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NEWS ABOUT THE STRIKES.
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Latest Associated Press dispatches Of
last night to the SUNDAY TArrLER say that
the end of the switchmen's strike at Chica-
60. has caused much rejoicing here. The
strikers were impelled to it by the certainty
of an injunction being granted by the U. s.
Courts against the strikers for interfering
with Interstate commerce. Train after
train of cars were started eastward from
the depots, and there are forty-two train
loads, Of freight cars, of the Lake Shore
Road waiting, near the city for transfer and
delivery in the yards. The petition of the
300 men employed in the freight shops of
! the Northwestern Railway for an advance
Of 20 per cent and an eight hour day, has
not been answered, the company having
the matter under decision. The suit against
the Lake Shore switchmen was withdrawn
by the company.
The box manufacturers have said to the
Chicago Boxmakers' X. of g.. that it is un-
wise for them to adopt the eight hour day
demand, and they cannot consider ten
hours pay for eight hours work.
Abont fifty moulders of the Missouri Car
and Foundry Company of st. Louis, have
agreed not to join the men who have
struck, on promise of constant employ
ment, while the striking employees haze re-
quested the same company not to supply
the Missouri Pacific Railway Company with
material
Amicable arrangements have been made
between employers and workmen of the
building trades at Pittsburgh, as to re-
duction of hours. the journegmen plumbers
having agreed to accept nine hours.
The Local Executive Committee of the
Knights of Labor at Marshall, Texas. have
received q ST, 900 draft to-day from north
ern Knights with which to pay of the
strikers of the Texas Pacific shops at that
point, irrespective of whether they be
Knights of Labor or not.
President Hoxie telegraphs to Jay Gould
from st. Louis that 318 freight trains, con-
sisting of 1850 loaded cars, passed over the
system yesterday, an increase Of l58 trains
and 2,471 loads over same day last year.
One of the officers of the Knights of
Labor at Washington has been refused per-
mission to solicit subscriptions from the
Knights in the navy yards, for the striking
Western Knights, on the ground that the
men could act in their own right, without
interference with their work.
The Baltimore car drivers on the Prick
lines have determined to hold out. New
drivers are on the cars, and the most of
them are running.
At Easton. Pa, the Calasauqua Mani
featuring Company has voluntarily given
its employees at that place and at Ferndale
an increase of ten per cent in their wages,
the same to date from April l. The in
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The trackmen on the Lehigh and Hud-
son River Railroad have been notified that
on May 1,their wages will be advanced from
has been made in the wages of the track
men on the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
In New York the Third Avenue Railroad
officials are receiving many letters from
stockholders of the road, expressive of a
willingness to forgo interest if the company
may thereby be aided to maintain the
stand it has taken. President Lyon to-
night said : eve are frmer now in our
position than at any time before. We feel
we are to be congratulated on our success
so far" Seveaty cars were run yesterday
on Third avenue and eight on 125th street.
The company intend to run eighty cars to-
day on Third avenue and fourteen on 125th
street.
Ga d Master Powderly is on his way to
Canada.
The differences between the brewers and
the workmen's Union were adjusted yester-
day, the brewers granting the increase de-
sired.
At me ting of the New England Di-
vision No. 1877 # the Railway Conductors
last night, resolutions were adopted COM
mending the stand taken by. the Missouri
Pacific con6u ,tors in d scontinuing the
rike, and declaring that strikes are in
variably gotten up by agitators, socialists,
incendarins and dem~Sogues, rather than
the friends of honest labor,
Treasurer Getting, of the Hoosac Tunnel
Company, offered an advance to the strik-
ers yesterday, but it was declined.