The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-06
INDUSTRIAL.

Jan. 4-WilkeSbarre mines closed on account
OF strike of dock hands, throwing 100 persons
out OF employment.
Jan. Fifteen hundred miners made idle
BY fire In coal mines near Shamokin, Pa.
Jan. 12-Three colleries at Shenandoah. Pa,
suspended on account OF the coal-handlers'
strike in New Jersey, throwing several thou
sand mon and boys out OF work.
Jan. 14-In p. Lorillard's tobacco factory ct
Jersey City, 500 employees struck against re-
Jan. G.strike ia Lorillards tobacco works
1t Jersey City ended.
CJan 24.Twenty-iive hundred employees in
Higgins & Co.'S carpet factory, New York.
struck because certain employees had been dis
charged.
Jan. 25.-Eight hundred and fifty girls in the
Elizabeth IN. ~ cordage works struck against
q reduction Of wages. throwing CIV other hands
out of work.
Jan. s6-The 5000 operative tailors in Boston
withdrew from the Knights OF Labor Strike
in Higgins carpet factory ended.
Jan. 2e-Forty thousand men employed In the
vessel interests at New York on strike and the
ocean steamships and other vessels were de-
Feb. 2-Seven hundred men in blast furnaces
at Sharpsville, Pa, struck for higher wages.
Feb. Lockout OF Philadelphia clothing
manufacturers: 10000 people idle.
Feb. Sat Marquette, Mich, 500 miners quit
work for refusal to discharge foreman.
Feb. g-'Longshoremens' strike in New York
and strike Of 6.oOO miners in Monongahela dis
Feb.1i-Five thousand striking miners around
Pittsburgh returned to work.
Feb. 25-Seven hundred men employed in
American wire works, Cleveland, O., struck for
Mar S-Strike Of $50 stove-molders in St
Louis threw 1.510 other men out OF work.
Mar. l6-Strke OF 1000 hands in Shefae!d
saw works, indianapolis.
Mar. 17-Strike OF 200 architectural iron work
ers in Cincinnati and Covington for hours
work and 10 hours pay.
Mar. a6-Strike Of 600 silk weavers at Pat
ersOn. N L ended
Apl. lover s,01O carpenters in Chicago
struck for advance in wages.
Apl T-Over 5000 carpenters and stone ma
sons 10 Brooklyn struck for higher wages.
Apl. 12-Demands Of Cinonnati carpenters
conceded and $50 men set to work.
ApL 16-Seven thousand Chicago carpenters
burgh and Louisville struck against boycotted
ST. Louis patterns
Apl 1o-New York Legislature made every
Saturday afternoon holiday.
May s-over sos coopers at Milwaukee, struck
by Cincinnati shoe factories go. 5000 hod car
riers in Chicago struck for higher wages.
May SSeven hundred and fifty men locked
out OF Union Steel Cos Works. Chicago.
May 7-San Francisco breweries discharged
all their union men 80. Detroit stove foundries
shut down, throwing 1850 men out Of employ
May II-ln Chicago 900 bricklayers struck
} for Saturday payday.
May l2-Chicago building contractors shut
down on al Work. PROBABLY oaOO men al
fected
May 17-Manussctur.ng establishments at
Haverhill Mase., locked out 5000 hands.
May l9-At Haverhill, Mass, 5000 striking
shoemakers resumed work.
Msy sO-At Pittsburgh s,C0J br.ckmakers
struck.
May Sat Cincinnati, 100 employee, Hall
Safe & Lock Co. struck for reduction of hours
to nine.
June s-Grest strike Of natural gas in Black
ford County, Ind
June 9-North Chicago Rolling Mil shut down,
throwing 800 men out Of work.
June 1l-General strike Of Pennsylvania coke
workers ended.
June 15-strike Of building trades. ST. Paul,
MINI, inau2urated
June e0-Strike OF bootmakers at Worcester
Mass, ended IN defeat OF men.
June 21-At New York 400 Chinese laundry
men struck for higher wages.
June z3-B.icklayers' strike In Chicago de-
clsred on. Strike Of New York silver-chssers
o failure.
July s-strikes Of Chicago and ST. Paul brick
layers ended
July a-Cost Of Pennsylvania Coke strike
estimated at q 100000
Aug. 1-About 700 iron-workefs stopped
work in Mahontn& Valley. Pa
for an eisht-hour day and IS cent? IN hour.
Aug. Sat Connellsville, Pa, 800 coke-work-
ers struck, making nearly 400 men idle In tho
Pennsylvania coke region.
Aug. 9-At youngstown, O., $500 quarrymen
struck Tor higher wages.
agreed 70 demand ten houfs' paw for nine
hours work from November I.
Nov. 1-DuGalo IN. W Untoa Stock Yards
strike ended BY strikers giving up contest
Dec. Job printers strikes n Chicago and
St. Louis declared %.