New-York tribune., 1886-06-04
CAR DRIVERS GIVE UP THE FIGHT.
THEIR HEADQUARTERS DEsERrED-END or COST


THEIR HEADQUARTERS DEsERrED-END of Cosl-
LY STRUGGLE.
After eight weeks of ideness Whereby over
500 600 in wages been lost TO he Ihrd Avenue ha
road strikers they up the attempt 10 cope
the directors the railroad to employ only those whoh
the union men wanted associates and TO lorce THO
co,npany to discharge seven OF It's employes
who were obnoxious to them. IL mas
beeu paiuy stated By Immediately Interested Iii
the strike that there considerable Ill feeling over
the refusal OF to accept the proposition ior
settlement made By Joseph ODonne then chairman Oh
the Executive Board of tne Ewpire Protective As'oc'
,on II O'Donne!s proposition had been accepted the
men would now be at work IN their old places. much
money would nave been saved to them aud the other
carlrivers. who have paid - s,rscrs Week would
". H'" GIG rich than they are now
No Official has as yet been nads py .nc
Association that tne srHs M rs S work op
same rate as Follow .lr; Do ~scv
To jure the business of the railroad company w"ua
f,aoy nlln his niine has no. been given out anu no
ocal acton niorsel by hun has as yet goS oeJ onu
the mouths OF the strikers , ,,o,,.,o.,
Everything looked dark AMI gloomy around m ,h
Dali the strikers headquarters last nlg ana 81. tne
doois leading the rooms ani nan oreapet ~ omc,
were securely fastened, and me proprietor vatvu, @
wpsneed mat he understood that tho strike had been
DECLARED or Rumors were prevalent On Weamrsaay a"y
that men, one representing tls p ~ ~,
and the other the strikers, were TO meet ~ an
obscure uptown ho'ei .'ny vaiay yw6ich botn sides
had sworn TO abide by. Inis was enp"ar'"m p,r an1
dpuje
they were proiuse IN thrir Lssni % - ren"nncei
ha not Thought OF since the compt Ienounu,
AGO - Yes" broke in superintendent Robertson, no
less than Hty OF strikers have ar'ay sshe 10 TO-
turn but wouldn't take any OF them pacA "h"o 'no
new are Wiling 10 stay
No SETTLEMENT OF THE TAILORs' TROUBLES.
The tailors' troubles are about as far from a
settlement As they were two weeks ago. The Manu-
facturers Association tried to act as mediator be-
ITptnn nj
Taors UnIon and several meetings nave peen hea out
nothing has been accomplished Al meetlnS 'n oi
Wednesday the Manu!acturcrs Committee asked IL bot
sides would agree 10 accept basis OF settlement decided
upon by committee. Ihey were aSwerost III ,o
rirmtlye and the folio wing are the proposals dccued
upon.
NO ockouts to be hereafter a G as ya
unions against each one anu All .hofs "' O
2~BacSilsr, to be abolished
a pay ity week. -
4-Ten hours actual WORK on tie pieceWor~ system 10
SBu1onSoe maker, TO belong neither union
The bosses ned u mass-meeting in fythasoras hai,
and ndorsed It fully but the taiors IN meeting ~
Everett Hall. IN East tourths declined 20 re,urn me m
work on those grounds leaving matters IN aoo"t 'ho
same shape as tney were at the st"r|
NAuERs IN TIE AMALGANATED ASSOCIATION.
p,rr.prRG. June 3 tSpecial The proposition
Of The Knights OF Lsoor to absorb the Amalgamated
s.ocation does not meet with general appreciation IN
The convention workers Secretary MARTIN sa'
The Knights OF LABOR has made is talr oher' We
oppr,ciae It's adv ntages. from the present inica
tlons IL seems to that the Amaleamaed Association
will ,tiIl remain an ndependant organizatIon' The
nnders and usners have concluded To drop the nisn-
ara in the steel mills altogether While every iron MIL
IN pitsburg Is represented at this conventon seven
steel mills are represented. The employees ot hVe
OF these mills at one belonged to tho Amasamated
Assoc,ton but since Tolerated with the furnace
men and oIu ed the Knights Of Labor. lt II conceded
that II the Amalgamsted Association rejects the propo
son Mr.. Powdery, the enrolling oI steel w"rhts III
the latter will ana several u what
are known purely iron mills will 20 into the hhSh's
Of Labor ..., A., ,,. $500, ,.,a,.,
for three the Association, ana resutoi IN an
affirmative vote W. n. Lynch stephen Ripley and J @
Porter OF the Naiers A,sOci.tOn were admitted 10 mo
convention aui gwen the privilege Of participating IN
The d,scussion. while the naers have become part
of the Associ ton again, their delegates Will not iAey
be ,dmitte led to tnis convention. as they VIII no. hA'o
| time to qualify and lake other steps necessary
| LABOR TROUBLES IN OTHER PLACES.
| ST LOUIS. No., June "a lockout OF plan
! ing mill employees and carpenters, loooo IN all Is
| threatened. When the demand for eight hours was
made by the planning mill employees IL Was refuse' ana
a majority OF tho employers combined to uphod
| A n.w