Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-06-13
WORK AND WORKERS

ONE hundred and seventy-ive stone cut
tiers in Detroit, Michigan, went on a strike for
81 for eight hours work
FIVE hundred fathers in Chicago are on
strike for an increase Of % per cent in wages.
All the big contracts in the city are inter
supted.
GREAT destitution is reported in the Con
nellsville region, among the miners who have
been efusedemployment, and the ,.bor leaders
have applied for immediate aid.
As THE striking miners at Cable & Co. 5
four mines, at Washington, Indiana, refused
to return to work the mines have been closed
until next fall. Six hundred men were en-.
ployed.
THE FIVE central labor bodies in Chicago
held a meeting and took q radical stand against
any further move to give public assistance 10
the Worlds Fair rs long as their demands
for minimum rate of wages are refused.
Henry MOORE, Traffic Manager of tho
Midland Railroad, and A. r. Ham, repre-
senting the strikers at Wayeland, Indiana,
have signed compromise agreement Il is
yet 10 he sanctioned by Henry Crawford. 1t
rs agreed that part of the strikers shall be paid
in full at once, the rest In one, two and six
months
COMPLETE stagnation is reported among
the lumber firms at Bangor, Maine. owing 30
the boycott in the lumber trade In New York.
A number of vessels are lying idle In the har.
Dor awaiting csTgoes. Nearly all the saw mills
have suspended operations and no lumber
whatever is being shipped,
THE employees of the Egyptian Coal Mine,
az Duquoin, Illinois, are ON strike. The
cause is difference Of opinion between the
miners and operators regarding the contract.
The operators say they agreed TO pay every
two weeks. with ten hours work. The men
claim they were TO receive ten hours pay for
nine hours work, and weekly pay.
A MEETING of striking miners was held at
Mystic, Iowa. for the purpose of driving away
the negroes, out riot was prevented by the
interference Of the Sheriff and the citizens.
few of the more hot-headed strikers who at
tempted to drive the negroes away were re-
sisted by the latter, and shots were exchanged
but without fatal eject.
NOT more than per cent. Of the locked out
switchmen in Chicago have been taken back
by the Northwestern Railroad Company. The
reason given for this condition of affairs is
that the trainmen object to the Encouragement
Of the Chicago switchmen, feeling that the
tables might he turned IL too many Of them
found their way back to the company's en-
ploy.
THE Wage Committee OF the Amalgamated
Association Of Iron and Steel Workers reported
IN favor Of last years scale, with slight yaria'
tions, $3.50 for pudding aud seventy cents tor
heating and rolling bar. Both President
Weihe and Vice President Carney advised
that the Convention accept the scale, aud not
unbalance the present condition Of markets
and affairs between iron manufacturers and
men.
A TELEGRAM from Muncie, Indiana, says
that Thomas Hart, of the Marlng Hart Win.
dow Glass Works, has discharged an employee
named Moore for refusing TO work poor glass,
and refused TO permit Moore to work the usual
time, seven days allotted TO a discharged EN-
ploye, saying he would put out the fires first
As a result the 100 men have quit work in &C.
cordance with the rules Of the American Win
dow Glass Workers Union, and sent for their
President at Philadelphia. Hart is eXPresi-
dent and Secretary of the American window
Glass Manufacturers association.