New-York tribune., 1886-05-05
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.


KFGlON.
HUNTINGDON, Penn May 4 (SpecidD.-The
president OF the Executive Board of District No Min
r Federation says unless the operators grant the
demand of the 10000 strikers in the district within
week meeting of the National Board OF the Federation
will be held aud general strike ordered OF all the men
now at work in the buminous coal regions OF the
United States
PuuAprLpuA. May (SpeciaD.-The furniture and
bedding M manufacturers Issued an order declaring
that assistance would be to these journcymen be-
longing TO the union remained work ten hours
day the threat OF the union TO dep prve
them of benefits also to assist inaniac urcIs VINO ny
of the strike were prevented from ming con-
and that OF the strikers should ever be en-
poyed in factories owned by members OF the ASSOCIATION
anthracite coal producing companies here DO not
anticipate a strike on the part OF their miners Inc
Lehigh Coal and Navigation COMPANY It Is well under.
strike.
BALTIMORE. May All the furniture manufacturing
house, & IN ms ns e W, rbt hos Five or six hun
drcd hands affected by the Strike
WASHINGTON May 4.-There has been important
change In the situation since Yesterday ProDaoy not
more than men. half of whom are carpenters. are
actually locked out. The worEmen say mat inc ATOP
tOn OF the BY all the building trades pre-
vents any OF the wOrkinen from accepting employment:
under the echthour raie where there arc scAps
employed III any capacity.
LOUISVILLE KY. May Alive hundred and ten work
men, in meeting last night resolved TO hold ou; against
the twelve furniture manuiaciurets VINO eiosea % uowh
to-day rather than put the system Ill opera
ton
PHILADELPHIA. May A (Spceia0-Clearfeld operators
have information to-day which leads them TO the belief
that the IN the bnminous fields ia near an end
Work will be resumed within all probability In the Cum
berlanl region within two days, without any advance
the men, and the Ciearhed region Will soon follow.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. May 4-The brewers held a con-
grant demands Ot tine strikers or the latter IL Is
| expected that all will return TO work
ST LOUIS. May 4-The eight hour agitation still
times IN this CITY, but strikes and Ockous are fewer In
number than generally anticipated. Moulicrs to
number OF 200 struck yesterday in the foundIes OF
IN ~
Br,thers and the McMurray Judge Company. The
strikers demand eight hour; ana pay Gy the Gay h n
southern BaggiDg Company demanded fewer hour. and
BreWers Union yesterday called upon the various
OF the city and tGs a OF
action be taken by tie members OF the union until
after meeting Of the Brewers Assocition Oh Wednes-
, day.
Mt CARMEL. Penn. May 4-Four hundred and
boys viii idle for two months by the enlargement OF
Centraiia and Mt Carmel cocriss Idle for in
definite period The first two. it is said. are awaiting
developments in the eighthour movement. The latter
has no profitable orders and 200 hands idle
Township employees to-day began to Work eight hours
day. Their wages remain unchanged
| DETROIT Mich May 4-The employees OF the Michi-
gan shops did not return to work THIS morning
few desired do bat feared violence The strikers
assembled open lots and listened to speeches after
which a committee appointed 10 ask their employees
for ten hours pay for nine hon work ana per- cent
ent McGregor aud the men quietly dispersed to their
homes
CINCINNATI May 4;-The freight handlers on all the
81 so hours and 20 cents An hour for overwork
have 9ersa an saS9 r@ or
All the carriage men are out on demand Tor eight
csrpepters and planning mil men are ont the Same
demand as the carriage workmen Flty-wo furniture
TO ali furniture country and agreed
| to answer their employees on Wednesday.
PoTTsvIIIE Penn. May 4-The boycott recently pro.
claimed against me Miners Journal by the Knights Of
been revoked, being generally condemned as
| unjust and unwarranted
READISG. Penn. May The workmen employed In
putting up buildings OF all kinds here today announced
what they would he willing to work Tor during the
The p.sterers. no decides Upon 81 30 day were
are paid from 81 IS 10 81 day. The brcfaycrs are
June they have decided work but nine hours and
VIII ask 81 75 cd day The h9d carriers after June
| agreed " the above figures
BUFFALO, May 4-The strike OF the union plumbers
and gas filters here is practically unchanged There Is
soine tax Of arbitration
| WATERFOWL. n. Y, May 4.-The paper makers who
left The factory of tho Wstertown Paper Company have
not returned to work. and their placas have been
filed
BosToS May 4.-The Charles River Horse Railroad
COMPANY after granting the recent demand OF It's
poyees Tor increased wages raised the rate OF fare from
aud referred to their Executive Committee the question
Of demanding second advance In wages on the grouui
should derive benefit from the Increased
| tares.
| BRocKToS Mass, May 4-The master build ers here
have offered the following rates OF wages For day
OF hours first work. carpenters, " 5o mas0ns
49, tenders 81 % painters. 81 90, and iaher ~ 20
thousand foremen, % to 80 cents more according to
ability other journey men according to their worth
These prices with the demands of the unions
| cent in the Of Inasons aud lathers.
| NEw-HAvBN, May 4-The bargemen employed by the
| Empire Transportation Company some weeks ago
asked for advance In pay aud gave the company u-
I'll May reply. The company has as yet paid no at
| tentOn TO the demand.
sTosgHAM. Mass. May 4.-The eight shoe hrms whose
1926 cutters struck yesterday nave agreed 10 the price
list presented by the knights OF Labor and the men TT
/ rnad La uiua al nd o.