The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-09-07
LABOR DAY.
Parades and Picnics in All of tho Prin-
cipaI Cities.

New York. Sept. 2.--The weather is
perfect today and there is hardly any
labor organization in the city but had
mapped out for itself Il parade or an out
in%. This wear the latter manner of
spending the holiday predomnated. The
list of excursions to points outside the
city WdS long and well arranged. For
the first time i'll many years the Central
Labor union did not parade through the
city'S streets. An excursion to COney
island was deemed the better way to
Spend the day. and as Il result the Sea-
Beach palace there was crowded with
men who's" delegates practically regulate
tn" labor element i'll the city from Clar-
endon hail on sundays.
10 offset this. however. there were ar
ranged the parade Of the striking gar
ment workers and the demonstration at
Mon square of the Knights of Labor
with which organization the garment
workers are affiliated. In the garment
workers New York sees today practically
the only body Of men on strike at the
present time in the city and it was per
hapS on account of the apparent content
among the other trades that the Central
Labor union did not demonstrate its
strength by paradins in the streets. The
New York letter carriers. headed 10y
Postmaster Dayton and his staff. marched
u tn" poStOtiice on their way to the let
ter carriers convention in Philadelphia.
Nv Anal lliSi~ went out u NldlltLt'l
park. staten island, to see John Most
and Claus Zimmerman wave the red shirt
and talk of general destruction.
Boston Has a Parade.
Boston. Mass. Sept 2-Organiznd la
Dor today observed its ninth annual legal
holiday in the city of Boston with its
usual parade and with almost innum1r-
able sports and amusements The day
broke clear and cool. and at an early
], IL
unions from various parts of the city,
ana crowds hUrrying 10 the dopOts and
wharvcS bound for the various amuSe-
mont resorts filled the streets. The spec
tarle Of the day was the parade of the
labor organizations of the city and vi
entity Ill which over 10000 men nartici-
pat"d. notwithstanding the fact that ow-
ing to the late severe business depression
Il number Of the larger organizations
which have been under consluera bile OK
p"nSc III providing for their idle members
did not appear i'll the lines because of the
extra expense involved.
Two Factions in Chicago.
Chicago. Ill. Sept. 1.-Two separate
and distinct celebrations marked Labor
day in Chicago. The Labor Congress,
socialistir in it's tendencies. held a mass
meeting and picnic preceded by parade
III" principal speakers being Keir Hardie
Frank Smith and John Swinton The
bNtlulnS radpS council gave 4 counter
attra ction in the way of parade pic
mic and mass meeting of its own. No at
tempt was made to carry the red flag in
the Congress parade. Mayor Swift hav-
ing issued strict orders against such &C,
ton
Columbus. O.. Sept. 2.-Thcre were
two Labor day parades here. the Trades
assembly and AntiTrades assembly.
The split was due 20 the charge that
some of the uniforms worn were not
sold 10y union clerks
Kansas City. Mo, Sept. "A parade
through the principal streets this morn
ing Of all the labor unions in the city,
picnic rmhellished with several ora
tions at Fairmount park this afternoon
and Il pyrotcrlnic display tonight is the
programm" mapped ont for the celebra-
ton of Labor day in Kansas City.
ST. Louis Mo, Sept. lin this city,
East st Louis and adjoining towns.
Labor day was generally observed as
holiday. The exchanges. banks. fed
eral and municipal offices were closed
and many factories gave their employees
a day oft