Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-09
ToILERs TRAMP.
Monster Paradcs at Various Points Mar


the Celebration of Labor Day.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-Fifteen thousand
labor veterans skilled in handicraft
formed the grand army of toll which
marched the streets of Chicago Monday.
Banners waved, bands played stirring
airs and great crowds of sympathizers
thronged the sidewalks. 1t was
model exhibition of organized labor's
peaceful forces. Rigid discipline pre-
vailed and the proceedings went for
ward evenly and quietly
After the parade the crowds of toilers
divided, portion of them going to
Kuhns park where an enjoyable picnic
was held. The rest went to Ogdens
grove where the day and evening were
spent in listening to addresses, in dane
ing and witnessing displays of fire.
works at night. At Kuhn's park Gov.
Altgeld delivered the principal address.
Mayor Harrison and Samuel Gompers
president of the Federation of Labor,
and Gov. Altgeld spoke at Ogden's
grove.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Perfect weather
characterized Labor day in New York.
AT IL o'clock the big manufactures were
shut down. All wholesale establish
ments, business exchanges, downtown
| offices and most of the retail shops were
| closed. Uptown the holiday was not
SO generally observed. The state and
surrogate courts were not opened.
| The United States courts and
court of general sessions were
opened for few minutes only. The
labor parade moved from Cooper Union
to the Battery. The labor leaders cal
culated that $4,000 men were in line.
The colors carried were the stars and
stripes and flags of the different unions,
together with a large portrait of Wash
ington by the Journeymen Plasterers'
union. The men in line were joined at
the Battery by their wives and chill
dren and went to Staten Island to en-
joy themselves.
The wage-workers of Brooklyn turned
out $4,000 strong to take part in the
two principal labor professions. Be
sides these probably dozen trade
unions paraded in numbers proportion
ate to their Importance. The demon
stration of the central labor union was
the big one-9,0O men were said to be
in line.
Dispatches from the various cities
and towns throughout the state and
New Jersey indicate that the day was
given over to recreation and out-of-door
sports by all classes.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 5.-There were
little more than 1000 men in the Labor
day parade here, which is considerably
smaller than the usual turnout. Many
of the union men who are out of
work refused to march for the
reason that they were not employed,
while many Others refused to lay off
for day owing to desire to get in as
) much work as possible before snow
, flies. As it was, however, a large pro-
| portion of the men who marched are
out of work. The effects of the busi-
cess depression We're noticeable by the
absence of large number of indus
trial floats usually furnished by busi-
| Eess firms.
e ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 5.-The va
1 rious worSingmen's unions paraded the
: streets in three great divisions, and in
the afternoon several Thousand of them
went to Wildwood for picnic. Dur
e ing the afternoon an address was de-
4 livered by w. w. Erwin, the attorney
who acquired national reputation by
: securing the acquittal of the Home
t stead rioters.
e DAVENPORT, Ia, Sept. 5.-Labor day,
: legal holiday in Iowa, was celebrated
e by the cities of Davenport, Rock Island
and Moline and surrounding towns
Business was suspended and the
public schools closed. Public build
ings and many private houses were
decorated. The line of march for the
parade was nearly miles in length
About ?. 900 men were in line, divided
into their distinctive unions and so
cieties. In the afternoon at Schultzer
park addresses We're made by the
mayors of Davenport and Rock Island
The principal speech of the day wa
made by Gen James b. Weaver, pop
ulist candidate for president last fall
:. The burden of his effort was that th'
- country needs greater volume o
o money.
- The day was appropriately observed
~ at Dubuque, Ottumwa and other point
~ in this state.
- Dispatches indicate an appropriat
observance of Labor day in the follow
10 ing places:
" Illinois-Streator, Lincoln, Quincy
"a Champaign, Elgin, Jacksonville. Gales
- -. burg, Rockford, Danville, Springfield
- Peoria, Ottawa and Bloomington.
- lndiana-Terre Haute and Logan!
- port.
= Michigan-Detroit and Battle Creel
- - Also at Boston. Mass, Cincinnati, o
- Baltimore, Md, Louisville, KY, Cha
ie tanooga, Tenn, Topeka, Kan, Kansa
- City, Mo, Cleveland, o., Denver, Col
and Omaha, Neb.
THREE CHILDREN PERISH.
&C. TI,o,, Ara Drownad In "a Mill Pond Nea