New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-07
FRAMERs AND PAINTERS ON STRIKE.

The fIamers of the city last summer Joined in the
movement to make nine hours days work and
gained their demand without a strike by consent
ing to reduction in pay equal to the reduction IN
hours. They worked under this agreement until
two months ago when it was found that some ac
ton was advisable in order to meet the competition
of non union men. and the Trainers Union resolved
to go back to the Old system of ten hours day
a. the old rate OF wages. AT the request OF the
Brcklayers and other unions in the binding trades
no viewer they again decided to stick tn the 9hOur
rule They Informed their employers of that deter
mnation. and all but seven OF the emp overs agreed
to it. he Directing employers are Steubenfoid d
Krothenfeld, Luck d Behrcns, Harlauer q Stanerer
Henmany IL Wessenbach, Keller d Beaman, Mr.
Heines and Mr. GIraIx. These firms employ about
100 men, and insist that their men must work ten
hours day. AS a result OF this determination. tne
men went strike yesterday. Headquarters were
established at No. 80 First-ave. and committees
were appointed to picket the various jobs and pre-
vent If possible, n0n-unlon men from taking the
place of the strikers.
AS is usual at this season. the painters made de-
mand yesterday on their employers for an enforce
ment OF the union rate of wages, $3 80 day. This
is the busiest season of the year for the house.
painters, and little opposition was made TO the de-
mand. Only SIX employers refused TO accede to the
demand, and only forty-five meu are Oh strike.
HER BABY WRAPPED IN A NEWSPAPER.
Elizabeth Collins a young who had
Mrs Hunter, OF No. 40 East twenty -nInth-st.,
complained of illness on Sunday at noon and her
mis- ress told her that she might spend the remain
der of the day with her people. at No. 659 East
Thirty eighth St The young woman went 10 her
room and at 8 O'clock an infant was heard crying
IN the house. Mrs. Hunter ascertained that EliZ-
abeth had given birth to a baby and had placed 1T
In bureau drawer Elizabeth said that she
wanted TO go home. and Mrs. Hunter permitted her
TO 20 at O'clock, after giving her car-fare and
seeing that the child warmly wrapped up.
Two hours later the young mother entered the
Tnirty-tifth street Police Station halffaInting
condition. She was carrying her child wrapped in
Q newspaper and said that her mistress had turned
her out Of the house in that condition. The police
sent her to Bellevue Hospital. Other servants i'll
Mrs Hunters honse said yesterday that Elizabeth
was not ordered to go, but had been treated kindly
by her mistress When the young woman left the
house she appeared te be strong enough to take her
child 10 any part OF the city.
FEATURES OF THE STEERAGE RATE WAR.
The transatlantic Storage rate war which has
been carried on by the Continental steamship lines
since November presented several new phases last
week. On Thursday the Hamburg American
Packet Company issued a circular limiting the $40
tickets to six weeks from date of issue, aud liking
the rate at SIS for tickets limited to one year. On
Saturday the Carr lHamburgl Line iSsu clrcu-
lar similar TO that of the Packet Company. This
limited the $40 tickets 10 four weeks from date of
of ISSUE and fixed rate OF $16 for tickets limited
to one year. Yesterday more important feature
was developed in by cable 10 the effect that
the rate be raised 10 the agents of the North Ger
man Lloyd Line, from the directors who met on
Saturday, Ihe advanced rates 60 into effect at