The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-10
THE WORKING WORLD.

Two cooperative enterprises have lately
gone under.
K. Of L moiders at Reading, Penn, quit
work in one shop On account OF two non
union men being employed.
The German silk manufacturers make
twice as much silk as either England or
America, three times as much as SWltzer-
land and four times as much as Austria.
All the trades and labor unions of New
York and vicinity have been warned under
the penalty of expulsion not to purchase
any goods made by convicts, especially
shoes made for the Bay State Shoe and
Leather company.
The foundry of the Lynn Iron Works OF
Birmingham, Ala, closed recently on ac-
count of a strike of the molders for pay
for overtime, which was refused by the
company. The works is the most extern
sive in the town.
Excitement prevails over the discovery
of coal at Gentryville, in the southern part
six inches of superior quality at depth of
474 feet, has been struck. Other towns in
the county are preparing to prospect.
A convention of the miners of the Con-
nellsville region commenced at Pittsbufg
Wednesday to consider a proposition for
the settlement of wages on sliding scale
basis, according to the amount of work
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of coke.
About 1000 painters quit work in Brook
lyn recently on account of an attempts by
the bosses hto require them to return TO
work on the ten hour system, at 30 cents
an hour. They have been receiving $2.75
for eight hours. The evident intention of
the bosses is the disruption of the union.
250 miners employed by w. P. Rend at
McDonaid's Station, Pa. on the Pan Han
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| two cent advance per ton for loading coal.
They have been receiving SO cents. Eight
of the miners were recently convicted of
conspiracy, but were released. pending a
decision of their cases before the supreme
court.
Under the Auspices of the Central Labor
Union of New York, mass meeting was
held at Cooper Union Wednesday evening
to denounce the action of Judge Barrett
and others in finding guilty and condemn
ing the five men arraigned for boycotting
the concert salood of Thesis on Fourteenth
street. Robert Blissert presided, and
spoke, as did also John Swinton, Edward
King, Editor Shevitch and others. Reso-
lutions of condemnation were read and
passed unanimously. About $500 people
assembled. The spirit manifested was fol
using the boycott regardless of all decisions
to the CONTRARY. Editor Shevitch con-
Guided his speech by proclaiming at the tor
of his voice, 'twe will and shall be Grim
inals," which sentiment was loudly ap
plauded. Captain McCullach and seventy
policemen were on hand.
On Thursday of last week colored labor.
ers on Tate planr alton nine miles below
Little Rock, on the Arkansas River, struck
for an advance in wages. They by intim
idation prevented others from taking theil
places. The sheriff was called on by The
planters for protection. About $50 coloreC
men assembled and began making threat:
that nobody should go TO work or be ar
rested. The sheriff attempted to arrest
the ringleader, who resisted, and was shot
by the deputy in both arms. During The
afternoon posse went down from Little
Rock heavily armed, when the sheriff sue
ceeded in dispensing the mob and averteG
what threatened to prove general up
rising. Gill, the leader, who was brought
to jail, says he is Knight of Labor, and il
is understood that all the strikers are
Knights, there being three assemblies in
that portion of the country. The excite
ment was intense.