill and dispute arose as
to who had possession of the field. A
freefor-a all fight resulted and several
persons were injured, among them
Sheriff Downey. A committee of ar
engagements was to blame for the con-
dieting appointment.
BurIington's Mayor Left Out.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Sept. 9.-Labor
day was celebrated by the various
speech making and athletics in the
park. Mayor Duncan and the city
council were ignored by the commit
tee on invitation because the Mayor is
interested in cigar business that
deals in non union cigars, Nearly all
business was suspended and the city
auhooOIOiJ oNHOAu bCb.
Great Crowd ut Peoria.
PEORIA, H., Sept. 0,-Thc sixth an.
nual celebration of labor day was a
big event in Peoria. Everything was
conducted on a larger scale than ever
The exercises were held on the State
fair grounds and it is estimated that
there was an attendance of 10000
There were several accidents during
the day, two of which--where men
were run over by electric cars-will
probably prove fatal.
Speeches at Decatur.
DECATUR, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-Ethelbert
Stewart and wife were the speakers
at Riverside park on the occasion of
the laboraday demonstration and
picnic. Stewart commended the Wana-
maker scheme for government manage
ment of the telegram system and said
the present generation would not live
to enjoy fully the results of the labor
agitation, but the next generation
would.
Turned out In the Rain.
MuscATGNE, Iowa, Sept. o.-The labor
day parade here was an immense sue
cess. The parade took place in the
Idtl anu an WllneSStu
it from under umbrellas. Speeches
were made in the afternoon by Mayor
Schmidt, Senator K. b. Huff of Musca-
tine, Congressman Henderson of Du-
buque, and Fred White of Webster.
Picnic at East ST. Louis.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, Sept, 0 Labor
day was celebrated here with more
than ordinary enthusiasm. Twenty
two socities turned out with com
bined membership of no less than !, ooC