Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-08
LABOR TROUBLES.
Nine thousand Men Out on the Gould
Systematic New York Street Car
Strke-War Between Two Labor Or.
misunderstanding Carriage Manu-.
facturers-Trouble Among Coal Miners.
ST. Louis, Mo-. March &.

facturers-Trouble Among Coal Miners
ST. LOUIS, NO., March 6.
At 10 O'Clock this morning an order wa.
issued by the executive board of the knight,
of Labor District Assembly No. lOl, in ses.
sion at Marshall, Texas, ordering q strike o,
machine shopmen emp loyed on the Missouri
Pacific or Gould southwestern system o,
railroads. In compliance with the order tn,
men struck At De Soto, Sedalia and ST. Louis
and II is expected that like action will follow
at several other points. The running forcs
OF the Gould system 10 $4,000. OF these
1900 are claimed to be Knights of Labor.
II is estimated that at the present time from
2oOO to 5000 have gone out. The cause o,
the strike, as near as can be ascertained, was
the discharge of one of the employees for at
tending one of the meetings of the Distric,
Assembly. The man was absent from his
work several days, but. it is claimed, secured
leave OF absence before he left. The strike
was not so much for the interest, of the one
man, Hall, as for the principle involved. Ii
Is alleged that the managers of the road
have broken an agreement made with the
knights. The trouble has extended to Little
Rock, Ark, where all the EMPLOYEES of the
railroad machine shops have left work
ST. LOUIS. March I.
1t 10 verv little that can be said tonight
about the local situation in connection with
the railroad strike. The strikers have been
very quiet all day. Affairs in the Missouri
Pacific yards are at a standstill. No attempt
has been made to move freight trains. There
was no trouble on the Iron Mountain road,
all of the trains getting away promptly. Dis
patches from outside points tonight are few
and unimportant.
GALVESTON, Tex, March I.
special frem Dallas says The situation
OF the strike at this place is practically un-
changed. The general public are not yet
fully informed as to the cause of the dissatis
faction among the knights of Labor. Brief
ly stated the entire trouble is the outgrowt tn
OF violation in many minor particulars by the
Texas Pacific Co. of St. Loui. of an agree.
ment made just after the strike last wear,
About three weeks ago the Pacific officials
were notified If these grievances we're not ad-
justed and the contract fairly observed there
would be a strike. This notice was given
before Hall was discharged at Marshall and
his discharge was construed into defiance of
the Knights aad precipitsted the strike. The
men on the southwest lines of the Gould
system we're ordered out today. This order
does not affect train hands or railroad engin
eest.
DALLAS, Texas, March Z.
The Knights of Labor have formulated a
circular and will shortly present it to
all the business houses here and throughout
all Texas asking the business men to sign a
written agreement not to buy or handle goods
manufactured by Stetson & Co. ALLOW Knights
of Labor to examine their stock of Stetson
goods, and also that all goods be shipped by
other routes than the Mallory steamship
lines.
FT. WORTH, Texas, March 7.
The situation here last night showed the
Missouri Pacific road was completely blocked
in everything but passenger trains. The
strikers kept sober and quiet and acted firmly
and enthusiastically. The opinion is gen.
eral that the strike will be successful
CHICAGO, H., March 6.
Referring to the strike this afternoon of
over one thousand men employed by Studen-
baker Bros, wagon manufacturers, of South
Bend Ind, Mr.. p. E. Studenbader said to-
night: When our men discharge themselves
they do what we never did by them Oar
works have been in operation "a years and
have never shut down except on legal holi.
days or for repairs. We have never asked
our men to work half time. always having
deemed it better policy to pay 81 so for a
days work than 81 for half days work. We
do not anticipate any seriou. trouble.
The employees sent q committee to the
firm last Monday making a demand for an
advance of % per cent for few OF the hands.
The firm declined to grant the demand, but
promised to review the situation personally
with their superntendents and endeavor to
adjust the matter.
NEW YORK, March 6.
The unusual sight OF long string of idle
cars in front Of the Bleaker street car sta
bles IN West Twenty-third street this morn.
ing attracted considerable attention. Knots
Of men stood on street corners in the vicinity
discussing the stu alton. They say that al
of the men employed on the Bleaker stree
line were not able to present their claims a
the hearing before Commissioner O'Donnel
yesterday Some of the men, it is said, arr
obliged to work Is and l6 hours per day, and
others have been discharged without any sp
parent cause. If driver wants to take lunch
and is one minute late another driver is pu
on his car and the man who 10 late has to rur
as tripper. Ii frequently occurs that in THU
way man does not make more than 66 cent
per dav. The men demand so 25 per day fol
| II consecutive hours, sufficient reason fol
discharge, 40 minutes for dinner, and that th'
railroad men who only receive Sl37 per day
be paid the sum of 81 per day.
| Another general ''tie up is threatened by
the Empire Association unless the compan,
complies with their request. The striker
say they have given the company the
privilege Of running car over the route il
order to retain its charter, but this the com
pany denies. Ten police officers are sta
toned at the stable.
| PITTsBURG, Pa, March 7.
| The coal miners within bounds of Fedora
| tion No. 3 will strike tomorrow if their wage
are not advanced. The federation comprise
the miners in the Georges Creek region
West Virginia, Pocahontas, Va, and Sails
bury and Clearield, Pa. The strike will b.
for 10 per cent. advance in the price of dig
| ing coal, and at least 10000 miners will b
affected by it.
| At meeting of the American flint glas
workers in this city today it was decided Il
strike at the factory of Mackbeth & Co., il
this city, where Knights Of Labor are EN-
ployed Recently about 100 members 0
| Local Assembly No. 6, of the American
| Flynt Glass Makers Association, employe,
| at the Mackbeth works, Withdrew from the
organization because President Smith re
| fused to permit them to form a new union Oh
the south side. An assembly of Knights wa
| formed which now has a membership of 20
while the other workmen in the factory
about so in number, still continue in tn
Union. Repeated efforts to bridge over tn
difficulty have been unsuccessful and nov
more vigorous measures have been adopted
President Smith of the American Flynt As
sociation has ordered a strike which win be
| gin Wednesday morning. All members o