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FORTY-FIFTH TEAR,
THE PEBJJF PARIS
Averted by the Heroic Measures
Adopted by the French
Government.
THIRTY THOUSAND TROOPS
Kept the Popnlace in Complete
Check, Although Kot With
out Some Bloodshed.
THE YEKT NAME OF BOULAKGER
Caused a Tremendous Sensation and Almost
Created a Serious Uprising of
Ilis Adherents.
SOCIALISTS SDPPBESSED IN GERMANY.
fquads of rollce on Ereiy Street Corner Succeed
in rrerentlsc All Formal Demon-
etritioni ia Berlin.
DOIKGS OF THE D1T THEOCGHOBT ALL ECEOFE
AH demonstrations in Paris, yesterday,
were sternly suppressed by the military and
police. There were 34,000 troops, mostly
cavalry, stationed in the city. All the
Anarchist chiefs had been arrested, and the
mobs were left without a leader. The re
port that General Boulanger was in the city
canted a great commotion. If he was there,
however, he kept closely concealed.
IBT CAULS TO TUB DISPATCH.
Paris, May 1. The demonstration of the
first of Hay has not passed without blood
shed in Paris, but the blood spilled is not
particularly valuable, having flowed mostly
from the heads and noses of the sans
culottes. The Government has again proved
its ability to control an uprising in the
capital, but the occasion demanded heroic
measures.
There are to-nicht, as there have been all
day, 34.000 soldiers in Paris, mostly cav
alry, and though most of this great force
lias been kept out of sight and the police
have been able to cope with the rioters,
these precautions indicate how serious the
Government considered the crisis.
Soldier Formed Before Daybreak.
, Just before daybreak the soldiers were
marched into place. At 5:30 o'clock a
squadron of cavalry trooped quietly Into the
Bue Cambon and encamped in the garden of
Minister of Justice Constant, behind" a higli
wall. Another regiment was quartered in
Palais D'Industrie, where, yesterday, the
exhibition of the salon was opened. The
Chamber of Deputies, Hotel De "Ville, Min
istry of Marine and other municipal build
ings each held their quota of hidden sol
diers, and a regiment of infantry was con
cealed in the basement of the Madeleine,
while the barracks at Place de la Bepub
lique and Place de la Bastile were crowded
with cavalry.
A master stroke of Conslans, however,
was in the arrest of all Anarchist leaders,
concluding with "Red Sister Louise
Michel and Jules Guesde last evening.
The mob to-day, what there was of it, was
absolutely without a single leader. The
Place de la Concorde where the Anarchists
had room to organize a prohibited procession
was almost empty until noon.
A Wild Rnmor Abont Bonlanger.
Then a report spread throughout Paris
that General Boulancer was in the city pre
pared to head the revolutionists, and in an
hour great throngs were moving toward a
scene of possible riot The broad steps of
the Madeleine, which commands a view
down the Bue Boyale clear across Pont de
la Concorde to the Chamber of Deputies,
was crowded with spectators, and thonsands
poured into the Bue Eoyale from the ad
jacent thoroughfares.
There was, however, no opportunity for a
mob to gather. As soon as people began to
pour into -lace de la Concorde a squad of
cavalry dashed across the bridge and drove
thero back into the Hue Bivoli and up the
BueBivoli as far as the Bue St-Honore. No
nn.rey was shown to men, women or chil
dren. The horses were upon all who loi
tered. At the first charge an old man and
child were knocked down and severe
ly injured and another spectator
was driven under the wheels of an
omnibus ana both legs were broken.
A Great Number or Spectators.
As usual on such occasions a great major
ity of the throng in the street was composed
of persons who had come out to see what
as going on, and though there were plenty
of blue blouses in the gathering, the police
would have had no trouble in controlling
the vicious if the virtuous had not been in
the way. The tops of the big three-horse
omnibuses that run between Madeline and
Arcde Triomphe were crowded with well
dressed men and women, and all the fiacres
in Paris, it seemed, were chartered bv in
terested French, English and Americans to
drive through foot passengers and soldiers
on the Bue Boyale to see the fun.
I noticed B. F. Downing, H. C. Sar
geant and Paul "Waterman, of New York,
and er-Governor Bookwalter, of Ohio,
among these more luxurious spectators;
while Young America was represented in
the person of Frank Harris, of New York;
a Yale undergraduate, who was in the thick
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ui iuc lumuu operating a noiias: camera at I
the risk of a broken head; Fred Leslie, the I
x.ngusn comedian, who is in Paris for his
health, was also seeking that blessing in
the mob.
All Ready for nn Uprising.
In the Place de la Concorde all the after
noon cavalry played tag with pedestrians
under a simoon of dust, for no street in Paris
was watered to-day. in order that in case of
riot the cavalry horses might not slip on
the wet asphalt. The Bank de France, the
Credit Lyonnais, Bothschilds' Bank, the
Bourse, the Boa Marche, and most of the
great shops were closed, but there was no
rioting during the day on the boulevard.
All the disturbance was confined to the
Place de la Concorde, the Bue Boyale and
adjacent streets. I visited Montmatre and
Belleville, the Anarchist headquarters,
toward evening, but everything seemed
quiet there, though angry crowds were gath
ered in the Bue du Faubourg du Temple,
where the bins blouses were discussing their
grievances. Toward midnight, howeyer, 1
was unable to find a cabman .who would
drive me to Belleville. More than one re
sponded: "Ob, no, Monsieur, I do not wish
to be killed," and not one of at least a
dozen I accosted would venture further than
the Place de la Bepublique.
Preserving a Semblance of Ordor.
The Bue de Belleville was, however, all
but deserted, and the wine shops and cafes
were closed and the shutters up. The blue
blonses of Belleville and Montmartre had
gathered in the Place de la Bepublique,
and a squadron of cavalry and hundreds of
police were kept busy preserving a sem
blance of order.
At the other end of the long boulevards
that stretch from the Madeleine to the Bas
tile the police and cavalry at midnight were
still battling with the augmented crowds
from the Place de la Concorde and the Bue
Boyale. The cavalry and police stationed
at the Madeleine charged the crowds of riot
ers as far up as the Boulevards des Italiens
and des Capucines, creating great disorder
among the groups at the tables before the
cafes.
The police, being concentrated at places
where disorder was most rire, the groups of
rioters in blouses caroused along the boule
vards, and occasionally tipped over the
tables before a cafe and broke a few windows.
These rioters, however, seemed to be for the
most part overgrown boys and young men,
who were out to have fun with c the police
and military. They seldom annoyed peace
able pedestrians, and did not attempt to
cope with the representatives of the law.
Not a Very Dangerous Set.
Whenever the police or cavalry charged
they threw all their souls into their legs,
and, the chase being over, they hooted and
rallied again. There were many thieves
and blacklegs among them, of course, but
the real dangerous element kept out of sight
and held secret meetings to devise new
plans to overcome their arch enemy, Con
stans. The evening organs of the eight-hour agi
tation admit to-night that they have been
beaten, and are savage in their defeat. Ze
Combat publishes an appeal to workers to
train themselves to arms and be ready to
meet force with force next time. Le Soir
hints mysteriously at the terrific vengeance
being prepared, and La Cocarde talks of
another reign of terror.
If Boulanger was in Paris he kept out of
sight. But as 'le brave general" is not a
tool, he probably remained comfortably at
his home in Jersey. The result of it all
seems to be that the workingmen of France
have lost a day's wages, and there are a few
hundred broken beads more in Paris than
there was this morning, and a few thousand
more Parisians in the prisons.
ALL STERNLY SUPPRESSED.
THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT OVERAWES
THE SOCIALISTS.
A Sqnnd of l'ollco Stationed "Upon Every
Corner A i'eir Informal Gathering! of
AVorklugmen Where Good Order Fre
railed William fecorcs a Tictorr.
CUT CABLE TO TUX DISrATCH.l
Berlin, May 1. The labor demonstra
tion here has been a failure in so far as that
the Government allowed only the police to
demonstrate. But for this very reason the
Socialists and their sympathizers will insist
that their defeat has not weakened them at
all. They will continue to boast that but
for physical obstacles of a most insuperable
kind the German laboring men would to
day have made a marching array, compared
to which the army itself would have seemed
immaterial.
The obstacles complained of are police,
military and lockout. After the attempt ou
the venerable "William's Life in 1877 Bis
marck had a bill passed giving extraordi
nary powers to the police for the purpose of
discouraging socialism, the main features of
which facilitated materially the breaking up
of political meetings, the searching of pri
vatejiouses and the arrest and expulsion of
offensive partisans.
Berlin in a Stnte of Slece.
Berlin and the principal cities of the Em
pire were declared still in a condition of
minor siege, so that to-day if five people are
seen talking tocether th'e police construe
them to be political agitators, and promptly
order them to disperse. No gatherings are
allowed in even beer houses without previous
police permission, and of course anv march
ing in procession or collective. expression of
sentiment is rigorously stopped from day
light on.
Every thoroughfare, particularly in the
neighborhood of factories, has been strat
egically taken possession of by mounted
and foot police at intervalsof 100 yards. In
some cases in my tour to-dav it was not un
common to find four and even six police ata
single corner, each alert as though an am
bush were imminent. The military to-day
are notable for being nowhere in view. The
uniforms that usually render this city so
brilliant are to-day. with their well-drilled
adjuncts, confined to barrack yards, pro
vided with loaded cartridge, ready to march
out as soon as the ticker in police head
quarters proclaims the need.
A Very Dangeroas Mixture.
Every one knows this, but that it will
have anv effect upon the 100,000 laborers
who will fill the streets to-night I very much
doubt. They have all been soldiers. The
sight of riflet will stimulate rather than cow
them, particularly if their beer and brandy
have been carelessly mixed.
The third principal discouragement to the
Socialists for the day, at least, is the fact
that employers generally, and the Govern
ment most particularly, have threatened to
discharge any one quitting work without
previous permission. That the private firms
would have taken so bold a step with such
unanimity without the support of the Gov
ernment may be doubted.
Even had the Government alone taken
this stand, so great is its power as an em
plover of labor, that it bears no comparison
with a similar attitude taken by the United
States or even the British Government
The German Government .controls not
merely the individuals of her army and
navy, her customs officers, administration
and postofSce officials, but it controls vastly
more in the manufactories that supply her
great military establishment with food,
clothing and war material, and besides this
are the railways, canals, telegraph, tele
phone and express, with all the patronage
represented hv th ,i-;i .,. .1..1 .
these branches.
GruTe Pears of Trouble.
Outwardly Berlin appears to have treated
May as or no importance, but In reality has
taken it seriously. At dinner last night
two competent judges, the one a lieutenant
general and the other a member of the
Beichstag, strongly protested against a lady
friend of mine making a railw.iv journey
to-day for fear of trouble, and this was the
universal opinion in the party, made up
principally of people of official rant.
This morning to judge a little for myself
rhu&i":
I picked out an intelligent droshkie telling
him I wished to drive around the edges of
the city where the principal factories and
laborers were. Among other places I went
to a large beer garden in which a couple of
thousand workmen well dressed as for a hol
iday were drinking beer and discussing en
ergetically. One ?roup were singing and
complete order prevailed.
Instead of my hat being smashed over my
eyes myself rolled in the mud as my, friends
of last night promised would happen, I was
allowed in comfort to listen to the excellent
singing and enter into a conversation that
ended in my being invited to join the party
on a picnic about six milesoutof town. No
speeches were allowed. Of course, a num
ber of detectives were present.
An Orderly and Informal Parade.
I had not been long talking before the
whole gathering arose as by previously ar
ranged signal and streamed out into the
broad avenue, not stopping to dress ranks,
but all instinctively forming themselves into
a solid marching column, iu spite of the'
orders of their leaders to the effect that they
should avoid the appearance of concert.
Many in this crowd were elated by drink.
Most of them had a resolute and preoccupied
look; all of them were intelligent, active
men, who knew they were provoking the
police.
For some distance I went with them, then
satisfying myself that the police had con
cluded not tomeasurestrength with them just
at his stage of the day,no doubt because they
were taken completely by surprise, and had'
no time to get up reserves, I dropped out at
a convenient side street and continued my
way wandering among the factories.
Nearly all were at work, but not cheerfully,
and in spite of the police I was at every
moment passing knots of earnest men talk
ing the day's affairs over, and arranging for
the evening, when the grimy workers irom
all the shops of Berlin and neighborhood
will swell the crowds returning from their
suburban carousals.
Politicians Think it Is a Mistake.
Politicians are agreed that the socialistic
demand for a compulsory eight-hour law is
a mistake, the compulsory feature being the
main objection, as constituting an infringe
ment of personal, liberty. Had their nartv
.united all their efforts solely in the dhection
01 treeing tne socialists irom their present
galling disabilities they would then have
had the support, not only of the Freisinige
or advanced Liberal party, but many others
in Parliament, who, however, looked upon
their present aims as childish. Liebknecht
and Bebel realized this, but were overborne
by hot spurs like Max Schppel, who, intox
icated by the result of the last election, think
they can now neglect political caution.
The Government is criticise! by even
moderate people for having opposed the so
cialistic demonstration, because this same
opposition only serves to dignify their ob
jects. Had the Socialists been allowed
greater latitude it was confidently antici
pated they would nave fallen to quarreling
among themselves quite as much as with
the Goyernment,andhave ultimately caused
a split in their rauks that would have added
to the strength of the party of constitutional
progress. In tha present" state of things,
howeyer, it cannot be said that to-day's
events in Germany have redounded to the
credit of either the Government or the So
cialists, even though a lew heads be broken
later in the evening.
AUSTRIA'S ARMY IN FORCE.
THE MEETINGS IN VIENNA HELD UNDER
DIFFICULTIES.
Resolutions Passed Demanding Radical
Changes In the Labor Regulations
Good Ordered Mnlntainrd Throughout
the Dny Fears of Tronble Not Realized.
rnr cable to the dispatch
Vienna, May 1. For a week past peo
ple have bcea daily informed by inspired
newspapers that they need have no fear of
workmen's demonstrations on May 1, as the
Government had taken most elaborate
and effective measures for the pres
ervation of public order. These
assurances were of a general character and
few persons can even now state in what
manner troops have been disposed, beyond
the fact that the whole Second Army Corps
is quartered in and around the capital, and
that provincial garrisons, within reasonable
distance, are under arms ready to start for
Vienna at a moment's notice.
There cannot be less than 25,000 soldiers
within call, but so far scarcely a company
of infantry or a squadron of cavalry have
"been seen. I drove out this morning into
the remoter suburbs and as the result of my
inquiries ascertained that the capital, is to
all intents and purposes, encircled by troops
and that the officers in command have gen
eral instructions to prevent organized bodies
coming into the city or even going out of it.
Only Indoor Demonstrations Allowed.
Outdoor meetings and street processions
were prohibited by the authorities, under
penalties of dispersal by the troops, if
necessary. "Under the proclamation of
martial law, men have had, per
force, to confine their organized pro
ceedings within doors. It is for the
present difficult to estimate how many men
have abstained from going to work, but so
many large industrial establishment! are at
the time of telegraphing in full operation,
that it is probable that the total number of
absentees does not exceed io,uuu to L'U.UUO.
These men had been carefully coached for
the proceedings of the day, the city being
divided into districts, each' provided with a
hall or,room of meeting. The leaders of the
movement, who are well known to the police,
have received repeated warnings that they
would be held individually responsible for
any disorder that might occur. Conse
quently at all meetings the men have been
exhorted not to give the governing classes
any excuses for bloodshed.
Any Number of Speakers.
The meeting lasted all the morning. The
supply of speakers was apparently inex
haustible. Identical resolutions proposed
at all the meetings passed with unanimity
and enthusiasm. They strongly denounced
the present system of capitalistic pro
duction as opposed to the best inter
ests of the people and as a direct
cause of the slavery and oppression of the
labor classes. The workingmen pledged
themselves by every means to bring about
legislation for the protection of laborers, es
pecially by means of the eight hours work
in dav. the nrohibition of night work where
not absolutely necessary, a weekly rest of 36
hours, the appointment of working inspect
ors of labor, equal remuneration and, final
ly, iull liberty of association and assembly.
As far as can be judged froin the proceed
ings of some meetings at which reporters
were nresent. the speeches were not of a
particularly violent character. The leaders
seemed in earnest in their exhortations to
the men to avoid violence and disorder.
The meetings mostly broke up at noon and
a half hour later the men commenced
to make a move toward Vienna's great
park, the Prater. About the same time
some troops put In appearance and by 1
o'clock there was a considerable number of
soldiers in and around the Prater, but not
aggressive. The Prater is a noble expanse,
stretching from tiie Daube Canal to the
river Danube, and from the workmen's
districts it can be approached directly only
by way of bridges across the canal.
Strong Forces Held In Reserve.
At these points naturally strong forces
were held in reserve. The direct route by
way of the Aspern bridge and Prater strasse
being interdicted, the men proceeded singly
and in groups via the Bing strasse. They
crossed the Daube canal by two bridges. Most
of them went along Francis bridge and street
of the same name, across Prater avenue and
so into that part of the park where the ex
hibition was held In 1873. Others proceeded
1 iContinued on SevfnUk fage.
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PITTSBURG, FRIDAY. MAY
THE WILD WEST SHOW
Which Labor Placed Upon the Streets
in Various Places
PRODUCED NO DISTURBANCES.
Chicago Was Most Prolific of Mottoes and
Good Natured Crowds.
GOMPERS SPEAKS AT L0DISYILLE.
Milwaukee Tradesmen Deferred Btrising to Qiie Fur
ther Time Until To-Day.
The "Western demonstrations in favor of
the eight-hour movement wero quieter than
anticipated. In Milwaukee the strikes were
deferred until to-day to give the bosses addi
tional time. In St. Louis the building
trades only were concerned. President
Gompers spoke to a large assemblage at
Louisville.
Chicago, May 1. May Day, with its
demonstration by organized labor in behalf
of an eight-hour work day, has come, and
gone, and the prediction of riot and blood
shed and almost universal strike by the
trades have not been realized. Labor, in
deed, was in a great measure suspended, but
those who left their tools for the day did not
do so for the purpose of taking up sticks and
paving-stones and indulging in riots. Thou
sands of men quit work for the day to march
in a great parade; but by lar many more
thousands made a holiday dressed in their
Sunday clothes to view the procession. It
was an orderly crowd and an orderly parade.
The marching line was about four miles
long, and occupied two hours in passing a
given point
THE CARPENTERS LEAD.
The carpenters led the demonstration with
about 6,000 men, including three assemblies
of the Knights of Labor. They were fol
lowed by stone masons and bricklayers.
There followed a delegation from union
printers, metal workers and molders.
Then came a dozen German turners' socie
ties, forming the second division.
Next marched the furniture workers, cab
inet makers, carriage and wagon builders,
cigar makers, clock makers, boiler makers,
gas fitters, box makers and harness makers.
Many of the trades escorted in the ranks
gaudily dressed flats, on which were realis
tic representations of the craft's daily occu
pation. THE DISPLAY.
Bricklayers building a miniature house,
boilermakers pounding a mammoth steam
boiler, coopers playing with adze and
driver on huge casks, shoemakers imitating
the labors of St. Crispin, carpenters shoving
planes and driving saws, stonecutters
smoothing their rough stone, and many
similar exhibitions of skill. The following
inscriptions were shown in the procession:
"An Injury to One is the Concern of All,"
"Organization Education." "A United
States Eight-hour Bevolution, 1890."
"Arbitration is Our Motto." "Down With
Monopoly." "Our Babies Have Bread Yet;
Not Starved Yet."
"SO CAEPENTERS NO HOUSE."
"Eight hours and arbitration is a just de
mand. "We live by labor, not by war."
"Is the man just that wants ail and gives
none?" "Child labor should not be on the
bench or in tho shop, but at school." "Lyss
worK, mora pay." "24 diviUtU by 3 -equ.,1
8-8,'' was another, which was supplemented
by an explanation, "8 hours for work, 8
hours for sleep, and 8 hours to do what we
will."
The line of march was crowded with peo
ple, who cheered the marchers and their
mottoes. After parading the West Side
streets they marched across tbrongh Lake
street, Wabash avenue and Van Buren
street to the lake front, where they listened
to addresses from different stands.
THE WAITERS WON'T 'WAIT.
President Goldie, of the Old Master Car
penters' Association, sent a letter to
Judge Tuley to-night declining an
invitation to participate in the
pending arbitration between the journey
men and the new employers' organization.
The arbitration proceedings begin to-morrow.
All the principal restaurants in the city
were this evening presented with a
written request by the employes for
shorter hours, recognition of the
Waiters' Union, and a change in the present
r 1 : r- i i a .
Isvaicm ui uuaigiug wr urca&ages. .o.t noon
Saturday, it is proposed to enforce the de
mands 11 necessary with a strike.
BUILDING TBADES ONLY
Are the Easinesses Supposed to be Affected
by the St. Louis BIoTement.
St. Louis.May 1. The Labor parade was
a prononnced success and the crowd was a dis
tinctly orderly and loyal one. The Stars
and Stripes was the only flag to be seen,and
there were many flag bearers. There were
few banners displayed and the tone of the
inscriptions thereon was very moderate.
The painters bore a huge banner on which
was inscribed: "We Are Pioneers of the
Eight-Hour Movement; Have Tried Eight
Hours, for Years, and Find it Satisfactory."
Nearly every trade organization of the
city was represented in a body or individ
ually. The procession broke up at Schnei
der's Garden where there were games and
athletic sports for the edification of the
crowds, followed by. speech making. Clar
ence J. Darrows, of Chicago, had been an
nounced as the principal speaker, but he
could not come and Clinton Furbish, of
Chicago, Editor of the Leader and actively
interested in the labor movement was sub
stituted. His speech was moderate in tone.
The labor situation here is problematical.
While there is no direct knowledge of pro
posed strikes, it is not at all improbable
that there will be trouble iu the building
trades. This is the opinion of architects
and contractors. Trouble in other trades is
not anticipated.
A DAY LATER.
The Milwaukee Workmen Convention The
Gorman Labor Organ Demonstration.
Milwaukee, May 1. There was no
strike or labor demonstration of any kind
here to-day. The carpenters continued at
work at the old hours, having decided to
date the eight-hour movement in this city
from May 2. The contractors have been in
formed that they must grant the eight-hour
day by to-morrow and if they fail to do so
the Carpenters' Union, with its 700 mem
bers, gives notice that it will strike then and
demand not only eight hours of work but
also increased pay. A mass meeting will be
held on Saturday afternoon at the "West
Side Turner Hall to receive reports regard
ing the extent to which the eight-hour day
has been adopted and to take action upon
the same.
The Volka Zeitung, the organ of the
unions, observed the day as a holiday and
came out this morning with a special edi
tion announcing in German verse the com
mencement of a new era in the affairs of
workingmen. Hereafter, it declares, sel
fishness shall be trampled in the dust and
freedom and humanity shall be supreme.
Many of the contractors say thoy will grant
eight hours, whlle.others say they will sot. J
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2, 1890 TWELVE ' PAGES.
PRESIDENT G0"MPEUS' ADDRESS,
HIS REASONS FOR DEMANDING SHORTER
WORKING. HOURS.
More Opportnnlty for Best ' and the
Pleasares of Life Laborers as Well
as Millionaires Dissatisfied With Their
Lot.
Louisville,' May 1. Some estimates
place the number of workingmen in line in
the great May .Day parade to-day at 10,000.
Half that uumber is probably nearer the
truth. The Louisville Legion Band fur
nished the music, and a body of the Louis
ville police marched in the leading division
of the parade. The body of the procession
was made up of the various labor unions
under their respective banners. The
weather was fine and there was a great turn
out of workingmen's families, making the
number assembled nt National Park for the
exercise over 10.000. The procession
marched through the citv to the park, where
it arrived about 1 o'clock and was reviewed
by President Samuel Gompers of the
National Federation. After dinner a num
ber of addresses were delivered. The most
important was that by President Gompers.
He spoke over an hour and was listened to
attentively throughout
Several local unions held meetings.
Among these that of the carpenters alone
took important action. The carpenters re
solved to go on a strike to-morrow unless
the master builders accede to their de
mands. They ask that eight hours consti
tute a day's labor, and that 25 cents an hour
he the minimum pay. They stated that the
masters had refused to recognize their union
and they made such recognition essential
to any negotiations. They will meet again
to-morrow, and if the builders do not grant
their demands, a strike will he ordered.
They claim to have the money necessary to
fight to win.
president gompers' speech.
President Gompers' speech was as fol
lows: Mr Friends We have met hero to-day to
celebrate tbe idea tbat has prompted tbe thou
sands of working people in Louisville and New
Albany to parade tbe streets of your city; tbat
prompts the toilers of Cbicago to turn but by
.their 50,000 or 100,000 of men; tbat prompts the
vast army of wageworkers in New York to dem
onstrate, their enthusiasm and appreciation of
tbe Importance of this idea: tbat prompts tbe
toilers of England, Ireland, Germany, France,
Italy, Spain and Austria to defy tho mani
festoes of the autocrats of the world, and say
tbat on Mav 1. 1890. tbe wage workers of the
world will lay down tbeir tools in sympathy
tyibu tun wat wuriici. ui aujcuv.,
to establish a principle of limita
tion of hoars of labor to eight
hours a day tho scientific limitation
eight hours for sleep applause, eight hours
for work and eight hours for nhatwewilL
Applause.
"It has been charged time and azain that
were wo to bave more boars of leisure we
would merely devote it to debauchery, to the
cultivation of vicious habits. In other
words, tbat we would get drunk. I de
sire to say this in answer to tbat
charge: 'As a rule, there are
two classes in society who get drunk. One is
tbat class who has no work to do m conse
quence of too much money; tha other class
also has no work to do, because it can't get
any, and get drunk on its face. Laughter.
1 maintain tbat that class in our
social life that exhibits tho great
est degree of sobriety is tbat class
who are able, by a fair number of
hours of days work to earn fair wages not
overworked. The man who works 12, 14 and 16
hours a day requires some artificial stimulant
to restore the life ground out of bim in the
drudgery of tbe day. Applause.
A WRONG INFERENCE.
You have heard frequently this charge of
drunkenness acainst the laboring class. Now,
say there are 100 men employed in a factory;
and when tbe factory closes down at night 93
of these go home to their wires and families,
while tbe other five will go from the shop and
ret drunk at the neighboring saloon.
T' . cCeru moralist, i.ii';l.ig .1 this f wtcrj-
con-.: uown, win exclaim: au or tucm
drunk, while the fact is tbat 95 out of tbe 100
have gone to tbeir homes, but are also counted
in with the flvo tbat have snent their money
for liquor. Applause.
They tell us tbat the eight-hour movement
cannot be enforced for tbe reason tbat it must
check industrial and commeicial progress. I
say tbat tbe history of this country, in its in
dustrial and commercial relation?, shows tbe
reverse. 1 would retrace every step
I have taken to advance this movement did it
mean industrial commercial stagnation. But
it does not mean that. It means greater pros
perity: it means a greater degree or progress
for tbe whole people; it means more advance
ment and intelligence and a nobler race of peo
ple. I would not unsay one word that I have
said except to make it stronger. I would not
retrace one step I have taken in my connection
with tbis movement for the eight-hour law.
I maintain tbat this is a true proposition:
Tbat men under tbe short hour system not only
hare opportunity to improve themselves, bnt
to make a greater degree of prosperity for their
employers. Cast your eye throughout tbe
universe and observo tbe industry tbat
forces nature to yield up its fruits
to mau's necessities, and you will
find tbat where the hours of labor
are the shortest, the progress of invention 'in
machinery and tho prosperity of tbe people
are tbe greatest. It is the greatest impediment
to progress to hire men cheaDly. Wherever
men are cheap, there you will and tbe least
degree of progress.
My friends, the only thing the working peo-
?le neca besides the necessities of life is tinte.
Ime I Time, with which our lives begin: time,
with which our eyes close: time to cultivate the
better nature within us: time to brighten our
homes: time, which brings us from the lowest
condition up to the highest civilization: time,
so that we can raise men to a higher plane.
WHY THEY WANT MORE.
What wo want to consider is, first, to make
our employment more secure, and. secondly, to
make wages moro permanent; and, thirdly, to
give these poor people a chance to work.
We want eight hours and nothing less. We
have been accused of being selfish, and It has
been said that we will want more; that last
year we got au. advance 01 10 cents,
and now we want moro. We ao want
more. You will find tbat a man generally
wants more. The man who receives $5,000 a
vear w ants $6,000 a year, and the man who owns
S800,000or?900,000 will want 5100,000 more to
make it a million, while tho man who has his
millions wants everything he can lay his hands
on and then raise his voice against tbe poor
devil who wants 10 cents more a
day. We do want "more, and when it
becomes more, we shall still want more.
Applause. And we shall never cease to de
mand more until wo haye received tbe results
of our labor.
We have selected tbe carpenters and joiners
to make the first test. Applause. Wo have
adopted this plan because we bave no desire to
stop the wheels of industry. We are citizens
of this country, and desire to do the best wo
can to nromote Its industries, and in this pur
suit of what we conceive to-be our rights it is
our desiro not to injure any of them or as few
as possible. Prolonged applause.
BEEWERS AND BAKERS
Both Get Their Hours of Labor Reduced la
the Mnnmee TuIIey.
Toledo, May 1. There is no eight-hour
agitation here. The brewery employes
asked for a reduotion of hours of labor,
which have fiitherto been IS to 16 daily, to
10 hours, which was granted by all the
breweries except one, in which no formal
demand was made.
A reduction in bakers' hours from 11 to
12 hitherto, to 10, went into effect this morn
ing. Three union bakers in one bakery
struck to-day for the discharge of six non
union men, and are still out.
THE PABADE POSTPONED
Because of No Strikes nnd Out of Respect
to an Editor's Memory.
Indianapolis, May 1. Owing to the
fact that there are no strikes on hand in this
city at present, and to tbe death of John
Bodenmiller, editor of the Labor Signal,
the parade set for to-day was postponed to
the 15th inst.
A special from Brazil says the miners all
over Clay county, except at Clay City, to
day rernsed to go to work until a scale is
agreed upon.
A Quiet Day at Detroit.
Detroit, May L The labor day agita
tion passed off quietly here, notwithstand-
(Conifn,ud on Seventh Page.)
&AiJjuMfht .Tj&LiiLtaSfc.
BED FLAGS JcBWDAHT
The Socialists' Signal Very, Conspic
uous in the New York- Parade.
COMPARATIVELY SMALL TURNOUT
Eat a Good-Xatnred Crowd Conducts Itself
Quietly and Orderly.
BOSTOK CAEPENTERS STAKD FIKSI
And are Htsolrcd Kot to Work Until Tbeir Demands
Arc Granted.
Tbe red flag was more prominent than the
Stars and Stripes in the New York Socialists'
parade yesterday. A few American flags
carried bore skulls and cross-nones upon
them. Only about 5,000 men tnrned out.
rSFECIAL TZLEOItAJT TO Till DISPATCH.! ,
New York, May L -The demonstration
in favor of the eight-hour movement, and
incidentally to promote the well-being of
the Socialistic labor party, which occurred
to-night, was somewhat different from what
its promoters had expected. If the Social
ists, who, in tbe beginning made up fully
half of tbe entire number of the paraders who
entered Union Square, had remained there,
the original programme probably would have
been adhered to. But the water, which fell
in torrents from the clouds before the meet
ing had driven away the majority of the
Socialists, leaving the real working men be
hind and these were not disposed to listen
to any Socialistic sentiments.
THE CROWD JEERED.
Several times, when the speakers left the
eight-hour question, to talk about over
throwing of the capitalists, society and the
present rulers, jeers from the crowd, wedged
closely together in front of the stand, indi
cated its lack of sympathv. It was a re
markably good-natured and orderly crowd,
and there was no demand for the police who
came to the meeting armed with
their night sticks. The only really im
pressive feature of the evening was the
marching around town before the gathering
at Union Square. The programme was for
each organization to gather at its head
quarters at 7 o'clock and march around un
til 8 o'clock, when all were due at the
square. The consequence was that the Bow
ery and the main street east of it, were filled
with little torch-light parades, which
marched, countermarched, wheeled around
corners, disappeared and appeared again
until it looked as if the whole city was alive
with marching men.
MARCHING AND COUNTERMARCHING.
Many of tbe organizations covered the
same ground more than once, and this
helped along the impression that there were
very many thousand men out. As a fact,
there were about 5,000 men divided up into
about 40 organizations, each organization
following its own sweet will, so far as line
of march went. Every organization was
headed by a brass band and carried several
transparencies.
Filth street was the favorite highway next
to the Bowery. Bed lights and a good deal
of enthusiasm accompanied tbe paraders
there. The head of the parade reached the
plaza about7il5 o'clock. The different unions
and organizations had, by tbat time, become so
mixed that it was next to impossible to dis
tinguish them. The Hebrew trades were
recognizable only by their banners, which
were inscribed with Hebrew characters, and
the lettering on the red flags which thev
carried was too indistinct to be deciphered
in the darkness. It was raining heavily,
and the flags refused to unfurl. There was
an immense number of these red flags, and
half the Socialists in the parade wore blood
red sashes. The American flags were few
and far between, and several of these which
had been introduced by some unauthorized
person had a skull and crossbones under
neath the field of stars.
SPECIMENS OP THE MOTTOES.
Each trade came provided with several
mottoes on its transparencies. Among them
were these: "Shorter Hours Mean Higher
"Wages;" "People of America, You Are
Governed by Your Criminal Classes;" "How
to Purify Politics;" "Abolish Poverty;"
"Proletarians of the-"World, Unitel" "Toil
ers, You Are Masters of the World!" "All
"We Produce Must be Ours;" "The Present
Industrial System Means Bobbery;" "The
Toilers Produce, the Idlers Enjoy;"
"One Million Unemployed a Hand
ful of Millionaires Own Half the
Country;" "How to Abolish Trusts
Nationalize Them;" "The Instruments of
Labor Belong to the People;" "This is the
Beginning of the End;" "Liberty isa Sham
While Misery Prevails';" "Toilers of All
Countries, Your, Cause is Ours;" "From To
Day We Work Eight Hours;" "The Work
ing Men of the World Are United May 1,
1890;" "1880, Ten Hours; 1890, Eight
Hours;" "No More Bosses;" "Toilers
Arise, the Social Bevolution is Approach
ing;" "Drink Only Union Beer;" "Tbe
Eight-Hour Day is the Next Step in the
Labor Movement The Socialistic Common
wealth is Its Final Aim;" "As Long as
There is Idleness, Working Hours Must be
Beduced."
The speakers had to stand under um
brellas, and for a time they saw nothing
before them but a sea of umbrellas. These
were removed, however, as it was difficult
to bear anything, and the rain splashed un
hindered into the several thousand upturned
faces.
A DETEBMIirED STBIKE
Is'W'bnt the Boston Carpenters Present At
titude Naturally Points To.
Boston, May 1. The prevailing strike
among the carpenters in this city is quiet
and uneventful as yet. All the signs, how
ever, joint to a determined struggle. The
.preliminary work of the strikers in appoint
ing pickets, enrolling strikers and arrang
ing the numberless details of so widespread
a movement, is about completed. A few
men are still at work who, though in sym
pathy with the eight-hour movement, may
not join the ranks of the strikers till after
pay day. -
Among the employers there prevails a
policy of masterly inactivity so far as is
visible to those upon the outside. Builders
in tbe outlying districts, who are not iden
tified with employers or organizations, are
in many cases according eight hours work
at nine hour prices. Offers from city con
tractors to individual men are generally re
fused, the carpenters contending for recog
nition of their organization quite as much
as for the eight-hour day.
KO CAUSE FOB STBIEE3.
Baltimore Laborers Make No Demands and
No Demonstrations.
Baltimore, May L The carpenters of
this city and vicinity do not contemplate
any demonstration or demands, and will
only do so upon peremptory orders from tbe
Executive Board of the Carpenters' Union.
Very many trades now work under the
eight-hour system, and others under as
agreeable arrangements, so that there is no
cause for striking.
CONCEDING THE POINT.
Unllroaders Likely to Obtain Better Terms
on the Alloona Division,
1SFXCIAI. TILianAM TO TUB DlSrATCU.1
Altoona, May 1. An increase was de
manded yesterday by the brakessen of
the Altoona division from SI 63 to ?2 1G for
day employes and a proportionate advance
for nights 6f 12 hours each. It Is thought
here that the company will concede the ad
vance and other rniVkmsn will receive a f
duction in working hours owing to the Cfc, 5j
easiness at present hit in railroad circlei. 'C, St
JOINT TOinTOTTEE "WANTED.
Tbe Free Stone Contractors nnd Workmen
Will Consult Before Lonjr.
Boston, May 1. The trouble between
the free stone contractors and tbe journey
men cutters have at length led to the adop
tion of a plan for the appointment of a joint
Committee of Arbitration by employers and
employes to which all questions shall be
submitted, and has, .together with rules for
carrying on the work of the committee, been
approved by the Free Stone Contractors'
Association and by tbe journeymen's Pro
gressive Stone Cotters' Association, which
is made ud of men who were not allowed to
join the old cutters' union, whoso members
are locked out.
In Eastern Lnbor Circles.
We&terlt, B. L, quarrymen and drillers
went out yesterday.
New York Kramers' Union trouble settled.
Bosses agree to tbe eight-door day.
All Haverhill, Mass., builders grant nine
hours and tha old pay of !15 per week.
Tbouble is expected at Dale A Davis' pot
tery, Trenton. New men'coming on from Steu
benyille. Only one firm of Lancaster, Pa,, boss car
penters refuse the union demands. Hod car
riers get an advance.
ALL the rjnited States Express Company
employes of New York had tbeir wages re
duced yesterday, but they hope for a speedy re
turn to the old rates.
A CROOKED PRIVATE SECRETARY.
He
Disposes of Real Estate Talaed at
8100,000 for $10,000.
CHICAGO, May J. Bollin H. Ellis, pri
vate secretary of the wealthy capitalist, A.
H. Loeb, was arrested this evening with
Lawyers C. N. Durand and Hollis Chase.
The three were charged by Loeb with de
frauding him of 80 acres of real
estate, valued at $80,000. To-day's
papers contained a record of the
transfer of the property from Ellis to
Dnrand and Chase for $10,000. Mr. Loeb
read the notice and then caused the three
arrests. He says that some time ago he
placed the property in the hands of his
clerk, Ellis, to hold in trust, Ellis giving
Loeb a deed, which the capitalist for busi
ness reasons, desired to be leit unrecorded.
Loeb charges that Durand and Chase con
spired with Ellis to make way with the
property. Tbe $10,000 mentioned, it is stated,
was never received by Ellis, the intention
being to have the two lawyers dispose of tbe
$100,000 tract and then share equally tbe
spoils with the clerk. Ellis enjoyed the full
confidence of Loeb and only to-day. after
having the sale of Loeb's property recorded
spoke to the capitalist gaily of an excellent
real estate deal he (Ellis) had made.
Ellis to-night is said to have made a full
confession and offered all reparation in his
pdwer,begging his employer to forgive him.
LEVEE CONVENTION.
A Resolution Passed Calling; Upon Congress
to Pass nn Appropriation BUI.
Vicksbueg, May 1. The first business
after the opening of the second day's
session of the Levee Convention was
the reading, discussion and adoption
of a series of resolutions, the most
important one beinc the following:
That to give proper effect to the joint care
and purpose of levees that Congress be re
quested at its present session to pass an ap
propriation 1 bill, supplementing the sum
contained in the present river and harbor
bill to au amount sufficient to repair the
damages and strengthen the levees in ac
cordance with the lessons of the recent flood
and the facts hereinbefore set forth, and the
sum in said river and harbor bill haying
been fixed prior to said flood.
The convention resolved itself into a per
manent organization, provided for the ap
pointment of an executive committee and
adjourned subject to the call of the chair
man. OPPOSED TO ANY BEVISI0N.
The Kittannlne Presbytery Yoto Strongly
Against a Change.
rsraciAL telegram to the dispatcb.1
Kittanning, May 1. The Kittanning
Presbytery, which has been holding sessions
in this place for the past couple ot days,
concluded its labors last night about mid
night Three young men, Bevs. W. K.
Shields, J.T.Weaver and W.E.Warren, were
ordained to the ministry during the session,
but the chiet interest centered upon the
subject of revision. A committee had been
appointed at a previous meeting to frame its
views on the matter and present them to this
session. The committee did so, recommend
ing revision and setting forth the passages it
thought desirable to change.
The discussion here developed au unex
pectedly strong opposition to any altera
tions whatever, and when the question final
ly came to a vote it was found to be defeated
by 33 to 15.
TBEAS0N0TJS LIGHTNING.
It Even Dares to Strike the American Flag
nt Neiv York.
New York, May 1. During the storm,
this aflernoon,lightning struck the flag pole
on the Washington lodging house in East
Twenty-first street, shattering the pole in
pieces. JNone 01 tne occupants were in
jured. Lightning also struck the flagpole on
Castle Garden and ripped up the roof of
the rotunda. Two of the employes about
the place received severe shocks, one of
them being knocked to the ground.
A young lady typewriter employed in a
lawyer's office at 320 Broadway, was ren
dered senseless by the passage of a lightning
bolt close to where she was at work. It was
nearly an hour before she regained con
sciousness. FREAKS OF THE WIND.
It Unroofs Houses, Carries People Off"
Their Feet aad Does Other Mischief.
New Brunswick, May 1. At 4 p. m.
a heavy Northwest storm of wind struck
here, darkening the city and filling the
houses with dust. The wind was sudden
and strong. It carried many people
off their feet, raised the roof
of Strong's hardware house and
the roofs of a number of other buildings and
blew down many shutters and signs, caus
ing much consternation. Severalhuildings
were unroofed iu the neighborhood of Mid
dlebush and Griggstown, The storm lasted
five minutes.
HOSE MONEY FOB PABNELL.
Dr.Rellly Says the Irish National Leagno is
In a Healthy Condition.
Detroit, May 1. "Notwithstanding all
reports to the contrary," said Dr. Beilly to
day, "the Irish National League in Amer
ica is not dead. It is in as healthy a condi
tion as it ever was except perhaps before an
exciting general election or daring the time
Mr. Parnell was a prisoner in Kilmainham
jail. The receipts for the past two weeks
are proof in themselves that the League is
still a live organization." Dr. Beilly to
day cabled as follows:
To Kenny Lesgne, Dubllnt
Send to-day 2,600. Becelpts last week near
tha same, utterances to contrary. League la
not dead. C. O. Rbillt.
-iija.
THREE CENTS
ANOTHER BANK GONE.
Concern Connected With the Phila
delphia Institution
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T TO SUSPEND PAYMENT.
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Earl) p vj, -rry Depositors Compel a Par
jjfyijl Eestitntion.
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PITIFUL ?K jp THE P00E PEOPLE
Who Old Flaced All Their Earing ia the Defunct
Bank of America.
The Gloucester, N. J., National Bank
suspended payment yesterday. It was
closely connected with tbe broken Bank of
America, of Philadelphia. Tho poorer de-'
positors of the latter institution are making
desperate, bnt futile eflorts to obtain money
or satisfaction.
rsrxciAi. mzoiiiH to toe DisrATca.t
Philadelpaia, May 1. Another con
cern, practically controlled by the same
people who ran tha broken Bank of America,
went to the wall to-day. This was thej
Gloucester City National Bank, of Glouces
ter, N. J. The bank did not open its doors
for business to-day. About 8 o'clock in the
morning James J. Foster, proprietor of the
Bucna Vista Hotel, and Julius Tromphagen, .
his manager, heard rumors of the weak con
dition of the bank. They were the largest
depositors in the bank, and they determined
to investigate.
Going to the bank they found the cashier,
Samnel W. Stokes, at work on the.books. ,
After effecting an entrance Mr. Foster said:,
"Is the bank in any trouble?"
"None whatever."
"Well, there are rumors that such is the
case."
"There Is no foundation wEatever for
them." '
"If that is so, suppose you cash this $4,500
check."
A SUDDEN CHANGE OF TUNE.
"I can't do that until I see the Presi- ,
dent."
"I thought you said everything was all'
right?"
At this Stokes Invited Foster into tbe
private office. Then he said that he had a
consultation with President Charles L.
Work on Wednesday evening, and Mr.
Work had said that he thought that every
thing would be arranged. Work had di-.
rected him not to pay any checks. Foster
became indignant and demanded the money
he bad deposited the day before. Foster
left Stokes and went out In the banking
room.
By this time a large crowd had entered
the bank, rumors of the intended suspension
having spread rapidly. Among the crowd
was Mayor Jackson, of Gloucester, who was
a depositor. Stokes refused to pay over $100
which Foster had deposited the day before.
This angered Foster and he threatened to
have Stokes arrested if he and tne others
who had made deposits on Wednesday did
not at once receive their money.
AN INDIGNANT CROWD.
The crowd around also grew indignant.
Several threatened to tear the bank out.
The gathering storm looked dangerous and
Cashier Stokes yielded. He first handed
out Mr. Foster's $100 and next deposits
made by Martin Coyle and Justice of the
Peace Howorth. Several other small de-..
positors who were present also received their
previous day's deposits.
While the excitement in tbe bank was at
its height, a runner from the National State
Bank of Camden arrived with a bundle of
checks. Cashier Stokes refused payment at
once, and with the aid of the policemen
closed the bank's doors and posted on the
front of the building the following: "This
Dank has suspended. S. W. SlOKES,
Cashier." The iron gates were locked and
the sharp-pointed six-foot high iron fence
kept anxious depositors away from the
building.
Inside the building all that could be seen
was the cashier at work, looking over the
books. A crowd stood outside on the pave
ment and made futile efforts to obtain in
formation as to the bank's condition. No
satisfaction whatever was given them dar
ing the entire day.
CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.
About S o'clock Cashier Stokes emerged
from the bank. Just as the cashier left the
bank he was asked the cause of the failure.
He said that the principal reason was that
the bank bad loaned a great deal of money
upon Asphalt Block Company stock. This
is one of the securities which appears iu
large blocks among the assets of the Ameri
can Life Insurance Company, of tbis city.
Iu addition to tbis Mr. Stokes said the bank
had dealings with other concerns across the
river.
Tbe bank was organized two years ago
with a capital of 5.30,000. The deposits at
present are believed to amount to about
$35,000. The depositors are mostly small
shopkeepers and working people. The
bank loaned no money in Gloucester. All
the money was brought to this side of the
river, and it is supposed went into the
varions concerns run by MacFarlane, Work
and their associates. The President of the
bank is a sou of George F. Work.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
William M. Smith, assignee of the de
funct Bank of America, took possession of
the main office at Fourth and Chestnut
streets this morning. His first step was to
autnorize the issue of a notice to the stock
holders of tbe bank, calling a special meet
ing on Wednesday next. Tbe office of the
bank was besieged throughout the day bv
Eoor depositors, who offered their bank
ooks to tbe assignee and wanted to take all
the way from a tenth to a half ot the money
they had deposited.
A great many women were among the as
signee's callers and they pleaded hard for
a small percentage ou their deposits. Hun
dreds of letters from in and out ot the city
poured in upon the bank and tbe law office
of Mr. Smith, at 223 South Sixth street; de
manding the restoration of property in the
possession ot the numerous branches.
It was reported that the Montgomery Na
tional Bank at Norristown held about $230,-
000 in notes of the Bank of America, tha
American Life and the Philadelphia
Finance Company.
NOT IN DANOEE.
One of the head officials of that bank said
this evening: "The Montgomery Bank is
not affected by the failure of the Bank of
America. We held some stock of tbe
American Life Insurance Company. Further,
1 have nothing to say."
One of the leading directors of the Mont
gomery Bank denied all knowledge of his
bank holding any stock of the Bank of
America or the American Life, but he said:
"We'll find out on Satarday, when the
Board of Directors will be called together."
STRENGTHENING THE LEVEES.
Olany Farmers Apprehend a Flood EqanI to
That of 1SS4.
Franklin, La., May 1. The water
from the crevasses is creeping upon tha
back land of plantations nearest Grand
Lake at the rate of about six inches per day.
Tbe bayou is rising about four inches per
day, and has now a strong current. Many'
planters, apprehending a flood equal to
that of 1884. are bnilding, repairing and
strengthening tbeir plantation levees,
some lands in cane, rice and corn are al
ready submerged, but tha area Is sot large.