Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-08

, mated with the men on what is known
the New Castle run, who we're BOT granite
an increase of wages at the time wages
crews on other runs were advanced. fhl
morning q committee of engineers cslle
upon Superintendent Johnston and notihe
him that there would be no strike, ss tn
pay was satisfactory. :,
Work was suspended in nearly every de
partment of Byers' rolling mill to day
about 500 Of the employees having strucl
for An advance of from l0 to Is per cent
A settlement is expected to morrow.
Builders and Laborers Strike.
New YoRK, May Three hundreC
builders and lsborets in the employ o
Mertz L Sons at Port Chester, have strucl
for nine hours work per day, except Sat
urday, when they demand eight hours
The firm will stop work rather than accedt
to the demand. Mr. Mertz made an ettor
this morning 10 ascertain whether any o.
his men belonged to the Knights of Labor
but was unsuccessful. 1t is his intention
not to re.employ any one belonging to thai
organization.
Brickmakers Driven Away by Strikers
CHICAGO, May Five hundred brick
makers returned to the yards at Lake View
this morning and began to work, but q
crowd of three hundred strikers from the
city, many of them excited with liquor, en-
tered the yards and drove them away.
The large Rothschild furniture factory
resumed operation to-day with mall force
OF their old men, who returned to their
benches.
The lumber dealers Of the city subscribed
5000 to be added 10 the police relief fund.
The subscription now bids fair to reach
$j0,0 900 if not more.
Another Chicago Dynamiter Captured
CHICAGO, May IA policeman arrested
a suspected dynsmiter named William
Seliger, on the North pier. this afternoon,
and afterwards searched his room at No
442 SedgWick street Here was found q
largs quantity OF dynamite. two guns, q
large quantity of cartridges. The fear
exhibited By the man when taken into the
Central Police Station about noon was al
most painful His face had deadly pal
lor, and he could hardly keep from falling.
All Quiet To-day at Milwaukee.
MILwAUEEE, Map 7.-All is quiet here
to day. Apprehension Of further trouble
is largely over, the militia being called in
an1 sent home. The local troops are
desmed sufficient to prevent any further
outbreak 1t is thought the Socialists and
Anarchists will be tried before the United
S ,stes Court.
Trade Suffering From Strikes.
PITTsBURG, Pa May The labor diff
fculues have caused depression in bust
ness that is perhaps doing more injury 10
the building trade than to any other. lis
estimated that nearly halt million dollars
worth of business in PIttsOurg and ALE
gheny has been lost since the labor troub'
les began. Builders and contractors com.
plain about contracts that have bsen bro
ken. plumbers and supply dealers, furniture
and lumber men of orders that have been
eountermsnded. and architects are idly
waiting for orders for plans. The iron
and steel trade is suffering heavy loss
rom the labor troubles Orders are being
,ouutermsuded, aud everyone is uneasy
No manufacturer is buying any stock and
III are holding on tc what they now have.
The advance in the price Of carrying ore
If coke and the wages of the laborers add
u to feeling that the end has not come
.pt. makes all the IRON men very shy.
At Detroit.
DETRoIr. May The s.riAe situstlon
lere shows little change. more hien are
,ut, increasing the total number OF striking
md locked out men TO 2,4OO men. The
3oughstein forge works shut down thus
morning, locking out leo men, the lockout
,eing preoiuitated Sy the strike OF u Polish
aborers in the compsny'S 5srds. The
hair factory Of NJ ]. Murphy & Co., which
vas allowed by the strikers to resume
wing to it's CON mpettioo with the House OF
Correction, shut down this morning for the
est CT tie week All of its 250 employees
promise to report tor work. Monday morn
no. a number of factories have Volun
ariIy advanced the wages OF their em.
,loyes or made some voluntary concession
egsrding hours wi b the hope of avoiding
rouble
will Seek Work Elsewhere.
DETROIT. Nav IA conference was
,eld this afternoon q. which the Michigan
Jar Shops men tried to persuade their late
,mployes to take them back at the terms
The employers gave a per
,mutory refusal. 1t was then decided by
he utrikers that they would seek work
elsewhere sId none of them return to the
Michigan Gar Shops. A meeting will De
,eld tomorrow, when the question OF al
owing the company to employ new men
yill be considered The number of men
n this move is 1000.
The U. p. Blockade Ended.
CaEYEXNE, Wy, May THE brake
mems strike ended along the line OF the
MON Pacific The last distractions a.
laramie aud Rswlins have been removed.
Most of the men have been re-employed by
he General Superintendent. All the peo-
ole express satisfaction at the ending ct the
blockade.
Rumor of Pars MS Arrest.
CRICAGo, May IA rumor Is IN clrcula'
ion that A. r. Parsons, the Anarchist, has
been captured in the southwestern part OF
the city. Lieut. Shea, Of the Central police
station, deelsSes the report is untrue. The
statement ls tnSt fafson9 nSs Paiuiu'
shot wound in his hip and showed no resist
auce when arrested, and that Parsons
sought shelter at the residence Of former
friend, who fearing the consequences, i'm
gave him up to the police.
another Mine Strike. /
PrrrsBURa, May THE Imperial Coal
mines at Imperial. Pa, struck
10 dsy for an advance of FIVE cents per ton
tsay mining. About two hundred men are
VIII Return at tue Old Retes.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, May Alt al
mass meeting of miners Of the hsns"ha
district held at Coal Valley, last night, it
Gas decided that the miners would return
70 york at the old price, two cents per
Snsbei Ii is ssid that the miners IN the
New river disrFici viii slso return to work
AT the oli rates.
Four Regiments for Cincinnati.
CoLUNBrs, o, May 7.-GOvernor Fora
ker, 10 night, at the request Of the Mayor
and Polins Commissioners Of Cincinnati,
and as o is required In sqch csses TO- do
by Ia~, ordered 10 report AZ GipciRnart to-
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