Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-16

assign q different reason, stnnDg tnae -
COMPANY feared spread of the strike ~
tho.e who, few days ago, demanded y
advance Of Is cents per day in Wsgss
Thee say they would have made such Q 90
msnd had not the company closed down
Two hundred and fifty men are thrown on
of employment. -, a.
The sash and door planning mills OF tPe
EauClaire Lumber Company was ciosso
this morning, the employees having de
msnded the adoption Of the eight hosl
system and for which they were discharged
Hat Finishers Strike.
READING. Pa, May l5.-This was TIE
day set for the answers of the Reading hst
manufacturers to their Gnishers demand
for forty cents per dozen as agreed upon
by the National Finishers Convention
They are at present getting 20 to 20 cents;
Two of the smallest factories alone sgne9
the Union schedule to-day and conunee
working. In eight other factories the
manufacturers declined to pay the advance
and the finishers, numbering l50a stopped
work, whice will throw out sll other de
partuents, causing LOO persons,to bs
idle. a. Both parties ere fem.
Their Strike Fizzled.
Sr. LOUIS, May l4.-Tbe two hundred
and fifty employees Of the N. X, Fairbank
& Co. lard and soap factory, this city, a
branch of the Chicago establishment have
returned to work. The men struck the
first of thu present month during the height
Of the eight hour increment. but their de-
mands not having been granted, they
sought unemployment at the old schedule
of wages and hours OF labor.
The Nailers aud the eAmaIgamated.
PITTsBURG, May ia call has been
issued for delegate convention OF nallers
tn be held in this city May u. The OBJ
iect of this convention is to take action on
the proposed movement ofreturning to the
Amalgamsted Association. One delegate
from each lodge will be present aud they
will be instructed how 10 vote on the re-
turn 10 the old union. At this convention
the statement, which is being prepared by
a special committee, will be presented, and
if it satisfactory it will be handed over 10
the convention OF the Amslgamsted AS
socistion, which meets the following week
The Bakers Strike Illegal.
PIrTsBURG. May l5-At a meeting OF
the District Executive Board OF hnights
of Labor last night the bakers strike was
declared illegal and the men ordered to
return to work. The employees have con-
sented to the twelve hour arrangement, but
reserve the right to say whether the men
shall work during the night or day.
Will Reinstate the Firemen.
Sr. LOUIS, May l5.-Ths Grievance
Committee of Locomotive Firemen called
with Chief f. P Lsrgent Yesterday upon
Keigan Of tie Missouri
Pacific railroad. The latter accepted the
of the Grievance Com
mittee and has agreed TO relnstate the
fremen discharged during the late knights
Of Labor strikes.
Through the Cyclone.
PIrrsBURG, Pa, May l5.-The Chicago
Express, which passed through a tornado,
at Forest, Ohio, last night, arrived here
this morning two hours late Almost
every window in the train was broken and
q number OF passengers we're slightly hurt
from flying glass. One man, c c. Bow,
Of Canton, O., had the sight Of his right
eye destroyed by piece Of glass. The
trainmen and passengers report the storm
the worst they ever experienced
Shut Down.
sroNRHAM, Mass, May l5.- Several
large shoe manufacturers here shut down
tonight for an indefinite period owing to
the strike of 200 cutters several weeks ago
for an 8 per cent advance. 1t is stated
that fifteen of the nineteen factories will
probably close altogether within the next
forty.eight hours.
A New Nail Machine.
YOUNGSTOwN, o May l5.-ln a small
tuyer shop in this city is nail machine IN
operation which promises a great revolu-
tion in the manufacture of nails. The ma
chine is the invention OF julius Dunbar, OF
this city. 1t is q self feeder, and has re
Gently been improved. a feed rod has
been added which makes half revolutions
the same as in hand fed machines instead
of complete revolutions. This measures
the span, and it nov turns out ten kegs OF
six penny nails dsy-two kegs more than
a nail feeders DAYS work One boy can
attend five machines. Thepatent is owned
By a company here, who will manufacture
- A n ppt ~ on the market