Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09
THE SHORT DlY.
6eoond step IN the American Fed
GRAFTON : Plans
TIE GOLFERS TO BE CALLED OUT.
TIE New Movement Laasly - hKteaa
HhrsuKhsss the Hitsd Ss@tsH ~ass
Fittsbargh AZ the st4rtinE fsiat
-Csst ~ ths Chicago striks.


PrrrsBUEGH, "a. Nay s-Mithin the
next no weeks Plttsbargh Is - become
the center Of another great labor move
ment which NlA e1teaa throughout
The entire nitsd States IL viii
involve about IS 900 coal miners
ana viii De conducted by the
American Federation ef Labor.
being the second step on The part % thai
organization - introd ace eight hours
- a working day. The miners are
thoroughly organized and are sfall-
ated wlIh he federation. The move
ment has been brewing for . long
time. The miners are disul buted
principally through Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Nest Virginia, Indiana ana Illinois
The largest nun Der " them are in
PenusvlYanis About "a, 900 are Ia the
western end of the STATE near Pitts
burgh, which place Viii undoubtedly
be tie starting point Of The movement
William Martin, vice president " Tie
American Federation Of Labor. said yes
terday. We regard the battle of he car
penters ana jolners FOR eight hours fully
Aon. The results are far beyond Our eI-
pectations Now We come 10 the miners.
IL hss been decided - let them make the
move Just as soon IS they are ready"
The coat operators are greatly
alarmed 81 the prospect. They claim
shat there are not more than half
enough miners at present and that a
reduction Of hours would probably ruin
Ihe business.
THE ILLINOIS NIHERs.
CHICAGO, May She indications
are now that there viii be NO general
strike in the N0rthcrn Illinois mining
district The executive committee OF
the miners organization, William
~caife. Of Coal C.tv: j. B. NcRae. @
Columbus, O.. David Ross and Patrick
Mcbride, were in town Wednesday.
Their business was - pave the way .or
q settlement of the troablcs
The Northern operators declared al
the late convention that they would
grant an increase If the Southern oper-
ators would do likewise. The miners
concluded that a strike in the Northern
mines would avail them nothing
as long as the Southern mines kept a.
work. Hence their first efforts are
directed towards organizing the South
ern miners After they shall have been
organized an effort Will be made 10 com
pei the Southern operators To grant the
demands Of the men.
The committee OF miners spoken OF
above IS endeayoring 10 get the consent
of the Northern operators to an agree
ment that II at any time during the
year ending May !, 1891. there should
be general advance paid for mining
coal in the Northern Illinois coal fields
or should 4 general advance in
the price of mining be made in
Southern Illinois and other min
ing districts with which the coal
Of the party of the first part has TO com
pete in the general market the price OF
mining and Of day wages will be ad-
vanced SO as 10 make the price paid for
mining and for inside and outside labor
respectively equivalent to the highest
price paid for such labor IL such com
peting mining districts.
This statement would put 20 work
about IL, 900 men who are now idle in
the Northern Illinois coal fields, thus
reducing the contingent OF possible
strikers in the coal mines OF this Sta 70
10 abou. 20. cGO instead Of p. coo.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. May s.-The Join;
meeting between miners and operators
Wednesday. held for the purpose OF
agreeing upon scale of prices for
mining coal for the ensuing year, was
/ barren OF result The operators ex-
| press willingness to pay the price de-
manded -6215 cents a ton-hut their
/ rule as TO screens was not favored. An
other meeting will be held Saturday.
| Meantime no coal will be mined
THE CHICAGO CARPENTTRs.
CHICAGO. May S-lt is estimated thai
| about 2. 500 carpenters have resumed
work About 400 permits have been
/ granted employers 20 resume on tho
/ terms Of the recent agreement made
! with the strikers. Among them are
! two women who are conducting build
/ ing operations. Four members OF the
/ old Carpenters and Builders Associs-
/ ton have broken loose from that organ.
izauon and signed tho Agreement Tho
total cost Of the strike is estimated a'
about 5000, Ooo. 1t is hardly possible
/ 20 estimate the loss 20 tue city at large
occssioned 10y the strike The lste
strikers think IL will reach about
/ s.. ooc, 600.