Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-04-04
WORK AND WORKERS.

TIE striking planning mill employees in In
diauapolis have decided to start a cooperative
mill, with 100000 capital
THE union plumbers in Fall River, Massa-
.ehusetts, have gone on strike for nine hour
ONE hundred and thirty ribbon weavers in
the Pioneer silk Mill in Paterson, New Jer-
sey ore on strike against reduction Of 50
per cent, in wages.
THE Vulcan Iron Works, in Richmond,
Virginia, which shut down last week, have
resumed operations, the men having agreed
to accept monthly instead Of seni-mouthly
payments as heretofore.
THE iron moulders at the Pacific Rolling
Mills in San francisco are on strike. The
Union Iron Works will be effected, as il has
rolled on the Pacific Mills for steel castings
for the war vessels in course Of construct
ion.
A DESPATCH from Louisville, Kentucky,
says that the two thousand coal miners cn-
ployed in the Laurel.Jellieo districts are to
strike May LIST. They ask pay on coal before
it is screened, and eight hours per day. The
operators have decided not to allow the de-
mand.
ARMSTRONG BROTHERS q Co, Of Pittsburg
Pa who a few days ago, locked out 1000 men
and girls from their cork factory, have de-
eided to run their works on non~unioH basis
1t is said they are paying union wnges and
taking back their old hands, but refuse TO
sign the apprentice agreement.
NATIONAL President Roe is In conference
with the Executive Board Of Miners in Pitts
burg. They have decided to remain out un-
til August If necessary. A great deal Of
trouble is being experienced in distributing
the relief funds and especially among the
Hungarian families. At a general distribn-
ton row occurred and one foreigner was
feariully beaten.
ABOUT 30 moulders employed at the Rich
mond Locomotive Works in Richmond, Vir-
GINA, are on strike, the Noulder's Union hav-
ing declared il improper for m0u!ders to FUR
nsh castings for "scabsR to finish in the mach
inc shops. The Council representing nine
teen unions in Richmond, adopted a resolu-
ton recommending general strike at the
locomotive works if the trouble between the
company aud the M tchinists is not settled
ahortly.
SUPERINTENDENT Kennedy, Of the Pulp
Works in Muncie, Indiana. has been arrested
on three indictments, charging him with vic.
lating that section Of the statutes which pro-
vides that eight hours shall constitute days
work, and making it misdemeanor for the
management OF any factory 10 compel men 10
work more than that length of time for II
days wages. The State claims that at the
pulp mill they work one gang Of men l3l
hours and another i0i hours, paying them by
the day.
A DESPATCH from Pitisburg says that a
number OF operators in the coke region have
decided to start at the 10 per cent. reduction.
TIE works now running are: Baiueys 1913
ovens Mt. Braddock, l3J0vcns; Pennsyl yania
IS ovens. Percy % ovens fairchance. 81
ovens; in all 1858, out Of I6. ii9 ovens. Prep.
aratious have been made tor a resumption Of
the Dunbar Furnace Company's plant Of 800
ovens, Reed Brothers, "A ovens, and Mabon-
ing. 100 which will make total Of l852o
/ TheFriek and Mcclure Companies, controli-
ing the balance Of the ovens, have as yet
made no sign.