Daily Republican., 1890-05-05
THIRD EDITION
Labor Notcs.

! Ito arbitration Committees of the Car
pcnters' Union and the New Boss Car
penters' Association, In Philadelphis
progressed 40 far In their work on satur
day that 1t was determined that worl
should be resumed to-day by as man,
carpenters as members OF the new asso
cation can mud employment for, III,
spr.cc per Eour 10 10 paid aud the govern
ncut OF apprentices are points still to b,
settled.
Moat Of the bosses In Now York hav,
granted the demands OF the journeymeu
carpenters.
at meeting of the Carpentsrs' Coun
oil. in Boston, last night, It was reported
that fully 90 per cent. Of the strikes had
proved successful.
Work will be resumed to-day In The
Dorrance aud Prospect Galleries Of the
Lrhigh Valley Coal Company In Wilkes
birre. Employment will be given "a
l,Ao0 men aud boys.
The bricklayers, stone masons and car.
renters In Ottawa, Ontario, have been
granted = nine. hour day.
The slate cutters, stone polisheIs md
maroleised polishers Of Pittsburg will 20
on strike today for an increase of wages
averaging 30 cents per day.
The employees OF the National Tube
Works, at McKeesport, Pa. numbering
1000, have decided to ask for . reduc-
ton Of hours from 10 to day, or au AL
vanco In wages OF 10 per cent. They will
jo.n the Federation of Labor,
II u expected that the coopers EN-.
ployed about the packing houses at tue
stock yAids in Chicago will go on strike
to-day, their request for an eight hour
Day having been ignored.
:. The demands Of the house smith In
New York have been grant 4 by their
employers.
Members OF the Master Builders' Asso-
e'atlon in Fort Wayne, Indiana, have
locked out the carpenters. 1t Is expected
that men iu the other buildiny trades
will strike to day out of sympathy.
A large number Of non union csrpeu.
tiers have Joined the ranks Of the strikers
In Detroit, Mich, and tn, men now out
number 200. On Saturday about 300
machine wood workers struck for eight
hours.
called In the sash, door and blind mills
atrIks in Chicago, tina employers con.
ceding the strikers demands for the day,
rsndlpg . conference with the men and
with each other. The employers say
they cannot afford to give the men the
sight.hour day unless T. becomes general
Smong their competitors.
Three hundred sash, blind and door
workers, on strike a. the mills of the q.
). l.. Meyer & Son Company, in Chicago,
we've on Saturday offered eight hours
pay by the tiim. The men refused the
Suer.
Tho marble cutters in many Of the re-.
iaii shops in Chicago were on Saturday
granted pine hours pay for eight hours
work. The employees In the Wholesale
establishments decided not to make any
demand, being convinced that their en-
ployers, who have TO compete with Yer
mont marble, arc not In position to give
snv better terms.
The operators and miners of the btu
sniuous fields in Indiana have agreed on
she wage schedule. Tie pric. 10 to be 10
ssnts q ton the year round.
The Western Window Glass Mauuf,c.
tarers Association will meet in Chicago
o1 wednesday TO consider the condition
ot trade. The strike of the building
sradcs has seriously affected the glass
Business.
Carpenters and ipinsrs numbering
ZOO. aud mill workers to the number Of
va. are Oh strike In San Francisco for
aght hours.