The Labor enquirer., 1883-05-05
Pittsburg TROUBLES.

coal miners, several hundred Cigarmak-
ers and large number of jOurneymen
plastererS will Quit work next Tuesday
unless employers GonCede their demands.
The miners will strike against the cent
per bushel reduction, while the cigar
makers want an advance of 81 per 900,
and the plasterers want an increase from
SO to $325 per day.
r. PrTTSBURG, Nav l.-RepOrts from the
railroad coal mines this evening state
that the strike against the reduction Of
J cent per busheI in the price of mining
has extended to all mines save one or
two. Operators admit that the strike is
general, but profess to be indifferent,
and say they will see their mines idle
till fall rather than pay more than 3
cents per buShel. The Miners union
officers pronounce this the greatest
strike Of miners ever inaugurated in
this district, and say they are prepared
to hold out.
PrTTsBURG, Nav 2.-Complete reports
the strike was inaugurated yesterday,
state that all the miners have Joined the
strike against a reduction save those Of
W. P Rend & Co.'S. A delegation Of
strikers, headed by martial bands, will
surround these pits this afternoon and
remain until the men at work join the
strikers. The operators are preparing
to have the strikers kept off their prop
erty, but no violence is anticipated. The
miners secretary, FIannery, states that
he has offered, on behalf Of the miners,
to arbitrate the dispute under the pro-
visions of the Wallace arbitration act,
signed by the governor few days ago.
Operators declined to say tonight
whether they will accept the PROPOSE
ton. Nearly all the mills of the city are
out of coal and many will have to Shut
down for day or two, until arrange
ments are made to receive a supply by
the river
There is no change in the state Of the
Cigarmakero' and plaSterers' strikes.
PITTSBURG, May 3.-The coal miners
strike developed nothing new to-day.
Miners are confident of success, while
operators say that two weeks will see
nearly all the miners at work at the 3
cent rate. The miners suggest that the
difficulty may be settled by a tribunal,
and ask that the operators petition the
court to that end. Secretary FIannerY
says such a settlement would be Salts
factory to the miners
The printers here connected with the
knights of Labor have presented the
annual revision Of their scale Of prices
to the Dispatch, commercial Gazette,
Times, Telegraph and Chronicle Offices
The scale is unchanged, with the excep-
tiOn that they ask that weekly men be
dispensed with in newspaper offices.
The scale takes effect the middle Of this
month.
The status Of the tanners and plaster
ers strikes is unchanged.
The second conference of the iron
and AmaIgamated assO-
citation was held this afternoon and
lasted only fifteen minutes. President
Jarrett, on behalf of the workmen,
stated that no reduction wOnld be ac-
cepted, The manufacturers made no re-
SponSe, but moved to adjourn sine die,
which was done. The wOrkmen think
the demand for a reduction will Le with |
drawn and there will be no strike June
|. The manufacturers say that if the !,
men do not consent to a 10 and 20 per
cent reduction on June l the mills will |
be shut down and remain closed until |
the men come to their terms No orders !
are being booked for delivery after the
first of June If the strike takes place .
100, 100 man will stop work in the mill |
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