Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-16
CHICAGo's STRIKING CARPENTERS
Thousands Of Men i'm Other Trades
Thrown Out OF Work.

CHICAGO. April l6.-Al work was stopped on
. number Of buildings yesterday and all the
AAnds engaged on them thrown into idleness
OF account Of The carpenters strike. The
eFieSt'yers had gone as far - they could until
the carpenters did more work. and as there
we're none 20 do Il the bricklayers had 90 stop
Tins threw the bod carriers ana Ali the lal,ar-
ers ON OF employment Tor the time being. 30
That the number OF ldlc men in the city veSter-
day Was very large. II will steadily increase
FOR the neN week. after which no building
operations can be continued until the strike !.
brought 10 au end or the bailders are able TO
get carpenters 90 go to work IA spite of the
anton and the strikers
Some signs Of disturbance manifested Them
selves Yesterday and there were A number q
arrests made on charges ot interfering with
worklnen. The strikers claim that the con,ract-
orS are the real instigatOrs og any trouble that
arises. They 40 ab0nt armed and Threatening
10 shoot anybody that comes 20 talk TO the men
they have al work. and seem, the strikers al
leEe. anxious TO provoke q quarrel IN ordor
that the odium OF it may he thrown on them.
COAL MINERS To 60 on.
The indications are that MAY I most or the
soft coal miners of Illinois. Indiana and PENN
sylyaRia viii go out on strike and that after
that date the supply of soft coal will be linn
it'd. Ia ylcW cf tlls Fact rnRny OF the railroads
are putting IN a large supply Of soft coal.
cent purchase 90 the AtcblsoR. Topeka aud
santa fe amounting 10 es5.W0. Many Of the
coal dealers IN tins city have. within the last
thirty hours. received orders that they cannot
an within = month.
LABOR TROUBLES FIsEwHFRE.
nashville. April l6-Last night the sheet
metal workers Of this city Wen; on strike.
They demand an increase IN wages OF 25 cents
per day and a reduction IN the working day
from ten 20 nine hours. ABOUT one hundred
men are ont
BosroN. April I6.--The strike committee OF
the amaleamatcd building trades council has
called a special meeting OF the amalg amated
. building trades council for Thursday night. 40
which the carpenters and hrlcklayers Will be-
called upon To show cause for not obeying the
strike order OF the A.B.FC. The members Of
| tie iroestone Cutters Union state that they
from tho first preferred that the other branche.
I of the building trade should not interfere. and
} that they should have been allowed to fight tha
tcCstOuc contractors association In their own
/ way. Many % the trade uuionists assert that
1 the eight-hOur movement has been defeated
! for this year unless the mHstCr builders asso-
citation should reunite the now divided labor
! men.
/ BATH. Ne. April l6.-The painters en,-
plON at the New England Oompauy's ship
/ yard who struck yesterday for an increase of
! 80 cents a dav returned TO work tins morning
! Ia" company granted an increase Of 25 cents.
PoRrsGoUrH. Nh. April ia largely az
! tended meeting Oi employing carpenters.
l-AAhofiN. hil'h flt ailA laiuAtfr uf'il utTa
/ l.st evening to take action on the nine-hour
( law Recently adopted by the journeymen OF the
} different trades voted that ten hours should
constitute "a DAYS work
! Ea>rcN. April l6-At a meeting last evening
Of Eiectrotypers' Union. NO. II. which ls at
/ tached 20 the international Typographical
! jmon. the executive committee having in
! charge the strike Of the cioctrOupers of the
Riverside Press. Cambridge. reported that
! three Boston shops had refused 20 handle the
A 1ls1
cipal cIuo, had been notified 20 refuse 20 du
/ that work. The International typographical
/ mon " I'll support th. strikers.
tmCASo. April IG.-lhe CLOAK makers strike
: hes been seeded. The two hundred men re-
turned 10 work this morning. =. =. Ecie d Bro.
! agreeing 10 paythe demand Ot : cents advance
I on Tire dollar. Tie .lvm also recognized the
union.