Daily globe., 1880-02-15
LABOR TROUBLES.
A Serious Derangement of Business at
Denver Owing to the Dissatisfaction
With Wages-Similar Difficulties at San
Francisco, st. Louis aud Elsewhere.
TROUBLE IN DENVER.

TROUBLE IN DENVER.
DENVER, Feb. 14.-Denver is at present
undergoing the first labor agitation of its
history, and as the agitation is general, the
feeling manifest among laboring men
and others is quite intense. The la6oring
classes have for several months past been
gradually forming unions until twenty-one
organizations of the kind have been per-
fected. They comprise printers, car
penters, plumbers, brick masons,
stone mssons, painters, plasterers,
horse shoers, soldiers, cigar makers, mould
ers, BARRIERS, walters, cooks, blacksmiths,
cabinet makers, locomotive engineers and
firemen. These unions met in mass conven-
ton tonight and took steps to organize a
trades assembly, which, it is claimed will
constitute voting strength of 1900 and
commercial patronage of $125,O00. 1t is
believed by the leaders of the movement
that the consolidation of the working
classes bids fair to play strong
part in the politics Of Denver
and the State. The steps taken tonight in
consolidating these different trades is
caused by the recent action of two newspapers
in reducing the price of composition. Dnr
ing December the local typographical union
advanced its schedule prices from 40 to 45
cents per thousand, night work, and made
corresponding advances in all the branches
Of the trade. The advance was accepted at
the time, though with poor grace, by the
proprietors. Some two weeks ago the
EUening Times demanded reduction
on the work of it's workmen to the old
prices. This they declined to make,
and the Office was filled with non-union men.
Early this week the Rocky Mountain NeWs
duplicated the Times demand, which was at
first rejected, then accepted, and again re-
iected, the result being that the Neaos was
filled with printers not members of the
union. The meeting tonight was enthusi-
astic though orderly, and was attended by
fully 1,500 people. It was addressed by
several persons, including Brick Pomeroy.
Among other schemes which the working
men have on foot is that of starting an after
noon paper, with Pomeroy at the helm.
SUIT AND LOCKOUT.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 14.-Suit was brought
to-day in the United States court against
Thomas Ambrose, late United States clerk,
and his bondsmen, to recover $43,240 col
lected by Ambrose and not paid over to the
United States. The boss cigar manufacturers
of the city have united in requiring en-
ployes to sign pledge to not hold member
ship in the Cigar Makers Union. This ac-
ton locks out about 1000 cigar makers who
are members of the Union.
SAN FRANCISCO woRKINGMEN.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 14.-Unemployed
workingmen this afternoon marched to the
Pacific mail dock and a committee inter
viewed Agent Williams, from whom they OBJ
tanned no direct satisfaction. They then
waited on several firms and companies, but
received no definite answer to their de-
mauds.
BOTHER AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-The brass founders
and inishers of this city are on strike, and
the cabinet makers will strike Monday for an
advance of fifteen per cent. in wages.