Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-28
The Printers Strike,


LABOR TAKING MEASURES AGAINST GIBSON
BROS.
The committee representing Columbia Typo
graphical Union called upon the firm of Gibson
Bros. Friday evening, and were informed that
the firm did not propose to yield to the demands
of the union respecting the extra price to be
paid for setting foreign matter. The chairman
| of the committee, Mr.. Blake, thereupon stated
the firm did not in that time change its answer,
the committee would consider that answer
as hmal. The committee of seven members of
| the Typographical Union having charge of the
strike have been empowered by the union to
take such measures as it deems proper to COM
scale No ans1sks having been received i've from
was reported "a. District Assembly 81 and Dis
| trict Assembly Sc, Knights of Labor. Measures
were taken at once by those bodies to sustain
the Typographical Union.
to STAR reporter to-day that the committee
did not propose to prOlOng this matter. 1t pro-
posed to make a Short sharp and relentless
fight. The members of the union regard the
strike as important as its issue will be likely to
settle the relations of the union with all the
proprietors OF job offices in the city The union
has no official knowledge of violation of the
unions scale in any other Office but that of
the Gibson Bros. Friday evening member of
the firm stated that the firm was willing to
yield to the demands Of union composed Of
downtown printers, or printers employed in
private offices. Employers complain of having
their relations with their jOurneymen regu-
lated by the printers of the Government Print
ing office, whose rate OF wages is fixed by Con-
gress. Members of the printers committee say
that 1t is impossible to form such a union with
out first changing the constitution and bylaws
of the International Union; and that it would
De undesirable, from the printers point of view
to organize such a union If it were permitted
as in such case, the employers would have to
deal with weak instead Of strong union.
A member Of the frm Of Gibson & Bros. said
to STAR reporter to-day that the issue raised
was whether they should surrender the control
of their Office to an organization composed
chiefly ofprinters in the Government printing
Office who had nointerest in any private office
here and did not care whether 1t fourished or
not The strike, he said, was practically for an
jected to was the same as had been paid for ten
years with the knowledge and compliance of
s them But left the o mac na
the beck OF the union. The members of the
firm express a strong determination not to
ers, they say, have advised them to stick.
what new men they employ, they say, will be
m tns Of has
no objection was made by the union until re-
Gently.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
Feldman and Minnie Rubenstaen; Columbus
bins; jeremiah E. Donovan and Annie Murphy;
Joseph A. Jaegle and Mary A. .Schoenborn;
Kate y. wilkins, Of I ynchSurg Ha va jo ahn
Finagan, Of Louisville, KY, and Margaret A.
Murray; Norman r. Ftzhugh, of Picolatu, Fla,
Norfolk, Va, and Edith c: Williams; Abraham
Young, of p. q. county, Nd, and Rachel Henry,
OF Ws 1 sfss'snn county Va John s%osh
Behrens and Anna Ruhl.
NOT so MUCH OF AN IMBEc1LE AFTER ALL
In the Criminal Court o-day Ephraim Duckett,
colored boy, who has already served a peni-
Tertiary sentence, was brought up for trial on
n Ia w rSrrp fk1n NfE
Judge Macarthur assigned Mr.. o. 8. B. Wall to
reported that as the boy had pleaded guilty Of
taking the money In the Police Court it was
best for him to plead guilty now. He would
an imbecile The court s directed tie prisoner's
plea to be taken, and Duckett said: 81 would
me rs Judge Amid laughter the court " sxe
gested that he was not SO much Of an imbecile
after all, and directed the trial to proceed. The
sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
colored man who, on Saturday, pleaded guilty
Of an assault with intent to commit rape, was
brought up this morning from Jail. DR.. McWil-
court that the prisoner was an imbecile and dis
eased, and probably would not live long. His
sentence was deferred.
DEATH OF BRIGHr You've JOURNALIST
MI. c: =: Ketchan,, member Of the Washing
ton stan Of the Associated Press, died at his
rooms, No 1909 L street northwest, at O'Clock
this morning, Of typhoid fever, after short III
his remains viii probably be sent there for
burial. His fathefis on the way here and will
arrive tonight Mr.. Ketcham was Journalist
ofunusually bright attachments.
TH1xs YEARsIu MPzx1rxxr1ARY.-Abra-
ham Coleman, colored, was tried in the Grim
inal Court, Judge Mac Arthur, this morning, for
petit larceny, second OfEbnse-a butter tub 1fom
stoek In Colemenf protestation Of innocence.