The Grenada gazette., 1888-01-14

| Thousands Of lives lost and millions OF peo
pie reported starving.
Dec. 2i-News received OF the wrecking OF
seventy vessels aud loss OF twenty ono lives In
| storm of the West Indies.
Dec. a-Reyolutton in Gustemala put down.
INDUSTRIAL.
jan s-Fiiteen hundred men on the New Jer.
sey coal docks struck against reduction of wages
JAM 4-Wilkesbarre mines closed on account
Of strike OF dock hands, throwing 8, 100 persons
out Unemployment. ~.
Jan. 6-Fifteen hundred miners made idle
by tire in coal mines near Shamokin, Pa.
Jan. 12-Three colleries at Shenandoah Pa,
suspended on account OF the coalhandlers'
strike in New Jersey, throwing several thou.
sand men and boys out Of work.
Jan. 14-1n z. Lorillard's tobacco factory at
Jersey City, $500 employees struck against re.
Jan. aa-strike in Lorillards tobacco works
at Jersey City ended.
Dian. M-Twenty-fivc hundred employees in
Higgins q 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. J) cordage works struck against
reduction Of wages, throwing GOV other hands
Jan. a6-The 1900 operative tailors in Boston
Withdrew from the knights OF Labor Strike
IN Higgins carpet factory ended.
Jan; s7-Forty thousand men employed in the
ocean steamships and other vessels were de.
tanned in the docks.
Feb. 3-Seven hundred men in blast furnaces
at Sharpsyille, Pa, struck for higher wages
Feb, 7-I,ock-out Of Philadelphia Clothing
manufacturers; 10000 people idle.
Feb. Sat Marquette, Mich, 500 miners quit
work for refusal to discharge foreman.
Feb. 9-Longshoremens' strike in New York
and strike OF 5000 miners In Monongahela dis
trct settled.
Feb. l4-Five thousand striking miners around
Pittsburgh returned to work.
Feb. 25-Seven hundred men employed in
advance Of wages.
Mar. s-strlke Of $50 stove.molders in St,
Louis threw 1850 other men out Of work.
Mar. 16-Strike Of 1900 hands in Sheffield
Mar l7-Strike Of zoo architectural iron.work-
ers in Cincinnati and Covington for 9hours'
Mar se-strike Of ii. ooo silk weavers at Pat
Apl. lover 1000 carpenters in Chicago
struck for advance In wages.
Apl lover 5000 carpenters and stone ma.
sons 10 Brooklyn struck for higher wages.
Apl 12-Demands of Cincinnati carpenters |
conceded. and $50 men set 10 work.
ApL lo-Scven thousand Chicago carpenters |
to work. Stove molders In Pitts |
6urgh and Louisville struck against boycotted
ST. Louis patterns
:. Apl l9-New York Legislature made every
Saturday afternoon holiday
May 2-oyer 800 coopers OF Milwaukee struck
oy Cincinnati shoe factories. .. 200 hod car.
'ie.s in Chicago struck for higher wsges.
'ut Of Union Steel Cos Works, Chicago.
May 7-San Francisco brsWortes DISCHARGED
III their union mon. -. Detroit stove foundries
hut down, throwing $500 men out Of employ.
nent
May lin Chicago ao,o br,cklayers struck
or Saturday payday.
May i2-Chlcsso building contractors shut
lown on all work Probably 5000 men II.
Iaverhill, Mass, locked out 5000 hands.
May l9-At Haverhill, Mass, 5000 striking
hoemakers resumed work.
May O-At Pittsburgh Acoo briokmsiers
May Sat Cincinnati 100 employees Hail
'sie q Lock Co. struck for reduction Of hours
o nine.
June a-Great strike of natural gas in Black.
June 9-North Chicago Rolling Mil shat down,
hrowing 800 men out Of work
June li-General strike Of Pennsylvanis coke.
'orkers ended
June lb-strikc Of building trades, 81. Paul.
linn, insugurated
June aO-Strike Of bootmakers at Worcester.
lass, ended In defeat OF mon. II
June sl.At New York 400 Chinese laundry.
len struck for higher wages.
June 28-Brickiayers' strike in Chicago do.
Jared OF Strike Of New York siiver-c6asers
failure.
July j.! y s-s.,'kes Of Chicago and st. Paul brick.
July 2e-Cost Of Pennsylvania Coke strike
stimated at e 0O,OOO
Aug 1-Abous 1000 ,ron.workers stopped
ork in Mahoning Valley, Pa.
'r an eight-hour day and a5 cents an hour. I,
Aug 0-At Conncllsvllle, Pa, 800 coke.work.
70 struck, making ncnrly l,000 men Idle in the I
ennsylvania coke region. Ii
Aug M-At youngstown, O., 1850 Quarrymen
lruck for higher wages.
Aug 2s-Typographical Union Of Chicago
greed to demand ten hours pay for nine
ours work from November !.
Nov S-Hufialo IN. " Unioa Stock Yasds
'rtke ended by strikers giving up contest
Dec. l--Job .printers' strikes 10 ChioaSo and
I. Louis declared Oh.
Dec. ee.b-Inauguration Of . slass- -blowsrs' strike
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sept: s-Libcr Day generally Observed
,roughout country by peraAes, plcnice: eta.
,nvened at Minneapolis
sm6efs n kni6hts Of Labor, dsersase q
6ct s-Abous Ado bssss-wopssrs quit work
New York and Brooklyn.
Oct. 1o-Beotherhood Locomotive Ensineers
et n annual convention, Chicago. ..At PhiIa-
slphio 5000 shoe.mskeps quit work. -.
Nov. l-Uuioa book snd JOB neinters Of Chi q
lGo struck Soe nlne'AouS a.. "