The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
The Great Strike in the Cumberland
Coal Region Broken.
Troops Remaining in Cincinnati Or
dered Homo by the Governor.
Boston Builders Refuse to Arbitrate
With the Carpenters Union.

with the employers by proposing to return TO
work at eight hours per day and eight hours
pay. The manufacturers refused to accept
the terms. Things are now practically as
they were at the outset, but the ardor of the
strikers has been somewhat dampened by
the united stand of their employers. The
situation among the metal workers remains
practically the same, and there is very little
prospect of settlement with the bosses.
The moulders, who have strong organiza-
ton, are very obstinate, and will not return
to work unless their terms are conceded. 1t
is estimated that about 1000 metal workers,
including the moulders, are engaged in the
strike. AT the Crane Bros Manufacturing
Company fully 600 more of the old men ap
piled for work yesterday morning, including
Ill the iron moulders, about 100 in number.
The moulders have made a special arrange
ment with the firm, and agreed to work SO
hours a week till June 18th, and after that
time So hours. The great factories of the
Adams & Westlake Company, the Chicago
Nickel Plating Company and the Union
up yesterday morning. All are practically
under the same management. The ten-hour
system, with the old scale Of wages is still
adhered to in the three concerns.
Conference of Labor Unions.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-In response to
the secretary's circular issued by p. j. Nc
Guire of Cleveland, the general secretary of
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
calling conference of trades unions in this
city today, delegates were present from As
powerful organizations throughout the coun-
try. The object of the conference is to de-
wise plan for a close alliance with the
Knights of Labor and to. submit it to that OF
ganization. The meetings are held with
closed doors, and each member is pledged to
secrecy.
At the close of the evening session, which
continued till after midnight, the secretary
stated that resolutions had been adopted de-
claring that in view of the success that had
attended the efforts of the national and in
ternational unions in the past, they should
strictly preserve their distinct and indiyidu-
al autonomy, believing that the trades unions
are best qualified to regulate their own inter-
nal trade affairs.
Trouble Expected in ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May 1S-On information receiv-
ed at police headquarters late tonight the
authorities have called in all the police re-
serve and taken large number of patrolmen
from the down town districts and sent about
100 men to the brewery of Joseph Schneider,
ON Chateau, Missouri and Mississippi aven-
ueS, and to that of Charles q. Stiefel, on the
corner of Fourteenth and Mullanphy streets,
to guard them against an apprehcnded as
sault. The precise reason of this movement
by the police is not known outside of their
circles at this writing, but there is some sort
of a trouble not clearly understood between
Messrs. Schneider and Stlefel and their EN-
ployeS, and threats are said to have been
made or intimations thrown out that there is
to be demonstration of some kind to be
made against the breweries tonight, and the
police have been sent to them as precau-
tionary measure and to protect them should
an assault be made.
Master Builders Refuse to Com
promise.
BosToN, May 18-The Master Builders
have issued auother circular in which they
maintain their original position, and refuse
to compromise or arbitrate with the Carpen-
ters' Union as a body. NorcrosS Brothers,
who were reported as having yielded to the
demands of the strikers for working day
Of eight hours, publish a card tonight in
which they say that being deslrous OF finlsh-
ing an important contract they instructed
their foreman to make the best price posi-
BILE per hour with the men, but that they
could not and would not sign any agreement
with any society.
Another Great Strike Broken.
PTrTsBURG, Pa, May 1S.--Reports from
the Cumberland coal regions are to the eff
feet that the great strike has been broken
At Frostburg, Md, large number OF min
ers went to work this morning at the old
rates. The Cumberland miners have meet
ing today, and will probably go in tomorrow.
Precautions have been taken against inter-
ference with the resuming workmen by
those who favor a continuance of the strike,
and they will be protected from violence.
Anarchist Meetings to be Broken Up.
CLEVELAND, O., May 18.-For ten days
past group of German Anarchists have
hra lnJd dirrr anf fi11cc an a VI
calling on persons of their stripe to arm
with guns and bombs. Today Mayor q. w.
Gardner issued proclamation forblddlng
such meetings, and the police will disperse
all such crowds hereafter and arrest the
leaders if necessary.
Troops Ordered Home.
CINCINNATI, May 18.--The remaining
troops ordered here by the governor as pre-
caution against violence in connection with
the recent strikes, were ordered away To-Day.
The strike situation is Vacclllatlng. Whlle
some classes of men are returning to work,
others,ho out and others are coming out.
Among the last named are the planning mill
hands, who have organized and demand
eight hours day with ten hours pay.
The Chicago Agitators.
CHICAGO, May 1S.-The grand jury en-
paneled yesterday will not begin hearing tes-
timony against the Anarchists until tomor-
row.
John Kobeck, arrested yesterday for in
terfering with some workmen in the lumber
district, was fined 500 by police justice
this morning and sent to the Bridewell.
Labor Notes.
Trouble is feared in the Pocahontas, Va,
coal region. The citizens broke up a recent
meeting of the miners called to organize fol
the purpose of joining the federation of labor
and the miners are indignant.
The strike in the Cumberland, Nd, coal
mines is ended.
PANIC IN OIL.