Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
ORGANIZED LABOR.
THE CONTEST BETWEEN La
BOR AND CAPITAL.
Reports From Many Places -Reycr.
end Arbiters - They Couldn't
Run !he Mill -~ No Knob.
sticks Wanted
Great Strike.

'IERhl MEN ON Ut 1l.
PrrrsBURGH, Pa, March 9.-One
of the most remarkable methods Of
strike settlement known in this sec
ton Is now in progress in this city.
". 7. Rend Of Chicago operates en-
tensiye coal mines west Of this city.
employing ?5O men and Is coal
mining machines. In consequence
of depressed trade, Mr.. Rend offered
reduction to the men from 81 cents
per ton to 6j cents. The men OBJ
jected, and a strike was threatened.
As Mr.. Rend has always been favor
able to arbitration, to-day President
Costello of the Miners Union and
State Secretary Davis visited the
mines, where they met Mr., Rend,
Superintendent Black and the mi
ner's committee. 1t was decided to
arbltrate the question. The men
selected Rev. FIR. Hickey of st.
Thomas Catholic Church of Brad
dock, the umpire in the famous Car
negie steel works strike, and Mr..
Rend selected Rev. +. K. Donohoc
of the Eighth Presbyterian Church,
this city. Both gentlemen have
agreed to act, and will choose a third
party, if necessary. Tomorrow
Messrs. Costello and Davis will 90 to
Chicago, where Mr., Rend will sub
NIT his books and show prices for
his coal. Next Tuesday Mr., Rend
will take the arbitrators and miners
officials to his mines in a special car,
where the hearing will be held Mr..
Rend and his superintendent, Mr..
Black, will argue for the reduction,
while three miners, Leloshe, Stan
frey and Carr will argue against it,
backed by the the miners officials.
Rend's mines are the only ones em-
ploying machines to dig coal, and
the selection of two clergymen is a
novelty, even in this great labor
centre.
COULDN'T RUN THE MILL.
FALL RIVER, March lO.-The
weavers of the Barnaby gingham
mill, who struck over a week ago
are still out, and insist upon their
demand for an advance Of 10 per
cent. on ginghams. Yesterday morn
ing the weave room was opened for
the first time since the strike, and
five weavers reported for work. This
morning large number Of the stri-
kers assembled at the mill gates, but
only the same five returned to work.
During the forenoon the five knob
sticks We're sent home by the over
seer, and the weave room shut down,
the attempt to run with kllobstick
help being for the time abandoned.
The strikers met this afternoon and
voted to continue the strike. and
ad djOurned to meet again tomorrow
afternoon.
The Spinners Union, at its month
ly meeting last night, voted to form
an assembly Of the Knights of La
bor, and adjourned to Friday night.
when members will be initiated.
The union also rejected a num''er Of
spinners who had worked as knob
sticks during the last strike.
MAIDEN KNIGHTS or LABOR.
MAIDEN, Mass. March THE
carpenters and master builders of
Maiden held a meeting i'll Bailey'S
Hall last night, and organized a X.
of L. Assembly. A Unifora rate Of
wages was advocated. The Journey
men carpenters in Maiden now are
paid more by some of the builders
than others, the prices running from
sl.s5 10 g. 10 per day.
STRIKES COMING.
ALBANY, y. Y, March Sit is
understood that the Car Drivers and
Conductors Union have decided up
on a strike here on the surface road