Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-27
WORK AND WORKERS.

EIGHT English contract laborcrs were, de-
barred from landing at New York.
TIE strike at the Blackwool eolliery, Tar
Saqua, Pa, involving about 200 men, has
been settled and work resumed.
EXTENSIVE depos is of biuminous coal are
said to have been found in the Mesaba Range.
in Minnesota. A discovery Of petroleum IS
also alleged TO have been made.
THE New York, Lake Erie and Western
Railroad locomotive shops at Susquenanna,
Penna., have been placed on eght-hour time,
areduc1on OF one hour per day.
THE Chesapeake Nail works and the pud-
ding department OF the Central Iron Works,
1t l'arrs burg, Pa, have shut down, throwing
between 20 and 800 men out Of work
THE Chicago city council has decided that
4 reaiter all buildings to be erected in Chle-
Igo shall be limited to height OF 10 feet.
md TINT they shall on be constructed 10 that
Nnen fronting on streets OF 50 feet or more IN
width.
ALL the collieries in the west end of Schuyl-
kill county, Pr, we're put ten on hours Here
Oore they have been making only nine hours.
1t is believed that ten hours will soou prevail
I'll over the SchugkiIl region with steadier
work.
THE steel workers Of the Columbia Iron
and steel WORE, at Uniontown, Penna., re-
I.cted the proposed reduction IN their wages.
holding that the present scale should remain
IN force until July.
THE Grievances Committee o. the Brother
hood of 1rainmen Of the Baltimore and Oaio
Railroad and the officials OF the company have
adjusted the matter OF pay for the various em-
ployes III the transpor alton service and other
matters affecting their interests.
AN agreement has been reached. at Denver
between the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
way and the Trainmen and Switchmen's
Brotherhood but demand of the telegraph
operators for increased pay has been refused
by the officials of the road.
THE cut nail manufacturers of Canada met
at St. John, New Brunswick, and agreed upon
The union OF the Eastern aud Western Associa-
lions and the adoption OF uniform card list
OF extras. These prices are now the same oil
over the continent, but the base prices are
higher in Canada than in the United States.
THE brakemen on the Mob leand Birming-
ham Road from Mobile 10 Selma Ala,
branch 0. the East Tennessee, NIrg MIA aud
Georgia Road struck for so per month. an
ad yance OF sic. Their places have been filled
with eolored men. Only one white man a.
tempted TO accept place and he was induced
by he strikers d quit
THE machinists OF the Pan Handle road at
Indianapolis are on strike. When they were
paid Oft they we're informed that unless they
r turned t. work Immediately they would be
discharged. - he men refused 10 70 TO
work, and now declare that unless the COM
pany grants their demands every mach1nis.
on the Pennsylvania system between Indian
spolis and Altoona, Pa, viii be called out"
A DESPATCH from Ottumwa, IoSe, says
that he depopulation OF the mining town OF
Mystic is feared. the result OF the rat ruling
OF the iowa Centra,. That rosd, a month
ago, made rates 10 81. Paul, Minneapolis and
other towns which suit out Mystic. aud gaze
the coal trade 10 CentreyIile aud Foreusb. As
a result Is mines are closed, and 81 miners,
families are beginning to feel the pangs OF
hunger"