Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-06

New YORK, May 1.-The threatened
strike fixed for May l began in earnest
this morning as far as the housesmiths
are concerned, and with them all
incidental trades are out. This
morning it was stated that at
least $500 men representing diff
ferent trades are on strike.
Clarendon Hall, in Thirteenth Street,
was taxed to its utmost to accommodate
the crowds of workingmen who poured
in from every street and avenue in the
vicinity. At times there must have
been at least 5000 perspiring men
jammed in the place. The meeting was
presided over by George Warner, presi-
dent Of the Housesmiths' Union. Mr..
Warner made stirring appeal to those
present to stand firmly together. When
the announcement was made by one of
the delegates that the firm of Cammure
& Haas had signifed their willingness to
treat with a committee from the union,
the hall fairly shook with cheers.
Late this afternoon it was stated at
the housesmiths' headquarters that
1000 housesmiths were out in this city,
Brooklyn and Jersey City, and that
about rs firms were involved. The
agreement which the Housesmiths'
Union has drawn up stipulates that none
but union men shall be employed, and
only for eight hours day. the agree
ment extends over period Of one
year. 1t was learned this afternoon
that thirteen firms had acceded to the
demands Of the Framers' Union. There
are still sixteen firms to hear from. Six
hundred trainers will return to work to-
morrow morning, and about the same
number will remain on strike.
PITrsBURG, Pa, May 1.-The long
threatened eight-hour strike in the
building trades has been inaugurated.
In all the figuring on the probable num-
Der of men partici pating in or affected
and likely to be thrown idle by the
strike, there has been exaggeration.
The leaders of the carpenters claim
5000 men within the limits of the -
mile district OF these it is said | 1000
will continue at work on contracts that
must be completed, leaving At the out
side not more than 1000 men on strike
to-day.
This morning between 5000 and 5000
railroad miners of the Pittsburg district
went out on strike. Their old scale eX-
pired yesterday, and they went out
their strike having nothing to
The miners convention is now in ses-
sion here. The proposition Of the OPP
orators committee to pay the old wages
has been received, but no action taken
as yet. The miners conference COM
mittee and the operators committee
will meet after the convention, and
probably an agreement will be reached
and the men return to work. Nearly
the entire session this morning was
given up to debate on the
wage sale, and it was prac-
tically decided to adopt two
scales, one to rule in the local trade, the
other to govern the lake trade. 1t has
been decided to agree to differential
price of 9 cents between the Ohio and
Pittsburg districts in favor of the former,
but since that district is also in conven-
ton it is not known what will
be done there. The local convention
will likely agree upon a scale this after
noon. 1t is probable that SO cents per
ton will be asked for local trade and 81
cents for lake trade.
The number of men IN the building
trades known to be out are: Carpen-
ters, !, 800; stone masons, 100; brickbay-
ers, 800 or 700 Several independent
contractors have already granted the
eight hour demand. Perfect Idleness ia
observed in all the large contracts in
this city, it appearing that even the la
borers have dropped their implements
for the time.
ington, McKeesport, Braddock and
other Western Pennsylvania and near
by Ohio towns Indicate a general strike
among the carpenters. stone masons
and bricklayers.
DUoUoIN, H., May 1.-The most stub
bornly contested coal miners strike ever
had in this district was inaugurated this
morning. The contest is to enforce
the law as to eight hours for
DAVIS work and pay every Saturday
The men say they will stay out until
the law is upheld and their demands
granted. The operators say the law is
Unjust. and will fight it to the
United States supreme, court. In
the operators of the fourteen
mines here, all mines and mine laborers
have cleaned up their various places
and taken out all their tools. These min
ers have served notice that they will lie
idle until the first day of November, and
from to-day but one mine, the Egyp-
tan, will be running on this prairie or
in this district. This mine is new one,
pays its men weekly, works the eight
hour day, and is having all work done
under contract. Fully 1900 men
will be directly interested in
this strike, which with their
families swells the total number affected
to $500 souls. Several noted labor
speakers of Illinois are present at pic
MICS in the local parks
TR1MBLE, O., May All the miners
of Lucas District No. 9 are out to-day.
They number about l 100 men. So far
as can be ascertained they demand an
advance in the scale Of machine mining
to three-ffths of the rate given for pick
mining. There is division of opinion
in regard to the eight-hour question.
New Lexington and Gore, both small
mining towns in the same field, report
their men at work with no intention of
going out at present.
TERRE HAUTG, Ind, May Mot less
than 5000 miners in Indiana quit work
last night because the wage scale for the
year beginning to-day had not been
signed.
OTTUMwA, Ia, May 1.-The miners of
Southeastern Iowa laid down their tools
last night, and say they viii not take
them up again until ordered to do so by
the supreme officers of their union.
They declare they are not on strike, but