The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-13
STRIKES AND LocKOUTs

| STRIKES AND lOCKOU 5
TOPEKA. ka3., April IA few more of
the Santa Fe strikers went 10 work this
| morning. The ultimatum of the company,
| fixing the time for the strikers TO return
to work on Thursday morning or be dis
| missed from its employ, will probably
cause quite number of the strikers 10
return to work before that time. A Lead
ing striker, in discussing the situation
this morning, said;
THE company cannot scare rs by this
bluff. We understand it. aud Will not 90
back to work tomorrow"
l.. A. Hurd, assistant solicitor, said to-
day:
The company is suffering no incon.
venience. Between 250 and 300 men are
now out on this strike, bus we have
twenty more at work to-day than we had
yesterday, aud this includes five of the
men who struck. There j. 10 material
difference between the road and The men
as To wages. We merely refused to sign
which seeks TO regulate the business of
the company. The wages we pay are
higher than those OF any connecting line,
and the men know this.
The chairman of the executive commit
tee, Peter Hyatt, in discussing the ulti-
matum of General Manager Frey said:
THE statement That Mr. Player had
presented TO Us "A schedule that was salts
factory is not true. We told him that
his schedule WAS good far as
it went, but that it did not 20
far enough. 1t raised some mems wages,
but we insisted that the same ratio III
these cases should be extended TO ali Tie
men. The strike is for wages "a we'll as
for the signing of a settlement. We have
M ~ Scp I'm | rs.ol II
that not one of the men will return 10
work tomorrow. Ii this condition of
affairs continues for any great time, /
have other places to which | can send the
men. 1t Is not likely that the strike will
spread. The committee Is simply here on
AN Investigation trip
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. April IL About
twenty-five union machiBists employed by
the st. Joseph Terminal company struck
to-day because they werc asked To work
upoa disabled Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Ee sines.
ST LOUIS BREWERS.
ST. LOUIS, April IA STRIKE is promised
as the result OF discomfort among the
brewers ANA malsters belonging to the
various brewers unions ia ot. Louis. Tue
basis of the dissatisfaction 4, the refusal OF
demand for an increase IN wages aud
shorter hours each working day. The
boss brewers are preparing Tor trouble by
allying themselves together and securing
their relations with nou-union meu, "a
large number OF whom already EN-
ployed in this city in various breweries.
NEW YORK GARMENT CUTTERS
NEW YORK, April II President Horn
thai and others OF the Clothing Nanufdc
turers' association were arrested today,
while sitting in a meeting to consider the
of Safr riputar1t ~ %
ters' lockout. on the charge OF conspiracy
made by individual garment cutters.
After the arrest was made the meeting
of the manufacturers was adjourned until
) O'Clock p. m. and quite number OF the
members Of The association accompanied
Messrs. Hockstadter and Horuth.ti 10 the
Tombs, prepared TO go on their bonds for
any amount that might be required. 1t
is feared that the arrests will tend to stay
the proceedings that have just been instl-
tuted, at the request OF the cutters aud
garment workers, for an amicable settle
ment Of all differences
Immediately after the arrest Of Messrs
Hornthal aud Hockstadter the officers
arrested Leo Kaufman, Is Hoigau
John Trounsline and David L. Newburz,
ali members Of the manufacturers asso-
ciatlou Tney were arrested upon com
plaiut OF David koss, Charles r. Reicbers
aud Henry White of the clothing cutters'
union. The SIX men were arFslgned this
afternoon and all were paroled ia the Gus
tody Of their lawyers for animation next
"Wednesday.
Atan adjourned meeting Of the exeea-
tive committee of the Clothing Mauufac-
turers association, held later. 10 was De
cided that the entire board be appointed a
committee TO meet the committee Of five
appointed by the Federation Of Labor 70
consider conciliat0rg measures FOR terra
mating the present lockout OF the cloth
ing cutters. This WAS done ii response 70
a request from the federation.
TIE BELGIAS COAL HISEEs
BEUssELs, April L The strike move
.neut - spreading Three hundred str3k-
lag miners attacked he Bsn working 10
the mines who bad refused - join them
aud threw all sorts Of r5IUbszh-O.d boards.
stones aud dirt-into the shaft, with tie
intention 81 snprisouinz the men ia tue
niue The officials were helpless - con
tefd against the mob. and assistaDce was
asked from the eeBjsrtnes. who nasily
succeeded in dispensing the strikers.
Further trouble from tB- strikers j. ap-
prenended. and cio@- watch IFI.l o@ kept
up0n al tIe3g actions Great slet!T4ty -
s1ogn among The .sboT leader Ali tbe4Y
efforts are bow directed 70 igTlnE Efu-s about
enormous 1smonst Eatsous az;ziust The
CHAMBER If deputies for refusing - zdogss
The b.3l - establish universal soiifsss-
Immediately after ths Assem- biinz - the
deputies kaeizy an excited crowd gaIhsFs4
aroussd .le paF.s sfnertATy basiiiDz- The
bflFfiiag ALREADY uaA teen saFroaads9 t5y
uuFt0aAtcd police. - tas croNd oeczsas
ulorx xissnoassTaGsT i sguzklroa cs police
wss called OF: agd he'd ready 20 charge.