The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
Labor lnconics.

The bricklavers in most OF the English
cities have gone out.
All the messenger boys in Portland, Me-,
struck for higher wages.
state labor organization was organ
lied at Kansas City Monday.
The Kansas City bakers struck for
twelve hours and partially won the strike.
The Springfield, Mass. cigarmakers sc-
coded TO the mems demands, thus avert
ing a strike.
Two hundred carpenters in Hackensacke
and goo at Newark, n. j., struck Monday
for an eight-hour day.
At Bekes, Hungary il was necessary TO
call on the troops to quell the riotins
strikers. Several men were injured.
The Chicago clgarmakers struck. Some
of the smaller fictories granted their de-
mands, but about 1000 workmen are idle.
The Clyde ship hui ders announce that
they will be compelled To reduce the
wages of their employees y per cent, to
commence on June l.
All the plumbers in Dubuque, Ia, struck
Monday. Their demands were S. for a
day of eight hours instead of ten hours
and $3.50 for junior plumbers.
The lumber showers at Cleveland are
still idle. There are no prospects Of set
tlement Brakemcn may 20 out Wednes-
day and likewise the carpenters.
About 800 granite cutters, practically
all that there are in Philadelphia, struck
Monday for an advance in wages from
S}.25 TO $3.50 per day OF nine hours.
The Brooke iron company of Birdsboro.
near Reading. Pa, has notified the en-
ployes of it's nail factory that a reduction
OF Is per mt in their wages will be made.
The Covington, KY, bartenders at
meeting held Monday formally declared
their strike ended. The decision of the
board OF arbitrator was favorable TO their
claims.
Over 5000 housesmiths are out in News
York and not a single striker has returned
TO work. Four hundred fathers went out
Monday. Three hundred lumber handlers
also stopped work.
Ten thousand workmen OF Dublin Sun
dav marched in procession TO Phoenix
park where they held a meeting at which
a resolution demanding a work day of
eight hours was passed.
The eight-hour situation among the
carpenters at Pittsburg Is about the same.
The men are not dismayed that the strike
has been repudiated by the parent organi-
pared 10 fight II out alone.
One hundred and ten painters In Bay
City, Mich, went on "A strike Monday for
nine hours work and ten hours pay.
Nine firms have conceded the demands,
but four others hold out. Tho painters
threaten 10 have the carpenters and ma
sons called out unless the bosses yield.
The miners AMI iron workers strike i'm
the Liege and Chalcroi district In Belgium
In comp etc and spreading rapidly 10 tho
Borinago district I'm the province OF
Ilainaut. Fifty thousand men are out OF
work In central Belgium. There has
been moro rioting az llege. Several more
people have been injured.
Tho funeral OF tho gendarmo who was
killed during the riots on labor day took
place nj Rome Monday The body was
followed 10 the grave by all tho civil au-
thoritics of this CITY. There was no die
order among the crowds of people who
lined the streets through which tho funeral
procession passed.
The northeastern French and Belgian
coal fields are, IN the main, idle. Tho
men, however. are acting In law abiding
manner. The only scene OF disorder which
has been recorded occurred near LEGO.
There was n fight Sunday near that town
between the strikers and the grndarmes.
The latter were getting the worst Of u and
finally used their revo.vers. The result
was that several rioters were wounded.
President Gompers. Of the American
federation OF labor. has prepared reply
TO General Master Workman Powderly In
,nswer 10 a statement Of the latter In the
lst number OF the official organ Of the
nights OF Labor concerning the lockout
union printers employed on Duluth,
linn, paper. The case has attracted
widespread attention. IL Is announced
that President Gompers' reply will be-
given out early this week.