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Show A MAMMOTH CROWD. Tbe Similar-. Labor Demonstration In HjJe Park, London, a Great it access. HALF A MILLION PEOPLE GATHER TOGETHER. An Eiithu-Ust.c and Onlcrljr rV'- Sfn.bla?o or London's W orV- ln; I'ojinlalloa. DENVER, COL.. GOES IN FOR A -SABBATH PARADE. The Trouble In Ilarcelona. One Thousand Fire Hundred Haters Strike at lYstn. Hr Telexranti Isti-.V kks VOUIOILVk IlCJIOXHTnTIO. Tbe Ijtbor Ilrmunstrallon lit ln loiiruislainlJ it nonaltr A III I r. Lo-ndov, May 4 -Today's labor demonstration iu 11 Uu I'ark was a ningiiinwntsucctw, and excelled In point of numbers riml orderly en-iliuslvra en-iliuslvra nil working claM gatherings gather-ings tinea tho creat reform aw.ni-Idagu aw.ni-Idagu In 18G8. Ihe splendid orgnnl ration of the UitlLtvnt sections taking part In tho prucocions brought togOhir In the I'ark half n million peoiile, who met, went through their Ijuslneas and di.rM-d, willi-outa willi-outa tingle accident occurring of a disorderly character; The leading bodies were tbe trade councils, which included tight Kroui. retire-. renting the leather trades, metal and cabinet worker", and chipping, clothing, printing, pain.rsnd building build-ing truli-s. These lodies, In "which were numerous nu-merous related trades, mustered in speclflnl districts of the metropolis carlj In the forenoon, and minJieil, headed by bands and banner?, toward to-ward tin. Thames Kmlnukrucnt, the central paint, whence the marshaled mar-shaled array was ordered lo start forthejiark. rhcgiganticprocession moved oil at 3 o'clock, anild Uiun-derous Uiun-derous cheers and thii'-'blending music ot many baud. Tliu route toward the park was along Itrldge street, St- James' Park and lllnl Cage walk, which were lined with pecta.ors. MASSES OF AIIT1SAS Joined tlie inraders on the way, until un-til on entering the imikthessti ma ted number of men in lino was 150,- Simultaneously with the npK-ir-ince In the rk nf the trades column-., M-ctlous of the boclal Democratic De-mocratic Federation l?gan to enter. Some of them had Jollied the main body on the Tlinmfi l.mbaukmeut, while others were intrshalrd in distant suburbs front dltrircut points. Tho llallwny Workira' Union had also Sirtial proif-slons, tome of which swelled the embankment column?, while others marched iu crowds tunards the Iatform ecu-ttrs. ecu-ttrs. Tho total numU r taking part in the various frocestisn was estimated esti-mated at 170,000-, and thete wt re almost al-most lott in thoa-tnetsof theas-siniblagu theas-siniblagu gatlicred around tile thir teen platforms uon which thelabor advocates held forth. After the inradini had fonmd around the platform--, the speaking commenced. Shortly after (our o'clock resolutions demaudlug tight Iicurs aj a day's work were put and carrled,amid the acclamations of the mnltltuiii, and by Ave o'clock, when the paraders had reformed in lint, the assemblage assemb-lage began to dL'persc. HALF A 11II.U0S' is n moderate t-ttlnulu of tlie gathering, gath-ering, tho character of which wore everywhere the unmistakable skimp of the solid, rcpecUble artisan classes, the ragtag and bobtail lie ing couspicuouly ntocnt. A notable nota-ble feature was that the binds eschewed es-chewed revolutionary music Tlie speakers included Davilt, Cunningham, Cunning-ham, Graham, John Burns, Thomas Mann. Jknjamln TlllotLMrs. Avel- Ing and A'nnle llesaut, CIITCARO'S DOIVGS. ClUCAUO, Jlay 4 If something unexpected does not occur tomorrow, tomor-row, every cooper tmployeti about the packing houses at the stockyards, stock-yards, with the exception of a couple cou-ple of houses, Including Armour's, will go out on n strike. Their request re-quest for eiht hours and a decrease lb wages ot 10 )r rent, bringing a$l a dayman down to $2.70 was Ignored Ig-nored by the packers, and the result At a msss meeting today nt Which over 00 persons were present, a committee was appointed to correspond corres-pond with John IiurnSjW ho recently h'o'i the big dock laborers' strike in Loudon, the object belLg to enlist him in their cause w ith the j ackers. It Is tlie intention to bring tbe famous fa-mous leader to Chicago, the coopers guaranteeing tv pay his expenses. At a meetinV of the Trade and Labor Assenilly today delegites from the bricklayers' union aud carpenters' organization reported that the mason work helm; done for thu government at Fort bheridan Is being carried on under the ten-hour ten-hour rule, In direct viulation of the eight-hour law. The secretary was instructed to notify tho Chicago delegation In Congress and the bec-rttaryof bec-rttaryof War of this inlriugtmiut and request that measures bo taken to discontinue the violation. IJHimTATION OF ALIENS. Secretary Howard, of the Journeymen Jour-neymen Carpenters' Council, stated tonight that an attempt is to bo made to prosecute tho Association tor ilolation of tho alien contract labor law. An advertisement from the Masters' Association has been Inserted in the Canadian papers, asking for men to take Ibo places of the strikers in Chicago. -L.vMer.c-.-has been collected by watching the di pots here that a number of Canadian Cana-dian carjientcrs have been brought to tbe city In tills way. Testimony connecting these circumstances with direct infractions of tlie law is said to be forthcoming. The legal onslaught is exiiectetl to be made as soon as matters are adjusted bet iveen Journeymen and thu new association associa-tion of emploj es. DEMONSTRATION AT Dl-NVKlt. DENVEB,May !. Over 5000 laboring labor-ing men paraded the s.reeti this afternoon. Alter tbe parade Ibcy held a meeting at the Colosseum, where spc-eclies were made by a number of the leading men of tbe city. All tlie union men are working work-ing under the eight-hours rule and there is no occasion for dissatisfaction dissatisfac-tion or a strike. tnir stkikfks ix rnACE. FABis, May 4. Turcoln is tranquil. tran-quil. Tlie strike continues at Ilou-baix. Ilou-baix. There was serious rioting there last night and several per-ons were ou ruled. The mayor of Itou baix asked for reinforcements andSOO dragoons have been sent. The em-plovers em-plovers announce that they are willing toarce to the demand for ten hours If tlie other manufacturers manufactur-ers will ronsvnt. Till llAIlCrXONA WOT. Madrid, May -I. At JJsrcelona the troops were engaged until early this morning In UL-jiersJug the btrtLcrs. It is feared that severe measures will l-a necessary to restore re-store order. I A large sociaiUt meeting was! held In ibis city today and was ad-1 dressed by a number of energvticl speikera. I A deputation of socialists ..and workmen called on Prime Minister Sagi-ta to urgu tbe eight-hour scheme. SaglsLi refused to consider IL The worknun replied that they wojIJ use legal means to attain this ecd, ard, if unsucce-ufu). reort to force. bTRlKla HAKUBS. l'Esnr, lay4 Filteen hundred bakers have struck work and are camped on an iland In tho Danube with tents, rattlo and provisions. They have been Joined by seven hundred girls, employed In thu Jute works. Five hundred military bakers iiave been sent to l'ettli from all parts of tliekint-dom At Szossbonica Hungary, during recent disturbances in which a number of miners wero actually participating, a genilarme at tempted to quell the disorder and shot one of the miners. The party resented this and made an assault on tlie ofilccr, and he narrowly escaped lynching. THE DISMISSED. Berltn, May 4. Tho number of emploj es who have been dismissed for taking Jart In tho May-Day demonstrations proved larger than was supposed would bu thu case,and such action by the employers hae Ivtn the cause of several union strikes. New ranama O.ia.1 (smpanr. Pahi, May 4 rciTirissays: The liquidator of tlie Panama Canal Company has appointed LT.S.W iesu to conduct negotiations looking to tho formation of a new company, aud Wiese goes on a mission to the aqvernment of Columbia to obtain anextensien of thettmeofthe concession con-cession In tho Interests of the new organization. Jnr nlil a 1 Ml to Jlrxlro. Jew Voiut, May -i A morning ajer asserts tleit tlie olject of Uould's visit to Mexico was to ascertain ascer-tain ifit would pay to connect tlie Texas Jc Pacitfc Willi Mexico by lailldingacuuuectionfrom a point 200 miles west of Fott Woith to tlie terminus of tlie Mexican Central. Tbe nnbber Trade. Snv Yomr, May -. The manufacturers manu-facturers of rubber thread goods, suspeudir", clastic ribbons, etc liav u decided to raise tlie price 35 per cent on account of the riu in the crude rubber market. |