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Show What the People of Sleepy St. Louis Ei-pect Ei-pect on That Date From ' Labor. GEAND AEMY ENCAMPMENT. General News of Interest From England and the Other Foreign Countries, St. Loos, April 29.-Special.-Tl:e 1st of May will bring much anxitv to others than " those who are changing their offices or dwellings. Various unions are at present idle, and it is feared that a general strike may take place next Thursday. Tho eight hour movement has become general in this city. All the railroad employes are known to long for it, and should they insist ou their demand for it, business will be temporality paralyzed. Tho four orders, it is said, will strike together. to-gether. These orders arc the Brotherhood Brother-hood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors, the Switchmen's Mutual Aid association aud the Brotherhood of Brakemen. The order of Railway Conductors Con-ductors is the only organization composed com-posed of railroad men who have not joined the movements. This order, which is an old oue, is alleged to be hand in glove with the railroad managers. man-agers. It was discovered recently that in its membership were nearly every superintendent, train despatcher and master mechanic west of here. Samuel Gompers, president of the Federation of Labor is expected here tonight to to counsel with the trades which have refused to continue work under the present conditions. |