Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-25
LAB0R'S TOLL FOR LUCRE..
WORK RESUMED AT THE JUNO
TION MILL AT BIINGO.

400 Men Busy, and Orders Rolling in
Coal Miners At Imperial, Pa, Demand
an AdvRnce-rhe Brilliant Nail Works
on the Point of Besuming Operations.
sTEUBENvILLE, o., Feb. 14.--The juno.
tion iron and nail mill at Mingo resumed
work this morning in every departments
and nearly 400 men are now employed.
Orders are coming in thick, and Mingo ID
again fourishng.
The Brilliant nail works at Brilliant.
this county. will resume operations in all
departments next week, the company
having signed the Mingo scale. The boil-
ing department will go to work on Mon
day, and the nail factory will be ready
! about Thursday. The cooperative nail
works in this city shipped their first esrS
load Of nails to Pittsburg to-day, and the
works are running day and night.
THE MCCORMICK LOCKOUT.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-The Mccormick
| lockout has assumed q new aspect. Alta
secret mass meeting Of employees held last
night there were present about 800 ems
plOyes OF the reaper factory. The session
| was a stormy one and resulted in the
adoption OF series of resolutions OF tho
following purpOrt; That a Board be ap-
pointed composed OF representatives OF
the different trades to which everything
pertaining TO a settlement shall be re-
ferred; that no proposition will be enter
tained not looking TO the reOpenlnc Of the
works with union men In all departmental
that the Mccormick firm sign guaranteed
limiting the powers of Supt. Averil in
discharging men who work in the interest
OF organized labor, and that the men
pledge themselves to stand together in
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tion OF these resolutions, 1t Is feared, does
away with the hope of an early settles
ment.
PLAN OF THE KNIGHTS.
! The presiding officer said that on and
after to-day the Knights Of Labor would
prevent any cars or stock Of any descrips
tiOn from being taken to or from the
works. This action gives the locked-out
members OF the Knights right 10 call
upon local assemblies for aid, and "a ia
clearly evident that such aid will be re-
| qulred at no distant day TO feed and
cl0the the 1000 men and others affected
by the lockout for twelve months. It will
cost, II is estimated, not less than S1,000,-
600, but the men say the money will be
forthcoming II necessary.
THE NAIL ASSOCIATION.
WHEELING, W. VA, Feb. 24.-The
Conference Committee OF the Western
Nail Association and United Nailers
Heaters aud Rollers Of America were in
session all day without arriving at set.
tlement. The manufacturers still declare
that they will never agree to discharge
the nOn-uniOn hands now employed and
refuses to listen to any discussion on this
point. It Is expected that the workmen
will waive this and secure better terms
| as TO wages than were recently accepted
by the men at the Junction mill.
CARPET wEAvERs VICTORIOUS.
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-The general
/ strike inaugurated by the hand loom in.
| grain carpet weavars of kensington on
Saturday, Jan. p, practically ended to-
| day in a substantial victory for the works
| ingmen, who thus secure an advance II
| nc. per yard Tor weaving. By noon to-
morrow II Is thought that all but 80 or less
OF the 1900 looms in operation at the time
| the strike was begun will b6 working and
their operatives receiving the advanced
scale.
AWARDED AN ADVANCE.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Feb. 24.--The EN-.
| plOyes OF VIM. Bush a. sons morocco faof
tory were yesterday awarded an increase
of 20 per cent. in wages by the joint com.
mittee Of arbitration, upon which each
party was represented by three MEMBERS
The award was accepted by both par
ties.
BOOT AND SHOE HANDS OUT.
MIwAUKEE, WIS, Feb. 24.--Abont 500
employees in SIX of the largest boot and
shoe factories OF this city, went out on a
/ strike last evening, because Of the refusal
/ Of the manufacturers TO sign ths scale OF
wages as prepared by the Boot and Shoe.
makers Union. The strikers will be as
sisted by the k1ights Of Labor, which
now has membership OF 1000 in the citYs
ADVANCED WITHOUT SOLICITATION.
LEBANON, PA, Feb. 24..-To-day the
employees Of r. w. Coleman, heirs Of the
Robesonia Iron Company and the North
/ Cornwall furnaces, all under the same
management, had their wages advanced
| 10 per cent, without solicitation on their
part.
AN ADVANCE DEMAND.
PUTsBURG, Feb. 24.--'fhe coal miners
employed at the Cliff mines at Imperial,
Pa, to-day demanded an advance Of 10
| per cent. In wages TO take effect March 1.
sPTNNERs STRIKE.
! PROVIDENCE, X. l., Feb. 24.--The
Crompton mill splnners have struck for
more wages.
1000 sHIPBUILDERs RESUME WORK.
LONDON, Feb. %. A. M.--Seven thou,
sand Tyne and Wear shipbuilders who
have been on "A strike have resumed work
at slight reduction OF wages.
STRIKE IN ITALY.
| ROME, Feb. 24.-The employees OF the
/ Adriatic railway have struck for higher
wages. lie POpOi0 Romano declares that
| ganda.