The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-24
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Capital Labor and Indu-trin,.

strike. They elected check weighman and
demanded that he be installed as these Of
ficials are at other mines The General
Manager refused to allow him TO go into the
scales, and informed the men that he would
do all the weighing necessary. As a result
every man has stopped work.
The Riverside furnace of S'eubenville, o.,
employing l75 men, blew out Sunday and
will not resume for some time. The com
pany has big stock on hand.
The switchmen's Union, pf West Superior,
Wis, will take hand in the steel workers
strike At meeting of the Trades and La,
Dor Assembly they promisek to handle nc
cars containing the product of non-uniop
workers
AT New Orleans the entire force
of government employees repairing the gov.
ernment river steamers and tugs at the Au.
duboin park, La, went out on strike. The
men claim that although the eight-hour law
had been passed and signed by the presi.
dent, but that II has not been promulgated,
they are compelled to work under the old
10-hour rule.
The strike of the planine-mll men of st.
Louis, which has been on for several weeks
has been declared Off and the men are now
seeking their old places. The trouble arose
over demand for shorter hours with no
decrease In pay.
The fremen employed on the tugs in
Buffalo (N " harbor struck for an advance
In wages from s35 to $50 per month. They
have no union organization The tug own
ers will not concede TIM demand.
The switchmen employed by the various
big Four" lines passing through Indian.
npolis, Ind, made a formal request for ar
increase in wages to those paid in Chicago,
the highest in the country. The request
was taken under consideration by the road
managers.
The Findlay (O.) glass factories started up
most of them with full forces.
The Susquehanna Iron Company and the
Columbia Iron Company of Lancaster, Pa,
started work after six weeks suspension.
The puddlers accept reduction of from 81
10 t3 65 a ton. About 600 men are employ.
in the mills
The 80 machinists employed by the Jenny
Electric works, of indianapolis, Ind, went
on strike. A union man who refused to
work on piece that had gone through
Ron-union mans hands was discharged.
whereupon the other machnists were called
out
About 100 freight handlers in the North
western freight depot in Milwaukee, Wis,
struck. They have been getting 81 40 per
day but demand 81 So
After an all-day conference at Wheeling,
W. Va, the workmen and officials Qf the
Top mill of that city and the Aitna and
Standard mills over the river, agreed to
split the difference in their dispute as to the
prices for rolling double steel ard the scale
was signed. The mills will start at once
THREE MEN KEEP BrG MILL IpLE.-The
Columbia Iron and Steel Company at
Uniontown, Pa, resolved to insist upon
reduction in wages of 80 per cent. In the
Bessemer department and 20 per cent. in
finishing department from last years scale
All the men but three are willing to work
at the company's figures, but three will
keep the whole mill idle.
The State Federation OF Labor, in session
at Chester, Pa. has passed resolutions recon-
mending all union men to refrain from en-
listing in the National Guard and all such
enlisted men to withdraw,
Sixty girls employed at the Allentown,
Pa) Spinning Company's mill, struck for
8 cents increase per day. The whole mill
is idle in consequence.
nc Loo laL
at Battle Creek, Mich, the Common Coun.
Gil has passed resolution canceling all
bridge contracts in which Carnegie iron is
10 be used.
The annual report Of President Ingalls,, OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, will
recommend proht-sharing with its en-
ployes
Congregational Nominations.
Lycoming county (Pa) Democrats have
indorsed w. II. Wilson for congress,
The Deeware Democratic State Conven-
ton renominated Congressman J. w. Cau-
sey.
The deadlock in the Fourth Michigan
District Republican Congressional Conven.
tioi was plOhCH oii tuc Oiit hunuItu
forty-seventh ballot Henry f. Thomas, of
Allegan, receiving the nomination for Con-
gress.
Congressman J. r. Whiting has been
unanimously renominated by the Demo.
Gratis of the Seventh Michigan district.
The Republican Convention of the First
Kentucky district. at Paducah, nominated
W. J. Deboe. of Crittenden county, for Con-
gress.
The Congressional Convention of the First
Texas district. nominated Captain ]. c.
Hutchison.
The Peoples Territorial Convention, in
session at Oklahoma City, nominated N. A.
Ward for delegate to Congress
The Ninth Wisconsin District Re publican
Convention nominated Myron II. McCord
for Congress.