St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-12
TRIALS OF WORKMEN.
New York Lumber Dealers
Will Boycott All Union
Mechanics.
By Refusing Material to
Buildings Where They Are
Engaged.
Struggle to the Death Be-
tween the Dealers. and the
Walking Delegates.
Widespread Dissatisfaction
Results in Many Strikes
and LockoutS.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Lumber
Trade association begins to-day the lock-
out and boycott which, its members as
sert, will cause total cessation of
building operations in the city before
long. This action by the association is
to force the board of walking delegates
to raise the boycott on one of the associ-
atoms members, Charles f. Buckle &
Co., Thirteenth street and the North
river. To accomplish this, they intend
to stop the delivery of lumber to all
buildings where union men are at work.
In regard to the effect which this pro-
posed boycott will have on the building
trades in this city, John D. Crimmins,
the contractor. said yesterday that the
builders would generally stand by the
dealers i'll their fight with the union. SIT
is time to call halt" said Mr.. Grim
minis. There will be stiff fight, but
the only builders who will really
suffer are the speculative builders.
There are about 100 of these
builders i'll this city, who en-
employ about $1,000 men," Continuing.
Mr.. Crimmins said that both himself
and David II. King. who is one of the
largest builders in this city, would have
no trouble in getting lumber, and as
much as they wanted. as they had made
all the necessary arrangements. Not
one foot of lumber has been delivered
since sunrise. Three thousand five
hundred men are out. of which 70 per
cent belong to labor unions. There are
now eighty firms in the lumber dealers
associations and others are Joining all
the time. There is some lumber on
hand. of course, to last few days, but
when this is exhausted building must
stop for want of lumber, because
the dealers vote they will not
deliver one foot until they
have won the fight. A fedora
ton OF master carpenters. master
trainers and all employers of trades
men will probably be consummated. and
stop put to the veXatious impertInence
OF the board of walking delegates of the
building trades. Much money hangs on
the result. If the fight be prolonged,
millions may be lost. The dealers say
the issue is whether the labor unions or
the dealers shall manage the business
OF the latter. This lockout will affect
all the trades and will involve about
$1,000 men.
In the Coke Region.
SCOTTDALE, Pa, May 1.-THE four
teenth week of the coke fight opened
to day with renewed vigor, and at every
| works running it is claimed from five TO
| twenty men broke away from the ranks
| of the strikers. The most important
| break was the painter plant of the Nc
! Clure Company, where an active labor
| leader, Clark Cadd, went to work. which
action visibly affected the men, and
will practically end the fight at this
| plant. Labor leaders are still firm in
| the statements that men are daily quit
ting work. The hearing of Capt. Loar
and his deputies, who are charged with
the killing of eleven strikers at More
| wood is in progress at Greensburg this
| afternoon.
Strikers Fired On.
! DENVER, Col, May IA terrible
| light took place at noon between party
of striking brickmakers and a gang of
colored men, who had been engaged by
f. n. Davis, the proprietor of the brick
| yard, to take their places. Davis, his
son and seven negroes, all heavily
armed, were going to work, when they
were intercepted by band of strikers
and ordered back. Davis warned the
strikers to get out of the way. The lat
ter refused. and Davis and his men
opened fire. Two of the strikers are
mortally wounded, and sixteen others
| are more or less hurt. The Davis party
were all arrested. Davis says the strik-
ers had guns, but the latter deny it.
| Cigarmakers Gain a Point.
| CONCORD, n. H., May 1.-THE Man
chester Cigarmakers union, whose mem
bership covers not only that city, but
| Concord, Dover. Portsmouth and the Ell.
| tire northern section of the state, has
| given notice of an advanced rate OF
wages to go into effect on "Wednesday
next, and that the manufacturers will
accept the new schedule. The advance
will be $3.50 on thousand first quality
cigars, and with a proportionate in
crease on the lower grades. 1t is said
here in Concord that the effect of this
action of the union will be an early in
crease in the jobbing price of all grades
of cigars made in New Hamp shire.
Indiana Miners.
BRAZIL. Ind, May ia proba bis
agreemant between the miners and CD
orators has been reached. The operat.
ors agree to last years scale, with two
pay days month, coal to be weighed
and screened as heretofore. The miners
| v,
when these terms Will probably be &C
copied.
| Using the Boycott
| CHICAGO, May 1.-THE striking cigar
makers of the city have decided to in
stItute boycott against all employers
who refuse to come to their terms. A
committee has been appointed to call on
every organized body of laboring men
in the city and request them to stop
| using cigars and tobacco manufactured
by all such firms.
At meeting held this evening the
Manufacturers association rejected the
| proposals to compromise with the cigar
makers. The decision, however, was
not unanimous. Seven members voted
in favor of the motion to compromise,
twenty voted against 1t, while twelve
| did not vote at all. 1t was shown that
| the exact number of men now on strike
is 691.
A General Strike.
ST.. LOUIS, May 1.-THE Brotherhood
of Painters has decided to make the
strike general in this city, and this
morning from 500 to 1000 men are out.
Thirty-FiVe Thousand Out.
BRUSSELS. May 1.-THE strike in the
Charleroi district is spreading. The
foundrynen struck to-day Thirty-five
thousand men have struck. Several
iron works are closing, owing to lack
of fuel.
The Midland Strike.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 1.-THE
strike on the Midland railroad is ex-
tending. This morning a passenger
train was stopped at New Ross, and
travel is now completely blockaded.
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