New-York tribune., 1886-02-21
THE COKE STRIKE ar AN END.
YIELDING TO THE DEMANDS OF woRKMEN.
DISCONTINUED RONwoRKERs-sTREEr RAILROAD
MIN ORGANIZING.


PITTsRt,RG. Feb 20 (SDecidD.-The great
strike in the Comnellsvie coke region ended. There
was n conference at Eyer-on this afternoon between
members OF the coke producers syndicate and com
i,tee representing the strikers. which resulted In the
surrender the producers The strike has lasted hve
weeks in which has been much bloodshed and pri
yation The magnitude OF the strike Is much greater
than many people imagined. Tho amount OF capital In
vested In the coke business Pleasant Unity to Fair
Chance would reach Sls,000OOO This great sum does
not include speculative investments III coal land butts
the aggregate the cost rco OF tho different plants OF
the REGION Not only interest being made on this
csnita but more capital being expended in keeping
the uroperty from external danger from strikers
and internal DANA ges from flooding The monthly inter
est is almost 8 100000 while 1t is impossible TO com
pute the xpense account without access TO the DOCKS
The railroads have lost freghage to the extent OF 500
carloads daily while 1000 on side tracks were
bringing in no revenue whatever On the other side,
about 500 aborers engaged in operating The works were
losing 50 900 daily in unearned wages making Tor the
thrtv-three working days they have idle gross
loss of S207 OOO The consequential damages to outside
business affected by strike cannot nc computed Had
the srke much longer II would have taken years
for capital and labor the ground lost both
sides in this unfortunate disagreement "o VIII DC fo-
sumed on Monday.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20 (Specidb.-The knights OF
Labor connected with the upholstery goods trade ad
psed their difficulties with tEeir employers this morn
ing the latter conceding to the weayers advances OF
from TO IL per Weavers are to receive - 10 per
day for day-work and samples and are not TO be re
ouired TO work more than five hours overtime each
week ten cents hour be paid in addition TO III
regular piece wolk. prices.
There was large meeting Of pudders, heaters rollers
and Others at Friendship Hall to take action looking To
an Increase in wages. Andrew Lee president OF THIS
district representing the Amagamated Iron and steel
Associatin presided. Addresses were made for ana
against strike 1t is the general opinion That unless
the increase Is allowed general striko OF all iron
workers. in the city will be ordered At present the
state that they have orders than they can fill In
the time specified by their contracts.
movement was started to-day among the salesmen
10 shorten the hours OF labor
BALTIMORE Feb. 20 CSpecdQ. Encouraged by the sue
OF the Newly ork street railway employees the Ba
more men organizing for u similar purpose. The
City Passenger Railway Company, which controls four
lines extending all the city, pays its drivers and
conductors 81 for sixteen and seventeen hours work.
One the lines requires It's TO work nineteen
hours day. At ! o'clock this morning, when the men
had nearly all finished their days work. mass meeting
was hed In O downtown hail. -Four hundred drivers
and condue attended. 1t said that the buperin
tendens OF the various lines sscretod the hall
taking the OF all the present. The meeting
lasted all night and until IL time for the
turn to work. The carmen were organized as the MID
night Assembly, Knights OF Labor. There about
signded their intention of joining the order The plan
is 10 try arbitration and that fails TO strike The mon
saw that the working hours more TO the dny In Bat.
,n1rc IN AN I'm any other city In the country