The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-19

Denver, Col, Jan. 18.-As an incident
of the fight Of the department stores and
newspapers in this city, Alderman Colder
introduced in the board of aldermen a bill
prohibiting the employment in stores,
factories, etc, of children under z years
old, and compelling proprietors Of stores
to furnish seats for lady employees while
not at work Labor leaders propose to
use every effort TO secure the passage
of the bill.
Denver Colo, Jan. 1&-The fight be-
tween the Denver newspapers and the
fourteen large department stores Of the
city regarding advertising rates, which
organized nine days ago, ended today
with the unconditional surrender Of the
Merchants association. Since the mer-
chants withdrew their advertisements the
newspapers have agreed upon new scale
of rates somewhat higher than the pre-
vious one, and this has been accepted by
the merchants. The fight was precipitat-
ed by a demand from the advertisers for
a reduction of about 90 per cent in the
rates of advertising and the withdrawal
Of all patronage when the demand was
denied. Nearly all the labor unions in
the city espoused the cause of the papers
and much public feeling was shown
against the stores during the contest.
ANTT-BIsCUIT TRUST WAR.
Chicago, Jan. 1S.-The bakers union has
begun a war against the American Bis
cult company and incidentally against all
employers of non-union bakers. The
officers of the union say they VIII carry
the war into every state where the Amer
lean Biscuit company does business. The
fight is in retaliation for alleged action
on the part Of the American Biscuit COM
pany in discharging members OF their
organization whenever it has control Of
a bakery and placing nOn-union and
cheaper men in their places. An officer
If the Chicago union has just returned
from St. Louis, where a similar fight is
being waged, and reports that twenty
shops have been unionzed with the as
sista nee Of the wives of union men and
their friends
IRON MINERS WAGES RAISED.
Ironvgood, Mich, Jan. 18.-The Metro
bolitan Iron & Land company, operating
the Norre group of mines and employing
900 men, has announced a rarise in
wages to go in effect February l. It
is not given out what the raise viii be
but it will probably be 10 pei cent at
least.
COAL MINERS CONFER.
Chicago. Jan. 1S-The interstate joint
convention of bituminous coal miners
and operators assembled today, prepared
10 do business in a methodicaI manner.
The state delegations had been thorough
~ organized and scale committees had
been named. The miners made no at
tempt to conceal the fact that they want
ed an advance throughout the field, Of
10 cent per ton. The operators We're far
from agreeing with the operatives on this
point and said a four-cent advance was
about what might be expected.
The morning session was Of only half
hours duration.
During the session the APPLICATION Of
the West Virginia delegation of miners
for a seat and a voice was received and
the miners from that state We're unani-
mously accorded fun privileges.
The following members of the scale
committee were stlilouLttN- IUQliUd
operators, W. S. Boyle. William II. Zim-
norman, ". ". Fisher. J. S. Tally;
miners. J. H. Morgan, 3. 4. Navin, G.
W. knight, Samuel Wall. Ohio opera
tors. II. L. Chapman. Il. D. Turney, w.
r Woodford; miners. W. d. Farnes, CT.
W. Shackcrt. T. J. Lewis. Illinois oper-
ators \. L. Sweet. J. w. Ange, J. W.
Traer. J. c. Simpson, J. II. Browning:
miners j. J. Stanley, Joseph Manual,
John Green, James Boston. PoansyIva-
MIA operators, +. L. Robbins, L. NJ. Os-
borne +. II. Taylor. Ajax. Dempster;
miners. William Warner, Patrick Dolan,
Samuel Harris
The nominations reported by the scale
committee were approved and the conven-
sion took "a recess until O'Clock when a
report from the scale committee was
expected.
The scale" committee went into Sc
cret conference Immediately after recess
vas taken by the convention.
A. /. Sweet of Illinois was elected
chairman and William Farmer of Penn
syivania secretary OF the meeting. The
general situation in the coal trade was
g. discussed at length 10y both miners and
operators. Lion. II. l.. Chapman OF Ohio
who was = member of the COMMITTEES
said;
THE situation is extremely complicated
and win require thorough discussion
which viii probably continue several for
several days.
owing 10 the large attendance at tht
convention it was deemed inexpedient 4
enter upon a discussion Of the wage
scale IN open session. such proceeding
would precipitate endless discussion an,
be entirely frW0ess. In the elected com
mittee both sides viii he free 10 expires
their opinions and. ] have 10 doubt
reach a satisfactory and amiCahIe agree
ment. which would be utterly impossibi
81 The open convention"
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