Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-02
LABOR's WAR FOR WAGES.
Both Employers and Employed De-
termined Not to Give In

termined Not to Give In.
WASHINGTON, May I.-At st. Paul.
Minn., the cigar makers yesterday asked
an advance of 81 per 1000 from the manu-
facturers.- The latter aceeded to the de-
mand
At Philadelphia, yesterday. twelve
cigar manufacturers signed a scale of
wages granting an advance of 81 per
1000.
At Cincinnati there will be no distur-
bance among the cigar makers on account
Of the reduction on the tax of to-
bacco. They struck some time ago
for an addition to their wages. and
succeeded, as also did the cigar packers.
Ihere remains but single question un-
settled between the employees and en-
ployers, and that will not present itself
till fall, when gas is burned. Heretofore
the wOrkmen have been required to pay
30 cents per month, or gas consumed
While at work morning and evenings.
STRIKES for an advance have been made
at Newark and Portsmouth. o.
The demands of the wOrkmen at Wheel
ing, W. Va, Steubenville, O., and Urbana,
o., have been complied with.
The reports from the railroad coal
hAiS9 "l lOuliNt L lllSDuIS are lled8fG. DUJ
enough have been received to indicate
that a general strike was inaugurated
to-day against the half cent per bushel
reduction Ill the price of mining. On the
Panhandle Railroad only four out of
twenty-five pits are reported to be at work
On the Pennsylvania Railroad all the
mines ale idle. On the Baltimore and
ONO and the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Roads about half the men are
nave acceded to the terms of the miners
The demand of the cigar makers for an
advance of one dollar per thousand was
conceded by all the small manufacturers,
consequently only the employees of four
large establishments were ordered out by
the Cigar Makers Union this morning. 1t
is thought that the strike will not last
week.
The plasterers all quit work this
morning. the masters declining to ad-
vance wages fifty cents per day.
At Louisville, KY, no strike will occur,
as the cigar manufacturers have acced-
ed to all the demands of their employees.
Everything is going on as usual, except
an increases activity in all the manu-
factories and rush of goods for ship
mentS.
At Wilkesbarre. Pa, in consequence
of the strike, the cigar establishments are
all closed to-day. The latter agreed to
pay the strikers 30 cents per thousand
advance, but they refused to accept that.
At Trenton, n. j., the cigar makers
union struck several days ago for an ad-
vance of 81. To-day most of the employ
ers acceded to the demand.
A reduction of 10 per cent in the wages
of the wire drawers of the Trenton iron
workers to take effect after this week has
been announced.
In,
cigar makers are employed. Some manu-
facturers have conceded an advance from
% cents to 81 30. In other establishments
strikes will result. At Troy, New York.
number of cigar manufacturers have
acceded to the demand of the makers for
an increase of ~ per day. The manufac-
turers who have not granted the increase
have closed their shops, asserting that a
suspension of work is necessary on ac-
count of Over-prOductiOn.
At Detroit some of the cigar shops have
conceded an advance, while others re-
fuse, and two hundred men from the lat
ter shops are on a strike. They are sus-
tanned by the general labor unions.
At Boston the anticipated strike among
the cigar makers has been averted by the
manufacturers acceding to the demand
OF the employees. 1t appears that the ad-
vance was conceded because of orders
perity.
AtCOlumbus, Ohio, the union cigar
makers were on strike to-day. All were
granted an advance of one dollar per
thousand.
PITTsBURG, PA, May 1.-Reports from
the railroad coal mines this evening state
that the strike against the reduction of
half 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 pro-
tess to be Indifferent whether it
is of long or short duration.
They say that they will see their mines
idle until next fall rather than pay more
than cents per bushel for mining. The
miners officers pronounce this the great
est strike of miners ever inaugurated i'm
this district, and say that they are pre-
pared to hold out.
MILWAUKEE, May mo strike oc-
CURED among the cigar makers here to-
day. In the smaller shops, where men do
all the work, the employers were obliged
to grant the advance asked. In the large
factories, where girls make up the filters
and the men only roll the wrappers, no
advance was granted and the situation
was accepted, as new hands are easily
Obtainable.
RICHMOND, VA, May 1.-AH the cigar
factories of this city are closed, owing to
the wOrkmen demanding 81 per 1000
advance on the present prices. The
manufacturers are willing to pay 81 on
fine goods, and only 80 cents on medium.
Both parties are determined to make no
concessions.
BERLIN, May IA great strike of car
penters and masOns for an increase of
wages has begun here.