Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-09

about 1000 miners, anu IL il iomOIeu IuaS
one firm has granted an advance. II this
be true it is likely that the remainder Will
| follow. At Twins Station, Pa, the
| miners employed at the Pennsylvania Gas
| and West Moreland Companies shaft will
meet tomorrow, when 1t is expected gu
| cents per ton will BIO demanded for dig.
ging. The present price Is DO cents per
ton.
LATERAL extensive strike Of the coal
miners of Federation No. 3, comprising
the soft coal districts of the east. was in
supurated to-day for the uniform scale Of
wages adopted at the convention Of Febru-
arv 10. The scale is: Irwin go cents; Clear
| field. so cents; Meyersdale and Garrett,
40 cents: Pocahontas, rs cents; Elk Garden
| and Georges Greek, so cents. involving a
| general advance Of ten cents per ton In
| the district there are 10, 900 miners. At II
o'clock this morning dispatches were re-
| coiyed from the Maryland regions. 1t is
reported that all the miners. numbering
nearly 5000 men, were out. Nothing has
been received yet from other points.
At Twins, Pa, 9 200 miners employed
in the mines Of the Pennsylvania Gas and
Westmoreland Coal Companies, came out
! this morning for an increase.
Congressional Proceedings.
W~AsH1NGToN, March Sin the House
to-day Henley of California offered for ref
erence q resolution for the appointment of
q subcommittee to inquire into the al
legged e~vasions of the Thurman Act by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, and to
determine whether by reasons of any vio-
lation of the provisions of that Act the cor
porate rights, powers and franchises of the
company have become forfeited.
The Chair laid before the Senate q state
ment. showing the names of private Secre-
taries of Senators.
Among the petitions presented we're a
large number from local assemblies of
knights of Labor, favoring the building of
the Hennepin Canal.
Vance offered a resolution, directing the
Committee on Civil Service Reform to re-
port forthwith a bill before them providing
for the repeal OF the Civil Service laws.
They adopted the resolution at Vance's re-
quest. 1t was laid ON the table.
The morning business having been dis
posed Of, Brown at / O'Clock obtained
unanimous consent to address the Senate
on the subject Of his bill, to provide a new
basis for the circulation Of national banks.
At 500 P. NJ. Stanford announced TO the
Senate the death of Mr.. Miller. of Califor-
mia, and out of respect to the memory Of
the deceased the Senator moved an ad-
journment. The Senate then adjourned.
The knights of Labor Troubles.
DALLAS, Texas. March 8.-District Mas
ter Workman Golden, of Galveston, who
was impeached yesterday by the assemblies
Of labor, was found on the street in the
morning intoxicated and was arrested and
fined by the Mayor. Golden was addicted
to liquor some years ago, but reformed.
By his present condition he loses the
highest gift in the Texas knights of
Labor.
1t Is learned that the knights have form
ulated Q circular. asking business men to
sign an agreement not to buy or handle
goods manufactured by Stelson & Co.. and
to allow the Knights of Labor to examine
their stock Of goods; also, that all goods be
shipped by other than by the Mallory
Steamship line. 1t is understood that this
agreement will be presented to all business
houses here and elsewhere in Texas.
Fire Esavages over Water.
JERSEY CRY, March So A. M.-The
docks of the Monarch Line Steamship
Company are on fire. Assistance has been
called for from New York. The Erie pas.
senger depot is in great danger. The fire
broke out shortly after 2 A. NJ, and at this
hour it is still raging furiously.
IA. MIN addition TO the first report
the Monarch steamship dock is also wiped
out. 1t was filled with European freight.
1t was we'll insured. The Monarch appears
TO be badly damaged. It was pulled into
midstream. The flames also destroyed the
Erie Cornpany's milk depot, a long shed on
Pavonia Avenue. and burned five cars
loaded with milk. The Erie grain eleva.
tor is being wet down, and is probably
safe. The ferry houses and depot have
good chances Of being saved.
A Successful Labor Strike.
New YORK, March 8.-Four thousand
members of the United Order OF American
Joiners and the Amalgamated Society OF
Carpenters and Joiners stopped work here
to-day. The journeymen complain of the
low wages paid. The rates are 50 per day
OF 10 hours, the rates for first.class work
men being SO so, which very few receive,
on the plea thas they are not frst-class.
The strikers now demand that the average
wages paid to journeymen shall be So 80
per day OF nine hours each for five days
and eight hours on Saturday. Six hun
dred shops are affected by the movement,
and at noon Sc bosses had agreed to the
demands, as AFesented. The men in these
shops will atDnce resume work. The men
are confident of carrying their points, as
nearly all of the larger shops have given
in. About 1900 men will resume work
this afternoon.
The Clergy on Labor Questions.
PITTSBURGH, March 8.-Boycotting, So
ciaiism and the Knights Of Labor formed
subjects of able sermons yesterday by
three OF the most prominent ministers of
this city. Rev. E. r. Donahue, pastor of
the Eighth.street Presbyterian Church,
~dlscoursed on boycotting. Rev. w. r.
Mackey. OF St. Peters Episcopal Church,
on Socialism. and Rev. ]. D. Sands, OF
the Seventh United Presbyterian Church.
on the Knights of Labor. The sermons
were all favorable to the workingmep.
Rev. Donahue practically indorsed the
boycott. Rev. Mackey wanted more tax
on capital and less on labor. Rev. SANDS
condemned boycotting, but COMMUNICATED