, 1880-03-26
MARINE NEWS.
Strike Of the shipearpenters on the
North Branch for Higher
Wages.
The Ice fn the Straits Firmcr than E1cr
l,eforo NJ This Scnson.
Steamer Metropolis Again Blookaded by leo
In Thunder Bay.
Tho Grain and Coarse Freight Charters
Made Yesterday.

A B1I1rCA1l1sENTElt9' STRIKE.
s?IE TItinuNE Of "Wednesday mat'o announce
n,cnt Of tho fact that the shlpcarpuntcrs cn-
ploycd IN Miller f}ro.hors' North brunch yard
wcrc becoming ,,noasy regarding their wages,
which they felt inclined to consider too low, I'll
Wow Of tito general rovlval of tho shipping lit.
tcrcst IN tho hikes. This ,,ncnBincss ripcncd
into strike, or, rather. tho snmblancc Of n
str'ko, yesterday. Tho men eamo 10 tho yard nt
tho usual morning to.lr, mud whet, Mr.. TlotnRs
Miller, tho head Of tho firm. mnsle ha appear
nncc, demanded that tholr pay bo nslva'tcod 20
cents per d9y, or from *a5o to ". Mr. Miller
met tho demand, witt, IL point- nt-olan'; rof!sal.
q,lit work. This actlul tli not ',avc tho effect
70 sla2 no sterhlnti trrx "f hr h N''sr nsr
stIn'cd Ill a IN .i nir Of Indifference, and quietly
informed tlio, Istrlkers, that, unless they
ing, tuey must renoro their tools frnn tho yard;
tlnit hH should tlnvc ~ farther use f1r tlloin.
There uro Two cl!!ascs Of hen t. he found r. every
estitiol, laborcrs. Tho hitter seek theIr placcs
rntllor shan 9rc sought for, and receive pny
fsso ,e e1H m ,h's s saso s5% q strko q s @
lined tU tho professionals, MID shoir going did
mt ca1aso !, gtncrl tlesert!on OF th9 Sanl. rs Il
quntly, nrtrr II hriur nbseneo for consultation,
i'll hut sgW returnesl tn their work @ A. tho Cd
% snf st Ts to% So sass rss "t aMsy III ;sy
Hcrvices Will bU retained. Tho "Etrlkc"
fS'Sed Eysee Il to @ t SatsR sqye x GS Spso Sn o
Millc,r ynrtl, with n!Mt tllo s.no ros,'lf . In9
Chicago Dry-l1ock Company, whose Dc .lacfs x aila
ThuIr men, 10 tho number uf I'll or more, went
to work " ts,a ~ re nrllK M, q r,n",Ta IN ,
C ae,ks Tsk u n. III 1 Il Il ko sso IL ' o oor
ynrfls. sun thoy could not hive boon !sn'sant
Of tho intended demand FIR III a.svnnee tn
wagcs. and thor Hctfon consequently must 10
nttrttuttrtI tn Indifference.
Wltcl,er this WI! 10 end Of the matter Re-. r..
nins TO- he sc There Ut, r9 soo vt %9 ,n,n S,osa -
SsasS&a & srs H. of I'll iST ss|iiyar,! ,1oe S%eHyss SSs
lefe Se feurea' se'N nutI '' give M % is rcuso far
50 thinking TINT tho shpearpcn!ers aro divided
n nninlotl Yarling tho poicy q d strke ,rfr ds
rnpl,lly dccroasing and tlore s ITO certainty q
steady employment through tho seus9I: Il
there are Eoy number 70 tlisposyu @ s9afse
cO,no what .nay, tho slcssrs. NiIlor sssort that
thoy will not cnnsent to my ndvRnso nboyo tho
tablishcd Henerllly ulunE tho lakes. And tho
pr,prctors Of tho rcluMininK ynr1ls cxpsess q
einllnr determination. Tho effect OF M atlvaneu
10 81 per t1uy for tirst-ctss worklnG. or. to put
tho services Of men furnished to tlo rerair work
nnn ans of aS xEas to osr he % aa s
| leave tho Chicago shtpynrtls and shlpcRrpcntert
idle. Tho pulley cortainly will provo suicidal II
pEE5lSkGA
| GRAIN AND COARSE TREIG1ITS.
| 0ra!n frcights continue qstIct md stoady ri
tho recent lcc'tuo, though tho dom aud for totl'
nugc hns pcrccptlby improved. Yostcrlny tws
chnrtors woro reported, tho schooner II. n. Iinye'
| for 1900 bushels Of corn Nh n through rato TIM
allows tho vessel 0 cents per blshcl TO Buffalo
and tho Behooner sflnzanii.a for 1000 bushcl
| Of et,rn to Kingston nt 10 cuntH per 1,nslcl.
Cuursc-freixllt engagements wero rGporteu n
follows: schooner Acur1,, wood from Nnritlhlpns
Jones, Tics andccdar pusts fr1ul lIorsl's Pier Il
Clileago through tho Iscnson. ut going rNtcs
| atcnni-barg1 Michael Qioh. dry lumber frnn
=" Iinsltcgoll to Ch!oaso -At'"sl,N .por lou
feet; scow Moyos Gage onk tles @ @froil
kchooiicrs kitt!o uraEt and ser 1sirtl, md scos
Hummer, !umbcr from snugltlok to MchlEa'
| CITY Mt $i.En Ecr 1,tD0 fcot; twn vosscst nntfso
not given. dry ln,neor from l.ay CIV r. chiosx
! City, No Init, orr, ollnrtcrs hnyc been reported
it IL claimed tint r1lcs nre oAsIcr, aud that on
! $l.15 per gross ton from EscAtiaba to Chlcago
| unX DtflrI1.