The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-20
EXCEL JOHNNY Bulls
Brother Jonathan'S Bleached
CottonS are Better.
COTTON MILL STRIKERS
Maintain the Status Quo
Other News of Labor.

New York, Jan. 19.-There seems to be
| a probability that in addition to the other
classes of manufactured goods in which
this country is successfully competing
with foreign manufacturers for the trade
of their own countries, bleached cottons
will soon be added. A hundred sample
cases of these goods have just been
shipped from this port to Manchester
and negotiations are now on foot for
the purchase of large consignments for
the English trade. Heretofore cotton
goods have been exported on small
scale to England through New York deal
ers.
However, the attention of British i'm
porters have been drawn to these goods,
not only because they are cheaper but
to English manufacture. The American
goods are made of firner twisted yarn
than the English and are without the
filling, which makes the material smooth
for bleached cottons in this country has
frequently been overstocked and should
it be experimental on in a regular eX-
port trade the effect will be to keep the
mills continually running and to prevent
the periodical running of half time and
the discharge of mill employees which has
led to such misery and discomfort.
THE COTTON MILLS STRIKE.
Boston, Mass, Jan. 19.-News from the
New England manufacturers today was
to the effect that everything was quiet
Secretary Hart of the New Bedford union
said he looked for no particular change
for at least two weeks and it was thought
unlikely that the situation in the small
places would be altered until action was
taken in New Bedford. At that point
today operators and sympathizers gath
cred on a number of streets in the vicin-
ity of the mills at the hour the machin-
cry was usually started but none of the
gates were opened and there was no sign
of demonstration offered. At Biddeford
both sides were still maintaining a wait
ing attitude, determined not to yield any
ground until a mutual understanding of
some sort was brought about.
Brunswick, Mass, Jan. 19.-The oper-
ators in the weave room, card rooms and
spinning rooms, at the Cabot cotton mills
have struck on account of the reduction
in wages.
COAL MINERS CONFERENCE.
Chicago, Jan. 19.-Today's session of the
interstate joint conference of bituminous
coal operators and miners was enlivened
by an attempt on the part of the Illinois
operators to have a committee of twenty
one miners of this state appointed to
meet a like number of operators and
arrange a scale of the differentials. The
session began with a full attendance, but
no report was presented by the scale COM
mittee and they were granted further
time.
Chairman Sweet of the committee in
formed the convention that nothing of
definite nature had transpired in the COM
mittee and that none of the questions
discussed had been put to vote.
Chairman Dalzell of the Illionis opera
tors then presented a motion that the
Illinois miners be permitted to name a
committee Of two to meet operators and
agree upon differentials in the state. The
operators, he said, had agreed upon a
basis of differentials and in order to fac
ilitate action in the convention he promis-
ed to have the locals all ready for the
convention. Differentials seem to be a
signal for dscord whenever mentioned
and no sooner had Dalzell's motion been
seconded than a storm Of opposition
broke loose from Indiana, Ohio and Penn
sylvania- President Ratchford support
ed the Illinois plan, saying it would fac
ilitate the work of the convention and
could do no harm.
A motoion to table Mr.. DalzelPs plan
was put and declared lost under the rules
although it received vote of q against
u. Chairman Holcomb stated that if the
illinois representatives wished to meet
II was clearly without the pale of the
convention and that any action they
might take would necessarily need the
approval of the convention.
Mr.. Dalzell thereupon withdrew his mo-
ton. having. as he stated, secured all he
desired. the practical consent of the con-
vention for meeting of the miners and
operators in this state.
No other business being presented the
convention took a recess, awaiting the
scale committee.
THE BRICKLAYERS.
Peoria, H., Jan. 19.-At this morning
session of the Bricklayers and Masons
International union an invitation from
the local union to attend a banquet to-
night was accepted. Privileges of the
convention were extended TO Edward Car
roll. president of the National Building
Council. and he addressed the delegates
this afternoon.
STRIKE IN RUSSIA.
Moscow. Jan. ia strike of 1000
hands has occurred in the province Of
vladimir. in consequence Of the disatis-
faction growing out of the new govern
rnent regulations for factories.
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