The Labor enquirer., 1884-06-14

I. .
The painters of San Francisco are still
on a strike. The employing painters are
attempting to break down the nine-houl
system.
The Knights of Labor are now in q
better condition than ever before in
Louisville, and have settled right down
to actual business.
1t is expected that T. V. Powderly
general master workman of the Knights
of Labor, will deliver an address at Al.
pena, Michigan, July 4.
Work is dull in the coal mines at
Williamsburg; the men are max ing only
about one-third time. Such is the con-
dition in nearly all the coal mines of the
state.
The shoemakers of Philadelphia, 1000
strong, propose to strike if the manutac-
turers do not sign the new rate of wages
of the hand sewers presented to them a
few days ago. ~,
All employees of the Reading railroad
shops, at Reading, Pennsylvania, will
hereafter work eight hours instead of
ten hours day. They are paid at an
elght-hour rate.
A convention of the American Flint
Glass workers of the Union has been
called to meet in Pittsburg, July 2. Del
egates from all parts of the country will
be in attendance.
At Dell Rey about thirty non-union
men are loading on an average two flats
a day, everything else seems quiet, AS
the strike continues, all miners are
warned to stay away.
All union printers are requested to
leave London, Canada, out of their cal
culations. There is strike against the
Free Press. A boycott has been ordered,
and the Union is the name of their boy
cotting sheet.
The hod carriers of Pittsburg have
generally been granted their 25 cents a
day advance, and now receive $3.50 for
each, days labor. Some 300 men were
odt and are happy over the termination
of the trouble.
The Union Switch and Signal COM
pany, Rttsburg, have reduced wages 10
per cent. All accepted with the under,
that the wages be restored in
one or two months time, to which the
agree.
The employees of the West Shore rail
road, in New York state have not Sc
cured their salaries since April l. Several
hundreds have been discharged, but
their back pay was not given them.
Trouble is'expected.
The force of fifteen men employed on
the Pixies Peak railroad, grading, were
with tue completion of work
night and paid Off The work
is to be entirely suspended until better
financial outlook has been assured.
General Butler defended the striking
lasters in Auburn, Maine, May 6, and
each'df the sixteen indictments brought
against them for holding illegal assembly
was dismissed. The strikers defeated
the manufacturers through the aid Of
General Butler.
The International Typographical
lnion, in convention in New Orleans, on
Tuesday elected Martin R. II. Witter, of
st. Louis, president Wm. Briggs, of
Washington, D. c., secretary-treasurer,
and VIM. A. Wilkinson, of Galveston,
Texas, corresponding secretary for the
ensuing year.
Most of the engineers on the Pennsyl
yania railroad and the Pennsylvania
company lines are members Of the Broth
erhood of Engineers.-Labor Herald.
All the southern roads employ only
members of the Brotherhood, which
order is now very strong and prosperous.
Louisville Post.
The Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, divi-
sion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers will strike rather than take
scrip instead of money as wages from the
company. The fremen and
brakemen will also quit if they are not
paid in cash. The road is now in the
hands of receivers.
The works around Mineral Ridge.
Ohio, are going on slowly at present.
The Osborne mine and Thornton mine
have shut down until next fall. Morris
and Price and Tod Wells mines are
working about one-fourth time. The
mines are pretty we'll crowded. They
don't get one car day when working.
Prospects are poor now and will con-
tinue so until next fall.
The Illinois Watch company, al
Springfield, Illinois, gave notice last week
of a general cut of 10 per cent in the
wages of all employees, to take effect
Immediately. As result the workmen
in the engraving department struck that
afternoon, and other departments
knocked off the following day The
proprietors state that the action is a
necessity of the present state of the
trade.
The Conductors Brotherhood, during
Nav, Organized new divisions at Hunt