The Portland daily press., 1886-03-31

On the Vandalia tracks a similar attempt
was make to take out a freight train, but the
engineer complied with the request OF the
strikers to take the engine back to the
roundhouse, and the attempt was aban
doned. No opposition was offered, how
ever, to the effort of the Wabash officers to
resume freight traffic. and they succeeded in
sending out a freight train.
FoRT WORTH Tex, March 30-None of
the strikers have gone back to work, and
will not until officially ordered to do so. All
freight trains are manned by United States
Marshals.
EAST ST. LOUIS, March 30.-The railroad
yards here are filed with crowds of strikers
and spectators, but no trouble Of any kind
rs yet has been reported. The roads are
not making any effort to run trains except
the Wabash which is guarded by United
States Marshafs
PARSONS, Kas:, March 30.-Passenger
train No. 154, north bound, was ditched five
miles south of here, and the engine, mail
car and baggage car were thrown down an
embankment The mail car struck against
a telegraph pole, and broke it, The only one
seriously hurt was Mail Agent Moore. The
wreck was caused by a fish plate being re-
moved and the rails spreading. The fish
plate was then spiked down so the rails
could not possibly get to their places thereby
making wreck inevitable.
Boycotting Teamster.
New YORK, March 3O.-Charles Katzen-
stein, an expressman, employed by num-
Der of warehouses, complained at police
headquarters today that he had to pay a
committee of the striking cloak makers 500
to raise boycott off him and his business.
He said they had adopted still further re-
pressive measures towards him, tending to
break up his contracts with his customers
and destroy his business, and their latest de-
mand had been for the sum of $1,000. Sum-
mons were issued for the guilty parties by
the magistrate
Another Strike at New Bedford.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March 3O.-Seven-
teen weaverS in Potomska mill No. 1, work
ing on seerSuekers, struck Tuesday morning
They have been getting % cents per cut of 45
yards, aid with six looms make $3.50 per
week, while in Fall River, they claim, 80
cents cut is paid for the same goods. The
mill authorities say they pay one cent cut
more than in Fall River. The strikers want
four cents more per cut
Labor Notes
The American Hosiery Company of New
Britain, Conn, granted its employees an ad-
vance of 10 per cent, and the factory will re-
sumo on Monday next.
The Woonsocket Rubber Works at Black
stone, Mass, will shut down today, to re
main closed for three weeks. The Millville
factory, run by the same corporation, will
close on Cne same QaJe Tor TWO weeks.
The Bailey Wringing Machine Company
of Woonsocket r. l., has advanced the pay
of about one-fourth of their help about 10
per cent, on an equalization basis, dating
back the advance three weeks.
The master roofers and the Roofers' AS
sembly, Knights of Labor, have formed arti-
Giles of agreement, to go into effect Thurs
day, which fix days work at ten hours, five
days in the week, and eight hours on Satur-
day and place the wages at So per day for
slate and metal roofers, and at 1925 to SO
per day for composition roofers. Tenders
and helpers are to have 1925 per day.
A committee Of the shoe manufacturers of
Beverly, Mass, and the Knights of Labor
after holding several sessions for the consid-
Grafton of existing labor troubles have, it is
understood arrived at an agreement which
virtually settles the controversy. 1t is
thought work will be resumed in the various
factories by Monday next.