The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-22
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The Bates Mills Expected to Resume
Operations Wednesday.
Tho Trouble Amicahly Settled at a
Conference.

Conference.
Dlscord Among the Printers at New
Haven, Conn.
A Better Outlook for the Iron Ore
Industry.
An important Move Against Strikers
ct Topeka, Kansas.
LEWISTON, March 2O.-A conference took
place this afternoon between Treasurer Ed
wards and Agent Pratt of the Bates corpora
tion and District Master Workman Phillips
and Chairman Kittredge of the executive
board of the Knights of Labor, which result
ed in satisfactory settlement of the issues
which have been pending since the Bates
mill shut down seven weeks ago. Agent
Pratt announces that the mill will be open
for the dyehouse and bleachery men on Tues
day next, and for all other employees on the
following day. There are general congratu-
lations. 1t is understood that there will be
an advance in wages of about 123 per cent,
Increase of Wages Granted to Work
men at Woburn.
WoBuRN, Mass, March 2O.-The arbitra-
tors chosen by James Skinner & Co. and the
Knights of Labor, to adjust scale of prices
to be paid by the firm in their tannery at
Woburn, concluded their labors last night,
but could not give out for publication the new
SCALE 1t is promised early this week 1t is
believed, however, to be a fair adjustment,
and it is probable that the basis of it will be
adopted by nearly all the tanneries In New
England as it will be by all in this town. 1t
is also quite reasonable to believe, from what
little can be learned, that the new scale calls
for something of an advance over the former
prices paid the workmen.
Boycott Threatened Against New
Haven Paper.
New HAVEN, Ct March 2O.-The Journal
and Courier pr0prietors have informed the
Typographical Union that they are willing to
pay the scale of prices that the composltors
in their employ may become members OF the
union, but if the union refuses to admit them
to membership they will not discharge them.
Seven out of the eleven compositorS who ap-
piled for admission to the union have been
rejected, and the company declines, to dis
charge the compoSitorS who have been re-
fused membership. A boycott is threatened.
1t is rumOred that all the compoSit0rs on the
Courier, those admitted to the union and
those rejected held meeting this afternoon,
and agreed that all of them would be admit
fuse to accept membership. The Palladium
compostors are said to have taken similar
action.
$500 Men Idle
MCKEEsPoRT, Pa, March 20--The strike
at the National Tube Works is now general.
The machinists declined the 10 per cent. ad-
vance, aAd, with the carpenters, painters,
boiler makers and repair men, came out this
afternoon. The firm has offered to compro-
mise by conceding an increase Of from y to
10 per cent, but the men refuse to accept
About 2500 men are now idle.
The Railroads.
PALESTINE, Tex, March 2O.-There is no
change in the situation of the strike except
that everybody is more tired and sick of it.
Orders went out from here over the mterna-
tional and Great Northern line to-day notify
ing all express agents to receive or ship no
more beer, liquors or heavy groceries by ex-
press.
ST. LOUIS, March 20.-Govs. Marmaduke,
of Missouri, and Martin, of Kansas, held
their third conference with Vice President
Hoxie this afternoon, at which the PROPOSE
ton submitted yesterday by the governors
part of the railroad officials made.
The Governors state that the present
strike could not have been based by the en-
ployes of the company upon violation by the
company of the agreement of last year be-
cause no such violation has occurred, but
they urged that business in the States of
Missouri and Kansas was prostrated and
that speedy restoration OF traffic was very
important.
They also submitted an agreement embod-
wing in substance the following: That the
company restore to its striking employees in
Missouri and Kansas the wages paid them
in September, 1884, including one and one
price for extra time worked; to restore all
striking employees without prejudice on ac-
count on the strike, and that thereafter said
rates would not be changed except after 80
days notice given in the usual way, Mr..
Hoxie i'll his reply says all of the conditions
of the agreement are acceptable to the COM
pany, but that the company cannot consent
to take back the men who lave engaged in
or have advised the destruction OF property.
Cheering News.
READING, Pa, March 20.-There is a bet
ter outlook for the iron ore industry along
the East Pennsylvania Railroad between this
city and Allentown, and on next Monday
number of miners will resume operations
/ In the vicinity of Hancock Geo. Schwartz'S
1.-TWO large mines will resume, giving employ
tment to large number OF hands, and others
will start up around Topton and Fleetwood.
AN advance of 10 to 20 per cent. VIII be made
10 wages.
lGALvEsToN, Tex, March 2o.-Mass meet
kgS of citizens were held yesterday at sew
|, ,Ial places to take action regarding the strike
Nh the Missouri Pacific system, and resolu-
tbns sustaining the action Of Vice President
| @OXle and depl0rlng the enortS OF tne StrlK-
| to impede traffic, were adopted and for
| w A1ed to the Missouri Pacific headquarters.
| A Vhitesboro the resolutions adopted were
| sis I'D by several knights of Labor.
| ,ySPEKA, Kan, March 20.-The Missouri
Passic Railway Company filed yesterday in
| thu. S. Circuit Court for the District of
Ks9 IS bill in equity against three hundred
| of II strikers, charging them and others,
| late1 .lployes, with having formed conspi-
| raci p abandon the company's service, and
| asst ling control of its property and resist
| ing Oe performance of service for the COM
| PAM thus preventing the railway company
| from arrying on its business as a common
| carr. that defendants are acting under or
dersI secret organization known as the
| KnisNs of Labor, formed for the purpose,
| amoi Others, of debating the relations of
| its m. 1 bers to their employers. The court
| issuelyhe Injunction and also orders to place
| the G. lpany in possession of its property
and i Train the strikers from interference
with company's business. The Federal
| powe J thus directly invoked and the case
| Is regs 2ed as test one, and an important
move ainst the strikers.
XLIXt CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 20.