The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-01
THE LABOR DIFFICULTIES.
STRIKE ECHOES.
Epitomized Account OF tho Doings of
Employer and Employed.

EAST LIVERPOOL. O.-Every pottery has re-
sumed work after the longest strike In the
history OF the business in the Ohio Valley.
Two weeks hence East Liverpool will again
be the busy hive OF industry IL was n year
ago. The Knowles company started their
clay departments at the new end and the
China works and the biscuit kilnmcn will 20
to work the last of the week. Next Monday
the "old end will also resume, and In two
weeks every department of the big establish
ment will be running. The McNichol pot
terry company may run double turn In tw o
weeks. The Globe pottery announces a
steady run for six months.
AT the Sebring pottery, the clay hands
went to work Monday morning. Here. .it is pos
sible, there may be further trouble. The kiln
hands state they did not return under the
new bench boss. and negotiations are OF for
the present. At the company's office II has
been stated that the trouble had since been
satisfactorily arranged. A few clay hands
went to work at East Liverpool pottery to-
day. There is serious disagreement there.
The men insist that the firm is making an
effort TO do away with some Of the old en-
ployes, under the blind OF alleged lncompe-
tency.
The decorators ut many OF the plants have
not been put on yet, as there Is little demand
for their product.
The ~ l-2 per cent. reduction will 90 into
effect at Mountford h Cos plant, which has
been running throughout the strike Mt the
old scale, next Monday morning, when 1t is
intended to run double turn. At the Stan
dard cooperative pottery the new list will
also go into effect next Monday. Al the
Union cooperative works the IL l-2 per cent.
cut will not be introduced Immediately. They
will hold out week or two at least. The new
list Is already In force at the West End.
YOUNGSTOWN, 0.-A meeting of the striking
street car employees was held Monday ad-
dressed by President Mahon, of the Amalgn-
mated association Of street car employees, and
as n result OF his advice they presented
| through him proposition to Manager Ander-
son to arbitrate the question at issue; and II a
| satisfactory local board could not be secured,
| then 10 refer the matter to the State board OF
| arbitration the men In the meantime to be
| taken back to work and the cars started.
| Manager Anderson sent reply declining the
| proposition, giving as his reasons that after
| waiting two weeks for the men to return to
| work he had employed other men. but tina,
some of the old employees who were accept
able would be given employment If they de
sired Ii.
MISSEAPoLIs.-Forty-n employees OF the
! Great Northern road were arraigneS in the
United States court Monday, charged will
conspiracy and interference with the mail;
during the late strike. Forty-six Of them ar,
| from GAINESVILLE, one from st. Cloud and two
from st. Paul. The bail In each case was Sc
at II, 100.
The Munhall mines, near Homestead. wer'
closed Monday, over dispute on the wage,
| OF drivers. The men were paid S2.25 pc
day, and demanded $3.50, which John Nun
hall, the operator, agreed to pay In the future
The men refused TO work unless the differ
ence was paid for past work, and the mine
are shut down.
A house owned by the II. @ Frick Cox
Company, at Leisenring No. 3. was blown VI
by n dynamite explosion. Andrew Carsick
q Slav coke drawer, who has deserted tn,
ranks OF the strikers, was sleeping In lowe
room OF the house. The bomb was throw
In an upstairs window and tore the top stor.
off. Carsick was not hurt. The dynamitinl
is supposed to be the work OF the strikers.
War has again broken out among the strik
ing miners In Birmingham, Ala. Two deput
sherifs have been killed. third fatal
wounded and fourth badly hurt. Two des
perate strikers did 1t all. and they are sur
rounded ON the mountain near Coalburg, re
fusing TO surrender The officers are de
termined to take them dead or alive, and wi
close In on them as soon rs more militar
reaches the scene.