New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-19
Stakes, to be run at EPSON Downs next Wednesday
have been scratched
LABORERS AND EMPLOYERS.

A mass meeting under the auspices of the
Cgarmakers Progressive Union was held last night at
the Germania Assembly Rooms, No. 293 BOwery. The
meeting was largely attended, Vincent WOytiseck OF
Union No i. presiding Heinrich Valther, delegate
from the New-Haven Union, gave brief outline
Of the work Of the Pr OPPRESSIVE Union during the year
of ts existence. 1t had over 100 members and
branches in NewJersey Connecticut. Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania and Ohio and within the last few weeks
it had engineered he sad strike which had secured all
its members an advance OF 81 a thousand for making
cigars Speeches also made by 81 Achtoft Charles
Rube, A Negendang, J. Herold. Fred Woehlert and
Jacob Goldsten. The meeting closed by address
by william Sebert. At the Office Of the Union yesterday
it reported that svcrthorn Co. had agreed to pay
their men the 81 thousand advance asked, and to
discharge all their noninion men.
Kenneth Mackenzie presided the deliberations Of
the Amalgamated Trade and Labor Union at No. 10
stanton.st last evening. A communication was
received from the Typographical Union at
Cambridge, Mass. stating that its members
were strike and asking for aid The
matter referred to the proper committee. commit
tee Of five appointed to attend the convention to
take action on the Saturday half holiday question. The
reports from the different unions then received
The furniture-makers reported trade very duli Tie
cIgarmakcrs reported brisk trade. with no men out or
work The carpenters and joincrs reported work brisk
with the rate OF wages irnly established at 50 90 day
The bOokbnders reported fair trade and that Efforts
are being made To form an international union OF
fair
The cigarette makers strike dies hard. At Lincoln
Hall last night after long discussion decided not
TO declare the strike end A meeting Of all the
strikers Will be held on Monday night 10 further con
slider the subject Quite number OF The girls applied
yesterday for work at the Kinney Tobacco
Company number OF others have sgnifed their
intention OF returning to work Monday. FIVE
or the strikegs, Joseph Simmons. Herman goodwill
Louis ROstn, enamn Zlbrnski and Joseph Colds eiu
personal violence u Joseph Goldberg one OF tue men
VINO refused to strike Justice Gardner, at the Essex
Market Police Court required each To give S30O bohds
to keep the peace for six months warrant vas Issued
against Nathan Cohen the leader OF the strike FOR using
threatening language to OF the girls 1t was not
served yesterday, however
PITTsBURG, Penn, May 1S-The outlook at present is
not favorable for settlement OF the troubles existing
between the iron manufacturers and workmen, aud "a
general stopping OF the mills June appears at this
time inevitable. Both sides strongly that they
will make s,lOns and unless the other
the stand taken just such another strike
that OF last year Will he begun. In interview to-day
President Jarrett, OF the al-amated Association,
SAID that the last conference between manufacturers
and wOrkmen had been held, aud nothing remained
but STRIKE, lie sad that II tho association agreed 10 Il
reduction he would resign rather tnan put his TO
the agreement secretary Weeks OF the Iron AssOcia
ton, speaking of the SuatOn SAID that tue lndnuac
tulcrs prepared Tor du indefinite suspension OF
work and that when tue Aualgamated AssOciatlon's
scales presented the 23d instant, the wOrknen
would learn that tue anufaCtutcrs were IN earnest.
READING, Penn, May ls.Thirty OF the 200 striking
cigarmakers Terre lin, Lancaster County, to-day
turned work without getting the advance which they
asked Fity OF the strikers have lett the place.
and the others arc si standing out Tor an advance,