New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
STRIKES EAST AND WEST.
THE CARPENTERS, TROUBLE IN CHICAGO
FAR FROM SETTLED.
MAINE GRANITE CUTTERS WIN VICTORY
RAILROAD HANDS QUIT WORK.
fRY IHIEGRAPn 10 The TkrBCNE.l
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkrBC

Chicago, May ia bitter war is stl being waged
between the union carpenters and the Masters ana
Builders Exchange. The old bosses are urging tnc
importation of non-unon men and facilitating the
formation Of Carpenters and Joiners Union III op-
position 10 the Brotherhood. Meanwhile the Nv"
bosses are preparing for vigorous campaign oi a'"o
work in building and are engaging all the union men
they get fr that purpose. The union carpenters
are working hard TO prevent members of their cral'
from accepting employment with the old Bosses ana
sending out circulars all over the country a7NiS
carpenters stay away from Chicago for the present.
As soon the weather improves, so that building
operations can be fully resumed, there will PROBABLY
be serious difficulties. If not violence, between union
and non union men in this city unless some sort OF
peace can be established between the old and new
bosses II was announced to-day that new
Citizens Committee had undertaken the WORK oi
harmonzing tine old and new bosses.
The Chicago Malleabe Iron Company resumed Work
this morning with about 100 men, sIIan io''o III
each department.
An evening newspaper says "Ihe l'd'e "
Labor Assembly, has received information tha1 agent.
f rho combined coal companies Of the Pennsylvania
anthracite coal fields are in Italy engaging "o'
to ahc the places of the miners VINO, II - c"Po'"'
will 90 on strike in July or August u Is piVo"oi7
that a special meeting Of the Trade anu Laoo' 80
scmbly will be called to take action on thl9 n'a'V
The Trade and Labor Assembly is affiliated "ith u'
American Federation OF Labor OF when inc 'i'
Workers, Union Of the United states Is also ah III
tocral organization. The American Federation Va
Labor has pledged It's support 10 V''o "i' "
coming strike ,
Detroit MAY l2-The strike situation Is bccoHI"s
more serious T. ". Wallck, Government cohu"o'
! huiding the posonce annex. is employing hoh-u"o"
carpentcrs II he persists. the strike comni'"c u7
,rcs that IL will call out over 200 brcklayerS "'
,,orro,v morning The United states District At'or'
nov assures Walck that he will protect his men WIN
rn,,ed States marshals. Fourteen hundred st''Acr'
| narad.d the streets to day. They we're orderly
,uou,ta Me- May l3.-The granite-cutters sulAe
=, tt,lioveu +, settled. The cutters committee CON
80 With the company agreeing on prices wlch tlc
,,,,.rs ratified TO-DAY and IL was voted % rcOaln 70
v,.rk Wednesday. Tho strike was ol ~, ~ - ay,
Thc now LII VI prices gives the men ~ d ,d', igh
tnr- vlth nine hours for udy MuIN anu u,,,i,c
hours on SatufuiH7' A"' -
Vc,y I,rtain Conn. May l3-Ihe u3 an an
the new Methodist church h4ye aye cnntactors have adj
advance Of 30 cents a DAY Ing ''i'''
vcrti,cd for other men. 4, .,o resuIt Of a con
fcrcnce yesterday OF rspIesehtIy cutters it was
,,',,pced that a compromise had been eieotcu, on
that the cutters will return to WORN. ie H"d viii
remain firm, and 1t Is Thought their u0N'~1 ~
o. "vcW Mass May 13.-About one hundred men n en-
l,tcd ON the Lowell system Oi tlc npsu"l 'i' ,s ~
r. ir,ad .frnck Yesterday. 1hcy lhcIuuc W. ',,t
i,r and gang OF spare men. The yaTuhel van. NY
~ a. urr dav instead Of II 40 Inc SPAR me" I'D
81 ~ her day and ask for the same pay as - SSln iIi
TO be- received on on the new %enDrn nIares uf died
" Haven May 10 l~pecial)-" VI ',I. ptIV ,n ,hc
-, ,n,.,.r builders. who Yesterday yleueH W a."
demands of their men Tor Ut tS master builders
chars.G[ [ Jiu. are now unbroken All building opera
! tons are suspended