The Labor enquirer., 1883-10-06

lief that congress intends to attempt any
amelioration of its condition. Congress
does not entertain any such dea.-Pitts
burg Herald.
The Indiana state executive committee
Of greenbackers, at Indianapolis, fixed
February az the date for the mex. green
back state convention, which will be
! held in Indianapolis.
The Boile rmakers and Iron Shipbuild
ers society, of Great Britain, has mem
bership of 2S,249, with an annual income
of $3.50, los. The general fund on hand
amounts to $277 ,645. r.
The Cambria iron works, at Johns
town, Pennsylvania, are engaged upon s
contract for the United States govern
ment to manufacture steel bombshells O
tensile strength of 10000 pounds.
The trnnkmakers have national or
ganization with local unions in thirteen
cities. All the unions but the one in
Cincinnati have voted to 60 into the
knights of Labor They will probably
form a district assembly.
The Elizabethport, New Jersey, roll,
ing mill, with capacity of about 75(
tons per month, has been restarted by
R. W. Elliott, formerly superintendent
of The Philadelphia rolling mill. The
mill employs about $50 hands.
The striking weavers at Ashton-under
Lyme, England, held mass meeting, at
which resolution was adopted rejecting
the masters proposals, and deciding thai
they will remain out another month
pending the preparation of new terms
A few days ago the female silver gild
ers in L. A Strobe & Co.'S picture frame
factory in Cincinnati, struck for higher
wages and were successful. They had
been working for three or four dollars
weekly wages, ten hours and half pei
day.
The work on all the buildings in New
York is progressing, and only where
stone-cutters are required is work re-
tarded in the least 1t is rumored that
the walking delegates will meet and de-
eide upon a plan to bring Contractor
Tucker to terms.
About one hundred and fifty cranberry
pickers struck for an increase of twenty
five per cent few days ago in the ex-
tensive boys of f. Il. Collins, Of Camden,
near Waterford, New Jersey. They
finally accepted an increase Of twenty
per cent and resumed work.
The London Times, in an editorial ar
ticle, says it expects great struggle be-
tween capital and labor in the Lanca-
shire cotton trade, as the operatives will
resist the proposed reduction of wages
which the cotton masters consider the
present condition of trade renders nee
essary.
The Cigarmakers' union. Of Kansas
City is in a tlourishing condition and
has membership Of over one hundred.
1t has 500 more funds on hand than
any trade organization in that city. All
the members are at work, but there are
no Jobs open. They are advertising the
Union Label.
OF the thirty six tapestry Weavers en-
ploYed by Horner q Brothers, Phlladel-
phia, who went on Il strike for an in
crease of wages about five weeks ago
all except a few returned to work Their
return is the outcome of concessions
made by the firm, which has increased
the pay for weaving from four and one
quarter to -four and One-half cents per
yard.
The important question of shorter
hours of labor IS again coming TO the
front for consideration and discussion
During the summer, it will be remem-
bered, it occupied considerable share
of attention in New York and elsewhere.
and the justice Of the demand for Sat
urday half-holiday as well as for the re,
duction of the ordinary days work tc
eight hours duration was sustained by
arguments that admitted Of no refuta,
tiOn.-Irish World.