St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-12
FAIR SHARE
Labor NOfeS.

Affairs in the Toronto street ear lockout
were unchanged yesterday morning. Three
cars were sent out from different points, but
they had to be withdrawn, as the strikers OBJ
structed their passage. The company there
upon decided to suspend traffic for the day,
as il said il was clear that proper protection
would not be afforded to enable it to carry
out the provisions of the charter, which stip-
ulates half-hour service on the principal
lines. The mayor has written letter to the
president of the company denying all re-
spOnsibility on the part of the city, and noti-
flying him that he will hold the company to
strict account for a violation.
The drivers on Jacob Sharp's Twenty-third
and Bleecker street car line, New York, claim
that he has not kept faith with them in the
settlement of last Saturday, and two or three
conferences were held yesterday between
him and n committee of the men. This, it
was thought, would end the matter, but last
night the drivers say they will tie up the line
by , o'clock in the morning until Sharp had
not only agreed to their terms but signed a
written contract with them.
Ten days ago seventy-1ve moIders en-
plOyed at the Empire Mower and Reaper
works of ] +. Sieberliug Il Co. at Akron, o.,
struck for an advance OF wages. The de-
mand was refused, and the operators have
since endeavored to fill the places of the
strikers with nOn-union men. Last evening
the matter was laid before the Akron Trades
and Labor assembly, and a boycott was or
dered placed on the products of all the
works in which Mr.. Sieberling is interested.
The matter of settling difficulties between
the Knights of Labor and a number of Chi
cago boot and shoe manufacturers, which
was begun several days agOis still In progress.
Indications at the present time are that salts
factory arrangements will be made with all
the firms against whom the boycott was insti-
tuted some weeks ago.
Several days ago the Brooklyn Street Rail
way line of Cleveland. o., advanced the
wages of drivers TO $1.75 per day and made
twelve hours a days work. Yesterday the
East Cleveland company, operating three
lines, advanced conductors wages from 81 60
to Sl.75 and drivers wages from Sl.5o to
$1.75.
The ESQ employees of Mcintosh. HemphiH &
Co., extensive foundrymen OF Pittsburg, have
been notified OF an advance in wages of from
5 TO Is per cent, to take effect April Is. The
action OF the firm was surprise to the men,
no demands for an increase having been
made.
About 125 moulders and fifty laporers in
Sargent & Co. s foundry, New Haven, Conn,
struck yesterday morning. They are not
dissatisfied with their wages, but are COM
PEELED to quit by order of an organization OF
which they are members. They were given
an increase of wages within a short time.
A compromise has been effected between
the nailers and operators OF the Falcon Nail
works at Niles, o., and fifteen of the forty
four machines resumed yesterday after an
idleness of ten months. The feeders are
TO work. The machines started yesterday
were run by the nailers themselves.
The district executive committee of the
Knights of Labor, after n full Investigation
of the boycott against the Atlanta Constitu-
tion, has declared the boycott OF.