New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-16
LABOR AND BUSHES TROUBLES.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept - (SpeciaD. - The
strike begun yesterday works OF the Gloucester
Manufacturing Company became general to-day and
over 900 hands quitwork The strike for an increase
in wages Following the heels OF this strike the zoo
rolling mill hands employed IA the Gloucester Iron
Works went out OF the discharge OF one OF the
engineers who hat absented himself for week without
The five score OF steel WORKERS IN me Disston
Works al Taconv who still on strike he'd meeting
nghr decided to await the return OF Hamilton
Disston Europe before returning 10 work Iney
want advance OF ten per cent
PIrr-BURG, Sept Is (SpecaaD.-There is said to be
movement the Western DELEGATES to the Knights
OF Labor General Convention to decide upon plan o,
c,,on b.for, proceeding to Richmond 1t Is suggested
that caucus be held Ia this city. IL 10 said that Pow
drrly's reelection ~ Grand Master workman ", oe
determined upon. Tue caucus will most likely decide
upon a Western who will be pitted against turner
for General secretary.
Two month, ago the workmen at the Lucy and Isa-
bella furnaces demanded restoration OF WAGES paid 10
Iss4 an Increase of ia per cent above the present
va, Both sides agreed 20 arbitration and eI-Presi.
lent Jarrett Of the AnAgamated Association. was aI-
oln red to afer the Interests or the wOrhmen he
empowers hsd refused the increase on the ground ths
he nrice of ron nad declined 1854 aud the price
OF ore advanced. The work men were not inclined 70
believe this nut com nitteee was permitted To exam
inc the EN- overs AMI thus convince themselves
The arblrrators nnan mously decided the demand Tor
inca nave acquiesced without a mnrmur.
t ,, now feature in the III Ike Of the clothing enters
Yesterday was the receipt by Gels Of the United
Clothing Cutters Of the following letter from secretary
Henry May of the Clothing Manufacturers Association
1HeTeV
ing Cutters a. per annexed list which have been lodged win
me Al various times for ira I-nission 10 you
Tho s alude contained la Mr. Gels says that
ner half of these res gnaons made under nsappre
buu and others ordered b. the union 80 that word
coad BE- e re are c aS AZ and suit cutters Unoa
ganzaton sent cheek or s3oo 10 .as C,ons Jo ork
M M whose shops arr ON strike are no" ouI
ia AID al the clothing cutters -, . ,.,, ,-,,, M
The numbers were encouraged yesterday Ol -. -
NsaI of the Board Health who asked them to sehd urn
Ia attend plumbing work IN ne Mount 1iha a.
There Il Work the amount OF rIOOV 70 " an @
r,n ha. taken contract The Work Oi estibhsnhe ~
osativr .,p- ahead Satisfactorily anu by MVhsy
s of Nh. shops will be III oper ion. ne dealers ~ P
80 snnniies have agreed 10 supply the union with All the
gnls faf needs Chare Askoy and seven other bosses
5.f be demands the union yesterday WAKING Der
80, E.rrI orrrrd tn~nits who have been al "olK
for Pa.rn a Palmer 10 stop "ork 49,. . a.. ,a,,-ai
- man on Tur,day ght AT No l4l East Elght 81
II ga re orted that Ehrets beer IS SOFA IA ~ a. I'll
which District Assembly 20 ~ , p I,on were Ir
r.1t ~ Zen away rom Tie Belgian faNer reluItruh
pue-'e" 4" ,',1 ,n,on men m Brook The BARRIERS
q r,u,st,i the lion Ia issue boycott against unt
H. = ~ baf.r shops winch II Is alleged Keep open ato
The Pioneer Association reported ma ths :" @ noat
. mon said they still had sixty men out On account u
ths recent If the Retail Hat saesmens Union last night
lars Srr received from number 81 ORGANIZATIONS hS7
fr st of the that kept open on Sunhat 80 "a
~ had waited number 81 hat iesiets ou
Iphthave and induced them 10 close on SUNDAYS I'm
The SUNDAY CLOSING mOvctnc" wttc r',"FeN I'm
sr..,yt.rian Church and the sev. IL. T. Met Ven D..
Louis r. POST. who applied l" IN. b,tson cal led
a. I trorneys ONCE Yesterday and hal .onn .-
1on with NJ MARITIME On the same matter. MI NAi' wa
s.nd ms r,uiy To Albany to-day OF t0nOito" . .. "a
A. ,neeua o. the German Masons AsT"'ihuoh
por thai members Of Tie o, gabzatVh @ ,ro The
Ia loc lou =" AMI money - 70 nc coh,Ii, ~, - =
funds m Inc union support them during l.H euusElo
arcni-ta POO tickets have been rece'el "l s,es..- "
Zen On september 20 money ior u'~i purpose