The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-19
MORNING, JULY 10, ,lss2. J.
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LABOR DIFFICULTIES,
The Freight lInndicrs' s'strlke-Situntlon
In Other Trades.

LABOR DIFFICULTIEs. u
The Freight IInndicrs' Mutation
| In Other Trades. i
NEw YoRE, July ls.-Argument began
today in the Supreme Court upon applica.
ton for pcremptory nandamus against
the New York Central and Erie railway
companies to compel them 10 receive and
transmit freight promptly. Simon Sterne,
counsel for the merchants, said incalcula.
bic damage had been and Is still being
done because Of illegal and pertinacous
neglect Of the companies in tho premises,
stating that the estimated losses TO mer.
chants had been one millions dollars daily.
lie also said the atlidavits showed that the
only reason given by the companies for
this neglect WIS that they had refused to
employ men competent 10 perform the
work Of removing and handling freight.
Ex.Judse Shipman, for tho railway com.
panics, said: "When mans freight was
detained ut the railroad depot he had n
right, by action at Inv for. damages sus.
taincd, but not by mandamus. No such
authority Ind been vested In tho Attorney
General by statute as that which he had
here assumed. Counsel questioned the
right Of the Attorney General to assume
,arj ~ thn ah;,ment nt fr.;,ht T. na, ha
s ssaid ,bat ,hc inmnor,rv ;nni;,;,, ni ,bo M
nonds IN carry iis irn;yLt d;y"rt.J trnJe
irom % ,hn S,at. Int th;s l;J n rot o;,a .'1Lo ,Lo
court nnwer ' i" ,ront ,hn nm ndnm,ss NM sv "n,,;"d 1
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flrTspuKdil, July lo.-lt was stated upon
good authority this morning TINT the
National Tube Works company. of Nc.
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heaters tllat they shouiu 80 10 work at a
stated salary per day, and continue thus
until the scale question is finally settled,
when the rate shall be fixed. The inform.
ant states tliatthe proposition was rejected.
\ manufacturer stated this morning that
the mill ut Moundsville which signed tho
scale yesterday, will Use old rails, and thus
dispense with puddleH until the question
is finally settled. On the other hand, it is
held that the firm will have to pay the nd.
vanced rate demanded for working old rails.
The strikers in this district seem TO be
very sanguine OF victory, as one OF their
iealing men said this morning ut is non.
sense 10 suppose that We will give in this
summer. We have stood ont for five months
in hard winter when We hal little or no
relief, and We cannOw makea longer strug.
gle than cver."
In reference to the effect OF the reduc.
ton Of the tariff OIL steel rails, Stceton
paper mentions the case OF the Pennsylva-
mia Steel works and says: "The PROPOSE
ton before Congress is TO reduce the tariff
on steel rails to IS per ton, which on 81
tons or one days work at this MILL would
make difference OF Sl,0SS in the selling
price OF the rails. " 4"
CUMBERLAND, July lS.-On Saturday an
effort was made by some malcontents
among the Elk Garden miners to get up Il
strike in that region for Is cents II ton
Yesterday twelve OF the ringleaders in the
movement were discharged, and it is
stated that the balance OF the men worked
as usual and that no further trouble is antici-
pated.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, July lS.-Bolton &
Co., shoe manufacturers, denounce the
Employers Protective Association, and re-
fuse to join in the lockout. During the
early part OF the year there were frequent
strikes, sustained by the Knights OF Labor.
As means OF counteracting the influence
OF the knights the employers formed pro.
tective association. Among the members
OF this association was John Kelly, a shoe
manufacturer, whose men struck during
the spring. The difficulty was, in the
course Of three or four weeks, settled, and
the men returned to work. At the close
Of the lust season in the shoe trade. Kelly
closed his shop and discharged his men.
On opening the factory at the beginning OF
the present season he rendered employ.
meat 10 the old employees. cScept
two, whom he claimed 10 be Oh.
noxious. lie claims also thnt he
offered to fill the places Of these
two men with union men. Tho
proprietor was informed that he must take
back all who wished to return, or not one
of the whole number would 10 10 work,
lie refused to accept this, and turned tc
the protective association for counsel and
assistance. The association appointed IL
committee OF seventeen TO make IN inycs.
tieation. The committee reports that
Kelly's position WIS correct. and tho find.
ing was unanimously adop,rd at n meeting
OF the association. Besides adopting the
report referred to, The association resolved
that unless the difficulty at KcIly's estab.
lishment was settled by Wednesday. July
with union mon The man In EnI,,.;, o,m.
P'oy Tei"sea 10 y'eia anu inc ASSOCIATION
liii"e Teauy 70 sliilt down tomorrow. Boil