New-York tribune., 1886-05-18
VARIOUS DEMANDS OF wORKIvGMEN.
TROUBLE CAUSED BY TWO DRUuMER BOYS
sIRIKHs RNDrD AND BNGrN.

VARIOUS DEMANDS OF WORK. NOhEN.
TROUBLE CAUSED BY TWO DRUuMER BOYS
srRrKgs RNDYD AID BrGUN.
A committee Of the Central Labor Union OF
Brooklyn which IA boycotng the shoe manufacturing
firm of Brennan Il White. has informed Commander
Short OF Mansfield Post c. A. r., that two drummer
boys In the drum and fife of the Post who WORK
for the hm must be discharged or the Post VIII not nave
any music Decoration Day. It Is claimed th9t the
members OF the bands union and will not play II
the boys who work for the boyco'ted nrm are
allowed take part The matter has not been eonsd'
cred By members Post IL is believed that the
demands of the union will not be regarded The TWO
boys are named Ferguson and McGowan and have peen
in the Mansfield Post Fife and Drum Corps for som
time. Thev apprentice at Brennan * Whites III
believed that the will begin serious struggle
between the Labor Union. which is a branch OF tue
Knights Of Labor and the Grand Army men. ii enry d.
Davis. prominent member of the Post characterizes
the demand OF the Knights OF Labor "a insoent and
says that the Post Will stand by the boys and dispense
with band. having only the mnsic OF fife and drum II
necessary. The difficulty extend to all The bands
which ased to play for the Grand Army posts on
Decoration Day
The leaders Of the strike sugarhouse workers
in Brooklyn sally admitted yesterday that t over
and the last Of the had refused work for the
Last three weeks were eagerly seeking it, The men em
ploycd In the kndling-wOOd factories In Brooklyn
struck yeccrday for an increase Of pay The employers
say tney will not coucede the advance asked
At the hG Gafquarters OF the furniture workers In Car
endon Hall was reporeI yeteday tISt h t-vy a ner
rule ieCp, 5so ass 3 are
are 1n t 1e tVe . back
TO work under the eigbthOur rule. put me
hry-scvcn men IN the employ OF strobeI CO.;
OF Eizabeth-st. went on strike. They nsd
been working since May under ths eignt-hour sysem
and were informed yesterd'y that the day herea'er
would be ten hours Al meeting IN the Germanla A.
semby Rooms 1t reported By Secretary Emrcn that
eight hours May l. had Withdrawn their consent ana
locked their mon out The meeting passed resolutions
pedgns the members to persist In the fight for eigut
The BARRIERS celebrated the OF the shorthonr
movements In th"ir trade YESTERDAY Hereafter they VIII
be required 10 wOrk onIy thirteen hours aynve uar
the week fifteen hours Saturday. and six hours on
sunday. The Italian Barbers' Protective Association
500 strong. met at Rosehi Hall. Ma. AT second we
They formed IN procession with band at their bead
and Italian ana Americ flags. marched down Second
second-st- to Germsnis Assembly Rooms where
meeting was held and congratulatory speeches wers
o. the UNION ,o ana the inscription Isen, JesG.
Tea L pp repofed that nrsry every barber shop
in the city with the exception Of OF the scent
pl ices had granted the demands of the men.
The maI bic wOrxer. ubiant They have received
requests from four OF the shops. which are now
committees The committees were appointed anu the
conferences will be held to-day.
busy making strike cards which be pre-
sented twice day IN order TO permit the bearer to get
the strike benefit Only ninety issued yester-
day The strike entirely to the furniture
trade 1t Is reported that black list has been prepared
containing about thirty Of the leading members OF the
union This. II alleged has been to all the EN-
poyers and nobody whose name is on II can get work
The macnnists report that the lockout IN Garvin :
typewriter factory Is at end the hrm having oDened
their doors Yesterday and all the men having gone Oaek
TO work uuder the od terms
The tin and sheet-iron workers. union reports that
over htty firms, employing nearly all the men IN tue
trade 10 h!s w. nave GRANTEE the nineAohr iue anu
the others will IA into line without the necessity OF
strike The demand FOR nine hours which was ma ie by
the house smiths union was also generally conceded
yesterday and no strikes were reported oy the WAXING
Walking Delegate Morskey OF the United Order Of
American Carpenters and Joiners called ont forty men
employed by Contractor oehueckenDecker on tue JOB At
tity-eignth-st and FrstaYe Mr. oeanec nDecAer ~
employing union men and Is not payinS the union
rae Oh wages ne does not sccede 10 tne ueanu & W.
Will be called of Walking Delegate Cornell. OF Progress
Painters Union No g. has Orderei strike against
Andrew Brecom. Of One-hundred-an seventh
st., between Third and Lexington aves.
Mills has made arrangements. to import from scotland
number OF weayers take the places OF tue strikers
board ''-0' '0'''''e'
The coopers employed by Rohe Brothers, ana
meat packers, Thry-hird-st. seventh-ave. have
for advance In from - 90 to - day. Inc
| butchers struck to assist the coOpers.
Ninety OF the striking female operatives from Gre
maud's silk factory In West HODos-n. nave sent con-
muncaton TO ths firm siguifying their Willingness to
/ return their former and hours. TIC
silk Weayers' Union have endeavOred to dssnade the
The shoemakers' Union. OF Union Hill, \, j.. have
decided to strike this morning unless the employers VIII
them ten per cent increase and ten hours day
MILLER, TIE GRIPMAN. FOUND GUILTY.
The trial Of John Miller, the striking grip
man on the cable road who accused OF placing an
obstruction the way OF train at Tenthave. and One
thirty -second-s April 20, finished
yesterday the General Sessions I. C. E. Eccesine
made tne closing argument for the de-
fence aud Assistant Distrct-AttOrney Fitz-
gerald presented the case for the prosecution.
Recorder smyh told the jury that II any obstruction
WAS Intentionally placed upon the track even II the r..
would wreckiHg OF train, the WOuu
be violated The Jury after an absence OF nall an honr
returned with verdict OF guilty, with recommends
TO mercy. Miller was remanded FOR sentence on
Friday. The punishment for the offence Is imprsOn-
ment day years. 10 he discretion VI the
Judge, or fine, OF OOth.
RUMORED STRIKE on THE LONG ISLAND ROAD.
There are rumors OF a big strike the Long Island
Railroad A large number OF the employees have re-
Gently been enrolled Knights OF Labor among them
nearly all brakemea. The fact became known to the
officials OF tue road. and Saturday eight brakemen
received discharges on only OF the discharges was
the reason given that the a Knight of Labor
The beliet was freely expressed yesterday tAt the
whole the meu discharged for belonging 10 the
knights OF Labor. This caused stir among other
employees it is inttmated that large number Will
strike
MOST WANTS TO HIRE HALL
Most and his men made several futile at
tempts Yesterday to engage a hall for nsss-meeting
No proprietor in the Seventeenth Precinct OF
barroon with hall attached has been found VIII,
ing to allow the Anarchists TO hire his ntlI
for that he would undodoteay
lose his license. The next edition o. Frethet WIZ Dc
published tomorrow, and IL Is UNDERSTOOD thtt MOST
Will print what he inteuded To sd" AT tHe meeting III
Beethoven Hail. which he claims was only 10 oo lno
story Of his arrest
ERRORS OF SOCIALISM.
The Congregational Clerical Union at its