Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-29
WORK AND WORKERS.

TIE sailmskers Of New Yorl, are on strike
for an advance Of - cents day. They are
now getting s. for nine hours work.
THE conductors, bfal5emen, engineers, FIRE.
mon and swiichmen Of the Lake Erie aud
Western Railroad have made demand for
higher wages
THE miners and cookers Of the plants of The
Frick Company at Scottdale, Pcnna, began
a strike against allegei discrimination by the
company. About 600 men are out.
KASAwHA miners, as result Of the recent
meeting at Coalburg, w. Va, are demanding
fourth Of a cent advance per bushel, which
In, been granted generally. A few operators
have not yet decided.
The work Of pumping the water from Coal
Ridge Colliery, at Mt Carmel, Pa has been
completed. The mine was flooded II years
ago The development Of the mine will give
employment to several hundred hands.
ATELEGRAM rom Pittsburg says the threat.
ened strike of the coal miners Of the Fourth
Pool has been averted by compromise the
operators conceding aniadvance Of four cents
per ton. All the mines are now in operation.
The strike among the warehousemen At
West Superior Wisconsin, is az an end. The
company granted the demands of the day
men, and the hour men accepted 81 cents,
instead Of the 40 conts which they had de-
manded.
The drivers and day men employed in the
Block Mines, at Brazil, Indiana have struck
for an increase Of wages to 81 per day, and
about 1000 men are out Of employment. The
operators refuse the advance, on The ground
that sit would disturb the market. being in
violation Of the yearly agreement"
1T is reported that the same committee Of
employees Of the Erie Railway system who
had a conference with the head officers q few
weeks ago, in reference 10 a scale OF wages
will meet the offisara NJ Dunalo for a frrfbar
conference. "This time they 10 with positive
instructions for definite action in the matter"
Al Concord New Hampshire, superintend.
ent Patterson, OF the New England Granite
Company, submitted "a lengthy proposition"
70 the committee Of strik lng workmen looking
to compromise Of the difference as to pay.
ments OF wages by beginning 70 make them
five minutes before the suspension Of work in
tie forenoon and the same in the afternoon"
AT recent meeting Of the Federation Of
Labor in Baltimore, several Of the members
requested that the delegate 70 the American
Federation Of Labor be instructed 10 u.e his
influence to get individual COngressmen 20
favor the repeal Of the duty on soda ash, yhic..
is used in glass making also TO have the
tarih on glass bottles increased aud to BRO
hibit the stamping ofsimported cigars, which,
II was claimed, are no better than the home
made article, but sell because they are i'm.
ported"
IT is reported from Pittsburg that the green
glass workers who are Knights Of Labor
threaten to secede from the Order. ~ he
movement originated in the alleged improper
conduct Of Louis Arlington, Master Work
man Of the Green Glass Workers' National
Assembly, and dissatisfaction At the course OF
the adm nisiration." The secession Of the
green glass workers would, IL is said take At
least 800 members from the Knights Of
Labor. movement is also on foot 10 form
al Independents organization OF al flint and
green bottle blowers