Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-14
The Labor Question.

1kOl BILE ABOUT JOCRSEIMES CARPENTERS WAGES.
AT the last meeting OF the Master Builders asSO-
ciation OF the District, now numbering about forty
members. the question of wages paid to carpenters
was discussed and areSoutiOn was adopted, reduc-
Ing the per Diem 20 per cent. from 81 $3.50 1t
VIII be remembered that last spring the Journey
men Carpenters association gave the bosses notice
OF an advance to 3 per day, and ample time having
been given the employers agreed to IT, Since then
however, these employers claim to have ascer-
tained that "A number OF jOurneymen carpenters
have been at work at 90 80 per day, and that mas
ter builders outside the ton were able to Oh
tain the labor they required at that rate and that in
q few cases some Of the jOurneymen carpenters to
Keep Within the rules. are at work with Il private
9idtIsI'hulhg OF payment at 80 per day Tor five
days In the week, the sixth being thrown in gratis
This condition Of things caused the master builders
10 take tle action above noted. In Il few or the
shops This morning tine IOurneymen quit work at
the reduced rates. A meeting has been called for
standing VIII be arrived at.
Members Of the brotherhood claim that some of
me employers violated the agreement first by
not diSchargtne nOn-union men in their employ
There IS considerable competition among the EN-
Ployers at this time, and the master builders, not
deeIning themselves sufficiently protected against
cheap labor, on account OF the alleged Violation OF
the compact by some IOurneymen, have taken
measures TO reduce wages Some OF the repre-
sentatlyeS or the iOurneymen, who Investigated
the matter yesterday. discovered only two EN-
psoyers who had reduced Tie course of the union
the meeting OF the brotherhood Hi. some Of Of
the journeynen assert that this attenDt at re1uc
tion by two employers Is mere experi;neDt I've
0ont propose 10 go into strike said one OF them
70 q STAR reporter, 'but we propose TO show that
they can't make cats paws OF one or tive en-
ployerS"
COLONEL MILITARY VIsIroRs-This morning at
SIX O'clock AZ excursion trana rrived at the Blltt-
more q fofoinac depot, bringing the Richmond WAY
Light infantry and large number OF cOlOred eX-
cursioEisis from that city. The Infantry are the
gusts OF the Washington Cadets, Can't Fleet
wood. VINO are camping and picncking at the
van Ness park The guests were met at the deDOt
by detail OF the Cadets and escorted 30 Peter.
>, hrpa L fasf adA
afterwards To the Cadets armory PENNSYLVANIA
avenue near lsth street. AS they marched up the
avenue TINS morning the appearance of the In
Iaatry was highly complimented. The organIZa-
tioA muster about thirty nusScts. The uniform
CONSISTS Oh grey dress coats, with white bettEgs and
black and gold trimmings, black pants and black
helmets In their movements they showed the
insult OF careful drilling. They have field music
with them The day Was spent In sight SEEING
aoout the city. The total number of people on the
excursion Train from Richmond was 9e5.
A ToorHLEss MAN ACCUSED OF BITING HIS WIFE
An aged col0red man named Ralph Thomas was
10 the dock at the Police Court Saturday charged
By bis wife, julia. quite a young woman win
having assaulted her She told theeourt that he con-
her severely and bit her on the forehead I'm two
places She showed some cuts on her head which
she sati were made by his teeth. The defendants
counsel Claimed that the old man had no teeth
The prisoner promptly stretched his mouth to its
utmost capacity 20 prove that his counsers state
h meht Vas true. He also said that when he came
nome Friday he found his wife and man In the
mousse drunk The court took his personal bonds
10 Keep the peace for six months and released him
FINED TWENTY DOLLARS FOR WHIPPING Boy
Peter H. Heiskell, dealer In agricultural imple-
ments, on louisiana avenue, between 9th and 10th
streets, was charged before Judge Smell this MORN
Ing with severely aSsaulting snail white boy
named Frank Capavary, by horsewhippng him on
tne street. The boy testified that he was playing
Win grass-cutting machine in front OF the de-
PENDANTS store last Thursday afternoon, when the
oelendant came out and struck witness with a
carriage whip about ten times. Motley Anderson
merchant on the opposite side OF the avenue
from the defendant, testified TO seeing the whin-
Ping, and described II being a most brutal
afair. He said the blows OF the whip (Which was
. large carriage whip could be heard ut a dis
lance OF two squares, and the boys back and
arms were covered with welts as large as a mans
finger HeiSkeli took the stand and testified that
he Is greatly annoyed by a crowd OF boys who dis
arrange and destroy his goods that he keeps In
front OF his store, and last Thursday afternoon
lhiS boy was playing with n valuable machine
when he took his carriage whip and chastised him.
but was careful not TO strike him In the face The
court said he undoubtedly had the satisfaction OF
giving the boy a good whipping, but he uhe
c0urt) felt that he was under ap obligation to i'm
pose fine OF so.
EXECUTORS SALE OF GAS SroCK by Thomas