The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-06-26

Seven hundred plasterers of Pittsburg
and Allegheny have gone out on another
strike. This will close building Operations
for some time unless the trouble is settled.
The plasterers struck on May /. when their
demands of eight hours per day and S16 a
week were granted. The employers signed
| scale agreeing TO pay this rate for one
year. This agreement was violated Tines
day by refusal to continue the scale and
strike was the result.
The striking laundry girls of TROY have
all been ordered back 10 work. on the
bosses terms. They were out month.
and the amount of wages involved was
about 1925, 900.
The molders strike, in existence five
months involved 800 molders and as MANY
stove mounters and other EMPLOYEES. il at
last declared off. Both the manufacturers
and the men make some concessions. The
latter agree to return to work at Board
prices based on the average paid elsewhere.
The Knights of Labor of ST. Paul. have
organized the st. Paul Cooperative Mer
camille Company with capital of S25. 600.
The objects of the association are ouite
extended IN their scope, embracing A
wholesale and retail business in food.
clothing, ETC., and to establish as soon as
practical, self-supporting home colony.
IN which COO operation win be exemplefied
in production, distribution. education and
government. Shares are So each. and no
member shall hold more than fifty shares.
A general strike of all the street car
drivers in Minneapolis begun Monday even
ing, the cause being the prohibition made
by the company against drivers sitting
down. BY 10 O'Clock almost all of the old
drivers had deserted their cars. The com
pany made an effert to fill their places. lint
the strikers induced the recruits TO tie mn
the cars or take them back to the stables
without violence. Superintendent Good
rich has applied to Mayor Ames for pro-
lection Later. The street car strike ia
over, the company having conceded all the
demands of the men
The Postmaster at Lawrence. Kan. has
been informed of the organization of an
association among the postal clerks of the
Western railroads. Each member sions
. resignation of his position in the postal
service, which is placed in the hands of
me Executive Council. As soon as the or
sanlzatlon is complete, it is said. the first
'emoVal will be followed by demand upon
he Postmaster-General for the eanse mr.
or; If not satisfactory, all designations will
axe effect, leaving the mail service in the
inch. TIE leaders are known and will he
exported to the Postmaster-Geneia
Last week the time tables on some of the
Dads of the Atlantic Avenue RaiIroad
brooklyn, was changed, and some of The
zen, it is said, are obliged to work for
lxteen hours day. Deacon Ricbardson
as declared that the contract which he
ad made ST me months ago was no LONGER
hiding in consequence of the recent gen
raj iie-up. 1t is said by conductors and
rivers of the Broadway Railroad, VIII
amsburg, that strike is not unlikely
ney say the Company has returned to the
Id long-hour schedule At the head
narters of the knights of Labor, it was
eknowledged that the drivers and con-
ucttsrs Of varions roads had to work con
derably over twelve consecutive hours
ut there was no in ention to strike II
as believed that the men would secnra
leir rights by other methods.