New-York tribune., 1886-05-01
LABOR CONTROVERSIES ELSEWHERE.
CoNCEpING A SHORTER WORKING DAY-sToprING
uEANY -ROLL-NOTES.

SHORTER WORhlNG DA1-SIOJAINn
A HEAVY PAY-ROLL-NOTES.
PtrTsBURG April 80 (SpecinD. 1.-The con-
tractors for the new county buildings to-day voluntarily
raptea a reduction of working hours from to nine
dav IN take effect on Monday. Three hundred workmen
are Affected A general meeting of journcyncn bakers
Of the two cities will he held tomorrow night re-
ducticn TO twelve working hours day VIII he demanded
Already fifty bakers have aSsentei Twelve union con
tractors have decided pay 50 . day for nine hours
work condition that their ssohe a'o"S "o NV WIN
for non union firms.
mininer In McKeesport. Jennie Hunter Is boycotted
bv the Clerks Assembly refusing to obey the early
closing order.
The one hundred strikers at Brown & Co.'S iron mill
incluiing the iremen and engineers who demanded an
advance Of per cent today formed an assembly OF
the Knights OF Labor Tho remainder OF the workIneh
at this mill who are forced TO remain idle by the strike,
are members of the Amalgamated Association OF iron
and steel Workers.
PHILADELPHIA April 80 (SpcciaD-sx hundred and
twenty employees of the Allison Car Works, In west
Philadelphia were paid oat noon to-day and sum'nary
DISCHARGED The employers offered tho men au Increase
of from sixteen per cent IN the various hraches
OF the works The offer made as compromise the
mon originally demanding from thirty to 100 per cent
advance. committee representing the shop hands IN
formed the firm that tho offer was not satisfactory ana
wou,d not DO accepted. Notices were Immediately
posted in shops that all employees dissatisfied win
The offer need report for work this morning The pay
roll OF fle sc yeral shops amounted to $4,000 month
Tr An said this afternoon that four fs or The men
really do not want stop work. They can't afford H.
but they are governed by few active, hot hcaded er
rs The men in these shops earn from f6 to $50
week according to their merits. None Of the discharged
men Will be re-cmployed.
YorxGsrowN Ono April 30 LSpreial-Two hundred
ouarrymen the Union Limestone Company nave HlNch
notice that unless advance of two aud oneai cents
ION is nada they VIII strike to morrow. IL Is expected
all tne ouarrymen in the MahOnmg Valley viii make
similar demand
HocuEsrEE April 80 Speculative movement for
ham al has
throughout the country, is felt hre. IhIs lar the
Mason5 Union and the Carpenters Union a.e the only
ones that nave decided 10 strike ii taciT demands are
not met As they warned the employers IN January
they AS sert tna all contracts should nav Decn hde
with a view meet their demand within the last
month assemblies OF the knights OF LABOR nave Deeh
formed IN this city
DUBOIS Penn, April 3O.-rhe officials OF the Amalca-
mated aDorcrs Association nave issued circular CAR
ING uuou the 5000 in the Cleailt id
regions TO quit work tonight unless al Inc
ONO convention at once. An appeal Tor
stance 10 carry the strkc Will be sent out to-nOr
IMPERIAL Penn, April 30-The coal miners Will be-
Gin strike Tomorrow Tor an advance OF nan cent a
bushel The scott Haven MINERS employed IN W. H.
Scotts mines expect 10 resume WORK ON Monday al the
advance The fans and furnaces have been started.
| GRAND RAPIDS Mich. April 3O-Nelson Matter & Co..
ments in this CITY. conceded advance OF per
cent on wages and eight hours work. promising . per
| cent more July l. The wOrkmcn decided 10 accept
| tie terms