Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-15
LABOR TROUBLES.
THE STRIKES AT VARIOUS PLACES.

Troops Guarding tho workmen at Omaha
Lawicss Conduct at Phenixville-
| A Big LOck-Out at Lawrence
The troops continue to guard the labor
ecs and no further disturbance has oc-
Cured. The new grand jury is inquirins
into the cases Of the ringleaders of the
strike riots.
Riotous Conduct Of Strikers u: PhCenixviIle
Several of the discharged men of the
Phoenix iron company went to the house
of man, named Johnson, who had taken
one of their places in the mill, and the
strikers bombarded the house with rocks
and cinders. Windows were mashed, and
the rocks fell upon johnson and his wife
while in bed. However, they received nc
| injuries. Several other houses where
men live whom the strikers term ''scabs'
were attacked, but nothing serious was
committed. The police have been notified
and are on the lookout for future occur.
| rences.
The Iron Strike In Chicago.
For some time past three hundred EN-.
| ployees of the Union rolling mills, at South
Chicago, have been out on strike for
| better wages and hours. They have urged
the remaining eight hundred to join them.
| They have now agreed to compromise with
Union habo- League. This morning Il com.
| mi.tce of all trades unions in Chicago were
to meet 1T Mr.. Hodnett's Office, to con-
soldato IN Second Labor League Of Amer.
| lea. This movement has the approval o:
tie president and stockholders of the mills
in Chicago. Mr.. Ginane, president Of the
puddlers' union, has been appointed cen
trail organizer Of tho league James New
lin was appointed national secretary,
vice General James 4. Mcbride, of Viz
ginia, resigned.
MIR. Hodnett will leave for Washington
soon at the head of a delegation 70 press
| the passage of the National Labor League
! railway bill and ask for i national recosni-
tion for the league in official patronage.
A. 3. Stone, president of the Union roll
ing mills of New York, left Chicago last
night, putting the matter of u practical
| compromise i'll the hands Of the Labor
League COMMITTEES.
Strike In the Cumberland Kesior.
In compliance with tho order of tho ex-
ecutive committee of the Knights of Labor
! tho miners in tho Cumberland (Md) 1c-
gion stopped work yesterday, bringing oat
all their tools. This executive committee
was in secret session all day at Frost.
burg forming i reply to the companies,
and continued in session the greater
portion of the night.
n Strike Mt Lawrence.
The action Of the Pacific mill corporation
at Lawrence, Mass, in reducing wages in
the wOrsted department was followed yes.
| terday by an announcement of the reduc-
tiOn i'll the pay Of mule and ring spiEners,
to take effect Monday, the former, who get
S11.5O per week, losing on an average
81 .25 to $3.50 Per week, and the ring spin-
ners, who are women and girls, and who
get 30 cents u day, being reduced to s.
cents. This is on cotton spinning. After
the notices were posted the ring spinners
became greatly excited and held frequent
consultations. On returning from dinner
each one refused to start her frames and 4.
committee waited on the oyersecr, who
told them to work until Monday, and
meanwhile he would do his utmost toward
the resembling of tho order. They re-
fused to listen to this proposition, and 120
women and girls left tho mill in body,
| causing the stoppage Of $4,000 spindles.
The mule spinners appeared to take the
matter philosophically, but it is feared
that they will follow the strikers,