Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-30
ON THE WAR PATH.
Prospects, Present and Future, of the
Labor Troubles.


Labor Troubles.
New YORK, April 22.-The World
says: "a strike OF the employees of the
New York Central q Hudson RIVER
Railroad may be ordered in few days,
and II SO, $4,000 men on the Hudson
River Division will quit work. The
trouble, it is alleged by the men, is due
to the fact that Mr.. Voorhees,, the divis-
ION superintendent, has reduced the
force so that the men who remain
are overworked. They also assert
that the company is antagonistic to the
knights of Labor, and without reason.
Inc employees committee says that the
IOO more men on the rolls now than
year ago are Italian aborers laying the
third track from Sing Sing to Scar
borough, and that they receive only IS
cents day each. The force OF employees
between New York and Buffalo has
been reduced by 400 since Voorhees,
took charge. There are 22,0u0 men en-
ployed between New York and Buffalo,
and to man they are determined that
II voorhees, is retained they will strike.
An address will be forwarded to-day to
Supt. j. M. Toucey, who commands The
confidence of the men to an exceptional
degree"
CHICAGO BRICKMAKERs.
CHICAGO, April 22.-All the brick
makers In the northern and northwest
ern parts OF the City, to the number of
l,ZOU men, went out on a strike to-day.
A meeting was held on Sunday, at
which it was determined to demand
that 1000 bricks should constitute a
days work, instead of 5000, as hereto
tore, and that the pay, which RANGES
from ~ to $3.50 day, should be the
same. This was not agreed to by the
posses, and, this morning, the men re-
neWed the demand. On being refused
the men IN one yard after another quit
work. In some instances they returned
and finished their days task, but an
nounced their intention of going out 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 God send, for, owing to the
carpenters strike, building operations
are at standstill and the demand for
brick temporarily destroyed.
THE INDIANAPOLIS STRIKE SETTLED
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 22.-The
committees from the striking carpen-
tiers and the contractors associations
met with Mayor Sullivan this afternoon,
and after a five hours conference
reached an agreement which settled the
elght-hour strike. The contractors
agree to pay competent carpenters and
lo1ners 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 50 cents
an hour, although they had only been
getting from 20 to 25 cents. About 500
men VIII resume work tomorrow.
GENERAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 22.-The rail-
road situation has never been more
gloomy than tonight. The Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen has taken
up the cause OF the switcEmen. Vari-
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 III the brakemen, iremen,
ETC., and at meeting to-day they not
only resolved to cling to the ewitchmen
in their demands, but also presented
grievances Of their own to be adjusted
Supt. Starr, of the Fort Wayne, was at
the meeting for few minutes before
the members went into Sc
cret session. He counseled peace,
and used every argument against
strike, but the members of the
union left the hall and met IL another
building before he had finished speak
ing. Supt. Starr said the men on the
Fort Wayne would receive the wages
paid Pennsylvania yard switchmen, but
this was unsatisfactory to the men. In
addition TO the trouble now on hand the
car inspectors, the freight handlers, the
car cleaners, and even the clerks in the
freight Offices and the men employed in
the transportation department, will pre-
sent in the morning a list of their grew
ances. The shopmen employed in the
numerous shops about the city will also
present certain demands.
HOLDING OUT FOR EIGHT HOURS.
PORTLAND, Ore, April 22.-The strik-
ing carpenters remain firm IN their de-
termination to make the contractors
yield to their demand for eight hours.
The bricklayers and plasterers are also
out, and building in this city is almost
at standstill.
EIGHT HOURS AFTER MAY /.
BosToN, Mass, April 22.-The carpen-
ters of Boston, in mass-meeting at Ire
mont Temple, were addressed by sew
eraI labor leaders and adopted resolu-
tons pledging themselves not to work
over eight hours after May l.