Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-11
LABOR MATTERS.
Milwaukee Cigar Maker

MILWAUKEE, July 10.-The Presidept OF
the International Cigar Makers Union,
who has been keeping the strikers in funds,
refuses to do so longer. This will likely
produce war inside of the union. Charges
are already made against the union OF mis-
appropriation. On the other hand, 1t is
held that the flow Of money from the East
will shortly be resumed. Developments
are awaited with interest.
The Strike at COhoes, NY.
CoHoEs, n. Y. July l0.-The Harmony
Mills stay out begun three months ago,
continues. A suggestion TO settle the dis.
pute by arbitration, will be declined If Tor
mally made by the managers. twenty
five additional operatives leave Cohoes to-
morrow for other points. or 5000 striking
employees of the Harmony mills, not more
than 100 are now available to start work.
The relief committees fund was exhausted
Saturday, and if the evictions are forced
from the company's tenants, the suffering
of operatives will be great. The treasurer
states that contributions must increase or
the distributions cease almost entirely.
Practically Unchanged
PITTSBURGH, July 10.-The iron strike has
developed nothing new for several days.
Roth sides are as firm and evidently as
determined to hold out as they were the
first week of the strike. At New Castle,
Pa, the employers are negotiating for for
has received orders to engage from
eight hundred to one thousand workmen
within the next two weeks. He was in
structed to select iron workers, mschin-
lists, boiler makers and pattern makers.
In the mining situation the strikers
side was slightly weakened to-day by a
party of thirty-two old men returning to
work in the Mansfield mines at the reduc-
ton. Despite this, important desertion
from the ranks, President Jones asserted,
that from present indications the
employers will before long con-
cede the miners their price.
A Small Riot.
JERSEY Cry, July 1.-THE freight hand.
lers have appointed committee to collect
funds. The strikers insist that there is a
vast amount of freight at New York west
bound, and that the eastbound freight
crowds the sidings from Jersey City west
ward. While party of strikers, this after
noon, we're standing at Tenth street, oppo-
site the local freight station of
the Erie Railway Company, five
men, employed at a Grove.street brick
yard, came up and asked the cause OF the
when they armed themselves with cart
rungs off q truck standing on the street,
and made dash at the side door of the
station. The invaders first made for few
Governors marshals guarding the labor
ers, and, after taking their clubs
from them, gave chase TO the frightened
Jews who had fed towards the Office. Two
of the laborers were overtaken by the as
saulting party and badly beaten. The
police were telegraphed for and were speed
lily on the spot and quelled the rioting.
One brick yard employe. Dennis
Crimine, notorious rough, was
arrested and committed on a charge of
atrocious assault and battery. The entire
reserve police were at once ordered out,
and the entire works Of the company are
now guarded by strong force. The injur-
ed men were sent to New York, and war
rants were issued for the arrest OF the as
sailants