The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-17
CHTCAGO's CARPENTERS.
The Strike Puts an Embargo on AL
Building Operations.

The Strike Puts an Embargo on All
Building Operations.
CHICAGO, April 16--The embargo placed
by the striking carpenters on building
operations in Chicago continues effective
The official veto on labor extends not only
to oil of their own craft, but now embraces
nearly all the trades employed in architect.
ural work. At the close of the work last ge-
ming the great majority of the bricklayers,
plasterers, lathers, painters and plumbers
were laid off indefinitely. There was no
more work for them. All lines of work
had reached stopping place. beyond which
they could not go without the assistance of
carpenters. Nothing was doing to-day.
The bosses did not attempt to start up work.
$4,000 MEN IDLE.
At the strikers headquarters it was esti-
mated that 25, 900 men connected with the
various building trades were idle as the
result of the carpenters strike. The strikers
to-day secured permission to parade to-
morrow. They propose to have 5000 men
in line. but 10 keep their pickets out as
before.
The secretary of state at Springfield to-
day issned a license for the following cor
poration: "The Boss Carpenters and Build
ing Association OF Chicago; to afford
mutual protection and advancement This
is new organization, which is opposed to
the master carpenters.
THE FIGHT ON AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 16.-The car
peuters' strike is on in earnest to-day, and
the conditions are fair for long and bitter
fight. The situation is changed by a meet
ing of the contractors held last night, at
which resolutions were passed offering 271 {
cents per hour as q standard price for the
next, and nine hours work, and the same
wages until the first of April next, with
eight hours work. No attention whatever
was paid by the contractors to the Journey
mems request that a committee be APP
pointed TO confer with the unions commit
tee. After signing the agreement con-
tractors unanimously decided not to
take any further notice of the
strike, and not to hold any meeting until
April 20. The journeynen will not con-
slider the proposition Of the bosses. They
say they will not accept anything less than
the demand of Jan. 30.
A LONDON DEMONSTRATION.
LONDON, April 16.-Nearly all the trade
societies in London have signed a manifesto
calling for demonstration in Hyde park
on May in support of the eight-hour
movement
AUSTRIAN MINERS STRIKE SPREADING.
VIENNA, April 16.-The miners strike
move is rapidly spreading. At Ostran, in
Moravia, the military has occupied the
mining district and expelled all agitators
from the pits. In the conflict with the
troops two of the men were wounded
PORTSMOUTH CARPENTERS OUT.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., April 16.-The en-
ploying carpenters, masons, bricklayers,
painters and plumbers last night decreed
that ten hours should constitute a days
work. This morning when Anderson &s
Jenkins, carpenters, informed their men of
IN body. This noon the carpenters en-.
ployed by VIM. A. Hodgdon aud painters
employed by w. j. Sampson g. Co. quit
work. These firms employed the largest
number Of men in the city in their respective
liRes. The indications point to general
strike