The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-16
THE WORKINGMEN.
Building Operations Stopped in Chicago.
Indianapolis Carpenters Strike.

CHICAGO, April Is. - The building trade
here is still at a standstill. This morning
the striking carpenters fulfilled their
promises to tie up the town. A few at
tempts to do work we're made by the bosses,
but in most instances but one man reported
for work where fifty should have been en-
gagged.
Another strike was added to the list this
morning by the cloak-makerS employed at
Siegel Brothers refusing to resume work
and demanding the removal of their fore
man, on the ground of his being obnox-
ious.
The new Brotherhood Baseball Park
contractor secured fifteen carpenters from
various country towns and started work on
the new grand stand. Within short time
a committee of the strikers was ON the
ground. The contractor feared violence
and asked for police protection and squad
of officers were sent to the park. The
strikers committee had however succeeded
in inducing the new men to leave their
places and join the union. An effort will
be made by prominent citizens to bring the
representatives of the strikers and the
bosses together for a thorough discussion
of the cause of the strike
INDIANAPOLIS, April ia strike of
Indianapolis carpenters for eight hours be-
gan this morning. Eight hundred men are
days. An unusual amount of building is in
progress and the strike is serious. 1t is
Likely other trades will sympathize.
The carpenters strike was officially
inaugurated tonight, the contractors
Issuing manifest thar 27A cents
would be the maximum wages, with
poor workmen graded less, nine hours
constituting a days work, running till
November 1st. and after that time eight
hours. Sixty-fve employers signed this
manifesto. The strikers met and re-
quested Conference Committee, but no
reply was made. They demand 35
cents per hour as the minimum, with
good workmen graded higher, and eight
hours. Over eight hundred jOurneymen
Will join the strike tomorrow All the
trades unions have indorsed it and pledged
support. The planlng-mill employees
threaten to go out, and there is a general
restiessness IN all labor circles.
PHILADELPHIA. April 10. - About 100
Italian women this morning attacked
force of Italian street laborers who had
brothers on street work. The police were
compelled to arrest twenty women before
peace could be secured.
COLUMBUS, april l5-Both the miners
and operators held caueuses with closed
doors till noon to-day. At 2:45 o'clock
joint meeting was called to order by A.
DeGpster OF Plttsbnrg. Mr. Dem pster was
continued as permanent Chairman and
Patrick McBryde aud j. NJ. Hall secre-
taries. a prominent miner says that unless
the Ohio and Pennsylvania operators force
Illinois and Indiana to abide by the scale
there will be stupendoue strike in all the
mines. In their caucus the miners, it is
said, agreed TO stand firm for the scale
agreed upon here last January.
ROME On. ", April 15.-An extensive
strike on the New York Central and West
Shore Railway, which will involve the en-
gineers, firemen, section-handS, switch
men, brakemen, trainmen, conductors
and yaTdmen, is probable. The trouble
arises from the fact that eighty men were
discharged last week on the Mohawk
Division Of the Central. The reason assigned
for their discharge is that freight engines are
to be put on that will draw sixty cars.
This would make the present force unneceS-
sary. Men have been discharged from
every section of the Syracuse aud Albany,
and it is the intention Of the company to
reduce the number of men so as to save
100000 annually.
New YORK, April 15.-Ohicials Of the
New York Central partially deny the story
Of expected trouble, and say they are
simply reducing the force. which is now too
large.