New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-07
THE STRIKE FEVER RAGING.
THOUSANDS OF MINERS QUIT WORK IN THE
WEST
THE CARPENTERS STRIKE IL CHICAGO sri 4iN0
Hrr rKor.stE THREATENED ALONG THE
BLACK RoAD"-wAITING FOR Mr.
SCOTT AT SPRING VALLEY
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cA,oaco Nav 6-rhc signing Of written agreement
nv both sides has finally settled the oa'P."" -,
IN the basis agreed "a two weeks ago p"' '''
skv 4, by no means coudlc'S IN "'he' VI" ,
Affairs on the Black Road are b's"''"e "
an ominou, look. and the police are nh"H'"s
,io,s ,,r trouble President Bailey OF the Nl"o"p'o
,ro, Works has refused to grant the demand VI ,'e
- a., . ,,,i,o,o day Of ten hour, 10 per cent IN
- 4, nay for regular work. aud 30 per cent III
o.aso for overtime NOne Of the l.'oo chp"NeS "'"'
IN work this morning. a. the union ia" w"
formal strike I'm the big works. \ iaee ''''"'"S Va
Aha strikers are Hungarian, Poles ana hoheh'n'' VIM
ro violent in their uttcrauccs. The strike ieVer i
r,nidIv spreading through the district Inc pants "i
"a, Crnn Car wheel Company ana barhnih "
pich.rdson are Idle and the men Of Wells, frehch d"
Go and the Ajax Company went to WORK 'h's '"o'""H
under protest The men claim that whether 'hcIo : q
strike at McCormcks or not the works WI" s'o" INV
10 shut down they cannot get s'Ih'Io'' s"iI'l
iron. This is also said to be true VI INV
Works ,...,. >...,s
rhe ordcr for a coopcrs' strike at the stock yards
IN. been only partallv ohcycd. This morning most o'
the men were at work. About 500 men IN all are 'uIo
nv the terms 81 the agreement the 'Hpcn'"'
an eight hour day. over time II rd'c" ~ ' -
half sunday time j. rated as double u"e' '"'" 49,.
,c,o- = allowed 10 retain his present apprentices
and take one new apprentice each year. anu ~
association agrees 70 employ none but union "v'
forcmcn and 10 sublct to contractors from INC ou
Carpenters and Builders Association Inc minimum,
paw for carpenters + fixed at 35 cents an hou w,
August l. and after that date II VIII be q" = W
al hour Tho Arbitration Committee VIII W '0'
timed as permanent committee 10 settle any uSP"',
which may arise hereafter between employers anu
emploves The men will probably return TO "oEh OH
Thursday. ..
In an address to the public by the Joint Arbn'a
tion Committee the statement is made that " idil
estimate Of the loss 20 the city by the Srihe VIII
aln
csusinc much suffering TO thousands Of men, women
and children.
About 100 employees Of \. 7. Andrews & Coz manu-
facturcrs Of desks and Office nttine, struck TO-DAY
for an advance Of 10 per cent IN wage,
The miners Of the lllO, fields are getting on STRIKE
lust a. they did ao NAV. and there l. every prosper
that the terrible Of starvation and suffering OF
last summer in the mining Sc lions Will be- rtena''"
this season. The present troubles arise from strikes
for better WAGES. About $1,000 men have already
struck and there is prospect that 10000 VIII g. oo'
within A few days unless the difficulties ar s-t.c'.
During the miners strike Last season the people %
Chicago and surrounding clcs contributed aop't 'V'
toas of provisions and forwarded the same 10 the
families II the miners. Had such not been "'Hc
hundreds II not "a u>ands. would have de4 oi >t'd
ton A. Il was the death rtte Wa greatly in,T 81
and there untold suffering. IN" miners l lI'"i'
received low wage, ol account q; tn competition ia
TN, market from Indiana. ohio ana PcIh'iI a.
wn,r Uunsasaii~. iolc- and other ntiIoudltt, nave
sIpplani.d the American or English >p 1flhc "'fN
m,n. TIE present strike VIII nnd 1000 fm.!t h
witch there are at lel-; 10000 small cllliT,u IN
dcstiiuti,n aGd want fore week of dl"uc's. y j.
swec. tn he n f IN" C'l Miner Association III g
rotacru dsiI,i Of thu, STATE said Ia day that ,lcT
were 1900 men oUt who demanded an m'r'i"' 90
: IL cents = Ton. lie says that the operators can
NOT po..Iy grant tho demand. l. VIII D." rcM"r' esd
that wear aFo lrss whom IN" lat strike wa hcN
tie miner. aslc ircict,. Of 10 cents ton ana 90
. J. cout-. The = cents now q mond~l is
lust th, par ~ iao demand 90 last wear. VII 'hrN
wcro conn lea &, fnr"l". 10 }. trlc that f~~ ri
competition is 30 great In the soft coal field t",
Illinois operator, caurot increase present v1c'~ N j
male n pront. and vet the l1ino, miners are W"r"
ms starvation warcS.
spring Valley. H.. MAY G-The l. 800 coal miners
hc4r who have been idle since last "wednesday await
Ing an adjustment OF for the coming year voted
today 20 return 10 work until The arrival 81 President
". l.. SCOTT. Of tho spring Valley Coal CompanF. NJ
scott has promised Ia meet tc men here on OF before
MAY -.
Brazil Ind. Nav '>peciall.-The Indiana bloch
coal miner, aud operator, agreed t'-day or seventy
five cents summcg and winter the yearly mining
scale aal STRIFE is thus avcrtd.