Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02
KNIFED RIGHT AND LEFT.
THOUSANDS OF MEN AFFECTED
BY THE WAGE CUTS.

Eight Thousand Hands Yield to the Fu-
eYitable in the ConneIlsVille Coke Re-
giOns-Pennsylvania Manufacturers
Applying the Cruel BLADE More Reek-
IessIy than Those of Other States,
PITTsBURG, PA. Dec. Long & Co.'S.
iron mill, at McKee's Rocks, and Mar
shalps foundry in this city, have closed
down for an indefinite period on account
of slack orders. About 500 men are
thrown out of employment. The glass
houses of j. l.. & A. Hamilton, A. 7.
Hamilton & Co., Tilby Bros. and Wright
man & Liddell worked short-handed to-
day, number of journeymen in each fac
tory refusing to work at the reduction.
The iron mills of AlWer Bros. Il Phillips,
and the Black Diamond Steel Works OF
Park Bros. & Co. are running as usual, the
worGmen having accepted the reduction
in their wages.
The employees of the Westinghouse Ma
chine Company have been notified of
reduction of 10 per cent. in their wages to
go into effect at once. There are 200 men
affected by the cut.
The 10 per cent. reduction in wages
which was ordered by the COnnellsVille
coke-producers syndicate recently went
into effect to-day and was accepted by ali
the employees throughout the ConnellsVille
regions. About s, 600 persons are affected
by the reduction.
Messrs. Jones & Laughlin, of the
American Iron Works, this evening noti-
fled the machinists, blacksmiths, and all
other employees, except laborers and the
Amalgamated Association Scalemen,
that on next Monday their wages will De
reduced 10 per cent. About 200 men will
be affected.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Company have discharged $50 trackmen
and the Western Pennsylvania Road 40
men.
THE FATE OF A SECTION AT STAKE.
SHAMOKIN, PA, Dec. 1.-The Mineral
Mining and Railroad Company, which
operates the Cameron, Luke Fiddler and
Pennsylvania cOllieries, employing 1,20e
miners, has reduced wages to 10 per
cent. No strike has yet occurred, and it
is believed that the men will accept the
reduction. Should the men accept the
new scale of wages it is thought that a
similar reduction will be made in the
wages Of all the miners in this section.
400 MEN LEFT TO THEIR WITS.
BETHLEHEM, PA, Dec. 1.-The BethIe-
hem Iron Company today discharged 150
workmen in its steel mill, there being a
uniform reduction of the force in all She
departments. AT the Lehigh Zine and
avn COMPANY WIN lOuA llGbdl lAl-
naces were shut down and 2l0 men threwH
out of employment.
SLATE MINERS AFFECTED.
TROY, N. Y, Dec. 1.-Two slate mills
at Fairhaven, VT, have shut down and
others are running on three-tOurths time.
Two mills at Hydeville, VT, have also
closed. The price of slate has been re-
duced by a number of mills from d cents
per foot to Is cents. Slate costs about
cents at the mill and planIng about as
much more, which leaves about cents
margin for milling. This margin is con
sidered by many mill owners too small
tor profit. Most Of the proprietors fear
an Over-prOduction, and it IS to avoid this
that they are shutting down or working
on three-fOurths time.
MINERS SUBMIT IN THE CUMBERLAND.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. The
miners in all the mines went to work this
morning at reduction. A strike is not
probable.
20 PER CENT. AT A JUMP.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Dec. 1.-The VIII
liam Anson Wood Mower and Reaper
Company notified it's employees to-day
that their wages would be reduced 90 per
cent.
The wOrkmen in Booth, Miller & Co.'S
Foundry have received notice of a cut of
10 per cent. in their wages. The redue-
tiOns 90 into effect at once and will be ac-
cepted.
ITALIANS ON A STRIKE.
CHESTER, PA, Dec. 1.-The contractors
on this division of the new PHILADELPHIA
and Baltimore Railroad TODAY reduced
the wages of the Italian laborers from
81 % to 81 per day, and the laborers
stopped work. 1t is thought that an ami
cable settlement will be arrived at, and
that work will be resumed at an early
day.
MILLS RESUME.
LEWISTON, ME-, Dec. 1.-The Hill ana
Continental Cotton Mills resumed Werk
today and the Bates Mills, which have
been running only part of their ma
chinery, and on short time, started sP
to-day with full force.
STOVE FOUNDRY RESUMES.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 1.-The Chatta-
nocga stove foundry resumed operations
to-day, with 75 hands.