Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07

| OohlSTence tOOk place DebWSth tHS JIM
GERS OF the road and a committee OF the
strikers. No settlement was reached
Soon after it was determined by the OH
eials to run a car over the TWenty-thlrd
| street line. Inspectors Steers and byrnes
came to the stables, and the reserves, 100
| in number, were stationed along twenty
| third street from river to river, with
Captain commanding at the crossing OF
each avenue. Mounted police patr0lled
the centre of the street, and at . O'Clock
Superintendent Murray and Police Com
missioner French drove TO the stables.
THURSDAYS SCENES RE.ENACTED.
At 2:15 O'Clock car was started out
and the scenes of Thursday on Grand
street were re-enacted, with the difference
that at two or three points the crowd
made violent demonstrations against the
police and were clubbed until they scat
tered and ran. The round trip OF the car
was concluded at O'Clock. Then both
sides again went into conference Whlcn
lasted until 8 O'Clock. Inspectors Byrnes
aud Steers were present. AT last
an agreement was reached. The men VIII
| receive So per day for twelve hours work
with 40 minutes for dinner. The
company absolutely refused TO discharge
Superintendent McLane, as demanded by
| the strikers, aud that was dropped. At
| dusk the conference decision was made
known TO the men, and at 6:2S O'Clock the
first car was started, and soon thereafter
the two lines were again in operation as
regularly as before the strike. These two
roads, the Twenty-third street and
| Bleecker street, are controlled by jacob
sharp. who figures conspicuously in the
Broadway Surface road investigation now
pending.
ORDERED TO JOIN THE KNIGHTS.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-Ninety cigar
Nfw.ar fNaf nf nnV aa
j. Dunn Il Co.'s factory, joined the
Knights of Labor tonight in accordance
with instructions to that effect from the
firm. The men were given to understand
that membership in the knights of Labor
was necessary for retention In their en-
plOv. Mr.. Dunn. speaking Of the move
ment, said; "The labor organizations are
becoming stronger and stronger every
day, and it is wisdom 70 acknowledge the
fact. Moreover, / believe in permitting
employees to enter self-protecting organ
izations."
HOURS REDUCED.
The time Of work for conductors and
drivers employed on the street car lines
controlled by the Peoples railway com
pany will tomorrow be reduced from IS
to 10 hours day. The lines controlled
by the Peoples company are the Fourth
and Eighth, Callowhlllstreets and LOm-
the men is, however, reduced from 81 TO
81 70. The employees on the other lines
believe that the voluntary action Of the
Peoples company will result In a similar
reduction of hours on all the lines in the
city.
SUPERSEDED BY NEGROES.
GALVESTON, March 6.-The Knights Of
Labor at the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
freight depot, who refused to handle the
Mallory freight, were displaced this
morning bv cOlOred laborers. At the
Missouri Pacific yard very few Knights
observed the boycott and none were dis
charged. Both companies have a number
Of cOlOred men selected with a
view of replacing the Knights
as fast as the latter drop out. Such
changes will be permanent. Rumors of
an impending general strike OF the
knights throughout Texas are current
here and elsewhere in the state. The IN
dications point to an understanding on
the part Of the Knights to quit work gener-
ally on Monday on all the railroads carry
ing Mallory freight. There Is consider.
able dissatisfaction In the ranks of the
local Knights, especially those employed
in the great compress establishments.
Master Workman Golden, of this (7Sth
district assembly Knights Of Labor, has
been impeacbed for violation OF his pledge
to abstain from liquor, and was super
seded to-day by William A. Farmer Of
MineOla, Tex.
STICKING UP FOR A FOREMAN.
MARSHALL, TEX, March 6.--The action
OF the Texas Pacific officials in discharg-
ing the foreman of the shops at Marshall
for activity in organizing a Knights Of
Labor assembly at this place, Is the cause
Of the present trouble. The Knights Of
Labor here objected 10 this action and the
| FofuaQn
the foreman. To-day a general strike
upon the entire system was ordered by
the central committee of the knights OF
Labor, affecting 5000 men.
QUIT IN A BODY.
READING, PA, March 6.-All the black
smith fires ia the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad car shops were eXtinguished
to-day and the blacksmiths and their
helpers, 10 in all, took their dinner kettles
and lett. Some time ago several men who
were working by the day were ordered
TO do contract work, which would have
the effect Of reducing their wages. Upon
their refusal TO do this work they were
discharged and new men put in their
places, wbereupOn the old hands ceased
work IN body.
This afternoon a committee Of the dis
satisfied wOrkmen had conference with
the officials, and the matter was satlsfac-
tOrily arranged, all agreeing TO return 10
work Monday.
sTUDEBAKER's MEN STRIKE.
CHICAGO, March Gone thousand men
employed by the Studebaker Brothers,
wagon manufacturers st South Bend,
struck to-day. The employees sent "A
committee 10 the firm on Monday last
making a demand for an increase in
wages Of 20 per cent. The firm declined
20 grant the demand, but promised to re-
view the situation personally with their
superintends and endeaVOr TO ADJUST
the matter satisfactorily.
FIGHTING CONVICT LABOR.