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rhe E.ksr.Hall nfurder TrInl.

special Dtspdlca 10 me IRlsLugenetf.
srRuBENylLLE, o., April 2S.-George
Eskey was placed on trial to-day, on an
indictment for murder in the second
degree, for the killing Of old man Hall at
Mingo on the night Of the 18th Of last
February. Eskey along with several
others were stealing chickens from Hall,
and he hearing the noise came out to see
what was the matter. Immediately shot
was fred striking Hall in Ayital part and
killing him almost instantly. Tie evi.
dence adduced to-day proved conClusively
that Eskey did the shooting. The pri.
Boner Is about 22 years Of age and has
always borne bad reputation.
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CHICAGO, LIS, April 2s.-one Of the
morning papers publishes interviews
with all the leading iron and steel manu-.
iacturerB Of the city who declare that the
present eight hour movement among their
men has been badly conceived; that the
real laboring men are not back of II, but
that Il is proposed by ron.laborlng aglta-
tors and that they will not aCcede 10 the
eight hour demand. The feeling among
the contractors and builders In regard To
The eight hour movement is one Of unCef.
tainty. They seem 10 realize that they
are occupying q very peculiar position.
On the one hand they say they have
labotihg men who are demanding eight
hours work and ten hours pay, while on
the other hand are The owners of lots
who are anxious 10 improve them, but
who will not expose plan while prices ol
labor are unsettled,
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sLruek on . Non. UnIon aIAn,

CHICAGO, April 2S,-'The brunswick,
Bake 4 Co.'s men, numbering four hun
dred to dvs hundred men, are out on a
strike again. At the time they struck
three weeks ago, Mr.. Bensenger agreed,
according to the men, to discharge all non.
union men, but he kept one, a lumber
meaurer, Yesterday a committee asked
for the discharge Of this man or to have
him given work outside Of the factory,
and Mr., Beusinger promised to give them
an answer last night, The men were al
their benches at 7 O'Clock this morning,
As no word came from Mr., Bsnsinger the
appointed men In each OF the departments
ordered the men out, and they went.
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TELGpHONE INoUInY.

Professor BELL ou the s,Rnd-0rigln OF tho
New York "WoTId" Article.
WASHINGTON, April 2s,-Proi, Alexander
Graham Bell was the first witness examin-
ed by the Telephone Committee to-day,
His testimony was mainly confined TO q
statement concerning his interest in the
Bell Company, and the inventions owned
by the concern. Gardiner G. Hubbard
who was the next witness, alter giving
some details as to the organization Of the
Ball Company, said he had had nothing
70 do-with tue newspaper publication.
Prof. Bell was then recalled and ex.
anined relative to the article furnished
by General Sypher. He did not wish to
violate q confidence, but would produce
General Sypher's note accompanying tho
article II the committee insisted.
Mr.. Boyle did insist and the witness
read the note as follows:
WASHINGTON, Oct, go.
DEAR SIR:-I hand you herewith an
authentic statement OF facts compiled by
my associate, Mr.. L. W. Hill, which may
interest you. The scheme 10 destroy
your patents was tolerably we'll matured
and 1t remains TO be seen whether this re
form administration will lend itself to its
ConsummatiOn, Truly yours,
j. HALSYPuRR
Several members Of the committee ex
pressed some curiosity as to who Z. n.
Hill was. Tho chairman suggested thai
IhO Mr., Hill referred to was the same per
son who had figured in another investiga.
don now going on (the Warder. Stealey
nqulry.) He would be called upon to
appear, but was reported to DO sick at
present.
The article enclosed by Mr.. Sypher was
then read and proved to b1 identical with
tho World publication. 1t is understood
that the editors ot the New York Tribune,
World and Times and tho Washington cor.
tetpondents Of these journals will be- ex-
amlned tomorrow.
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A Uarols.s pIo.b.r,. Act.

PlrrsDuReu, Pa, April 2S.-A special
from Erie, Pa, says; A frightful scene oc.
cured last evening as the result OF the
thoughtlesness OF mother, Mrs. Eph-
rain Lawson. Prior to going out shop
ping Mrs. Lawson locked her three chill
dren In a room. The house took fire and
before the alarm was given the children
were imprisoned by the flames. The fire.
men rescued two Of the children alive,
but they will hardly survive. The baby
was forgotten and was consumed with the
house. Several Of the tremen were bad.
ly burned.
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Shot byaM Mob.

LOUISVILLE, April 9s.-A special to the
zInp1 says Merdy Jones, a notorious
negro, was killed by q mob OF citizens
about midnight last evening, near Auburn,
Ky. On Monday night Jones entered the
loom OF two respectable young ladies' and
tiled TO Chloroform them. He was dis.
covered, but made his escape. He was
captured by officers, who were taking him
TO jail when the mob seized Jones TO hang
him. He attempted TO escape and was
shot down. A. L, Goooh, citizen; while
demonstrating with the mob received q
severe pistol shot wound.
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NntysN nnfEF.

The sttike Of The Baltimore car drivers
ended yesterday.
A wrecking steamer has obtained 4 car.
20 OF freight IRON the sunken Oregon.
Reports Of the condition oi the Cfops Ia
Southern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and
Northern Kentucky are very encouraging.
The planning mill Of N. Il. t,oveloy, Of
Columbus, burned early yesterday morn.
Ing, Loss estimated al $4,000 lully In
cured.
The ciIilens Of GAlllpolls, Ohio, have
fihen en- masse 10 demand that Council.
men who have received pay for their ser
vices, shall resign and diaGotge,
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'1c1'oS, Miss, April 2s.-The rain
v .'l.ed at daylight to-day after an almost
! fall iOt iotty.eight hours,
~ sash damage Is done 10 crops. All trains
N !, delayed. The Illinois Genital has had
Usa Washout south Of jackson In the
b,ys aud Chill swamps. A special
A. u Gea been sent out TO repair the dam.
d. !! ran Into q washout and the con.
NJ S|I ~ end the fireman were killed, and
Engineer was badly huh,
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Indian outrsrs,,

NooALEs, ARIZONA, April 2S.-The In.
dian depredatlons Of yesterday were In
the most thiCkly settled portion OF Pima
county. This is the arst raid in that sec.
tion for years. II is believed that the
hostiles are committing these outrages In
revenge for the supposed death Of the
captured portion OF their band recently
cent TO Florida. General Miles arrived
last night on receiving intelligence Of
these raids. II the hostiles remain In
Arizona 1t Is stated that he will take the
field.
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Tllp speech Of JED, Davis at Mont
,omsy comes fitly from the only native
American living under the Tag who il
without country. He has no view thai
,o,s beyond his section, NO word OF en-.
coaragement for the people whom ht
mi,leI, no impulse OF patriotism-only E
.iph Of regret, a sigh twenty-five yean
Jsep. He talks as though he were Rd-
dressing people who are cropping in thI
gloom 81 Egyptian bondage, Instead OF
freedmen eligible to the highest places
General GOrdon's address is Of a very
different tone.
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ohsnp RnIs, 10 IlniIiornin.

CaicAoo, April 2S.-It is stated that the
vnion Pacific and the Burlington and
Missouri companies, taking umbrage al
the action Of the Atchison people in max.
log lower rate 10 Southern California
points than to San Francisco, will reduce
The rates over their roads from the Mis-.
.old river to all California points from
tNdoEn TO $40. TelegraphlC correspon.
dence has been going on between the
Presidents with the view Of inducing the
4tChlsOn TO make the same rate TO Los
Angeles as TO San FranCiEco, but 30 far
Without effect.
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wAsulSeroS, D. G., April 9S.-About
atty gentlemen representing the dairy In
serCsts Of all sections OF the country, were
Today before the Senate Committee on
Agriculture TO advocate the taxation Of
the manufacture and sale Of limitations Of
outer and their regulation by the Internal
Revenue Bureau under license system.
Several representative dairymen and busl.
neEs men addressed the committee. A
further hearing on the subject Tlllbe given
BY tue committee tomorrow.
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sT LOUIS, Mo-, April ga meeting Of
the shoe manufacturers Of this city wss
held yesterday to consider a request made
by committee OF the knights OF Labor
that they adopt the Union label, A dis.
cussiou Of the proposition brought to light
the facts that such q course would neCes-
state the exclusive employment in all de-
partments OF knights OF Labor, who
shall be allowed TO, refuse to work with
any one Questionable to their order, and
not be discharged for such refusal. These
demands appeared excessive to the manu-
iscturers, and they adopted resolutions
refusing to accede to them, Serious trouble
among the employees in the Union iacIo-
ries seems imminent,
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NV YORK, Apiil '2s.-A special from
Washington to the Evening Post saySi The
p'OtectiOnists clsim that the defeat Of the
aifa Y bill is assured, They have not de-
alei whether thsywiil endeayUr 70 strike
Wy lhe enaCting clause OF defeat II on its
merits The supporters Of the hll do not
NPlsss opinions as 10 its fate. The pro-
.sSIlonists claim absolutely 122 votes
RAlnst the bill
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WHO IS Mr.. KEEDY
THAT HE mas GROWN so anEATI
Ho Is AppOIutsd Uaitsd states Consul to
RhSIuis aud Credited to West Viz.
ginia-ThO Natives Greatly Puzzled
iu locating the ozark Horas,"
sleeLaI pi.paLeh o Ml hLleLllp.ner.

SDseta! DiSpdteh 10 uk hgtelligHeT,
WAsaISoroS, d. O., April 2s.-The
President to-day appointed Samuel h.
Kesdy, Of West Virginia, United States
Consul to Rheims West Yirglnisns about
the hotels tonight are inquirlug, "Who
is Mr.. Kesdy2" and are trying to locate
him. He seems to be edark horse" /"
80 far as West Virginia is concerned,
Ex-superintendsnt Byrne, of Charles
ton, and Hon, j, NJ, Bennett, Of Weston,
are in town,
General Gotfis still absent with his son,
who is i'll at Gambler, Ohio.
Senator Ksnna ia away, defending Speed
Thompson, Of Hinton, charged with mur-
der,
Congressman Snyder is at home repair
Ing his fences.
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CHICAGO, April 2S.--Toby 4 Booths
packing house at Eighteen and Grove
streets was the scene Of a irighttul explo.
sion this afternoon, In which one man lost
his life, two were seriouely hurt and six
others more or lees injured. The casualties
we're as follows: Killed James Sanford,
aged 10; seriously hurt, Pat Muldonn,
Matte Acton. AT about 8 o'clock, while
q gang Of men was working around q
large Iron lard tank, from some unknown
cause, II exploded. The great tank was
rent into innumberable pieces and the fly.
Ing iron tore up the aoor, ceiling and
walls. Not one Of the men In the room
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WAsalNaroN, D. O., April 2S.-The
special committee Of the House OF Rep.
resentatives charged with the duty Of In.
yestRatinv the labor strikes on the South.
western Railroad left this city for 81.
Louis at 9:46 o'clock this morning. All
The members, seven In number, we're In
the party which occupied special eleep.
ing aud dining room Scar Of the Penn.
,yIy9nla Railroad Company. They will
probably reach ~ Louis BY noDn to.mor.
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rnECnlNKss QUESTION.
MI Mitchell, of Oregon, on the ssntlmSn
OF tho PAolllo COAst,


of the Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, D. g., April 2S.-In the
Senate to-day Mr., Mitchell spoke on tht
memorial submitted by the conference o
tho New York Methodist Episcopal
Church praying for protection for the
Chinese in the United States. He re-.
cited the statements Of tho memorial
offered, which charged among other
.hingS tha. Chinese subjects had been put
10 death in Oregon and tho property OF
Chinese subjects destroyed. No such
thing had happened in Oregon. Mr.
Mitchell said the statement Of the memor-
lal, 80 far 10 Oregon was concerned, was
anOntire Misrepresentation. Western news
papers and eastern men, even eastern
StaIesmen, had misrepresented Oregon
and the whole Pacific coast on this ques.
lion. The press OF the country was III the
main honest aud sntitled to the conf.
leHCe Of the country, but there were ex.
ceptions.
There was an idea In tho East that the
people q the Pacific coast were not well
disposed to the Chinese government.
This was another Misrepresentation
There had been proposition made In the
press, Mr.. Mitchell said, that the Chair
man Of the Foreign Relations Committee
Of the Senate fhould 90 to the railroad de-
potto receive the new Chinese Minister.
Had such u thing ever been done before :?
Had any one ever proposed that our of
hcials should meet q new British Minister.
Had any "hulabaloO" been raised about
jthor ministers? He criticised tho Com
nittee on Foreign Relations for not having
reported his immigration prohibitory bill
and warned Senators on both sides that
be would press that bill, and that they
would have TO come squafely up 10 the
mark and could not escape the question.
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central ol,iU Eieeliou.

COtuNnus, O., April 2s.-At the annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Central
Ohio Railroad Company as reorganised
SJ3 votes were represented and the
,SIloTlng Board Of Directors were elected
!. !, Collins, Columbus; W. b. Brooks
mltmOre; j. W. Hall Quaker CITY,
PANEL Applegate, zanesville, j. W. Jen.
llns, Joseph Il. Harney, Robert Garrett
a. Ia l,altobe and A. b. Crane, Balti,
more; j. g. ForaCef, q. II. kibler and
tlapnas Fitzgerald, Newark Orlando
eniIh, Cincinnati.
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CHic4ao, 1LlA,, April 49,. Two hundred
and Ssventy.avs cabinet makers and fur.
nItufe workers at the large factory Of
R. RothChild'B Sons went out on q strike
this morning. They demanded ten hours
pay for eight hours work and the firm
concluded they could not meet the de.
mand. This strike is the outcome Of one
IN theif factory At Cincinnati, This
morning there was no disorder, the men
Tor the most part staying away from the
Vicinity Of the factory,
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NIN YosK, April gs,-Hsnry VI,
'lshus, the Alderman who d accused Of
:, sS,c'ptlhg a bribe Of $4,000 from Jake
,,alI'p for bis vote ln the Broad way rail.
y ~ q tanChisO, WAS Atfigued In the Court
Il yyet and Tefmlner to-day, After a
WV Wy. consultation between counsel for the
ssVi,'VCutlon N, aud defense and Judge Bar
Ni, M, Ihe tfial Of the case was fixed tor May
IMh pefemhInrilN.
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LONDON, April 2s.-A dispatch received
from Athens this evening says that tho
Greek government insists upon the With
dfAwal Of the ultinatum. II II iB main
tained the ministry will resign as q protest
against the meiace 10 the Independence
Of Greece, implied by tho ultinatum Of
the powers,
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VOLUME XXXIY,---NUAIBER 2l4.

Of the nature OF the Uuiou's demand and
It's probable effect their business It was
agreed that the demands should not be
aeceded to. A committee was appointed
to confer with the officers Of the labor
union with the hope that the boycott may
be AYeEted.
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Rnns and WAGON Adiuntad.

PlrwDuRau, PAu April 2S.-superin.
tendent Johnston, OF the Pittsburgh &
Western Railroad has settled the question
Of runs and wages with the Committee Of
engineers and fremen. He re-Adlusted
the runs and arranged 10 pay the men by
the mile, between s and 4cents u mile for
engineers and . cents a,mile for aremen,
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Mrs, Ttom mpsoniS Ua.s.

WASHINGTON, D. q, April Ex-senator
Beck and Representative Willis were be-
fore tbs Senate Committee OIL PoaloliCes9
and Post Roads to-day to advocate, and
Senator Bl'pkburn 10 oppose the contifm.
alton oi Mrs. Thompson to be postmiStfesS
al Louisville, KY.
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W. should like to say something nice
n Mr., Eeedy, the eminent West Vir'
siDj,n who has been nominated to be
1op,ul at Rheims, and would do itgladlS
a va had ever heard Of Mr.. Ksedy,
Where has Mr., Eeedy been all these
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81. Lotus, April Vs,-Ths boss bakers
aud uonisOtionerS oi this city held meet
Ing last night 10 consider the threat oi the
Central Labor Union 10 boycott all bakers
who refuse 10 place the Union labor seal
on their wares, After general discussion
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CHICAGO, 1Lls,, April 2S.-John 1. Sul.
livan and Charles Mitchell have attang.
ed for an eight rOund glove aght to take
place In Chicago June I, the winner 10
lake 7b per cent aud the loser 26 pet cent
articles With Jack Burke for small glove
fight Of eight rounds Of Battery D, May 10.
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p,Lo,n l,lll t,S., a IllAot l;ys,

WAsHiSdroS, u. o., April 2S.-The
House Committee oil Territories to-day
ordered an advere report on the Senate
bill 10 admit the southern half Of the Ter.
tiLoty Oi Dakota into the Union oi States.
The report will moi be made until action
Is taken on the Others regarding the ad'
miaaon OF Dakota.
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wAsHiSaroS, DO, April 2S.-1n the
Houne to-day d bill was passed granting
10 Tie Ohio Central Railroad Company
the right oi laying track through the
United States lock and dam property In
lha lifeaL KAnaMhA Valley, w. Va.
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WHAT beautiful stories we do have Of
a. tros, ,n Czsr melting under the sweet
arrow Of his loving wife, She has only
~ weep to bring him down. Among
,y,y.iay people this is an ordinary OC-
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Hlpr t,so,Ss rbt,si.p. to Abdlsa,A.

pAAis, April 2s.--DlspaCthes received
here to-day from Athens state that Greece
will not dlsatm. The ultimatum sent to
her by the Powers Ia Withdrawn. Il ID
also said that King George threatens that
he will abdlCALe unless the ultlmAtum bO
Withdrawn.
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coysRrssNGS O'NRILL and Forau might
i. ,yen leave to adjourn to some sRquest-
.,.I '. spo. and light it out each with his
osu jawbOne.
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ATLANTA, GA, April Vs.-Tobe Jackson,
the Uarletsville dynamitef, who was ar,
rested In Waco, TexaB, escaped lass night
al Chattanooga by jumping through Cat
window, Officers are Ia pursuit. ot him.
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pndhlInr MIL nnrn.tI.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 2S,-The new
pudding mill OF Lindsay, MCCutcheon 4
Co., on RebeCca street, Allegheny, caught
FIRE from furnace smoke stack this
afternoon and was completely destroyed.
Loss about $4,000.
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aExEnAL soRpoN,s spkEcn.


General John B. Gordon was next In:
troduCed and spoke 90 follows:
This ground 10 "his.orlc" because IL was
the home Of race antedated the red man
by centuries because the Spanish ,caya.
lierB pitched their tents upon these hills
nearly 200 years agoi beCauae II was the
probable hifth,plsCe and home OF Weather.
more aud 1eCumseh but, more than all,
because here was born the Confederate
States Of America" Here, amidst the
prayers and hopes, the aspirations and ap.
prehensions Of a proud brave, free and
ffeedom.loying people, was chfiBtened the
Young republic, desnned 10 only four
years Of tneteoflc life 10 . nation, but 70
an eternity oi fenown. Here the Chief
Executive Of that young fepublie-its hfBt
and LIS last Pfesident-Called by the
united voice Of the representatives Of his
people, modeslly but firmly assumed the
slupendops responsibility oI his high Of.
fiCe. l may be patdoned, even In bis
presence, q brief AlluSion 10 two nnemofa.
bic oOOaSions-.he only tvo--upen WhiDh
Il was my privilege 10 meet him from
1851 10 1885. These occasions illuatfate
the very climax in The antitheBls Of for.
tune. The one was In victory, the other
In defeat. On the one be was 4 President; (;
on the other q prisoner. On the one 90.
caalon he rode With lofty bearing on the
battlefield ol the first Manassas, the conati.
tutlonal Commandef.in.Chiei Of a viCtofi.
Gus army on the other he lay inCarCe.
rated In Fortress Monroe, the ylCAtiouA
sufferer ioF. AlS yangulShed people.
pHlGEfAiN ANn RRlioHiR.,
AsIsaw him in that ant great conflict
Of the oohledefaoy, With the shouts oI
victorious leglon1 In hlA eAis, and thC
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Father Ryan, the poet prlesI, wAs buried
OF Mobile, Ala, with ilnpreSSlVs Uete.
monies,
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THE STEPS TAKEN
TO TERMINATE THE STRIKE


ST, LOUIS, April 9S.-Ths Posl-Dispatch
prints in its latest edition "a paragraph
stating that preliminary steps had been
taken by the Citizens Committee to ter
inmate the strike, and the prospects are
that their efforts will be successful. A
meeting OF the Citizens Committee will,
the paper says, be held tonight to
draw up a series Of resolutions which
will be sent to the Executive Board
Of the Knights Of Labor, and in which
they will request the Board TO declare the
strike of, the Citizens COMMITTEES pledg-
ing themselves to stand by the knights
and to use every exerIion possible to
either bring about arbitration or to &C.
cure the unemployment Of all the strikers
who have not committed offences against
the law or the railroad company,
BOOT AND SHOE NJ MANUFACCURERs
or the West form An ASSuolRtiou-Ths Right
Hour Demand Of the Employees.
CHICAao, April 9S.-ThG Western Boot
and Shoe Manufacturers Association was
formed In this city last night, Sixty firms
were represented in person and 100 in all
by letter throughout the west, The OBJ,
ieCt OF the association is for mutual pro.
lection.
A committee from the boot and shoe
trimmers aud cutters union was present
and required ten hours pay for eight
hours work, claiming that In the east
wages were higher and that In Cincinnati
they would demand $lG, SlS and $40 per
week. The committee said that the union |
after May lst would expect ten hours pay
for eight hours work. The cutters, with
others Of the union, were opposed to any
reduCtlon1n wages but insisted on eight
hours for days work.
The manufacturers on being asked II
they could afford TO give ten hours pay
for eight hours work gave unanimous
"No." II was then resolved by them that
they agree to adopt the same scale Of
wages for the same class and amount OF
work, and that the same number Of hours
days work that Is adopted in
the east.