Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-05
LAB0R'S FIGHTS FOR PAY.
STREET CAR HANDS STRIKE AT
NEW YORK.

The Companies R~arraDRs their sched-
ules to Meet the Demands Of the Men,
aud the Trouble Ends-Evlctfons and
Imported Labor Depended On to De-
feat the Coke Region STRIKERS.
NEW YORK, Feb. Ask hundred dri-
vers and conductors, and 200 stablemen
aud hitchers employed by the Broadway
and Seventh avenue railroad company
quit work at midnight because the new
schedule put into effect by The company
on Feb. did not bring their working time
within the twelve hours agreed upon as
days work several weeks aeO. The sta
blemen asked for no CONCESSIONS from he
company, and their only reason for going
on a strike is that the agreement with its
drivers and conductors bad not been car
ried out. The drivers, conductors and
stablemen all went out together and
the horses were left in the stables
without any one to look after them. No
one reported for work this morning. The
Board Of Directors held a short session
to-day at which Superinten dent Newell
laid before them the demands Of the men.
The directors voted TO coucede 10 the de-
mands made by the men, and superlnten-
dent Newell was instructed TO notify the
strikers that within the week the schedule
would be arranged In accordance with
their wishes. Precisely the same state of
facts as is here decribed prevailed on the
Sixth avenue and Fourth avenue roads.
All the hands struck in the morning for
the same reasons given above were sue
cesstul and at work by the middle Of the
afternoon.
CoERCING THE STRIKERS.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 4.-There were no
evictiOBs in the coke region today. Six
teen additional writs OF ejectment were
issued TO the Sheriff this morning. but no
effOrts were made to serve them. To-
morrow, however, another attempt TO
force the strikers to VacBte the houses
will be made. At the same time strong
effort will be ma e 10 break the strike.
Between $50 and 300 German and irish
labOrers were sent into the region from
here today, and in the morning several
works will be put in operation. Evictions
aAd assumptions, it Is thought, will have
the desired effect. In some districts the
strikers are beginning to show sims OF
weakening, while at other points thew
are as determined to stand
out for the advance. Six of
the families evlcted yesterday are LIVING
in a mill and a number of lenements
owned by Richard Barton, a miller. Bar
ton was present with a team aud wagon
when the evictiOns TOOK place. AS fast as
the Sberid's officers took the furniture
from the houses be told them to put it in bis
wagon. Then be hauled IL 10 his mill and
his dwellings,, where the eVicted families
are now o. artered. The people of Union
town and the farmers in the surrounding
country are being solicited to aid the
strikers with food, and they are contribut-
ing literally.
PROMISES NOT FULFILLED.
Fears are entertained of a general strike
at the Sharpsvllle furnaces. The en-
plOyes claim that they were promised an
advance in wages by their employers as
soon as an advance in the iron market
was insured. Although iron has gone up,
no fulfllment OF the promise has been
made, and unless the advance is given,
they say they will strike when the present
orders are worked up.
FURNACES MUST BE BANKED.
Iu consequence of the almost total
stOppage of the supply of coke a number
of blast furnaces have already been
banked up. and if the strike lasts two
weeks longer 1t is expected that all ex-
cert two furnaces in this district will
have to suspend operations. Lucy Fur
mace No. was chilled week ago, and
No. l has just closed down. The Doug
lass furnace, at Sharpsville. and the New
castle furnace, at Newcastle, have also
banked their fires. Several other fur
naces in the Mahoning and ShenaugO val
ley have few days supply on hand, but
unless there is a resumption of work in
the coke regions very soon they will be
damped down for an indefinite period.
The strike at the Homestead bessemer
steel works ended tonight by the work
men accepting the 10 per cent advance in
wages offered.
GRANTED AN ADVANCE.
SCoTTsDALE, PA, Feb. 4.-The Kifer
mines, operated by Z. A. Humphreys, are
now in tull blast. The men were granted
an advance, provided the strikers get it
all over the region. They are not com
PEELED TO patrOnize the cOmpany's stores.
A STRIKE ABOUT HORSES.
sKIBBEREEN, Feb. 4.-One hundred
tramcar employees here have struck be-
cause horses belonging TO a bOycOtted per-
son are employed by the tramcar COM
pany.
YEARS OF A LABOR RIOT.
PARIS, Feb. 4.-Nearly all the workers
in the muslin, lace, calico, merinO. cash
mere, and table linen manufactures at
ST. Quentin. Department Of Aisne, are on
a strike, aud majority Of the factories
are closed. To-day the men on strike
psraded the streets, melting mObs against
the shop masters. The situation WAS re-
garded as very dangerous, and the
authorities are taking military precau-
lions TO avoid a riot.