The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-09

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western anthracite coal fields of Pennsyl-
wanna makes l5,GJ0 men and boys idle.
Feb. 17-Large clothing manufacturers in
Chicago declared their independence of
labor union rule In their establishments.
Mar. 16-Clothing cutters and trimmers'
strike in Chicago renders Zi,oG0 idle.
Apr. 3-No. 5 mill of Lawrence Manufac-
turing Co. at Lowell, Mass. closed; 1000
operatives throw out of work.
Apr. 3l-In InIiana, 1000 miners In BIZ
luminous field 81 -uck for raise in wages.
May +Milwau.:ee street ear lines tied
up by strike Of employees for increase in
June 17-Midd,esex wooden mill at Lowell,
Mass, closed indefinitely; 1000 thrown out
of work.
June 1S-Printers' strike in Minneapolis
settled by agreement to arhitrate.
June 27-Braddock (Pa.) wire works
closed; 1000 men thrown out of work.
June Offending settlement of wage scale
every iron mill in MahoninS valley in Ohio
closes; $500 men affected.
July eOne killed and many rounded in
riot between strikers and police at Brown
Hosting & Conveying Co. in Cleveland;
July 21-Brotherhood Of Tailors in New
York strike. involving 1900 workmcn.
Aug. FRioting at Brown hoisting works
in Cleveland drew fire of militia.
Aug. 12-Strike ordered in Ohio where
men work for less thar scale rates, and in
all mines operated under contract lease
system.
Aug. 25-Locked out men of Brown Hoist
ing & Conveying Cos. works at Cleveland
voted to return to work.
Aug. Sl-At Wheeling. w. Va, 300 en-
ployes Of Riverside iron works strike
against 20 per cent. wage reduction.
Sept. Sat J~ohnstown. Pa. 200 men
thrown out of work by indefinitely closing
many departments of Cambria iron works.
Ser -Iaa wleSsncSS at Coronado mine
in Leadville, Col, causes 4 deaths and S25,-
600 property loss.
Sept. 2S-Martial law in Leadville. Col.
Sept. 26-NinerS' strike at Leadville, Col,
ended; work resumed at old z
Sept. 2SlCleveland (O) rolling mill closed
down; 400 thrown out of work.
Oct. 2-At Boston 5000 men and women
employed in manufacture Of clothing go
on strike.
oct. 2l-Striking miners in many large
mines in Hooking Valley, o., return to
work at reduced wages of L cents a ton.
Nov. @Pork butchers in Chicago strike
for wage advance.
Nov. 2f-Difference between window
glass workers and manufacturer settled
at conference in Pittsburgh. putting 5000
men Gdle since May 800 to work Dec. Is.
Dec. 1O-DCring months of Nov. and Dec.
tensive employers of labor, have resumed
operations: Painter E. Sons hoopirOn mill
and Jones & Laughlin continuous mill,
billet departments, Joliet, ILL.,: Niagara
iron foundry, I%ronton, N. Y; Arcade File,
Encaustic Tile, American Wire Nail and
Anderson Nut and Bolt Cos. at Anderson.
Ind: Dowagiae (Mich.) Co.'S drill works:
Whitaker iron works and Wheeling Steel
and Iron Co, at Wheeling, Va: Ohio Falls
car works, Jerfersonville, IND. Ensign car
works, Huntington, w. Va: Phoenix Fur
riture Co, Widdcomb Furniture Co, Mel
son & Matter Co, Grand Rapids Brush Co,
yards. Chosterton. Ind; Ironton fire bricl;
yards, and Parker fire brick yards, Coal
Grove, Ky; Ashland Steel Co.'S plant and
feller's Lax Superior mines; CorruGating
works. rolling mill, Snyder Brentwood
works and Orr linseed mill: Piqua. o.; Des
ing & Quinlan. F. b. TAFT & Co. Decatur
Furniture Co. and Wabash railway
shops, Decatur, Ill; Cambria steel
mills. Johnstown. Pa: Vale mills. Mas
Conn: Pemberton mills, Lawrence, Mass; |
American sheet-iron mill, Carly & SouderS'
establishment, Phillipsburg. Pa:
Rhodes. Riddle and Angora mills, Media.
Pa: Bellefontc CPa) glass plant; Lima O)
paper mills: Consolidated Steel * Wire Co,
Rraddock; Pa; Edgar Thomson, steel
Norfolk, Conn; ore mines, Ore Hill, Conn; |
cotton mills. Colebrook River.
Conn; shop d~cpartment. busheling fur
l>ewanee, H.: Aetna rolling mill, Cleve- !
lard, O; Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
Dec io-Following conceTnsamong others
closed shop: Paul paper mill. AIenash2,
Wis: PcninsularCar works, Detroit. Mich. |
Prohst Construction Co. Chicago; East St. |
Packing Co: Alexander smith &
Y; Ohio Iron Co.'S furnaces and rolling
mills. GAINESVILLE: Crescent type foundry, |
ChicaSo:MeyerBros cloak manufacturers, |
New York: Decker Bros, piano manufac-
turers, New York: -four mills at Superior. |
Wis; Rock City Falls On. " Paper Co; |
Willis A. Meyers department store, Mil
waukee, Wis: John NJ. Noes Shoe Co., |
Barrie. Mass: Union Dry Goods Co,
Sioux City, Ia: Heather & Co, dry goods.
New York: C. c. Adams. jewelry, New ]
York: Excelsior Machine and Boiler Works |
Co, Chicago; White K Howe Co.. shoe
Sioux City, Ia; Louis Grabower, |
dry goods, Marquette, Mich: Herman
Waterman. grain dealer, San Francisco:
LaConia Car Co. Lacnnia- y Il |