New-York tribune., 1890-05-02

o,i az ipbiia1clnha, Many trades now work under an
ysem ana oTe Osher' e. no "Ger GaGc a. for rng
BESIDES all the building trades unions are growing
rapidly in membership ara IT. IL was nGngnr oes' "o'
pitt.burr MAY MAY Day in Pittsburg was nm
| cventfnI While other cities convuscd by labor
uprisines peace and harmony prevailed between en-
ployer and employed in all branches of business save
| iha cornice and tin work industry. Three hundred
timers ont this morning Tor an advance OF & Io
| demand III is thought the strike Will be over by
saturday There was no trouble atohs ,c heen
mmade last year for nine hours work.
throughout Western Pennsylvania, however, num-
her of strikes reported to-day. At Johnstown'
scotdale Jeanette Greensburg and Braddock the car
penters and oncrs came ont for eight hours WORK.
| an increase in wages. The demands have not been
granted and building operations have been practically
suSpended in those towns. At McKcesport there was
, domouSfration tonight, under 'the auspices OF the
| Carpcntcrs' Union, in honor Of the day. several
thousand worlncn representing all branches of trade
| participated.
sharon. Penn May tSpcciaD.-No demonstration
was made here to-day for the eighthour movement.
demand for a change Of honrs 10 take effect TO-DAY,
was made BY the Sa'e,eiS en are s np xorn mas "o'
DraziI Ind May l (Spccial.-Al the miners in
the Indiana block and btumlnous coal fields idle.
The result Of the conference OF Indiana and Illinois
operators at Chicago is awaited with much interest,
since II viii determine the question Oh general strhe
| or a higher yearly scale
Camden, " j., May l (spcclaD.-Ncarly every hod
| carrier in this city quit work today. and com
| plctcly blocked numerous building operations. Tho
| carriers have been receiving - 80 ior nine hours
worl, day. They demanded ~ 20 The employers
| refused The advance. Nearly 900 other
! building trades were thrown out II work
| Buffalo ~ y. May Most Of the boss bakers
decided to day to grant the cn-hours a-day demand
II tie men At the meeting held ly the men IL was
| resolved not 10 strike.
Peoria H.. May about 1000 coal miners near
| This place went out strike last night and the
chances arc that the mines will be closed for in
definite period. At least forty coal banks are closed
OF the 600 carpenters in Peoria. only about 80
union men. An arrangement had been made by these
| $50 men by which they 20 work nine hours H,r
| nine honrs, nay. Tho on-union object 10 this.
They want ten hours work and CORE 'ponding pay.
| About 500 men employed by the new water works
| company will strike for nine hour day, with the
| same pay now allowed for ten hours.
Lynn Mass. MAY Loving TO the concessions made
in the building and other trades, by which the work
men were. with a few exceptions. granted nine hours
q day with 10 reduction OF wages, there was no III
| terruptiOn OF business in Lynn to-day.
Taunton, Mass May ALL the boss masons here
with one exception. agreed 10 day to grant nine hours
| work and ten hours pay.
Uavcrhill. Mass. May 1.-The master carpenters
have all signed The agreement granting nine hours
| as a DAYS work at the old pay Of fl3 per week
Ottawa ont. MAY I.-Fif,cen hundred briclayers,
sonccuttcrs and masons went ont on strike 10 day.
They demand a nine hour day and the same wage as
paid last year for ten hours, Tie carpenters also
threaten 10 strike.
Rochester y. Y, May About 900 sash. door and
blind makers went on strike for nine hours without
reduced pay In this city today OF the twelve factories
In city all except one arc affected by tie strike
Ncvburg. " Y. May 1.-The union carpcners and
masons of the villages Of Fshkill Landing and Matea
wan quit work today demanding nine hours.
Astoria Ore. MAY lit IS learned that three men
we're KILLED and two wounded In the fight between
union and nonunion fishermen on the Columbia River
4 party Of union men sailed along the nver and
wherever they found union fishermen they either
fired upon them drove them away ~ cutting their
! nets. The 0n-union men nnally fred into bont
containing four union men. killing two oi them; Inc
non union fishermen arc arming themselves ana more
trouble J., feared.
Lancaster Penn. May 1.-Only firm of boss
carpenters refused the union demands to DAY and their
men went strike. The hodcarricrs received an ad
| vance 0f wages.
cincinnati May This city is free from labor
troubles Of any magnitude demand for 10 per cent
Increase Ia wages has been made hy bench mouldcr-
Thi, Will affect about 500 men, II is suggestive fact
that on MAY the employees ot one large manufacturing
rycn t. ticm by tGc7 carloyers ~ tcr share of t9
profits. II amount, to ij.55 per cent on The va.
paid during the previous six months II i the highest
dividend yet paid, showing the successful W"ih!ns "i
| the plan.
Grand RAPIDS Mich. May Tile carvcrs at the
Orcl. Bcrhcy Is COY. Phoenix sl"sh and chair Com
pauv's shpp, won't ont NJ ; O'Clock last night afcr
| Working nine houre. All union men arc out The
manufacturers cllim to bo able - I'll their pacc'.
The carycS they arc prepared 10 atay out thTcc
months. IL necessary.
Detroit. Mich. Nav I.-Fully 1000 carpcntc-s wen,
on strike in th, city TO day. The strike T. expected
- be shortened however. as tho principal contractors
conccGc the mems demands. and II :, thought work win
/ be generally resumed tomorrow. NJ T. III. "'
trltcr paalcd The principal ,lrct, ana a ~ n,,, 49,,
| carpenter, Ia, been affected 10y the movement
ST. Loni. May The labor parade was a pro-
nounccd ,nccc,- and the crowd wn- q distinctly
orderly aud l1yal one. The star and stripes WAS the
ouly nag u be seen and there were many hag hearers
There we're few displayed. and the tone of tho
inscriptions thereon very moderate Tho painter
! bpsc . huge banner on which was Inscribed We are
pioneer. 90 the clyh hour movement have tried eight
hours o- four and find II satlSfaeory.' Nearly
every trade organization IN the city "as represented
! In body or individually
indianapolis May loving 10 the fact that there
ar no strike. I'm ths city at present and TO the death
Of John Bodcnmilcr. editor of Tho Labor signal
! the parade to-day postponed tD Nay -.
| Minneapolis May Labor Day was passed quietly
| bo,c 4, promised by the unions and Knights Of
Labor "A. .cinblc. thcrc has been no strike except
among the plumbers who all went ont Tn. mornlng
| Thcy want nine hours work day, WIN The eAc"p-
on Of saturday, when they ask for eigh hours They
| now rad for hours De paid for nine hours Us we'll
Toledo. ohio. May There is no eight hour agi,a-
ton here. The brewery employees asked for rcdnc-
,n Of hours Of lnbor which have hitherto been hfteen
10 ,iytccn daily. 10 ten hours This was granted hy
All the Jrcwcics except one. IN which no formal &C.
! maud Was made 4 reduction IN bakers hours from
eleven or twelve hitherto to ten went into eject this
| m0riLnS.
Cleveland May THE woIkngmcn Of Youngstown.
| ohio. are all harpy tonight The painters. plumb
us bricIlaycrs and masons all obtained AN advance.
| ard will hereafter work only nine hours day Four
, ,,r,c,ors signed the carpenters. scale providing
a. rre Lours a day, aud IL /, thought all the others
yin 40 So The journey iaors have also secured
| an advance In wages
| uos.on. MAY 1.-The two striking employees OF
| u scuirc A CO. who were arrested on Wednesday
for incitlng attacks the Italian employees, were
today sentenced 10 four and six months respectively
in tbc House of correction. They appealed and were
| sen. 70 fail In dcfauit Of $500 bail The strike of
the carucnters Of this city for cght-hour worhday
.. f,Irn,rlv heoup this morning. About 500 men
| are out and nf this number 800 are recruits VINO
have joncd the ranks Of the dsa'cctcd on uic mst M
~ I, is estimated that there .oOO men In tlic
| citSy ,rho nave been granted eight hours.