The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-30
LAeOa TROUBLES.


Washington Worxingmen rhrcat'n 10
sirikc-Rcport- from Other sources.
WAsufNGrOS. D. G.. April 29.-The
Washington workingmen ara growing resi-
less and threatening 90 Join the cighi-hour
strike. IL is reported that br.eklaycrs. car
penters and ula~iarUrs VIII demand May
lst that thereafter '1h hours Doe constituted
DAYS labor. A refusal ou,the part of ihe
employers may lead % ogcnerll strike.
Meanwhile. attention is conferred on The ont
come of TIE movement in Chicago.
TROUBLE ANricIPArFD IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. April .0.-ItNas reported This
afternoon ihlt 1000 employees of tbe Nc
Cormick Harvesting Machine Company
were ready 40 strike on May $50 Tor higher
WAGES and eight hours day. Mt. Butler,
the general manager FOR the company.
stated 20 United Press reporter this eYtn-
ng that there is nO foundation 90 tne
rumOr that tha men had made no
complaint. and o. far as De knew we've per-
fectly satisfied. Several of the woikmcn,
however. expressed their belief that there
would be trouble 90 Nay ist. IT'S reported
that the SD men employed Hl ino Aallcl-
BILE Iron works will strike May lst for eight
hours pay.
sQUIREs' PORK BONcOrrEp.
BOsrON. April 81 secret meeting OF
the striking employees OF j. j.. ,puircs a
Co.. was held this morning. Nasier-Nork-
men Mellon said 90 reporter thc work.
man find that the c0uclllHt0ry spirit goes
for naughi with Mrs. ~quires. sd fight
must bee the word. "iho men, said Mr..
Mellen. shave prepared 1856 of ail the gro
GERS and provision dealers who have dealt
with J. J.. ~Quirrs a Co.. and organized
labor viii Doe asked % cooperate with them
i'm imprcssing these dealers with the just
ness Of letting alone -qures' pork
FEDERATION or RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
PursBuRG. April 24.-'rhe supreme
Council Of the National Federation OF Rail-
road Employees met at Z o'clock This MORN
ing. Aiter several hours passed no review
ing the action ~ the local committee. the
supreme Council drew up new DIST 0f
grievances This list viii Dee presented to
the officers of Tue railroads Dog committees
Of employees of fhc respective railroads, and
not hy general committee representing
the organization.
IL I. understood 10 now demands that
rates for conductors viii stand at previous
figures. twenty-0ne cents per hour fOr day
conductors. and twenty-nine cents per noug
for NIGHT conductors Wages Of brake
men have been scaled down from twenty
four and twenty-five cents per hour o.
rvCnty-0ne and TWENTY-FIVE cents per hour
for day and night hrakemen respectively.
The railroad officers interviewed this
evening, state that they will Willingly cone
slider any grievances submitted hy Cm-
plOyes. The statement yesterday ihlt il0
Baltimore and Ohio railway had conceded
thedemands OF their men is officially dee
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CHICAGO. April 29. Iho arrangement hc-
tween the striking carpenters and flo new
bosses association Monday NIGHT was Hr-
p3renuy only truce. ani is liable i0 lol
broken at any moment. THE bosses assoc
citation is striving hard t0 bring about per- /
mauent peace, hui until obey establish ile
fact that tncy c1mpfI.. majority Oi cope /
tractors. it is extremely doubtful Do they /
viii accomplish anything.
The central council oi fla carpenters
held meeting tl- 900 rr00n If Nlicl +.
was decided t0 c0ntnue thU i-ht .HlDuen-
IDENTIFY on some lines that have already bael /
trayered.
President Oe0unon. Of the mersr-. eailf
there D. BOO prospect 0f Hn immedINle settle /
meuf. "ile fact ls' he .H.H. "fhn mHu /
viii c0n-eut to nothing bnt absolute -lr-
render The fefihli ODE hrItkayer. ihe
mas0ns and other branches Ui tHe DuldIn- +
trade have been 500 seriously affected lf /
the canoulef trE.. has aroused a semitic /
ment .u favor 9 the latter chat nothing short /
of complete .urr uI.r 0n fna part oft InH #
bosses VIII ever setfie the differences FOL
stake. These trad as uIe as much Interested T
as though 10 were 'heif own strike arN Hlil /
Use their Influence 90 make it succe-sItI.
Tine strikers have cea~ed il deal with the /
old bosses association. because they believe
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