, 1890-05-08
THE CARPENTERS WIN
End of the Great Strike at
Chicago.
SITUATION IN OTHER TRADES
Strikes Inaugurated Monday
Throughout the United States
and European Countries.

Iers' strike Is finally settled, so far as the
new bosses association Is concerned.
Fully 1900 Iournoymen carpenters Will
go to work by Thursday. The arbitra-
tion committees of the new bosses asso'
ciation and the strikers met this evening
and settled the last detail. The journey.
mon received almost sweeping Victory.
They made concessions ON but two
points. The only disappointment was
that the stubbornness of the Old Mas
ters' Association lins left its members
wholly out Of the final soal.
The official statement of the terms OF
the settlement will not be issued until
tomorrow, but 1t is reliably stated that
the document provides for an
cight-hour day. Overtime will
only be allowed between certain
stipulated hours at night The mini
mum rate of wages fixed is As cents an
hour up to August /, and thereafter at
Az cents. Overtime Will be rated as
time and halt, and sunday time as
double time. In the matter of appron
tiCes, concessions were made by botl
sides. The employers agree to employ
only union men, even for iorenen.
MAY bHtoNE INTERNATIONAL
According to the predictions of the
stock yards coopers, there is u probahil-
ity of their cause being taken up the
English laborcrs and the strike becom
ing international. At the meeting OF
the Brotherhood Of United Labor to day,
committee was appointed to coinmuni-
cate with Joan Burns, the English labor
leader, and instruct him to order the
English longshoremen not to handle
any beef or any product shipped
by Chicago houses, Burns has taken
great interest in the men Mt the yards.
The men, IN an open letter, say that by
the terms of their agreement signed ai-
ter the strike of 1856, they are subject To
discharge without warning, while In
csse of quitting they must give two
weeks notice, or forfeit ten days pay,
which the employers withhold. Some
times they say they are only given two
or three days work per week, but arc
compelled to remain or lose their forfeit
money, and are compelled tn work sun
days. Ifa man is two minuees late IN
tue morning lie is docked pne hours
pay, hut II his work is finished before
the close Of the day he is not paid for
iull day.
DsNvER, May 5.-Last Friday the
members of the Machinists', Wood
workers & Turner Union made de.
mand upon tho millmcn for u reduction
Of the hours from ten to nine, with ton
hours bay. This being refused, the
men. numbering la5, quit work this
morning. They were Joined by
the bench men. numbering $50.
A r,n,a. la, milf. n tf,ntnI are tho In rf,rsf
in the city. They will not close down
but will attempt to fill their present
contracts by running with short forces
Of old union men, who have been get
ting for some time past the wages now
demanded by tho union. This is the
first strike in Denver ;his year.
GENERAL STRIKE INVOLVED.
scorrsDALE, Penn, May "a general
strike, involving lI,OO0 coke workers In
the Connclsvillo region, is threatened
unless the Frick company resume opera
lions at the valley works.
JOINED ny THE PLAsrEEEas.
LOUISVILLE, May 5.-The striking
carpenters were Joined to-day by the
plasterers In demands for advanced pay
and shorter hours.
ron A RESTORATION OF WAGES.
sr. LOUIS May 5-Four hundred EN-.
ployes OF Fairbanks Soap Company
struck tonight for a restoration Of
wages, they having been cut 10 per cent
last November.
DEMANDS GRANTED.
PHtLApELPHIA. May 5.-It is stated
that the 700 or 5000 carpenters who
struck May have been granted their
demands