Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-08
VICTORY FOR THE STRIKERS
The Difficulties at Chicago Have Been
Settled by Arbitration.
The Carpenters Coneede But Few
Points to Their Bosses.
While They Gain the Objects for
Which They Struck.

work by Thursday. The arbitration COM
mltteee of the new. bosses ASSOCIATION and
the strikers met the evening and settled
the last detail. The journeymen achieved
almost sweeping victory. They made
concessions of but two points. The only
disappointment was that of the stubbor
ness of the old masters association has left
It's members wholly out of the final deal.
The official statement of the terms of the
settlement will not be issued until tomor
morrow, but it is reliably stated that the
document provides for an eight hour day,
overtime only to be allowed between GER
tain stipulated hours at night The mini
mum rate of wages is fixed at IS cents per
hour up to August lst, and thereafter at
37115 cents, over time to be rated at time
and half and Sunday time as double
time. In the matter of apprentices, con-
cessions were made by both sides The
employers agree to employ only union men
even for foremen.
An International Strike.
CHICAGO, May 5.-According to pre-
dictions of tie stock yards coopers there
is probability of their cause being taken
up by the English dock laborers and the
strike becoming international. At a meet
ing of the Brotherhood of United Labor
today a committee was appointed to COM
municate with John Burns, the English
labor leader and request him
to order the English longsL ore-
men not to handle any beef or other pro-
ducts shipped by Chicago houses. The
committee says that Burns has taken
great interest In the cause of the men at
the yards. The men, In an open letter, say
that by the terms of their agreement
signed after the great strike of 1888, they
are subject to discharge without warning,
while IN the case of quit
ting they must give two weeks
notice or forfeit ten days pay, which the
employers will hold. Some times, they
say, they are only given two OF three
days work per week, but are compelled to
remain or lose their forfeit money, and are
compelled to work Sundays. If man is
two minutes late in the morning he is
locked an hours pay, but if the works is
finished before the close of the day he is
not paid Tor a full day.
CHICAGO, MAJ 5.-The carpenters read
in the afternoon papers Saturday and the
morning papers Of Sunday that the ar
bitration committees had come to an
agreement and that work was to be re-
sumed for the new bosses association to-
| day. Without waiting for orders from
the strikers headquarters, many of them
went to work this morning, When this
fact became known at headquarters, run
ners were sent out to take them off Secre-
tary Howard of the carpenters council
says the men will not be allowed to re-
sumo work till every point of difference
between the bosses and the men has been
fully settled and that this in all probable
ity would not be accomplished before
Thursday or Friday.
The coopers at the stockyards, who had
resolved to go On strike this morning,
evidently thought better of it, as they
went to work as usual.
About tlree-fourths of the men en-
ployed in the planning mills, box facto-
ries and sash, door and blind factories,
who went out for an 8-hour day have re-
turned to work at the terms of the
| bosses.
| Several meeting of sash, door and blind
factory employees were held this afternoon
for the purpose of effecting an organiza-
ton. It is understood the movement is
backed by the carpenters, who, is said,
have agreed to set no work turned out by
mills which refuse to concede the S-hour
day. At one Or two mills men who went
to work this morning knocked off when
notified of the new movement.
Londoners Amazed.
LONDON, May 5.-The papers here, COM
mencing upon yesterday s labor demonstra
ton, agree that it was of very signif-
cant character, and declare that it will
cause the day to rank among the most
decisive in the industrial history of
England. The demonstration was certain
ly magnificent success, and excelled in
point of numbers and orderly enthusiasm
all working class gatherings since the
great reform assemblage In 1866. The
splendid organization of the different
sections taking part in the procession
braght together in the park half million
of people, who met, went through their
business and dispersed without a single in
cident occurring of a disorderly character.
The public is amazed in the great and
orderly occurrence.
LONDON, May 5.-Workmen to the
number of 5000 have struck at Prague
and seven thousand masons and carpen-
tiers have struck in Hamburg.
From Other Localities.
ScoTTDALE, Pa, May "a general
strike involving 1900 coke workers in
the Connellville region is threatened I'M
less the Prick company resumes opera
tions at the Valley works.
DENVER COL May 5.-The first strike
in Denver this year took place today when
about 400 wook woT kers and benchmen in
the various mills went out because the re-
duction in hours, from ten to nine, with
ten hours pay.
NEW YORK, May 5.-The carpenters of
this city as a body did not have to strike
today to enforce their demands for an s.
hour day. 1t is said that 200 bosses had
granted the demand and that only thirty
had refused. In the latter places the men
struck
BARCELONA, May 5.-Great excite
ment was caused this morning at the
Merchants and Manufacturers club house
by the explosion of bomb in front of the
building. The conclusion was terrific
and the doors and windows of the house
were fractured.
VIENNA, May 5.-The strike of the EN-.
ployes on the state railways has been
settled the authorities having conceded
higher wages to the men.
New HAVEN, Conn. May 5.-The ma
sons and the bricklayers to the number
of 700 have gone out on a strike for 45
cents an hour: the bosses offer 43 cents.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-Two hundred and
fifty harness makers struck for a ten cent
advance in their wages this morning.
PITTSBURGH, Ma, Six hundred coal