Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05
OUT OF WORK.
Chicago Reports Fully 10000 Unem-
pioyed Men within Her Borders, and
the Number Growing Larger Daily.


Chicago Reports Fully 10000 Unen-
pIoyed Men within Her Borders, and
the Number Growing Larger Daily.
CHICAGO, Aug Twelve hundred
unemployed worltingmen reached Chi
cago Monday from the west. Most of
them came in on freight trains There
was not one of the dozen western roads
but that carried its quota. These men
who are coming to Chicago on these
freight trains are silver miners
from Colorado, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico and Idaho. All their
mines are closed. Utah does not have
such an exodus, because it is an agrl-
cultural country. Arizona is affected
but little, because its mining is largely
of copper. All along the line freight
trains are black with men coming east
They beat their way take possession of
trains, or in some way get along
Commissioner Allen of the county
board offered a resolution in view of
the incoming of these miners to the
effect that a penalty be provided
against railroads for bringing paupers
into the county. 1t was referred to
the county attorney to see whether any
authority for such could be found in
the statutes of Illinois.
The close of work at the worlds fair
grounds left 900 idle men on the
market, which was already carrying
from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t is now esti-
mated that no less than $50, 900 artisans
are walking the streets looking for
employment. That many of these will
suffer for the actual necessities of life
this winter seems certainty, and that
their presence in the city is a constant
menace to the stability of the labor
market appears an equal certainty.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-The stream
of idle workmen from Colorado con-
tinues to pour through Kansas. Re-
ports received by the police department
are that a great many depredations
have been committed in the towns
along the lines of the Santa Fe and
Union Pacific railroads. Houses have
been broken into and valuables stolen
both in the towns and country.
ST. Louis, Aug. Sunday night
every cell in the police stations was
occupied by voluntary prisoners, miners
en- route from Kansas and Col.
orado to the cities of the east
in the hope of securing work. Over
300 spent the night in the station,
houses and after breakfast furnished
by the Eicials they left in droves for
the east. Trainmen coming from the
Missouri river say that there is not q
freight train running eastward but
carries from twenty-five to fifty tramps
MANCHESTER, n. H.. Aug. /. Tho
big Amoskeag mills were closed Mon
day. This is the first suspension OF
these factories for many years; S, s,O0(
operatives are idle. The Jefferson mill.
started up again Monday morning, thus
giving employment to 1000 hands who
had been idle for two weeks. AL
the remaining Amoskcag mills are Ger
tain to resume work August IS, if no
before, but it will be on the basis, it i
stated, of reduction of wages to opera
tives. 1t is said that there will be
general reduction of 10 per cent an,
those receiving better wages than tn
average will be cut down II per cent.
NEWARK, n. j.. Aug. 1.-The proprie
tors OF the Arlington Sand Paper com
pany have announced that until furthe
notice the mills will work but fort,
hours week. Until lately the
nave bGCu very OuSAs 1 lLc super
intendent said that the condi
tion of the building trade an,
the stringent money market al
fected the usual heavy orders TO
the fall trade. The Arlington Celluloi,
* Cellonite company will be closed o.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
This company has in its employ bc
tween 200 and 300 hands.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 1.-The Cleve
land Rolling Mill company has close
its plate, wire and rod mills and stee
works, throwing 5000 men out of en-
employment Lack of orders is tn
cause, there being no disagreement re
Garding wages Five hundred men ar
still at work around the small mills an
in putting up new steel mill Tw
hundred more men will be laid off a
soon as the present supply of coke a
one of their furnaces is exhausted.