Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-02
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Troubles and Triumphs OF the
Honest T0iIers.
THE CIGAR MAKERS SUCCESSFUL
Generally IN Their Demands for an Increase
Miners in Convention at Colum-
bus Want Time Of Days ]
Labor Decreased. !

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movement in manufactured tobacco toof
place here to day ever recorded in the ny
tory of the city. Nearly sixty thousanE
dollars worth Of stamps were issued any
thirty-six car loads of tobacco, aggregatlnS
about eight hundred thousand POUNDS
were shipped to various points. One frn1
shipped one hundred and twenty thousand
pounds. But for the damaging strike OF.
the co-operatIves. the shipments from TINS
point would exceed million pounds. fhef
cigar manufactures are all closed up to-
day. in consequence OF the strike OF the
cigarmakers. The increased scneoule Oh
prices submitted TO the manufacturers were
accepted, but the latter resent the attempt
OF the Cigarmakers Union to regulate 'ne
employment OF apprentices.
Cincinnati Cigar Makers.
CINCINNATI, May There will be no dis
turbance here ameng the cigar makers on
account of the reduction in taxes, Ihey
struck some time ago for an addition Oh
wages, and succeeded; so did the cigar
packers. There remains but single 9ues-
tion unsettled between employees ana EN-,
ployers, and that will not present ltseil tlli
The fall. Heretofore the workmen had
been required to pay thirty cents month
for the gas consumed while at work morn
inps and evenings. Strikes for an advance
have been made at Newark, Ohio, and at
Portsmouth, Ohio. The demands OF the
workmen at Steubenville, Ohio, and VI
hama, Ohio, have been complied with. -
Cigarmakers Out.
STErRENvrLLE, o., May 1.-Two cigar
manufacturers agreed to give the advance
asked by their workmeu and the latter
went to work as usual this morning. Inc
other manufacturers refused to accede 10
the demand, consequently the men went
out and with the exception OF the two iac-
tories above mentioned all are idle in the
city to-day.
AtPeace In Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE Wis, May THE cigar,
makers are at peace with themselves ana
the man ufaCturers, and hold their places.
The small shops have granted the advance
of one dollar. In these places men make
the entire cigars, hence they had the man
ufacturers at advantage, but in the large
factories girls prepare the filling ana the
men simply roll on the Leaf and new hsnds
are easily taught. There was no increase
at these places.
Cigar Makers Strike at Wilkesbarre.
WIKEsBARRE, Pa, May 1.-The cigar
| factories are closed, owing to the strike.
| The manufacturers are willing to pay the
additional fifty cents per thousand.
Successful at Columbus.
CoLUMms. May 1.-The union cigar max
ers, on St Ike, were to-day all granted aa
advance of |.
All Right at IrOntOn.
IRoNroN, O., May MANY cigar manu-
| facturers cOncede the dollar thousand ad-
vance asked by the men.
Not Satisfactory at Reading.
| READING, Pa, May IA strike was be-
| gun by the cigar men to 3ecure the 81 per
| thousand increase in wages. Some manu-
| facturers conceded the advance, and others
refuse because they have taken many Or
ders at the full amount OF rebate in Gov
ernment tax Of three dollars.
Boston as it should Be.
BosroN, May mo cigar strike here.
| The advance asked was conceded.
Prepared 10 Hold Out.
| PITTSBURGH, May 1.-Reports from the
railroad coal mines this evening state that
the strike against a reduction OF one-halt
| cent per bushel in the price of mining, has
| extended to all the mines save one or two.
| The operators admit that the strike
is general, but profess to be in
| different, whether it is OF long
| or snort uurauOn. lDey say luey VIII
see their mines idle until next fall rather
than pay more than cents per bushel for
mining. The miners officers pronounce
this the greatest strike OF miners ever in
| auguIated in this district, and say they are
| prepared TO hold out.
Ohio Miners
CoIuLBUs May l.-All the mines in the
State were represented at the Miners Con.
vention to. day. Resolutions were adopted
favoring the National Union, and COM
| mittee appointed to report tomorrow on
| restriction measures, especially in btu
minous coal. 1t is proposed to cut the num-
ber OF hours per day or work less days per
week.
| Accept Reduction.
| BGAIpwooD, Ills, May IA large meet
ing of coal miners was held to-day to con-
siGtr the proposition of the mine operators
for reduction OF five cents per ton for
| digging. which was decided in the atfirma-
i've in view Of the reduced price Of coal,
rhey Want Rats.
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 1.-The print
| ers in the Times Office are on strike, the
| mau,gers claiming that non-unioa men
mYy tie allowed work.
Labor Troubles Abroad.
BERLIN, May 1.-There is q great strike
among carpenters and masons for an in
| crease in wages.
PRETTY, BUT SEVERE.