The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-06-26
THE WORKING WORLD.

The strike of the furniture workers at
Chicago is over The men go back TO the
ten hour sys: EN-.
A compromise has been affected between
the master and journeymen plumbers Oh
st. Louis, on the basis Of mine hours pay
for eight hours work.
Five striking furniture workers of the es-
tablishment of Henry Herman were ar
rested for acting as pickets, Monday, and
locked up at police headquarters.
Forty-two men employed with John u.
Doris's circus struck at Portsmouth, N. Ii.
Tuesday, asserting that they did not get
enough to eat. They were paid and dis
charged.
1t is announced that the works OF the
Edison Manufacturing company, employing
about 100 men, will be removed from New
Y ork to Schenectady, in the hope of avoid
ing strikes among the workmen.
The Lake Shore switchmen at Chicago
are again on strike on account of the Com
PAW failing 10 carry out the terms of the
late compromise. There was some disorder
on Tuesday, and business was at stand
still.
The harness manufactures Of the United
States, at Pittsburg, Tuesday, organized
under the name of the National Associa-
ton of Saddlery and Harness Manufac-
turers. The object is protection against
strikes.
Two hundred employees of Littaur
Brothers, glove manufacturers at GioFers-
vile, N. Y, struck Monday because the
firm refused to adjust wages satisfactorily.
A reduction was made in the prices paid
the girls and fifteen struck on Saturday.
They were all out Monday.
At Bridgeport, an outdoor meeting
IA 40 T.oh TT lie a a a
Sunday. Secretary Seller. of the organization,
desired to know the reason of this order,
and he was told that some of the manufac-
| turers were opposed to the meeting. The
secretary was also termed socialist"
with whom the official did not desire to hold
parley.
A test case of boycotting has been tried
in New York, The principals were George
Thesis vs. Paul Witzig. Witzig Is charged
with fraud and conspiring in the case of
boycottiDg the concert hall of the former,
and extorting 81 900 from him to pay the
expense of the boycott. Judge Barrett
charged The jury against Witzig and the
jury rendered a verdict of guilty. The
judge reserved sentence.
The knights of Labor, of Montreal, met
Tuesday to discuss the command of the
Cardinal and Bishop denouncing the order.
One faction favors refusing to comply with
until the matter is brought before the high.
est authority of the church. Many others,
} however, were inclined to leave and form a
separate order under a constitution sane
toned by the Bishop.
The Dublin (IIeland) shipping company
have combined, and resolved henceforth to
/ refuse to employ as quay laborers any man
belonging to the Emmett Society. This &C
ton has been taken in consequence of the
: present strike by the quay 1aborers of the
city. The strikers are members of the So
ciety, and it has succeeded in preventing
non-members from securing or obtaining
work in the places of the strikers.
The striking stone cutters of Detroit
have decided 10 continue the strike indefi-
l nitely. While the men believe the bosses
will finally yield, they are pI eparing for a
, hard struggle. The master builders are
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of a general
shutdown, which would lock out over
$ 5000 men. The trouble was caused by The
s refusal of Knapp & Avery TO pay the
strikers a fine of $3.50 and reinstate theil