The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-17

The plumbers, who have been out on
sympathy with the striking carpenters
for the past four weeks. have now
made a demand upon their employers
for an elGht-hour day.
This course was decided upon at
meeting OF the Plumbers union held
Saturday evening in Industrial hall 1t
was also decided that the union would
hereafter treat with individual bosses
instead of with the Master Plumbers
association, the members of which are
all associated with the Builders FIN
change.
The union met again yesterday af-
ternoon and prepared a set of trade
rules which will be submitted to the
grievance committee of the Building
Trades council this morning for con-
firmation. This set of rules will en-
body the eight-hour clause and prob
ably some other minor deviations from
the present codes
a member of the union, In conver-
sation with a Tribune man last night,
stated that the union had considered
that the time was now ripe for the
eight hour movement and had acted
accordingly. He stated that the plumb
ers had already obtained over six jobs
since the men were allowed TO so back
to work under fair conditions on
Thursday last. he further said that
there was strong probability, If the
master plumbers do not give in within
a few davs, that the journeymen will
set up in business for themselves.
TIMES ARE BRISK.
When asked in regard to the possible
influx of plumbers from other cities,
ne said that they could not be OBJ
tanned, as work in that line is brisk
just now over the country. He said
that the inability of the master plumb
crs to carry out their threat of i'm
porting men proved this.
The executive committee Of the
stone cutters union held an extend
ed conference with Contractor Frank
| Carlucci in Casseses hall on Saturday
morning. The conference was held for
the purpose Of endeavoring to secure
Mr.. Carluccis consent to signing the
| Trades Councils signature.
Mr.. Carlucci was strongly in favor
| of agreeing to every wish of the COM
| mittee except two. These two he took
| under advlsement and will render a
! decision today. The first disputed
point is the demand Of the union that
! only union men be employed as plan.
ers at the sto1 yards and that the5
receive the union wage, SO a day
| Since the tie-up was ordered the
! planning machine at the yards were
the only thing in operation They
have been run by laborers. Prior t
the strike the machines were sup.
posed to be operated by union mer
but the men say that laborers were
constantly being pressed into service
| to do the work.
The stone cutters now demand &
satisfactory understanding on thi!
matter.
SECOND POINT.
The second disputed point is the re-
| fusal of the stone cutters to cut any
stone upon or for any building upor
which non-union labor has been EN-
| ployed during the strike. This would
affect the new bank building OF
Lackawanna avenue and several othe
large jobs.
The stone cutters union met in {
body on Saturday afternoon and dis
| cussed the conference held with Mr.
Carlucci. An exciting incident of thi
meeting was an assault committed
| upon j. f. Hammis, a member of tn
executive committee and one of tn
leaders of the present strike, by Johi
| Evans, a foreman in Carluccrs yart
and Geatano Prospero, a stone cutter
The attack, Mr.. Hammis says, wa
unprovoked and made without warn
ing while he was speaking. The mel
were separated before any serious in
| jury was done. AIR. Hammis procuret
warrants for their arrest and the,
tes on Saturday night and held 70
a hearing which will take place thi
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr.. Hammi
says that the assault was caused b.
personal animosity.
Fifty contractors have now signe
the agreemnt and nearly 200 workme
of all trades will be ~ work thi
morning. The name of the only mem
Der of the Exchange who has so ia
signed the agreement is Mr.. Apostle
lico and he is a stone contractor EN-
ploying between twenty-five and thir
ty men.
1t is expected that Mr.. Cattermu
will arrive in the city the early par
of this week.
MEETING AT sUNBURY.