The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-09
MICHIGAN MINERS MEET.
A CONFERENCE HELD over THE
STRIKE SITUATION.

a committee Appointed to 6ubmit
Compromise Propositions to the
Company-Australian Strikers Issue
a Manifssto-SilkW Weavers Return to-
Work-Frequent Strikes on London
Docka
DETROIT, MICH, Oct. S.-A Free Press
special from Ishpeming says the striking,
miners held a meeting yesterday, $50
workmen being present. committee was
appointed to submit compromise proposi-
tion to the company. The men are good
natured and orderly, but have compelled
every man to leave the Underground work.
ings OF the mines. No attempt has yeS
been made to interfere with the pumps or
engine houses, and the surface men
have been working as usual, but un-
less the miners resume work soon
many Of the surface men will have nothing
TO do, and II the strike is protracted the
surface men will be induced to strike also.
some OF the mines cannot lay long idle
without great loss, but the hard ore mines
can shut down indefinitely The Winthrop
and Fitch mines employees joined the
strikers yesterday.
DOCK TROUBLES IN LONDON
LONDON, Oct S.-Mr. Morgan, secretary
of the Joint Dock Company. stated in an
interview TO day that the labor troubles on
the docks had become So bad that the COM
pany felt compelled to end them. Tillett
and Mann, the labor leaders, cannot control
the men, who strike without the sanction OF
their leaders, The dock company. he said.
had tried to work amicably with the UNION,
but had found it impossible. The ship
owners federation will open a register for
the purpose of forming a free labor league.
sick fund will be provided for employees
and all the union men viii be locked out by
members of the federation.
AUSTRALIAN LEADERS ISSUE A MANIFESTO.
SYDNEY. N. s. W.. Oct. S.-The labor
conference has issued manifesto declaring
that the employers have shufIied issues:
recommending that no settlement be made
without consulting kindred committees and
debarring trade societies from elfecting a
settlement singly; emphasizing the necessity
OF closing up the ranks of workmen and
resisting attacks on labor, and advising the
unionists to use bhe franchise to exclude
monopoists from parliament. Non-union-
lists are hewing coal at Bull to supply tho
railroaCs
SILK wKAvERs' STRIKE SETTLED.
PATERSON, N. j., Oct S.-The strike OF
ths silk ribbon weavers in johnson Cowd-
ing Co.'s mill at Riverside in this city was
settled this morning. The weavers, num-
Dering l3O, went e. work at $3.50 a. m. at
the old wages The strike was against a
reduction OF 10 per cent, and created great
excitement. A general reduction 10 all
mills would have resulted had the weavers
lost the day.
cARTMEN GET HIGHER WAGES.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. S--SeTeraI employers
have yielded to the demands of their cart
men for increased wages and shorter hours.
Seven hundred cartmen have resumed
work. The dock laborers refuse to unload
carts that are loaded by non-union men
and consequently work on the docks is
stagnant.
CARTMEN RESUME WORK
LONDON, Oct S.-The Liverpool Cart
Owners Association has decided not to
accede TO tho demands of the strikers, tut
the merchants are conceding the strikers
terms, and ], 500 mon have resumed work.
NEW ZEALAND STRIKE COLLAPSED.
WELLINGTON, Oct S-The strike of the
collieries in New Zealand has collapsed
The Union Company has thirty-four steam-
ers stunning. and Is giving employment to
1000 non-union men.
STRUCK AGAINST NON-UNIoE MEN.
GLASGOW, Oct. 8.-The foremen and
trimmers on the Allen Line steamer Mani
toban at this port have gone on strike
because non+Inion man is employed on
the vessel.