Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-06-21
WORK AND WORKERS.

THE strike Of the st9necuiters in Pittshurg
has been settled by the masters conccding an
advance Of "a cents per hour in wages
A DESPATCH from Punxsutawucy, Pa. says
that another effort is being made 10 get the
miners in that district To strike for the Column
bus scale.
The Amaignmated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers, in session AT pitts6urg has
adopted last years boiling scale Of $3.50 per
/ ton on the two cent card rate.
! FIFTY wcavcrs In The Bethlehem silk Mil,
/ 10 Bethlehem, Pa, went ON strikeagainsta ten
] per cent. reduction IN wages, The weaving
department Of the mill is IDLE.
TuE strike Of the iron workers Al the ship
I yard Of r. 5. Marvel 4 Co. Of Newbnrg, N.
1 T., i, ended, the men having accepted tho
terms proposed by the employers.
An the striking coal miners in The Peoria
tllinoisi district about tw0 thousand IN num-
Der returned to work amer having been out
Tor a month. The wages are on q ~ basis.
TitE weavcrs Of the Ontario Cotton Mills
IN Hamilton, Ontario, wlo went On strike two
months ago against q ten per cent reduction
In wages, have accepted the reduction and re-
turned 10 work.
THE demands Of the freight conductors
baggage masters and traokmcn on the Union
Pacific road for increased wages, less mileage
and NOR crews, have been granted by tns
management 81 thf Iphl
TnE fifty citizens invited by Mayor Bruck,
Of Columbus, Ohio, ~ meet him ia conference
with view Of suggesting some plan for set
ding the street rnilway strike met aud unani.
nlously passed resolution fivoring arbiira-
ton.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
voluntarily advanced the wages OF an IL
employees on the Southwestern Pennsy lynnia
branch 10 10 f. per cesi This cqnalizrs the
wages OF the Pennsylvania Railroad ON al the
branches.
TnE furniture workers in Brooklyn. New
York, b. the number Of 90, and about
200 yarnishcrs went0utOn strike. The strike
was ordered by the Furniture Workers
Union because a foreman was employed 10
,uc Of the factories who did not know his
business.
THn party Of glass blowers who arrived 1t
New York recently and who were found 10 be
contract loborers were returned 10 liverpool
10y The steamer Wisconsin, of the Gniou Line,
at the expense Of the Cunard Line. which
brought them over. They all said they would
return 81 soon a. possible.
TnE Secretary Of The Textile Woskers'
Progressive Union Of America hos written 10
Secretary Connolly, 81 Fall River Masiachus-
cts inviting both the Wcavcrs and Amiga
mated Associations, Of Fall River, 10 send del
egatrs 20 Philadelphia on July 4 and b when
forming an amalgamatiou Of all textile work
ers
sPECIAL Treasury Agent Lester has re.
turned 10 Washington from Chicago. where
he has been collecting evidence Of violations
Of the Alien Contract Labor Law among tie
Chicago carpenters. The evidence hss been
forwarded 70 Secretary Window. who. IL u
expected viii order the District Attorney -
commence suits. The number u the suits
and ;he names II persons against whom they
are 10 b. brought have not been made public.
Harry q. Moulton, General Orpanizerof the
international Boot and Shoe Workers Union,
has resignei that position, declining re-eiec-
tion conferred A the NatiGnsl Convention ~
Rochester III his letter tie adds that be sees
no good reason why be should not return 20
the shop aud pui bis shoulder 70 the wheel
with the rank and file. he u n The opinion,
he says shat 70 serve TOO long in the above
official position has the effect 81 making one
too conservative.