The Forrest City times., 1891-09-11
TT WAS LABOR'S BIG DAY.
WORktNGMEN OF AMERICA TURN OUT BY THOUSANDS
They March tn Line and Listen to Speeches on the Labor Question
 How tue Day Was Observed.


 West Side, where the delegations massed in from every street with un- furled banners and tapping drums. order ana dicipline were maintained, The monster marching line, filling at one time 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 u river of ribbons, flags, banners and gliatering brass horns moving with a sluggish but steady current between banks of jamed and motionless specta- tators, and as 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 q 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 efiigy 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 a number of aldermen. The park was crowded with spectators. and the parade, as 1t 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 cheered repeatedly and responded with gratitied bows.
 Tn Wisconsin Cities.
 MiLwAuKEE, Wis, Sept ---Between 5000 and { LOGO men, representing thir- tv labor unions marched in the artisans day parade It was one oi the largest 3bor demonstrations ever seen in this city The fact that mos, of the men wore the characteristic working dress of their various trades gave a picturesque ness to the parade. The painters and decorators were ar rayed in their suits of white dueking the whitewashers came out in their hlouses and white caps, with their brushes at shoulder arms. and each of the plasterers ornauented himse eli with a new gray hat. The tanners and curriers', who had tine right of the line, displayed seven floats, consis ing mainly of tan bark houses, mounted on trucks and ornamented with side of leather of different colorS. There were also two wagons on which the old and new ways of making shoes were Ter resented.
 In all the manufacturing cities oi the state the day was appropriately observed and th celebrations were marked by larger turnouts than ever before
 Iig Time as kcokuk. KroKrK, Iowa, Sept o.--The labor day celebration here was 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 ir 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
 
 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 a larg, number of business houses took part.
 Free Tight st Kalamazoo.
 KALAMAZOO, Mich, Sept. o.-While a 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 free-for-all fight resulted and several persons were injured, among them sheriff Downey. A committee of ar engagements was to blame for the con. fiicting appointment.
 Buriington's Mayor Left Out.
 BURLINGTON, Iowa, Sept. 9.-Labor day was celebrated by the various unions in this city by big parade and 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 handsomely decorated.
 Great Crowd at Peoria.
 PEORIA, Ill.. Sept o.The sixth an nual celebration of labor day was a big event in Peoria. Everything was conducted on larger scale than ever The exercises were held on the State fair grounds and it is estimated that there was an attendance of 20,O0O. There were several accidents during the day, two of which--whero men were run over by electric cars-will probably pro,e fatal
 Speeches at Decatur
 DECATUR, Ill. Sept. 9.-Ethelbert Stewart and wife were the speaker, at Riverside park on the occasion of the labor-day demonstration and picnic. Stewart commended the Wana- maker scheme for government manage ment of the telegram system and said the present genera ation would not live to en oy fully the results of the labor agitation, but the next generation would.
 Turned Out In che Rain.
 MUsCATINE, Iowa. Sept. 9.-The lahor day parade here was an immense suc- cess. The parade took place in the rain and an immen 0 throng witnessed it from under umbrellas Speeches were made in the afterno by Mayor Schmidt, senat IT k. E. Huff of Musca- tine, Congressman Henderson of Du- buque, and Fred Whits Of We os .er.
 Picnic at East St. Louis.
 EAST ST. Lotus, H., Sept. 9 0--Labor