National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-03
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
The Labor Movement Growing in
Proportions.
Negotiations Between Employers and EN-
pioyes at Cohocs - strikers Holding
Mass-NTcetngs - Railroad Track
Hands ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
vania Iron Puddlers Dc-
mand an Increase.


Tho Labor Troubles at the Harmony EIiiIs.
Troy, N. Y, April 2.-Thc only change in
the relative positions of the Harmony mills
aud the strikers this morning is an apparent
weakness on the part of the latter. Yesterday
afternoon two separate committees of the spin
ners waited on tho superintendent, ID. j. john
ston, but that official was firm in his refusal
to make n single concession He states that
real acts of wrong will be fully considered by
the company, but no attention will be paid to
imaginary injustice. No further trouble with
tho section hands is apprchcnded. 1t cannot
be expected that men will be retained when
their services arc not required This the com.
pany say was the reason why all the section
hands were not given employment yesterday.
To day 1000 looms are in operation, and ono
extra pair of mules was started in No. 3 mill.
Until the spinuors resume work no further iu-
crease will be made in the number Of wcavcrs.
Superintendent Johnston states that he adopts
this plan In Justice TO the weavcrs who have
shown q disposition to work. Not knowing
how long the strike may continue, he pro-
poses to permit the operatives now In the
mills to weave the balance of the filing OH
hand.
J. P. Mcdonald, of Paterson, n. j., is cx.
pccted to arrive in Troy tomorrow morning.
lie will be received by the joint committee.
At noon on Saturday the strikers, proceeded
by band of music, will make stree. parade
and march to Simmons Island. Addresses will
be made by Messrs. Mcdonald, Williams, of
Green Island, and Brown, Of Albany. In the
evening another mass.meCtng will be held in
Vleit.strcct square
STRIKE of Railroad Hands.
ELIzADETHPoRT, n. j., April 2.--The black
smiths in the shops # the New Jersey Central
railroad have stopped wcrk-dctcrmi not
to return until the extra hours work imposed
upon them by the company is withdrawn and
an increase of ten per cent. given. Tho strike
among tho trackmen, ii is feared, will become
general. Over twenty-five hundred men are
employed on the tracks. Yesterday they in.
formed their foreman that they would not 60
to work until the promised advance Of twenty
per cent. was given them. They have been
receiving 81 day. To-day the company or.
dered ten cents extra to be given the men, but
this did not satisfy them, and most of the men
on tho main line refused to go to work.
The pay of the dock men has been raised
from fifteen cents to eighteen cents per hour,
and gives satisfaction.
The mGchinists in the Elzabethport shops
struck this morning for nm advance Of ten per
| cent, but later went to work on an increase of
five per cent.
CHICAGO, April 2.--Tbe freigbt-handers
in the depot of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad numbering about 200, to-day
struck for an advance in wages.
Iron Wor kcrs Quitting Work.
ALLENTOWN, PA, April 2.-rhe heaters In
the rail-mll of the Allentown rolling.mil
| have struck for an advance of six cents per
ton. Their demand was not a2ccded to and
the rail.mill and 200 employees are idle in con-
sequence.
HARRIaBURG. PA, April 2.-The puddlers'
strike in this city has virtually ended. All
the men will be at work on Monday at $3.50
per tom Two weeks ago the puddlers struck
for SG,00 At that time they were receiving
$500, aud the manufacturers on their demand
conceded $3.50.
PorrsTowN, PA, April 2.-After being on
n strike several weeks for increased wages the
puddors employed by the Potts Bros Iron
Company Qimited) have concluded to resume
work next Monday at the companys terms
With this resumption all the industrial
works here will be in operation.
Dissatisfied with the Increase.
BERGEN POINT, N. j., April 2.--'rho track
foreman of tho New Jersey Central railroad
last evening received orders to notify the
track lHborcrs that their wages will be iu.
creased from April l, from eighty cents to
S1l0 per day, The men arc not willing to
comply and are leaving their work, They say
| they should receive nothing less than 81 2j per
day.
A Compromise Effected.
PoRT JOHNSON, n. j., April 2.-The strikers
| at the dock yard Of the Lchigh and Wilkes
barre and tho Cross Creek coal docks have
compromised and gone to work mt the rate OF
81 so per day. The men on the EIizabethport
dock works made like demand, and the
same terms were made with them rs at Port
| Johnson.
Long Branch Strikers Resuming Work.
LONG BRANCH, n. J., April 2.-Scventy of
| the strikers formerly engaged on the improve
ments at Navesink Park, Mount Mitchell,
owned by Judge Henry Hilton aud other New
York capitalists have resumed work without
| other concession on the part of the employers
than promise of steady work.