The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-01-05

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1881 .................. al 2gSl o5
IoaS ..-..............I ~ 2I0i 80
lcS5... ...-............... 4ts 2,so1i DO
1874. ...............t 535 2,dbs %
IncJ..s. .................-..tl O4p 2.xc1i %
1000 =. ............... ............- i.ilS 0,oH Ju
Totals sos ., ,3a 81
In 1887. the report says. there were. ac-
cording to the best information obtainable,
S53 strikes, details Of which are not avail
able
The report shows that during the six years
covered by the investigation New York had
the largest number Of establishments at
fected both by strikes and lock-outs. there
being for the former 0,247 and for the
later l,528 The building trades
furnished 5000 Of the total num-
Der of establishments engaged In
strikes The total number Of employees in
vo. we'd in the whole number Of strikes for
the entire period was 1,3lB,624 The
number of employees originating the strikes
was l,O2O, S32 The number Of employees
In all establishments before the strikes 0c-
Cured was l.062. .O45. against 1866. PAT
after the strikes occurred, . loss OF %, 708
There were 1U3, O3S new emp. Dyes eng K ID
after the striAes, and 81, 463 were brought
from other places than those in which the
strikes occurred
In 2. 1872 establishments look outs were
ordered during the period named
In these there were 173,095 en-
ployes before the lock-outs occurred and
l69. 43B after the lock-outs. while the num-
ber actually locked ont was l5D. 543. There
were 13. 976 new employees secured at the
close Of lock-ouis, and 5,6S2 were brought
from other Places than those In winch
the lock-Outs occurred
OF the whole number of employees In
v0lved in strikes during the six years, s. SO
per cent were m ales and IL A per cent
were femalea OF those involved in lock-
outs during the same period 6S - per cent
were males and 3l.22 per cent were fe-
malea
OF the g, ,336 establishments in which
strikes occurred, In l6 342, or S2. IL per
G. mt Of the whole strikes were ordered by
labor orYanizar ons. while OF the 2, 1872 es-
tablishments in which lock-outs occurred
l.753. or SO34 per cent were ordered "
combinations Of managers OF the whole
number Of establishment . subjected TO
strike there were temporarily closed for
business Is. .343. or 90 ID per cent. and on
account of lock outs, e. 20 pr cent The
rikes was % lilo Gays, for lock-outs %
days
The results OF the strikes. 50 far 40 gain
ing the obj sc5s sought are concerned, are
shown to be as follows: Successes followed
in ,047 cases. or 46 50 per cent Of the
whole, and failure followed in 1910
casss. or 80 50 per cent Of the whole.
BY lock-ou q, 564 establishments, or
faf ho anlo Ioa isN
gaining their points; 100. or II per cent
partly succeeded. and sos. or 50 so per
cent failed
As to causes or objects of strikes, It ID
shown that increase of wages was the prtn-
cipa. one-42 ~ per cent The other lead
ing causes are given us follows: For reduce
tion of hours. - 40 per cent against re-
duction OF wages. 7.75 per cent for in
crease Of wages anu reduction Of hours
z 81 per cent; against increase Of hours
81 per cent total for five leading eau 5eA,
- 83 per cent ; oil other causes, % II per
cent
DisclaiDaing absolute accuracy, the report
gives the losses OF employees aud employers
resulting from strikes and lock-outs as fol-
lows: Losses to 9 rikers during the six
years. SOL .8l8. 1863; loss to employees
through lock-outs, $S. 49, TIT; or .
total wage loss to emp0yes OF $50,
946. SS2 This loss occurred for both
strikes and lock-outs in 24,6l8 estab-
lishnents, or an average loss OF S. 445 to
each establishment or Of nearly $40 to each
striker involved The assis' ance given to
strikers during the same period, SO far as
scertainable, amounts to $3, 325. .O57; to
those suffering from lock 81. los, 53S.
or total Of $4. 43O. 595 The amounts.
however, the commissioner says, are un-
doubtedly too low
The employers losses through strikes
amounted to $50. 732. .653; through lock-
ont. ~. 342. 26l, or toiai loss to the es-
tablishments involved OF $34, I'D. OLA
The appended tables also show that the
chief burden Of strikes was borue by thir-
teen industries, viz: Boots and shoes, $50
establishments; rick-making, Ats; build
ing trades. 6.O6O; clothing. 1.72S; cooper
age, 4S4; food preparations, 1.4l0; furnt-
ture. 401; lumber. 395; metals and metallic
goods. l.5S5; mining, 1000; stone, 466;
tobacco. 1850; transportation. 1,476
These represent 80 33 per cent OF the
whole number subjected 10 strikes
Besides completing the fie d work for this
rerort and the compilation Of the infor-
nation. the bureau has carried on almost to
completion the investigation begun last
year concerning the moral, physical and
economical conditions of the working
women Of great cities, and has continued
it's investigation INTO the cost OF the dis
tribntion Of great staple productA Il has
also undertaken, according to Congress
sional instruction, the collection Of statis-
tics Of marriage and divorce in the United
Stat ea report Of which may be submitted
"a SNT fho nR
COngresa
Tho Coal Famine Along tho Ohio.
PTrTsBuRGH, Pa, Dec 3O-River opera
tors are shipping coal from the Pittsburgh
district to Cincinnati and Louisville daily
by rail-, having waited rs long AZ possible
for rise In the river. The railroad COM
panies have been almost forced to furnish
cars for the trade The freight rate il So
ton, and coal Is selling in Cincinnati tor
$3. % and 81 at wholesale Coal 10 retail
Ing ut S. 70 . ton. or 20 cents q bushel
The river is frozen at Cincinnati and Louis
Vile, preventing any shipments by water
before February.
Patrick OBlien, having $l4, 600 ON his
person, was picked up by officers in Gncin-
natl Wednesday night almost frozen to
death He had been on dsbauoh
Terrible Revenge.
LTTIE Rock, Ark, Dec 3O-Near St
Francis, Ark, last Tuesday William Herrg
shot and killed William Matthewson, Of
whom he was Jealous. and then compelled
his wife tMrS Herrigl to drive to the vic
tim's house with the body Returning, the
woman found the house In flames. and was
ut once shot and killed by her husband, who
then fed. Mrs Herrig was formerly men,
oar Of the Pauline Markham and tho w. IL
Lytle theatrical combinations
Tho captain snd first mate of the British
bark Embleton are charged with such cruel
ey ON the VOYAGE from San ErancIeOo tn