The examiner., 1886-03-13
THE WORKING WORLD.

A strike at the Bellaire, O., Steel works ended by a Der cent. advance for the men. Labor troubles in Chicago. Brocton and Haverhill have been settled by arbitration, generally in favor of the workmen.
 The Jersey City and Bergen street rail- way company have Allowed New York and Brooklyn in the adoption of the 12 hour system. The street-car drivers of Pittsburg, Pa. have sent in a formal demand for less hours, which it is thought will be granted without strike.
 The New York Steam company still holds out against its strikers, and police men are guarding it's teamsters through the city. Sweedes from Castle Garden are en- ployed.
 strike of 10000 miners distributed over the States of Pennsylvania, West IT. ginia, Virginia and Maryland, was inaugu- rated Monday, and a soft coal famine IS threatenrd along the coast from Norfolk to New York.
 A movement has been started by the street-car railway companies ot New orK and Brooklyn to form a protective associa- ton against any more strikes; and it is in tended to take in every company ID tne State desiring 10 join.
 
 JK. Cummings, proprietor Of the St. Louis gas works, an extensive establish ment of its kind, filed articles of incorpora- ton of his works as cooperative bodys He says he believes this is the only true solution of the labor problem.
 The Carl Sahm Club of New York, re- gently boycotted Guenther's Palace Garden 14th st. near 31 Avenue, for employing musicions below Union prices. The boy lac fa1 civ How Mr GIIQnffa6F maid SltfU expenses, and employs now Uuion music ions to whom he pays Union prices.
 The Toronto Street Railway company locked out over 300 of tbeir drivers and conductors, Wednesday, for having joined the Knights of Labor, against express con ditions. The men claim that they were justified in breaking a forced agreement; and decline to desert the only organization that can help them to obtain the rights to which they are entitled.
 The great railway strike of the Gonld system of the southwest is still progressing; both sides apparently determined to fight it out to the bitter end. No dlsturDance is vet reported. The Knights of Labor have sent circulars in all directions advising workingmen not to apply to the eomI anles for work until the strike is ended, but to join with them in forcing out convict aud Coolie labor.
 A 1OrmlQaDl6 SLf1k6 or SplnucES at Cohoes, N. Y. Wednesday. Twenty-lWo out of twenty-five mills stopped work, and it was expected that the remainder would stop Thursday. About 5,OO0 operatives are involved. The spinners of Waterford also went on strike, and it was thought that Little Falls, Amsterdam, and otber places would soon follow. The Knights of Labor are actively enrolling members in the col lar shops of West Troy, about 900 being taken in Tuesday and Wednesday.
 After an eighteen months boycott of the stoves and ranges of the Fuller & Warren company of Troy N. r. the firm has at last succumbed, and the boycott is raised, MT. Warren, representing tue company, promises to discriminate no more against the Knights of Labor, to reinstate those discharged as soon as vacancies occur, and discharge some twenty-five who deserted the organization. The General Executive Board, on behalf of the Knights promise to do what can be done to retrieve the losses of the company occasioned by the boycott. CONNECTICUT. A number of laborers, and also of black smiths received an increase Of wages at l the firm of J.B. Sargent of New Haven, l Monday
 l The New Haven News of Tuesday, stated that the boycott on it vas raised all difficulties having been settled by board of arbitration, but thIs is denied by the New Haven printers.
 The molders of Norwich Lock shop were locked out Saturday evening on count of demanding an advance of 20 per cent which they claim to be now 15 per cent. lower than that paid by similar con- cerns.
 Notice was given last Saturday by the Consolidated road officials, that on April 1st. an increase of 15 cents day of all the laborers in the employ of the company in the severag divisions, will be granted. This will give them $1, 50 per day.
 There is trouble in the South Farms, and Staddle Hill, in the town of Middletown There are reports of men being discharged, for being Knights of Labor, and some of the striking employees are ordered to vacate the tenements belonging to the Company.
 The firms of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co, and Maltby Stevens 6 Curtis, Walling- ford, Manufacturers of Silver and plated ware, have given notice of adopting the weekly payment system, to go into opera. ton April 1. and other companies in town are expected to follow. Some of the mills of Rockville have also given notice of pay ing weekly in future.