The sun., 1890-05-11
100 Doses One Dollar
TROUBLES IN THE LABOR FIELD.
Illinois Miners Going Back TO Work-The
War Among Chicago Cnrpenters.

Illinois Miners Going Back to Work-The
War Among Chicago Carpenters.
SRINGFIELD ILL.,, May 1O-The miners at
nine OF the eleven coal mines in this county
went to work yesterday under an order from
| President Scaire OF the State Miners Associa-
tion. He sent them back TO work at GO cents q
ton, tho day after they had refused the 62ha
cents offered by the operators here.
despatch from Danvllle. H., snys that at n
mass meeting yesterday the miners OF Grape
Creek. Kellyville and Danville, after being out
for IL week have decided TO 20 to work.
The 1000 miners at Streator, at recent
meeting ratified the agreement between their
representatives and the operators In Chicago,
and will resume operations on Monday.
CHICAGO. May l0-The old master carpen-
ters' association. which refused to take part in
tho arbitration proceedings with tho striking
carpenters. is akinG q strong fight TO secure
men. 1t is forming union OF non-union meh
in opposition to the regular union. and has
agents at various points in this country and
Canada ondeavoring TO get mon. The carpen-
ters council has secured the presence here of
n Government agent to look out for Canadian
carpenters imported under contract, and has
$50 pickets out watching ali contracts in the
hands Of the old association.
In the mean time the new association is re.
ceivinE accessions to Its ranks. anu nearly AL
OF the union carpenters dIb ht HoTk no oIu
bosses association Is making st ong ght on
the new as ociatlon. when Is Chehy made up
OF men OF small means.
The old association has made an arrange
ment with the dealers in lnm YER and other
building supplies. hy which the latter have
agreed not to scll to the now bosses, except for
cash. which will cripple many OF them serious
h. rs 30 TO 10 days' time il allowed to thq old
bosses. The latter have also decided to hid for
all contracts. in competition with the new
bosses NJ prices which will allow o. little or 10
conspiracy law 10 llght the strikers at all pos
sihle lOiIts.
The union carrenterS in their fight will rely
upOn their ability 10 call ont tho maSons,
bricklayers and other building trades from Jobs
where nOn-union men nlo enployed, and upOn
keeping carpenters rom accepting service un-
dor the old bosses In view OF all those things.
it seems that the struggle tor IN eiEht-hour
day IN this city is only lairly begun. instead OF
being at an end.
The strike in the furniture factory Of A. II.
Andrews x Co. has been settled. ard work will
he resumed on Monday. The set tIement was
n compromise. the strikers conceding the ten
hour day and the employers granting an ad-
vance in wages AID half holiday on saturday
during tho summer
The maleaple iron works. which employs
100 men. AID which has been shut Gown since
May l. will resume work on Monday. 1t is OK
pected that most OF the strikers Will return 10
work.
The stair builders at work for one of the
builders at work for one Of tho members Of the
old masters associations struck to-iGy be-
cause non union carpenters were employed Mt
the Job. The Stair Builders Union will meet
to- morrow and decide whether TO so on gen
eral strike.