Show BIG STRIKES IMMINENT Shorter Horns milt Inmnspil togco Dcmimleil lij I mitlojts I prjN here AIIII 1 If Their I mns Are 1 Vii lci lo lily Will qillt Work UII lo the 1riseiil Unit V > Uls of lolcncc Him lImIt Itciiorttil SirIlcer here lhPro 11111 ISCer whcre KiwonitMny ITho Wood Juniors Union whIch includes the meerschaum mid amber workers hold u meeting lest nifiUt 11I111 wcro mmnlmoui In favor of the eight hour movement A movo Is I nlso to bo mode to nliohsh tho pmco work Bjstem and Roouro moro uniform rulo of wages lire pinno nmlters hint nlnlit discusied tho eigtithoirr question nnd will determine I i at l n 3 ctin J ort dny whether to bake the deroorrt or not Should there bo In strike it would affect argo mon Seine of tho bosses have already announced that the movement resold havo their support Lho Amalfamnltd 1 J neuters imtlem liters maohinislH I nnd blacksmiths met last night end discussed tIre situation but took no action on the demand for nine hours per day with nay to remain ns at resent turn all overtime to bo paid for as extra A general mectiiiR of tire furniture workers was held last nllit lleporls were read to the effect that Itt shops had nprced to con orm to tho cieht hour demand which was 10 bo made to daj Till SITUATION IN CHICAGO CIIIOAUO May IThe Junta today sum irizmK tire situation sajs iwcnty Iho thousand is the fairest cs tlmnte of tire number of men who quit work stcrday Indnj nnd went out of tho vans van-s shops amid factories because their em ployerR would not consent to nn cujit hour working day with ten hours pay How ieahry will tl do tho sumo to day Suturdaj is lllo W i ll irobleirmtlcnl 1 but lire rospecls of n repcti lion of jesteiday performance nro exceed IlIgly brilliant Iho trades most affected iro tile furniluro mnnufactuicrs the lumber ntcrests in all their numerous rnmilioa tinier and Iho iron men With the furmtnro poople it was priclicallv n oncrnl loci out roll over tho city and all of 7WO men cm hilnYnil lit various Chicito factories lire toy to-y idle and will probably coutinno HO for 011I0 tlmo to come The refusal of tire mauulIellllers to grout tire demands was tho result of n mcetiiiR hint woe Sc when Manufacturers ssocia lion was formed nnd nn xeciitivo Commit leo in pointed to take char o of tho business oC tho arious members It war then do etderl if tho men demanded eight hours on Friday i that every factory should shut down mlrrtlt this committee Bhould decide to open Ihem and upon terms that tint body Rhonlol diclnto to tho men This aLrecment wn s carried out to the letter and to day every furniture factorj in Chicago is proc III n eC ll tlt ticalty in tire hands of the Executive Coin mitt mittA A someuhat mmilar situation exists in the lumlir trade Including tire pinning mill and box factories No concerted no turn wnn had bj the employers until Friday mt all except thrco refused tire demand of tire men and inn meeting afterwards doled do-led lo Htnnd by one another and not take hide men biek except at tire bosses terms 1ho number of men in this Irado out of cm iii rylri Out in consequence can only bo ap iroxiinatcd hut 5040 is n low figure With tho iron people the idea of running ollly 1 eight hours could not ho cntertnincd for n noiuent by tire largest concerns with ex pellRlle plants nnd in consequence all who wero unite Ion refused the nuns demand rind willi Iho xccption of Ihe roilIng mills I where no lioublo was nntioipated tho nil jorit of Iho large lIon work of Chicago Ielll closed Tim nulronlshau with one exception ascIi tier 1 trouble but lI11ir lime will come lo inumlit is i feirel iU extent innnot bo f un hurl TIre models will rolmblj 1 esc lie with ont rodeos truubll mplojcrs lire some whllt dispose 1 to yield in part while hire men rico not anxious to strike It depends a ood deal on what Armour will do 1 very 1 usinths in tine city is moro or less mplicnted mil general unrest amoiiK the win rininli line Ii iscxactlj hilanced b > mnmnn toy amiiist lire elllpluor WIIL AIIOIT TilE 1IOIIT 1IOU1I BiBTLM Sr Louis Boy ITho furniture maim iiclurers of thin cilj formed an association hoot nielil mid unanimous I risol > cd to rr1noruho tlulr ficlones i on ISfjo ciejit hour oynte fur lo di > on tIne bisis of eicht ours oil gos lluy l also j meorni ron I Hint tiioj will lolernto ID triton nri mneo as to whom icy Blmll imploj I or how ibo business nukniil bo manned An tccutno t UoiiimitUo 01 HeMMi was nnpointo I III which will bo ubinillod rill selthnunt all diflcioncen kick maj arise III ci worn f falluro to settle nil U serious troublo II general shut down oC tine factories ranj nt any lime bo oidcnd Tile lrnicnnounno so Ill Amsa RTiUltI 1 MlbUAUKEL May 1AI il trio otinig Instlnjs I unlil onrly llifn inoriiinj the WXI Dinjilojca of Ilio hutrgo I Milunukin liro worieA dionled 11 Htriliu to dny unlcm Hair wlIJes Wore nil vnnocil 10 iior month line ooiun linos iniivo nlremlj I iindoliuioojmiisloin lu I tIn ovuy lit forcer hirers IUlli 11111 anBiil nj mill feted mlJ they will hot mcijit Iho lonni iro IIIHPII BitliiitnLriiitHtriltu HCUUS Ineviln lili llll HII HIT HOUIl MOH MKN1 IN iOiil 0 I KM V urirnnininiy l1hl lllbUllf this morning Ui3i ° It jq i lurdlj ratrnr ted llml lliu nhull ionic lrlrrvcrnrn nit vill COil O lunny Htrilus < > r innak air Is must nl liresuit Ilio geioinmoi I count ruin out Iho 1lIll line mi niln is ofllio Minins orrj inn itiitiilni wlliiit i ill Ilio I 10000 nit dub or imlilio opinion III riiiril Ii I > Hlnkia it Wi lfI Im lirla ll try liiiuom t mush anjIliliiK lIuolllh Ihoir I nuiliiim rind in imvtuitus wlurii nuilonlilu mltliiiif mini it bo I hum to lot rote il < mi lours nn 1 Iho niMillio I mailer will inir I lull iiinUMnmo Mill i linn lien I numiplHlu 1 rvlthitiu hlie IIIHI tO liiinii hI tn Iliowiu it nil i > rltiiliiK llu I I hom lit Inlll iUlllf tin Iml ami ttlllloB which mo unit > irfictl iy iiruinliil an HLru mi ill Imi I rio n until too I illtu tint lionii I Iliu mm mid tlu IIHIIH I 1 mill Ini iilno li I mm n tiny n noil nnd right lMuni iihi urilij YIn Hstolll of l r rurri nit hy mo nour I IUHUUU Ihoilnv loins IIIBII lioin Intro luci 1 In Ihoso Irmlis thrum will cirlninl Uolt Iw ninny trollulo iViu lia < 1 Us which liiiMUiHlud for till irlir hours nn luilors ol urn nil fun ikUi lnnnrnr > mint Im burrs diirirint nil MM ImlrB olin nsU for ilui hours Mirlms klnls ot mohin loIn nnd iron norm clurU who wish lo I work iiimi WIIt l workas mi Inn Imiiisndij 00 inn nonnmmn work 1 iiiiiiiomnlurH foicrrttoiemr mind uilniiit Islirirn I nod mil IIlhoIRIttlr ccnn wood noreen iniiiidul eight limix f nCiouiiil i ttorl Huso lUiiiumls hmo Hin f iiiimlnli I foi Wlllll l I i llll i iormmnn irij Irnur llirl minnoon i ll II I I ouhnuunmgo ochhl limit innko 1 nn > gciiit dilliriniu I inlliolraih I Iho I I il m mds lino bjut tmnnim m I jiliul with mImI him nitt mil will gnu hnitnn ciimnnn rut lthnninmlim V 1 Inn tlllllu t 11I1I1IIh I liii minion iR iiiint ittni In lako ii lino is in llu pm i inmiimah f 1110 lmooiit 1 Inn onmiitlio 11 m lion I jiitid liumimn i Maku Uni m havo ilsilid nil him I nlrrilli infirm 1 InriiH niul Idiom un 1I10111lHI fur dthl hullr H mo of tlII1II I hinu rimli il hIs nm hum nit ucnrni dilionill but llu lireo iiiiiirofioturiw I I diclaii limit If limo riqmst Id I lUjlslid In lItr I I ullrI Ihij wlllBlml t iliraiilkurfiutirlen I 1 IHMIUS ON Till Hll Ml BIU1K1MI 111111111IIIINIICIoR ImiAiiii Mas iVisor 1 liumlriil Blrlklni rallioad fnUit ImiidhiH nut ut him hl liar I Il 001mb at rlomnui I street vbmmnitiot mm I hi im00 lOt hmmonnmnnm 1birnmi nit 1IIIull MM tho I thllolllIIHHItr luuilu Iny I Iomourr innS bib coiling hpuihiB i will If thnoliuiliiHilularlim I It trims limo dull 1J mit hinrumn Imoomircon lImo I f r iKht handleia ofiill lImo t Okloiifco dnmitiid to Ill COil tluir duiinmU now turnkurUr hours whllo the workluRincn ill the dcimrt tllent were dollll no and upon the OKBC lion of B > mo one in Iho crowd the men started for limo WnbnRh freRht jnrds t mn urge Iho men emplojed there lo stop work lire e croon I IlIcrensillU III sire ns it manned entered too Wabnsh jnrds and limo men theme at dIce beean quiltliiR work Irom there lime crowds tmi increasing II m aloe visited the jaids of the mule Shore Hock FilnIld ionretovjite New lbany mount Chlcami noah MichlRan i Cenlral f roads where marU nil of the men stopped III Ito Mlclnean Central yards ten men refuse to quit work ana lime police nrnvine tire crowd was drncn from the yard limo freight house men of the Port WnYlle road this mornln undo n demand for eight hours and will stop nt noon unless It is oncidcd The drIvers nnd 1 conductors of the 13 uo Island Aicnuo lines of the Western Illusion Car Company demanded n reduc tion of their trip from necn to six confln iiiRaworkinKdiylo eleven hours without decrcaso in pay rime company acceded without pirloyniL V l kundred men em plojcdl imy tine mimic eamniranmy in the cxten hion of their lines struck for eight hours lire freight handlers on tho Milwaukee I I St 1aul road sloipednt 10 dock of their own accord A crowd of tim or four hundred men ore marching inn body low nrd Ihe McCormick works on Ihe southwestern outskirts with A nnn UA AT Till mouNT Iho works ore idle today The men inane been gi vein n 1 hohdaj All of the lumber lords box ictorles nnd planing mills in lime city aro closed down iho owners will take joint notion to niRht limo large picking houses at tho stock yards are nil running and no shut down is rnMi expeclcd ol before Slondny WILt WORK LIGHT I1OUI IN 8T loUtS bi Louis May 1Several hundred car Incmntemo decided llmt beginning to daj they i would no to work nt 8 clock in tine mont lug tame nn hour for dinner and dn thIn fin f-in the lernoon thus being in service eight hours No strike is I expected to grow out of this nction ns Iho bosses hno ngrecd to the proposition round tho men demand pay for hat cinht incurs work Tilt Eiairr noun MOVEMENT IN CINCINNATI CINCINNATI May 1Fi1o hundred cm ploscs of time furniluro manufactories alan i n hundred employes of tIc Brunswick t 1 llnlko billiard manufnclurers nro out inconsequence in-consequence of tho refusal to grant ten hours puny for iijht hours work In other hr noire lies of industry white there is n gen crnl recline in favor of eight hours a day nothiiiL has been dono toward enforcing I he system WILLBTI1IK1 ON 5IONin Y lineman Maj IIn this city the trades union of cirpenters llrolherhood of Carpenters noJ Rrj olt f term and Joiners of America tIme Amnlga maled Society of Carpenters nnd Joiners and tho Plumbers Union r 000 men in nil bare resolved lo demind eight hours on Monday arid will strike i if the dcimndis refused t rl IJ1 r 11ll fused Iho Masters Iluilding Association JX strong unanimously condemn the action of tho workmen lajmg tho whole blamo on labor unions and dcclnrniL that tho demand cannot bo complied with without disaster to business and orkincmen both nnd lhe > will close up basil ices million thin submit to nnj interference CONCOIID N H Maj IThe pioprielorof n woolen mill in ienacook has made oalh final ho believes his properly is TUBLATLNED trY rise vioLeNce nd has notified Selectman lioscnwcn that ho shall hold the town responsible for its I proteclion Special police havo been nn pointed wine w ill bo on dutj day and night i until tho daiiKi has passed nud this Selectmen Select-men have notified the odlcers of the ilni Lots of labor who ordered Iho Blnko el in Iheso mills that they will bo held answerablo in the i courts ror any d imago Buffered by Iho lorn IN Till CHIC 100 LUMBEB DISTRICTS CIHCAOO May 1Soyeml mass meetings occurred in the lumber diblncts IhlA fore noon Iho crowd were composed largely of ohcmians and Germans ihej were addressed by hot headed lenders nnd fill nil tho crowds resolved themselves into n marching column and headed bj n band of music and carrjinj red flaj > proceeded to lImo McCormick leaper worl where some non union men wcro orbing in tine 5 ando and frightened them awaj lime procession moved west on Illno Island avenue to Hob ert street where n mass meeting was held in a vacant lot The crowd grew larger as it moved nlong and grow moro boisterous iho police kepI advised of its movements but up to noon no trouble had occurred IITTBDUBO Mij ITho furmturo mnira faclurorshnv hi refused to crant their em l > lo > es their demands for a reduction in daj labor from ten hours to eight hours a gen oral virile coils inaugurated to dav Nenrlv I I every Allehem fiirmttiro isclised fictorv nndoverlXIOmen in 1ittsburj nro idle curd lime slono cutlers ill the Iwo cities nro nlso omit > rnino hours n mioy hut will return to worl I on Mond 1 1niLAmLiiitA Mmiy 1AlL 1 time emplovc IIJi gryelINIW = of llotz Vbiis I extensive imroovOny in this city hi ruck this morning |