The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-11

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landslide at Lateral Italy, 100 persons were
killed and 80 others injured.
Nov. 1-Rev. VIM. C. Van Meter, noted evan
gelist and missionary, died at Rome, aged 6S. 4
Nov. 6-British Parliament reassembled.
Nov. Six inches of snow at Quebec, Can.
Nov. 1C-Seventy persons drowned in coils
ion between steamers in British channel.
Nov. 27-Villase of Vaubecourt France, total
ly destroyed by fire. thousands OF people being
rendered homeless and destitute Nj. Herten
stein, Pr es dent of Switzerland, died at Berne
Dec. president Diaz. OF Mexico, took the
oath OF office for his third term.
Dec. 6-Several mysterious murders In the
Whitechapel district OF London occurred dur
ing the year, the victims being outcast women,
whose bodies were horr bly, mutilated.
Dec. 2l-Authentic information received that
Stanley, the African explorer, was alive and
well in August.
Dec. 26-General Louis Melilxof, famous Rus
sian offcer, died at Nice, aged GA.
Dec. 27-Several shocks Of earthquake In
eastern and northeastern parts OF Span
INDUSTRIAL.
Jan. "A strike Of so 900 miners in progress
in the Schuylkill Pa, region, the strike also ex-
tending TO The Lehigh region -. The Newark
IN. j. Shoemakers Trades Union decided to
withdraw from the Knights Of Labor.
jan 10-Nearly all steel-rail mills in country
closed because OF railway managers refusing to
purchase at over s3D per ton.
Feb. 2-General Executive Board OF knights
of Labor report 5000 increase in membership
of order in January.
Feb. 3-The aOO striking employees of the
Troy, IN. " steel and iron works accept 10 per
Feb. Is-Several collieries in Reading, Pa, dis
trict resume operations.
Feb. 17-Striking miners in SchuylkilI, Pa,
region ordered to return to work
Feb. D-Ten per cent. increase In wages vol
unfairly given TO workmen in Belaire co. blast
furnaces.
Feb. ai-.Striking miners at Palmrya, CO., re-
sumo work at old prices.
Feb G-Great strike Of engineers and fire.
men on Chicago, Burlington Quincy road.
Three thousand employees OF the Edgar Thorn
for refusing to accept terms OF comrauv.
Feb. 29-Many strikers in Lehigh( Pa. mining
region ordered by X. Of L. to return 10 work.
MAJ: Over sN ship carpenters In Milwaukee
Mar. Eight hundred striking miners at
Mount Carmel. Pa, return to work at old rates
Mar. Strike CT engineers on Burlington &
Northern railroad inauguraied ut Minneapolis.
Mar. 14-Judge Gresham decided AZ Chicago
that railroad could not lawfully suspend re-
clprocal relations with connecting road
through fear OF precipItating strike.
Mar. 15-Strlke inaugurated of engineers and
f1remen on the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
system. -. Two thousand employees Of Mcclure
& Co, coke operators at Scottdale, Pa, struck
Mar. 1S-Strike on Santa Fe system ended by
eng neers and firemen returning to work.
Mar. 2l-Striking carpenters aad calkers in
Milwaukee give up the fight and resume work.
Mar. 23-Strike of union plasterers at Buffalo,
n. Y, for 10 hours pay for nine hours work ....
Switchmen on Santa Fe system strike to help
engineers and firemen Of the Burlington lines
Mar. 2s-Mob Of strikers attack q c., b. s Q.
train in Chicago. .Switchmea, eng neers and
firemen in yards of c., NJ St p. road strike.
Apr I-Ralroad strikes in Chicago spreading.
Apr. s-House painters in Cincinnati struck
for increase OF pay and reduced hours.
Apr 3-Railroad strike in Chicago modified
by removal OF boycott on Burlington freight
the strike being confined to Burlington road
Apr. 4-About loo strikers, after several
months idleness decide to resume work at the
Reading pa IRON works, at q reduction in
Apr IA shut down by coke producers in
Connellsville, Pa, region threw over $3.50 men
out of work. Employees Of Chicago brewers
struck because propretors would not recog-
Apr. l6-Brewery lockout inaugurated in
New York City.
Apr. I9-About 400 employees of Cincinnati
breweries struck because OF discharge Of sew
eral U Mon men.
Apr. as-Braddock CPa.) steel. works resumed
operations with non-union men. after laying
May 3-Strike IN Edgar Thomson steel works
at Braddock. Pa, declared of by Knights of
Labor, and men resume work ut old rates.
May 4.Aoout 1000 iron miners strike near
Duluth. MINI.
May 10 Boston Herald divides 10000 among
employees on the ofit-sharing plan.
May 2s-New York brewers declared long
strike ended, and would take back none Of the
strikers.
Jun. 1l-Annual convention of International
Typographical Union assembled at Kansas
Jun. I5-Window glass factories OF Pttsburg,
Pa, closed down, because OF disagreement OF
workers and employers on scale of wages.
Jun. 1S-Seveu coke works in Conuellsville
Pa, region shut down because OF strike OF
employees.
Jun. SO-All the iron mills in the West but II
operated by non-union men shut down because
OF disagreement as to wages.
Jul. 6-CIncinnati brewers strike begun
April II, declared on
Jul. l4--Irou workers strike at Pittsburgh
having sgned the scale.
Jul G-Owners and operators of glass-works
at Pittsburgh, Pa, agreed upon a scale OF
Jul. 31-Six thousand coal miners in vicin.
ity of Pittsburgh, Pa, struck against reduction
in wages.
Aug: l-Letter-carriers eight-hour law goes
Aug. 3-Four thousand street laborers in Du-
luth, MIMI, struck for increase in wages.
Aug. 11-Striking flint glass workers, 5000 IN
creased wages.
Aug. 15SBrick-makers' strike at Chicago
collapsed, union men at work refusing to
longer support the strikers.
Aug. l6-North Chicago rolling mills shut
down, throwing out I, 500 men.
Sept. Most OF the glass bottle factories in
the country resumed work AFTER eight weeks
shut down: slight advance in wages.
Sep. 5-Federation of Miners and Mine-La-
borers, in session at Indianapolis decided nine
hours shall be days work after Sept /, 1889,
and eight hours after Sept. ], 1890. Striking
coal miners at Sherodsville and Sal.neville, o.,
resumed work on operators terms after four
months of idleness.
Sep. 10-Several coal-miners strike at Be-
vier, Mo-, because demand for advanced wages
was refused.
Sep. 17-C. A Pllsbury & Co., Minneapolis
(Mnn.) miiiers, divide $4,000 among employees
Oct. 5-Conductors, drivers and gripmeu of
North Chicago Street Railroad Company struck
for fewer hours and increased pay.
Oct l0-Strike on West S de Chicago City
street railways in sympathy with the strikers
on the North side.
Oct 13-Two thousand miners at Blocton,
Ala, struck against reduction OF pay :. The
great strike on street railways in Oh cago SET
tied by compromise and men resumed work.
Nov. 9-Sanford Sons carpet mills, Amster-
DAM N Y, shut down for some time, resumed
operations.
Nov. l4-Brakemen Of the L., N A. & C. rail.
road on 4 strike at Lafayette, Ind.
Nov. 15-Five hundred puddiers in American
iron works at Pittsburgh, Pa, struck against a
change of hours.
Nov 17-Wages OF /, 400 men employed in fur
naces at Sharon. Pa, voluntarily advanced by
employers 10 to Is cents per day Large fur
mace at Clymer, Pa, resumed operations after
lying idle for several months
Nov. l9-River and coal operators decide to
shut down all mines along the Monongahela
river in Pennsylvania for an indefinite period.
Nov. 2s-Three-fourths Of switchmen at Indt-
annapolis, Ind. struck for higher wages.
Nov. sS-Lockout in New York and New Jer-
sey breweries. proprietors stating no union
men would thereafter be Employed BY them
Dec. The Natiosai Progressive Union OF
Miners and Mine Laborers organized At Colum-
oas O., John Mcbride. Of Ohio. being choeaa