The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-04-26
ON THE VAR PATH.
Prospects. Present and Future, of the
Labor Troubles

Labor Troubles.
New GoE6, April 22.-The World
says: "A strike OF the emp!,.yes of tie
! New York Central < iudson X Yer
Rallroad may be ordered in lew davs.
and II so, 22.tG0 men on the Hudson
River Division will quit work. Tla
trouble, 1t is alleged by the men, is 4 '1e
to the fact that Mir. Voorhees,. the d!v.s-
ION superintendent, has reduced tie
jorce so that the men who remain
are overworked. They also assert
tlat the company Is antagonistic to the
knights of Labor, and without re son.
| Inc employees committee SAYS that tie
'oo more men on the rois now than a
Year ago are Ita.isn Iaborers laying the
third track from Sing Sing 10 Scar
borough, and that they receive onlv 81
cents day each The force OF employees
between New York ana Buffalo las
been reduced by 40 since Voorhees,
look charge. There are % 90 men en-
pioyed between New York and Buffalo,
anu to man they are determined that
II Voorhees, is retained they will strike.
An address will be forwarded o.day to
Supt. }. NJ. Toucey, who commands the
confidence of the men TO an exceptional
degree"
CHICAGO BEIeEMAKERS.
thl'AGo, April 22.-All the brick
makers IN the northern and northwest
efn parts OF the city, to the number of
i'-oo men, went out on q strike to-day.
A meeting was held on Sunday, at
"hlcfl II was determined to demand
that 1000 bricks should constitute q
DAY work, instead of 5000, a7 hereto
lore, and that the pay, which ran. es
from s. to $3.50 dav, should be the
same. lhls was not agreed to by the
posses, anu, TINS morning the men re-
neWed The demand. On being refused
the men IN one yard after another Qut
"oIk: ln some instances they returned
ana hnlshed their days task. but an
nOunced their intention of going u>,t in
the morning. There Was no disturb
ance, but trouble is expected to-mor-
row. The bosses say the strike is in the
nature OF a God send, for, owing to the
are at a standsnll and the demand for
brick temporarily destroyed.
THE INDIANAPOLIS STRIKE SETTLED.
lNDlANAroLls, Ind, April 22.-The
committees from the striking carpen-
ters' and the contractors associations
met with Mayor Sullivan this afternoon,
and after five h0urs' conference
reached an agreement which settled the
cIght-hour strike. Tie contractors
agree to pay competent carpenters ana
Jolners 80 cents an hour and concede
the eight hours. The agreement, which
holds good for one year, was signed by
the entire arbitration committee. The
strikers originally demanded % cents
an hour, although they had only been
getting from 20 to - cents About 800
men VIII resume work tomorrow.
A GENERAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
PITTsRrR re-, Pa, April 22.-'rhe rail
road situation has never been more
gloomy than tonight. The Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen has taken
up the cause OF the switchmen. Nari-
GUS meetings have been held through
out the city, but the most important
Was held by the Brotherhood OF Train
men. This angle of the railroad broth
erhOod takes in the brakemen, fremen,
ETC., and at meeting to-day they not
only resolved t. cling TO the switchmen
IN their demands, but also presented
grievances of their own to he ad ,usted .
Supt. Starr, OF the Fort Wayne, was at
the meeting for few minutes before
the members went into Sc
and used every argument against
strike, but the members of the
union left tie hall and met Ill another
building before he had finished speak
ing. Supt. Starr said the men on the
Fort WAYNE would receive the wages
paid Pennsylvania yard sHltchmen, bat
this WAS unsatisfactory TO the men. In
addition 10 the trouble now on hand Tie
car inspectors, the trei lht handlers, the
car cleaners, and even the clerks 1T the
freight Offices and the men employed III
the transportation department, will pre-
sent in the morning list OF their grley-
ances. The shopmen employed IN the
numerous shops about the city viii also
present certain demands.
HOLDING OUr FOR EIGHT HOURS.
PORTLAND, Ore, April 2222.-Ihe strk-
ing carpenters remain firm III their de-
termination to make the contractors
yield to their demand for eight hours.
The brcklayers and plasterers are also
out, and building i'll this city is almost
at standstll.
EIGHT HOURS AFTER MAY !.
BosToN, Mass, April 22.-The carpen-
ters Of Boston. in masS-meetlng at Ire
mont Temple, were addressed by sew
eral abor leaders and adopt resoiu-
tions pledging themselves not to work
over eight hours after May /.