Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-21
A BREAK IN THE COKE STRIKE.
The Operators at soottdale Grant the
Oembnds OF the @eD.

The Operators at ScottdAle Grant the
OemRnns OF The steD.
MT. PLEASANT, PA, Feb. 2O.--This
afternoon the board Of Cancellation on the
part of the strikers met with the syndicate
representatives, composed of S. c. Frick
OF the Frick Coke Company, Col. j. NJ.
Schoonmaker and his brother of Schoon-
maker Il Co, q. T. Rafferty, OF Mcclure &
Co., Secretary Acheson Of the Coke Pro-
ducers Association, and Syndicate Agent
SIrickles of ScOttdaie. The conference
was strictly confidential, but the nego-
tiations were OF such a character that
notices have been posted at all the works
stating that work will be resumed on
Monday at the wages paid before the
reduction of December, 1884, which means
a granting OF the 10 per cent. advance
asked by the strikers. The English-speaK-
ing laborers are Jnbilant, and are ''paint-
ing the community rcd" The Hungarians
maintain a sullen silence, especially at
MOrewO0d, where they say they will MOI
return to work uOtil all the prisoners are
liberated from jail.
THE MORGAN LINE STRIKE.
HOUSTON, TEX. Feb. 20.-The report
telegraphed frOm New York that Vice
President G.. r. - M fIngton, Of-tbe South
efn Pacfnc railway, had ordered shis sub
Ordinates to Immediately arrange matters
| with the striking brakeman on the Nor
gan and Louisiana division, is hot cor
rObOrated mere. General Freight Agent
Gibbs SAYS that no such information had
reached him up to this evening
! Freight traffic remains suspended, and
| the blockade is beginning to be felt
Ia this city. There are only ffty-fve
| brakemen employed on these divisions.
| but several hundred men are thrown out
Of work along the line by the cessation of
traffic. The strike is under the imme-
diate management OF the Brotherhood OF
| Brakemen. A member Of the Brother
| hood, who was interviewed this evening,
| saws that the rumOrs that the passenger
/ brakemen wouldt be called out were
| false, and that the Brotherhood
would only incOmmode the public
under extreme circumstances. The stri-
| kers assert tnat the schedule of brake
mems wages on the Southern Pacific COM
pare very unfavOTably with other roads.
| On the Louisiana dWsi0n wages are t5Oa
month; on the Morgan division s54; while
on the Gould system the wages are 20 per
cent. higher, besides which the men re-
ceive an allowance of 20c. an hour for
switching. The strikers demand $50 per
month. They declare that unless the
matter is speedily settled the strike will
assume a more serious aspect.
STRIKING LACE-woRKERs.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The strike at
Duden & Co.'S. lace mandatory at
Williams Bridge assumed a threatening
attitude this afternoon and work was en-
tirely suspended. No overt act, however,
was committed The strike is general
among all the departments. including the
weavers and twisters. The workmen are
all French who were imported TO take the
I. place of the striking Englishmen. The
grievance Is that the firm has given notice
OF a reduction Of 30 per cent. in wages,
which we're reduced some three or four
months ago. The notice came in the shape
of letter as follows:
NEw YORK. Feb. 20, 1856.
GENTLEMEN-We are informed by our CEN
tral Oilice a Brussels that all laces IN France
and y gland have been considerably reduced
in price, so that we are now compel ell o.
make reduction OF ~ per cent. IN your
wages to BEGIN from Wednesday, Feb. u
Please remit your decision by Tomorrow and
oblige, DrDEN co.
The men say that they will resist the
reduction Of wages. the agent says the
reduction must take place.
DECLARED UNwARRANTED.
BosToN, Feo. 20.--On July 30 last the
employees of Dunn. Green a. Co.'s tannery,
A. Woburn, went on a strike, by order Of
the Executive Board 0f the knights OF
ton, the tanhery meantime being run by
non-uni0n men. After a thorough In
vestigation the arbitration committee to-
day decided that the strike was un-
warranted.
RoNEHs QUrT.
TROY, n. Y, Feb. 2O,-Three hundred
girls employed IN the ironing department
Of Miller, Hall q HartwelPs oohar shop,
In this city, struck TO-DAY oeeause the
prOprietors refused TO discOndnuethe use
OF Ger ain machinery. Tue girls recently
joined the Knlghts q Tabor. so
THE NEW ORLEANS ssrRnsE.
NEW ORLEANS, Fe0. 20.---The strike OF
the brakemen and coal wbeeiers con-
tinues. Tomorrow there will bea meet
ing OF the committees 0f thelYari0us com
mercial exchanges and the strikers with
a view Of equitably adJusting the diii-
culties.
A COMPROMISE.
PALESTINE, TEX, Feb. 20.-,-The strike
In the international aud Great Northern
railroad machine shOps here was settled
today by SUIT. Hern'n agreeing with
Master Workman LoYiUR that ia the fu-
ture no repair work Of any ind belonging
10 the shops shall be done outside. The
men will resume work on Monday.
WILL HAVE TO CLOSE.
Sr. LOUIS. Fob. 20 1T is stated here
that the Vulcan Iron Works at CarOnda-
let will again shut down In a few days.
The cause of the suspension this time 10
the difficulty IN Obtalniug coke. owing TO
the general strike IN progress In the coke
regign ~ PiitsburR aud Connellsgillo. 10