The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-15
ARE ABOUT D YIELD
British Engineers Willing to
Make Terms.
STRIKE ON CHlNAMEN
Hot Fight on Department
Stores in Denver.

London, Jan. 1.-THE committee of
the Allied Trades Unions, on the initi-
alive Of the Amalgamated Engineers,
has decided to withdraw the demand
for forty-eight hours of labor per week
and the workmen's officials hope the
employers will withdraw the lockout
notices and thus end the great dispute.
This action Of the committee of the al
lied unions means the withdrawal of
the strikers principal demand and the
The statements Of the strikers repre-
sentatives, however, are conflicting, as
was fla, ashrdluetaoindlununu
while the decision mentioned above
was announced emphatically at Glas-
cow and in Manchester, where the en-
ployers were advised to that effect,
Secretary Barnes of the London branch
of the Amalgamated Society of Engin-
GERS declares the announcement as I'M
true.
London, Jan. H.-It is admitted on good
authority that the end Of the engineers
strike is not far distant, though yester-
days rumors, which caused a rise in
Scotch securities, were premature 1t ap-
pears that the London engineers have
consented to abandon the 4S-hour demand
but the North of England engineers have
not consented, which justifes Mr.. Barnes
screecon-, HesatHrrwitnb etaoinnunnunun
CO. - . A.,
Engineers, in refusing to join the COM
mitteo that have yielded.
STRIKE ON CHINAMEN.
New York. Jan. 14.-SeveraI hundred
laundrymen are on a strike in this city.
Jacob Bitterman, proprietor Of a Walk
or street laundry, put two Cinnamon to
work in his shop. The strikers sent a
committee to protest to Tom Lee, the
mayor Of Chinatown" and also sent a
number Of strikers to ask the unfair
Cinnamon to slap work, but all in vain
The strikers, having obtained a permit
from the chief of police, had a parade
More than 1000 men, women and chill
dren marched in the parade and there
was a band Of ten pieces. Among the
banners carried by the strikers was a
red shirt six feet long and four feet
wide, bearing the words 1--WE Are Fight
ing for Bread" AS the Cinnamon left
Bitterman's shop last night about fifty
men, friends of the discharged ironers,
lay in wait for them in doorways near
by. The Cinnamon were taken una
wares, and they received severe punish
ment, being dubbed and knocked
about promiscuously. Most of them
We're cut about the head and had their
eyes BACKED The police finally res
cued the Cinnamon and arrested two Of
their assailants.
COAL MINING MATTERS.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 14.-At a meeting
today of Pittsburg coal operators fav-
orable to true uniformity" conditions,
a committee of five was appointed to
nominate a uniformity commission,
after which the meeting adjourned to
assemble again at the call of the COM
mittee. Secretary Johnson stated that
three operators representing 70 per cent
of the production of the Pittsburg dis
trict had signed the uniformity agree
ment.
Dayton, Ohio Jan. Att is reported
here on good authority that the coal
miners Of Jackson county will go on
strike Saturday or Monday. The large
stocks of coal brought to this city and
stored at various points on the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton railroad
gives credence to this report.
WAR ON DEPARTMENT STORES. |
Denver, Jan. 1.-THE anti-department
store movement is spreading to the Sc
cret societies. The members of the diff
ferent trade organizations form a large
part of the Workmen, Woodmen, For
esters, Red Men and other fraternal
and social organizations. Most of these |
organizations have branches and aux
Hilary bodies composed of women, the |
chief patrons of the department estab- |
liShments. The trades and labor or |
CARNATIONS are already pledged to a !
of their patronage from the |
department stores and are working TO /
have similar action taken by the secret /
societies. All of the labor organiza-
tions are demanding the passage by the |
city council of the ordinance designed |
to prevent the encroachment of the de- |
partment store, and such action will |
probably be taken at the regular meet |
ing of the aldermen next week.
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.
Des Moines, Ia. Jan. 14.-Representa- |
tive Cook of Montgomery county in |
troduced in the house today the Temple |
over which the principal |
fight of the last session took place. The |
aims at relief associations /
Of railroads and provides that no con-
tract between the company and en- |
ployes shall operate TO waive the right |
Of an employee to claim damages for in |
iuries.