The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-08
a STRANGE CONTEST
between Two Labor Untonsin n Pittsburgh
Glass Factory,

hVtNson 4Np AhpVE ShhNupAN thh"NbN
Glass Factory.
PITTSBURGH, March 7,-At a meeting o.
the American Flint Glassworksrs held
here to-day It was decided to strike at the
isptory oi Macbeth 4 Co.,, in this city
where Knights Of Labor are employed
Recently about one hundred members ol
Of local assembly No. 6, Of the American
Flint Glassworkers Association employed
at Macbeth'a works withdrew from the or
Vani2ation because President Smith re-
fused to permit them to form
new union on the South Side,
AN Assembly OF Knights OF Labor was
formed, which now has q membership
OF twenty, while the other workmen In
the factory, about eighty in number, still
continue in the union: Repeated efforts
TO bridge over the difficulty have been
unsuccessful and nov more vigorous
measures have been adopted, President
Smith, OF the American Fliuts, has
ordered a strike, which will bsgin on
Wednesday. All the members oil the
union will positively refuse TO go 10 work
until the Knights ot Labor are discharged
from the firms employ. This will
cause q, fight between the two organizl-
tions, which may spread 10 other places.
The strikers will be supported by the
union while the boyCotted men will have
the support OF the Knights Of Labor. This
will be the only case In the history OF la
Dor unions In this vicinity where q con-
iItCt has occurred between them.
The American Flint Glass Workers
Union has memb ,rship In the United
States and Canada Of 5000, aud embraces
all the workers, with buttew exceptions,
TIE EMpLoYEs wALKAD OUT.
One Thousand Men IN sludsbRkOr'S Wagon
shOpSsttike for higher Wages.
INDIANAPOLIS, March U-At 9 o'clock
this afternoon about 1000 men in the
studebaker shops, at South Bend, laid
aside their tools and marched out in regu.
lar order, four abreast, proceeding directly
to the Knights Of Labor Hall. The reason
for this action, the leader OF the strikers
stated, Is that there are many OF the men
who are working for wages that they can.
notliveo on, reductions having been made by
their employers repeatedly. Although an
advance Of % percent had been asked, II
is claimed that 1t was not demanded for
all. The majority Of the workmen were
receiving less than 81 10 day.
On Monday committee representing
tue Knights Of Labor called upon Mr..
Studebaker and submitted various propo-
sitions for the adjustment OF the trouble,
but he declined to make any increase Of
the 25 per cent, although he admitted
some men with families were receiving
only Us cents day. He believed, the
committee report, that 1t was more than
they earned.
Mr.. Studebaker was out oil the city TO-
day when the strike occurred, but rep.
resentatiys Of the firm stated that the
strike was great surprise, as tue COM
pany had agreed to make gatiRlaCtory
equalization OF wages, and that O general
schedule Of wages was being prepared. II
was the understanding, he claimed, that
this should bs submitted to the committee
for approval on next Tuesday.
What course will bs pursued by the
company 10 unknown. Nothing will be
done, however, until the return Of the
Studebakers.
District Master WORKMAN Impsashsd.
DALLAS, TEXAS, March Z. = District
Master Workman Golden, Of Galveston,
who was impeaChsd yesterday by the as.
aemblies composing District rs Of the
Knights OF Labor, was found on the street
in the morning intoxicated, and was ar.
rested and fined by the Mayor. Golden
was addicted 10 liquor some YeRrs ago, but
reformed. Ry his present conduct he
loses tho highest glftin the Texas knights
Of Labor II Is learned that the knights
have formulated q circular asking the
business men to sign an sgreement to not
buy or handle the goods manufactured by
Stetson Il Co., and allow the Kpights d
examine their stock Of goods, also that all
goods be shippGd by other than BY the
Mallory steamsAip llhe. lis understood
this agreement Will be presented 10 oil
business houses here aud elsewhere IN
Texas.