New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-19
LABOR TROUBLES.
THE STRIKES IN THIS CITY.

The condition of the freight-handlers' stflkc
fn this city, which now includes nearly 1000 men, re-
maiued practically unchanged yesterday. ihis was
due probably to the fact that 1t Sunday when lo
work is DONE except the yard Of the New-fork Cen
tra and Hudson River Railroad Company, at Thirtieth
st. and Eleventh-ave. But tho strikers maze
attempts to extend the trouble which may result toas
in a general suspension Of the work OF transferring
reights along the entire waterfront OF this ci'y u"u
Jersey City How far the win succeed In tho DIAN
to make the strike general Will depend largely upon INC
course they pursue and the attitude taken ny
the companies which have not yet made
any definite proposition tn tho sirikers'
II formidable demonstration can bc made IN snch
& s st nj. NJ the iaborerS viii probably be sufficiently
affected TO quit work and Join the ranEs 0nsn nsn
expressed themselves "a being satisfied WIN the piTp %
osfion OF Superintendent Hofnann but When tne
PaTsSsd a a4 aGd aSde9ea ened G te sir few Of
however, induced 10 return 10 WORK inter IL ZIG
In. more intelligent and sobcr-mnded men spcnt much
Of The time yesterday IN arranging for decisVe st,ih
handling FIRE ght to standst!L II they succeed the IN
convenience and enbarras .ment Of me raroad HoPl Pl
probably be- of short Duration large extra force Oh
along the river front in anticipation Of trouble which
may result from the action OF the strkers ne io and
they claim that any kind Of violence will be summed ny
The men on piers Nos lc 1 and Il struck satnr;
day they at WORK again yesterday at thc od
rate OF wnges In the yard at SiXtyifth-st- less
inconvenience felt than at any other place,
and the few inexperienced men employed there man
aged to keep the work from being blocked. The zoo
Italians who havc been trying TO DO the work oi the
strikers the Tbirtett yard refused TO work yesor"
day unless they paid 30 cente an hour-a much
higher price tlan that demanded by the mon. About
thirty OF them persuaded to 20 10 work, however.
baggage OF the twenty-five cars Of immigrants who
started for West last might from the depot Assist
Freight Agent Baesett refused To say anything In re-
gard to the slrke, except to deny the ruInOr that
the comp pany would accede to the demands or
the men this morning. One OF his subOrduhtes, VINO
been the pier twenty years said to TRIBUNE re-
porter that IT would be impossible 10 transfer The irelg
with the inc XpcItenced men, and that Unelhhs "ouu
twenty Italians working al crnatey at barrel OF
bread and cheese which had been Furnished theln
aud the hugo piles of freight. Ihey
made greater progress with the bread and cheese
than they did vita the handling OF the merclahdfe O
the piers affected by the strike everything was quiet
and deserted, with tne exception OF nos,
To- 10 and H. where the New Jersey Central Ralroad
had s trying TO catch up with the work Whch was
neglected on Saturday. -,
meeting of the strikers held last night at Hudson
and DesDrcsses-sts which resolutions were unanl-
mOUsly adopted 10 continue the strike Icr ~
ceuts an hour, and 10 Cc1ts SUNDAY, lhe
be pai1 for all the time they are IL the Dalug
They also agreed to support the ally men VINO went
nent organization. John J. McGnnis was elected
president NJ. DonOhue vicepresident, and Cornelius
OConnOr secretary. 1t reported that the engineers
tue dummy engines and TIE trLckmen, wond stflEe
tns morning. The men, however denied mat such Was
their intention Another meeting Will be he'd lhis
morning ai clock
a large meeting Oi the manufacturing jewellers was
held yesterday PythagOrs Hal IN Canai-st, al when
a eG!ceH organization was urged by hummer OF
tradcunion Speakrfs No scbe Is c0nttapsteh vs. the