Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07
LABOR TROUBLES.
Various Conflicts waginR n.twcen the
Rich Man aud Tie Poor.

Various Conflicts was,ng nctwcen tho
Rich Man aud Tie Poor.
! tNiauTs or LABOR DISCHARGED.
SriaSofmIp, ONO, March 0,--About
soycntyilve employees OF the Champion
Machine company aud the Ilarlon knife
company were discharged last night for
refusing TO 20 TO work 10 tho works Of
the Champion Mallcablc Iron company.
The men discharged were knights Of
| labor, and the men claim the action was
u scheme to get the knights out OF the
works. The men Ia the blackgmith shop
Of the new Champion works were ordered
| to 20 TO work IN tho Malleable works.
and positively refused They were paid
OF aid discharged
MrNEns on A sTRIkr
DENVER, Col, March Git 10 re.
ported that 600 miners, IN tho employ of
the Marshall Coal company, at Eric, have
struck on account OF Il reduction IN their
wages.
sTRiKE AGAINST riiE sTupEBAKERa.
SouTn BEND., Inn, March G.---This
afternoon nt 9 o'clock, by proconcerted
arrangement, 1000 men employed In the
wagon aud carriage factories OF Stude-
baker Bros laid down their tools and left
the shops. The men sent committee 20
the president Of the factory three weeks
ago asking an advance Of 20 per cent. In
the wages Of all tho men, This could not
be done, but an arrangement
was made 70 have committee
20 through the shops and regulate
the wages This has been progressing
for several days This morning II was
expected that the shops would be- closed
on Tuesday, and on the strength Of this
report the men concluded 10 20 out.
Those who belonged 10 the Knights Of
Labor marched down together 10 their
hall and went into secret session Moth
ing WAS learned OF what transplred there.
The feeling Of the men who went ont IN
that matters may DO immediately djusted
They declare that there shall be no yio-
lcnce. They will themselves prevent II
slould any be attempted.
TIM sTBpEBAKRR srHIkE
CHICAGO, HI March G.-.~icierrlng to
the strike this afternoon Of over one
thousand men employed by tho StudcDa.
ker Bros Wagon works Of South Bend,
Ind, T. y. studobaher said 90 an
Associated Press reporter tonight
aWhen our mcn discharge themselves
they do what we never did by them Our
4 four years aud have neycrehui down OK
| ccpt on legal holidays, and we mover
asked our men 10 work hall time, always
/ having believed II better policy 10 pay
/ 81 30 Tor a days work than 10 pay
dollar Tor a half days work, We don't
anticipate any further trouble few
men decided to demand an increase Of
20 per cent. and succeeded IN Inducing
! those Inclined 20 be satisfied
90 70 over with Them. They held
q meeting tonight and may conclude
70 return Monday morning. Employee
soni committeefO the ilrm last Monday
I making the demand mentioned, and the
frm declined the demand, but promised
20 review the situation personally and
endeayor 10 adjust the matter satisfac.
| torily.
! LoCoNoTivK ESGiSLKRr TAXI nAAp.
Nav Yong, March G.-Tbe strike Of
TIN engineers dl the New York Steam
i Heating company continues. THIS
morning the coal bins we're nearly empty
and the company sent word
70 The linited States 0lIices
and the postoitce that they
conld not perform the contract to fnrnish