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Show COME AND GONE Te4ltrtlajs2iar.Daj Dtmonstrailonj 7hron;bont the Old and r Xew Ti'orW. The masses conduct themselves them-selves WELL BulaTiere Were Curortonatelr Some Ettetlons to the GeoerU Kulf. CHICAGO WORKINCMEN HAVE A HIGH TIUE. The Sen York Labor Tirade Dampened Damp-ened lijr IUIn. A Social-lit Social-lit Tartr. rtj TeJecTara to the Xaa-a.1 AqflETUAl. TheJtay.Ij- IleiuonMrattou Carried Car-ried Tbroncti Ullliant niaartlert ClilCACo, May 1. 5tay-ay, with Its demonstration by organized labor in behalf of the tight-hour work day, has come acd gone,aud predictions predic-tions of riot and bloodshed and almost universal strikes hart not been reaiiaed. IiKbor, ludeeu, was in a RtT-M measure suspended, but thoe who dropped their toils for the day did not do so for the purpose of taking up sticks and paving-ttones and indulging in riotous demonstrations. Thousands of them quit work for the day to march in the great parade, aud many more thousand made it a holiday. It was an orderly, good-natured crowd, and an ordirly jiaradc. The marching line was about four milts long. It occupied two hours In paying a given joint and the cumber cum-ber of men i n th-s lint Was estimated at about thirty-live thousand. Tin: CAItfEMiatS, who have been placet! by the American Federation of labor in tbfc van of tho eight hbur movement, led lbs demonstration. They had about 6000 men, Including three as-semblies as-semblies ol Knights of Labor. They were followed by three thousand stone masons and bricklayers. Thcu came delegations from tbe unions of printers, metal workers and moulders. These were followed bya Jozen Gerniau Turner toclttic, forming the second division. Xcxt marched the furniture workers, cabinet rsalccrs, carriage and wagon builders, cigar makers, cloak makers, mak-ers, bolkr makers, rattan notkers and harness makers. Many cf the trades escorted In their ranks gaudily decorated Holts, on w liich were realistic rrp-testntations rrp-testntations of members of their craft pursuing their daily occupa tion. There were bricklayers building miniature houses, boihr makers pounding witlt frightful noie, coopers working on huge casks, carpenters, etoce cutters and MANV SUIILAH KMIIJIlTlONi. One of Ihe features cf the procrs-tldn procrs-tldn was the enormous number of banners and mcttoes carriol. Among the many mottoes were tho following: follow-ing: "Arlitratlon is Our Motto," "Down Willi Monopoly," ".Eight Hours and Arbitration Is Our Jut Demand," "We Live by I.abor, Xot by War,' "When Arbitration Is Com4ilcry Strikes Will Cease," "Child Labor Should Xot be on the Bench or In the Shops, But. In the School," "Eight Hours for Work, Eight Hours for Sleep, and Eight Hours to do What We Will." The llnu of march Has crowdul with people, wf.o cheered thejnarcb-fciS thejnarcb-fciS and the mottoes. After parading through some of thoprlnciinl streets on tho West Side they proceeded proceed-ed to Lake Front Park, where they listened to addrts-cs from several stand'. The old Master Carpenters' Association Asso-ciation tonight refused to join In an arbitration conference, to be held tomorrow. THK B1STAURA2.T VTA1TKIU3 have made a demand for shorter hours ami ai ihange in the prweur system cf charging for breatages. If refused) a strike will probably occut oh Saturday. A strike of the miners throughout tho northern and middle Illiuois flclJs was decided upon after midnight mid-night tonight. Thejoint conference of miners and operators spill upon thoqutstlon of including day laborers labor-ers in the scheme of profit-harlng, the owners dcilanng there was no margin for the laborer. An executive execu-tive session of four hours by the workmen's representatives followed the final adjournment of thejoint conference, and a decision to strike was the result. The Indiana miners and operators also failed to reach an understanding aud a strike Is n t improbable. TUB 'ETV TORK l'AltAUE. New York, May L The Xew York City end of the world-wide labor la-bor demonstration was not a great success, as far as the numbers who piraded and attemted the Union Square meeting are concerned. Probably Pro-bably not more than 3H0 persons were at the speakers' stand at one time. In the procession there were about 8,000 paradcrs. A rain partly caused this apparent want ofcntliu-siasm. ofcntliu-siasm. Tin- melting was under the auplcfcs cf the socialist party. A fear that there might bcsometrouUe had induced the police to make very careful precautions hut they wire not called upon to exhibit themselves. them-selves. The resolutions adopted recited re-cited that the eight-hour demand is only a temporary relief. Nothing but socialism will solve the labor question. It was resolved that n demand be made, that the hours of labor be reduced to eight. It should be decreed by the statute that In the truggle the ultimate oljcct, the atolllion of the wage system, be net lost through the triumphs of socialism. social-ism. There were threo rptakers' standi The nrinclnal speaker was Sergius Schevitcb. He said the meeting was the beginning of the end, but the end would not come until they had the earth and the fullness thereof. He concluded by asking all to be true to the red flag, rbero were eighteen of these llag displayed upon the stand,butnmoug all tbe banners acd transparencies only two United States flags were seen, and one of those had a huge skull and crrs-bones printed on it. The other flag had a yellow cross beneath the stars. PHILADELPHIA CAltrENTEKS OS STRIKE. Pi iladelphia, May L The carpenters car-penters struck this morning on a demand de-mand for nine hours at 33 cents per hour, the present rate being 30 cents per hour. A number of bosses, Including In-cluding John Wanamaker, who cm-ploys cm-ploys 500 men in the aggregate, have conceded the demands and their men are at work. It is est!-inaiti! est!-inaiti! that 3009 men are out, including in-cluding some non-union men. Everything is quiet. Sir master carpenters, employingl'00men,havo conceded the demands of their nun. IN 1 EXXSV LVAM 1. PjTTSEUita, May 1. Labor day In PilUburg wan uneventful. Pesca and harmony prevailed in all I branches of business, sai the cornice cor-nice and tlnwork Industry. Three hundred tinners cameout this morning morn-ing for an advance or 5 cents per day, and seven firms have already wanted their demands. Itisthought tbe strike will be over by Saturday. Throughout western Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, however, a cumber of strikes are leported today. At Johnstown, bcotuiale, Jeannette, Green'burg and Ilraddock, the carpenters and Joiners came out for eight hours work or an increase in wages. The demands have not been granted.and building operations have been practically prac-tically suspended at these points. At McKeesport there was a monster mon-ster demonstration tonight, under Be, auspices of the Carpenters' Union, In which several thousand workmen, representing all branches of trade, participated. In the Smlthton mining district the strike situation Is unchanged. Roth sides are Arm, and a settlement settle-ment seems far oT. AT SAN FRAXCISOu. . San Fjlscisco, May L May Day passed ctTquletly ill this City. There .as no public demonstration, but several hundred carpenters took a holiday. The carpenters and joiners begin their move for an eluht-lio'iT day to-morrow. Several of the trades have already secured a reduction in hours, but the more Important Im-portant trades will await the result of the carr enters demands before making any move. AT MILWAL'KKK. Milwaukee, MayL Tlicrc was no strike or libor demonstration of any kind here to-day. The carpenters carpen-ters continued at work, having decided de-cided to date the eight-hour movement move-ment in this city from May 2nd. If the contractors do not grant the cight-hourday to-morrow, the carpenters car-penters under the union, with TOO members, n 111 strike at St. Louis. AT ST. LOL'IS. Si. Louis, May 1. The labor parade was a pronounced success, nn J the crowd waa ah orderly and loyal one. The stars and stripes were the only flags to be seen, and there were many flag-bearers. A few Itauners were displayed, and the tone of Die inscriptions was very moderate: Thu laliorsithation here is problematical. While there is no direct knowledge of proposed strikes It Is not at all Improbable that tlicrc will be trouble in the building trades. TUB DENVEK CARlTJTIKItS. DEM'Mi, May 1. There were no labor demonstrations here today. The carpenters have been working only tight hours for several month, acd a strikt; is not anticipated, for there is no cause for dissatisfaction. There will If a grand labor raradc next Sunday. THE BOSTON MEN. BtteTu.v, May I. The strike among the carpenters Is quiet and uneventful as yet. All signs, however, how-ever, point to a determined struggle, the men being determined to have recognition of the union and eight hours. THE DETROIT CAUl'i:.NT!.lt8. Detroit, May 1. Two ttouinnd carpenters are out In this city. The strike htexprcttd to be short-lived, however, as the contractors arc con ceding tbe men's demand. It is thought that work wdl be pretty generally resumed to-morrow. This atternoou tho strikers will parade aud a monster mass meeting w ill be held. AT lAl'ISVIl Lit. Loris 1LLE, Ky., May 1. In the May Day parade- to-day the number of workingmeu in line was placed at five to seven thousand. Thu weather weath-er wa? fine and there was a large turnout of worklngnicu'a fanille. making tho number assembled at National Park, for thu exercise, over 10,000. When the procession arrived at tho palk it was reviewed by President Gompers. After dinner a number of address-es address-es w ere delh cred.tbe xnostiniportant being that by President Gomiiers. Several local unions held me-etlngs. Among these the carpenters alone took important action. They resolved to go on strike tomorrow unless the master builders accede to their de-mauds, de-mauds, that eight hours constitute a day's labor and 35 cents an hour be the minimum wages. President Oompers, in his spbctli, which was a lengthy one, spoke of the world-wide movement for eight hours, and defended the working men against the charge that extra hour of leisure would be devoted to debauchery and tbe cultivation of vicious habits. Till, he said, was abase inmlt agaics a majority of the workingmeu of this country. Ninety-live out of every hundred were condemned for the deeds of the other five. "The capitillsta have said," said he, "that our movement would break Industry and commercial progress. pro-gress. It does not mean that. It mean a greater degree of progress for the whole oz. It means !HC!Z advancement and intelligence and a nobler race of people. Capital Capi-tal accuses us of being selfish and wanting more and more. We do want more, and will never cease to want more until wc shall receive the results of our labor demited." OTTAWA STRIKERS. Ottawa, May I. The bricklayers, bricklay-ers, stonecutters and masons, to tbe number of 1500, are on a strike for eight hours' work und ten hours' pay. Thu carpenters iiave made a likedemand and tlireate to strike. JUST A FEW SUinMIStlES. A few insignificant rows nre reported re-ported at Milan Jtnd Naples in connection con-nection with tuu labor demonstration. demonstra-tion. Tiic disturbances were quietly repressed. At Naples a police Inspector In-spector was wounded. Delnc In llorope. Losdox, May L The procession of workingmeu Ml far short of the numluT eictcd. Tbe lino was composed of only a few hundred men. They marched to Hyde Talit, v-iierc eps-xlles ere made. An attempt at-tempt was made to hold a meeting at Hackney, but the police would not iiermit it, A procession was formed at Soho Hquarc, contrary to police regulations, aud was broken up without resistance. TheCftroNfefe't Paris correspond-ent correspond-ent rajs: The feature of the day was the discovery of man- Italian agitators among the workmen. The fact that foreign money Is being em ioj-cd to foment discord Is likely to sow bitterness between the two nations. na-tions. PARADE IN RERUN. Berlin, May 1. A large number of workmen paraded this evening but they were orderly and the polio: did not interfere In any way. Telegrams Tele-grams from a number of industrial centres throughout Germany state that the day niffcd very 'fulttly. Out of 1S.1S5 men employed in sixty factories, I2W3 were absent, In Hamburg lb', 000 men remained from work and attended plcdcs. No disorder. IN IRANCE. PARIS, May L A deputation of working men went to the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon and presented pre-sented a lietltlon, askiug the Chamber Cham-ber to male eight hoursa legal day's work. I-an-e- crowds gathered uu the thoroughfares In the vicinity of tho chamUr. blocking them. The cavalry quietly clarwl the way for the depuuttloii. AH was tranquil In tbe provinces today. In tbe city large crowds gathered at various points, but )r-fect )r-fect order was maintained uctil 3 o'clock this evening, when a body of workmen, trying to march down Ituedela CIrique toward the xClysee Palace, were stopped by the police. The paraders tried to force their way through and were charged by a squadron of tbe munld'al guard and many were wounded. A large number weie arrested, but will be released at midnight. They are merely charged w ilh disorderly conduct. con-duct. Floquet received a soclolistdcfut-aticn.h-adcd by Udesdc, which pfes sented a memorial In favor of an eigne hour law. VIENNA FOLLOWS SUIT. Vienna, May 1. A dispatch from Proesnliz says the trooj frustrated frus-trated an attack of a mob on the Sison without recourse to firearm, isorder prevailed until coon and ten arrests weru inadc. The latest reports from Austria and HuDgary speak only of a quiet demoustraiidtt favoring eighlhours. Later. From Prossnltx comes word of riots. It appears that a number bf workmen were put In frison, and when their fellow work-ngmen work-ngmen gathered this morning a plot was hatched for their liberation. libera-tion. The result was a mob of 4000 men made an attack on the prison. The authorities, however, were pn pared and the rioters were repulsrd and completely routed. The troops Uldholuseflfeirmi. THE VALENTIA STRIKERS. Thirty thousand workmen paraded In Barcelona today, ijlmiiardemon-strations ijlmiiardemon-strations wero held In many other cities. There are extensive strikes IuTnrragossa, but none In tills City. The workmen were cut In great numbers and there were some slight disturbances and a number of arrests. ar-rests. BELCH AX -urNEBS. Brussels, May 1. An Immense meeting of w orkingraen was held at Charlerol. Thirty thousand men marched to the place of meeting, all singing the "Marseillaise." The men were orderly. RLOODKUEn AT 1'EjTIt. Pestii, Mayl. The labor demonstration demon-stration hire was marred by blood-shed. blood-shed. Early this morning a large number of workmen gathered in frontof one of Uie rolling mills. At first they wero orderly, but, under tbe excitement of agitators, became aroused and bitterly denounced the alleged tyranny of the employer. Finally they lost nil selfcontrol and eucatred in a riolc'-s demonstration, WilcIi the police, were powerless to quell. Military assistance was summoned sum-moned and appeared witli fixed lay o nets. The mob was ordered to disperse, and utwii refusal the troops charged. Tho crowd broke and fled In all directions. Many rioters were pierced by bayonets. Thirty thousand workmen met today to-day and ado- ted resolutions in favor of eight hours. AMlMrlSTU. Oporto, Mayl. A manifesto was l-utd by the woikingmen today. ThrV condemn the lolltlcal specu lators for trying to control the labor movement Hi their own Interest, The manifesto will further ask the king to see that legislation is adopted adopt-ed by the Cortes for the regulation of labor. ITALV's PROGRAM! I-. Bome, May 1. There Isatiartla cct!on of work here aud in the principal cities aud towns of Italy. Dispatches from all paits of tbe country show that older hi being maintained. THREE THOUSAND IN LINE. HAvajsa, May 1. The various trade organizations to the numlier of r.000 men, juraded today. Perfctt order was maintained. MARSEILLES HAS A RIOT. Marseilles, May 1. At midnight mid-night a disorderly crowd cathered and the police were powerless. The infantry dispersed the mob and noisy grour elsewhere were dispersed dis-persed by tho cavalry aud lotrvh. A riotous mob of foreigners pillaged the oil mill. Thirty of them, .all Italians, were arrested. One hundred hun-dred persons altogetlierwere arrested duricg the day. A Well-linohrin'"neDe. Jacksonville,I1I May L Iter. William Barnes, who preached the funeral sermon of Daniel Webster, died this morning. He was one of tbe most noted Presbyterian divines In the country. Mr. Barnes was a Vide graduate In tire same class with Charles Humner and Edward Ilvtrett. During the last thirty-five thirty-five years he has lived In the West, most of tho time in Jacksonville. Judge Barnes f tHe Arizona Supreme Su-preme Colirt, under Cleveland, Is his son. Au Editor Drowned. PETEltiliURa, Vs., May 1. The body of E.T1. Walker of Brooklyn, N. v., editor of the CUrncrpo'itan ilagmne, who has been missing from Weldon.N. C, since Baturdsy last) wa. found floating in the ftoanoke IMver this morning. His valuables acd papers were Intact. He held in hie hand a brok-n fishing fish-ing rod. The rurraer' Alllanee. BoSto;, May 1. At I Butler Clubdiuuer tonight General Butler discussed the Farmers' Alliance organization. or-ganization. Jlu said it claims to be non-political, but how Is it possible for the action of a body of men who seek to influence the legislation of Congress and the government ofthe conuntry to be non-polltlcd? If it succeeds it will destroy both political parties, and become a political party Iteclf. Another Hank Inllnre. Gloucester, N. J., May 1. A run began on Iho Gloucester City National Uankas soon as tho doors were opened this morning. Just before coon the bank suspended. The run was the result of its sflllLi-tlnn sflllLi-tlnn willi tins Bank of America of Philadelphia, which failed yesterday. yester-day. Touching the condition of the Wetern farmers, General Butler did Unit lie farms nn, passing out of the ownership of the tillers of the soil and they are becoming simply tenant farmers, Uie worth of the-land the-land having been wrested from them In spite of all tiieif Industry. Referring to the fabulous niortgjged debt on farm property, the speaker speak-er clcsed by saying: "As the iy-ment iy-ment of the mortgageals simply impossible, im-possible, tbe payment of the Interest upon them is also impossible, because be-cause they call for from 7 to 9 per cent and all statistics show that the average profits on farming Indus-tries Indus-tries are between -I aud o per cent only, hardly over 4. These mortgages mort-gages never can be I old, If for no other reason, because they never can be paid If the debtors are ever so much disposed to pay them." AeeJdenl to Minnie Palmer- London, May 1. While Minnie Palmer, tho actress, and her husband, hus-band, Rodgers, were driving at Brighton, today, the horse lolled and thecarrldgB was overturned and both of them thrown nut. Miss Palmer sustained several severe bruUzs. One of B-Jgn' anus were broken. |