Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-26
LANCASTER DAILY INTEIIIGENCER FRIDAY MAY rs 1882
THE LABOR TROUBLES.
SPREADING IN VARIOUS QUARTERS

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SPREADING IN VARIOUS QUARTERS,
dhctiOn of Wages-Strike of Norris
town Printers-The Threatened
Coal and Iron Lockout.
Work has been resumed at the Reading
cotton mill, which was closed about five
weeks ago owing to strike of the opera
tives against a reduction of 10 per cent. in
wages. About $50 of the employees re-
turned to work at the reduction. One of
the strikers was arrested for interfering
with those who desired to return to work,
but he was afterwards discharged.
On Thursday the compOsitOrs on the
Norristown Daily Register struck. They
allege that the proprietors picked out the
best copy and gave it to the apprentices
When the printers asked for a copy hook
they We're refused. They were then paid
the wages due them, after which they left.
The paper was out in time in tho after
noon.
The iron manufacturers Of Pittsburgh
are very jubilant over tho result of the
consultation with the purpose of securing
uniformity Of action in view of the coming
lookout on June l. About thirty repre-
sentatives of local establishments were
present, and about fifty others represented
manufactures at Cincinnati, st. Louis,
Cleveland and Chicago. A local manu-
facturer said, II have never seen anything
like it. The Amalgamated association
will be resisted this year rs it never was
before. We were never in better shape
for fight, and believe We will be sue
cesstul.' The workingmen, on the other
hand, are just as defiant, and bitter fight
is threatened, one that will paralyze the
iron business after July 1. The general
impression is that all the mills west of the
mountains will be shut down on that date,
with the exception of Cincinnati, where
the scale IS SO cents per ton higher than in
Pittsburgh district. The outlook is, indeed,
gloomy.
The coal conflict is none tho less scri-
Gus. The striking mines have succeeded
in influencing the brakemen and other
employees on the branch roads of tho Pan
Handle district to refuse to work on trains
which are loaded with coal mined by the
colOred miners. 1t is stated that 500
white and cOlored men are working in the
pits ut the reduction. Mr.. Knox, of the
Mcdonald station mines, says that in a
short time twO-thirds of the mines on
the Pail Handle road will be filled with
colOred miners.
The Amalgamated association is arrang-
ing matters systematically. and proposes
to start stores and deal out groceries, dry
goods, etc, to strikers.
The Cumberland, Md, authorities
have been notified that the coal compan-
les will Iext week import new labor to
take the places of the 5000 striking miners
and that the county will be held RESPONSE
be for any damage done tho property of
the companies should riot ensue. The
new miners, to the number of 500, will be
brought from Baltimore, where they are
now assembling, and will be accompanied
by Il heavy guard of special officers.
A largo force of carpenters, accompanied
by Il guard of special officers, leaves by
train every morning and goes out to the
Eckhart mines, owned by the Consolida-
tion company, to put up buildings to &C.
cOmmOdate the new comers. These build.
ings, which are frame, when completed
will contain hunks for nearly 1000 men,
and will also be filled with an ample sup
ply of provisions. Trouble is anticipated,
and serious riot between the strikers and
the now cOmers may possibly occur. 1t is
evident that the days of the strike are
numbered and that the companies will
succeed in their efforts to crush the knights
of Labor in the region.
Representatives in St. Louis, of the
Western rolling mills assembled twelve
gentlemen being present, representing St..
Louis, East St. Louis, Belleville,
ILL.,, and other firms in the vicinity.
This is tho continuation of a meet.
ing held some days ago under the
direction of John Jarrett, Of Pittsburg.
The object of the meeting is to determine
schedule of wages to the paid employees
during the coming year. Mr.. Helmbacher,
of the Helmbacher mills, said that outside
of Pittsburgh workmen were not demand
ing All increase of wages. The trade of the
rolling mills had decreased rapidly within
the past four months, and prospects were
unfavorablc. The railroads have withdrawn
all extra trains, and are not buying any
thing now, while the general trade is ex-
ceedingly dull.
The shoe finishers in some of the fac
tories ut Montreal have struck for higher
wages.
The common council of Boston passed
an order last night fixing the pay Of city
]aborers at not less that SO per day.