Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-06

on the Gould system Railroads-The
Manches'er Weavers Resume Work
New York Street Car Operatives visto.
TlOus-TrOuble in a shoe Factorv-Ir.
crease OF Wages.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.
Inc executive committee of the knights of
LABOR, Assembly No. lOl has been holding
daliy meetings in this city for some time past.
j. j. McGarry. Judge Advocate of the As
semoiy, has been with the executive commit
Tee at nearly all the meetings. While all the
proceedings were held with closed doors, it is
6ho"n, nevertheless, that the threatened
uouio system strike was discussed. 1t was
currently reported at a late hour last night,
that telegraphic dispatch had been re-
ceived from Marshall, Texas, directing the
men in St. Louis to be prepared to turn ont
az moments warning, and signal for an
extension of the strike to this eud of the
line was generally expected. When the
grievance committee adjourned last night
they were still waiting for orders, and the
question continues to hang in the balance.
MANCHESTER, N. H., March 5.
Everything is quiet and orderly at the
Amoskeag Mills today, as though there had
oeen no strike. and the departments are run
ming the full compliment of help. The wea-
vers went in with the other operatives. re-
framing from assembling in body, and 80
Tar as was practicable, were given their old
positions. When this could not be done.
other looms were provided for them. Some
were taken in as spare hands, while about
100 were forced to 60 out as there was no
room for them, but were told they should
have work whenever vacancies occurred.
DE SOAo, Mo-, March 5.
general order by the executive board of
the Knights of Labor along the Gould South
western System has been issued, boycotting
all Texas Pacific and New Orleans and Pa
cific cars, on account of the troubles at Fort
Worth, and the order is put into effect here.
No violence or intimidation is used, but az
the cars come in the trainmen are requested
not to handle them further and the request is
Immediately complied with and they are side.
tracked.
HAvERHILL, Mass, March 5,
Work at the shoe factory of Jennings &
Stevens, one of the largest in the city, was
stopped Thursday afternoon BY order of the
Knights of Labor. The trouble which has
been brewing for some time originally start
ed in come cton with the firms deducting 8
per cent. for steam power in the stitching de-
partment. The question was compromised
by substituting four per cent. This did not
satisfy all the employees and the question
was referred to a committee of the Knights OF
Labor. who decided that the compromise held
good until April lst. Subsequently the firm
leased the shoe stitching department to anotb.
er party who did not hire all the old help
Thursday the Knights of Labor demanded
that the old crew be reinstated, which the
lessee would not do. Hence the strike. Sew.
eral hundred people are affected by the
strike. Efforts are being made for settle
ment.
DALLAS, Texas, March 5.
U. S. Circuit Judge Pardee, Thursday
evening sent full telegraphlc Instructions
from New Orleans to the receivers Of the
Texas Pacific road ordering them, in case o.
the obstruction of the line by strikers, to im
mediately apply to the United States cour
for an order to the marshal of the district tc
at once restore protection and control of the
company's property. All negotiations al
Marshall have fallen through and the strike
has assumed a more serious phase than at any
other period since its commencement.
GALVESTON, Texas, March 5.
A special to the News from Dallas says the
strike on the Texas Pacific railroad at this
point has thus far had no appreciable effec
on business.
M1DpLEBoRo, Mass, March 5.
The weavers at the Star wooling mill ir
this town received notice Tuesday of an ad-
vance of one-half cent per yards, or about 10
per cent, to take effe ct Immediately also 8
fine would be placed on all defects. which
will not affect good workmen, but will practi
cally keep the poorer weavers pay where il
now is.
New YORK, March 5.
The demands of the men on the Dry
Docks road have been granted and the strike
is at an end, both in Brooklyn and this city
The men will return to work at two
promptly. The men are very jubilant over
their victory but perfect order prevails.
Commissioner O'Donnel, after his consul
tation with the executive committee, took a
cab and went over to Brooklyn, where he
met President Richardson at the office at At
lantic Avenue, together with the directors.
proposition was submitted to the commits
sioner contained in the following resolution
Resolved, That the Atlantic Avenue road
of Brooklyn will agree to pay its men at the
rate of two dollars today for twelve hours
as days' work for conductors and drivers,
including the half hour allowed for dinner,
and after our cars are running to submit all
questions of differences between employees
to Commissioner O'Donnell. 1t is agreed
that the Dry Dock, East Broadway and
broadway lines be included in the same
agreement as the Atlantic roads in BROOKLYN.
Some of the employees are still dissatisfied
and there are threats of another strike tomor-
row.
w. j. RICHARDSON, President.
On receiving this document Commissioner
O'Donnell at once returned 10 New York to
Central Labor Hall, where the executive
committee and strikers were in session. The
nroposition was at once accepted amid much
enthusiasm, and the men left to start theil
cars at 2 o'clock P. M. The strikers were
iubilant over their victory.
The first car started was on the Fourth
Avenue line, and left the stable just before
2P. NJ, reaching City Hall half an hour
later. Here it was greeted BY an immense
throng of people with tremendous cheering
all classes seeming to relish the victory Of
the strikers. All the lines were soon in full
MIppLErowN, Conn.,, March 5.
War has been declared against the Knights
of Labor by the Russell Manufacturing Co.,
the largest woolen goods concern IN Mid
dleesex county. For some time the opera
tives have been disgruntled at the long hours
and poor pay. Tuesday an increase OF wages
and a reduction of the working time from IL
to 10 hours per day were asked for. This va.
refi,sed and several hundred hands quit work.
Henry G. Hubbard, president of the company
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