Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
OF STRIKES
LAKE TRAFFIC IS TIED UP.



Character
Boston. May May day was
marked by numerous minor strikes In
\ New England. The majority OF the
difficulties were confined to the build
ing trades Strikes of carpenters oc-
CURED In Lawrence and vicinity and
a other places. The Lawrence men,
about 1000 in number, demand an
eight-hour day at wage Of three dol
lars. In Lynn about 200 machinists
Who desire an eight-houH day with Q
half holiday Saturday are idle and a
numbe9 Of carpenters, painters and
plumbers are also out Conditions
are unsettled IN the Cape Ann granite
district, In the Black Stone valley
and Fail River building trades, and in
several branches of the building trades
"a other places. In Boston. while
there was no general disturbance,
eeverM mali strikes occurred but the
number Of men idle here on account
81 Labor disputes Is not great
st. Petersburg, May 2~-May day was
celebrated Tuesday only In Poland and
Finland. The socialists Of the rest
or the empire having decided to fol-
low the Russian calendar, attempted
10 arrange demonstrations for May ID
n Poland the suspension Of industrial
activity is thorough In Warsaw
there "a complete strike. affecting
RhctoCiea stores, restaurants street
HailwaVA cabs, and newspapers but
no disorder had been reported up to
midnight The socialists of ST. Peters
burg have ordered one Days strike On
Mag Il
Duluth, MINI. May 'S.-The great
lake marine strike was officially In
angurated at the head If the lakes OF
midnight Orders were received from
President Keefe of the longshoremen
calling them out The tugmen, how
ever, were not notified and they are
working 90 usual.
LOdz, May AT some Of the fac
tories here strikers Tuesday exchang-
Cd shots with workmen who had re-
fused 10 strike and few were wound
ca. Shops and restaurants were
closed and no newspapers were circu-
Iating. Business was at q standstill.
Pittsburg, May 2.-SeEen hundred
structural iron workers struck Tuesday
for an increase In wages and recog-
milton Of The union. Other building
trades are working as usual,
Indianapolis, May 2.-FouR hundred
carpenters, demanding Increased
wages, struck here Tuesday. Union
machinists make similar demands and
threaten TO walk out Friday.
Cincinnati May 2.-B1ve hundred
planning mill employees, several hundred
pipe filters and electricians and 300
telephone linemen STRUCK Tuesday Tor
an increase In wages.
Chicago, May 2.-Lake freight traf-
&c was for the greater part at stand
still here Tuesday, the vessel owners
making little apparent effort to move
their vessels.
Youngstown, Ohio, May 2.-Six hun
lred members Of the building trades
struck for the eight-hour day and re-
cognltion Tuesday, tieing up building
operations
Madrid, May 2.-The workmen here
pAraded Tuesday In perfect order The
labor demonstrations in the provinces
were not Of violent character.
London, May Eight thousand
men and women took part in labor de-
monstrations in Hyde park Tuesday
afternoon. Complete order prevailed.
Chicago, May 2.-Three thousand
lrOn molders struck here Tuesday for
higher wages, closed shop and recog-
nition Of the union.
Duquoin, ILL.,, May S.-Several hun
dred engineers employed IN the coal
mines Of this district walked out Tues
dny.
Budapest, May 2.-Ffve thousand so
cialists made a demonstration here
Tuesday. There was no disturbance.
Nebraska Tornado severe.
Oxford, Neb., May 2.-Complete re-
turns from Mondays tornado Indicate
. wider range and greater loss than
drst reported The storm extended in
20 Harlan and Phelps counties, cover
ing territory two miles wide and is
long. Fully 10 persons lost their farm
buildings or dwellings, In some cases
both. A number Of families were left
homeless, without as much as a change