Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-02-25

the eight-hour day and a raise of wages
Thomas Elderkin, for many years ma
tional secretary of the seamen, has re
signed.
Strikes and boycotts against unfair
methods of church publications are re
ported in Nashville, Dayton and New
| York.
The cotton operatives of New England
are restless again. They hear 30 much
about prosperity that they want the 10
per cent cut restored.
In recent decision the Iowa supreme
court has practically Knocked OUT all
attempts OF making employers liable for
injury TO life or limb.
The New York central labor body may
go in for nominating an independent
ticket on municipal ownership plat
| form for the next election.
Despite the promises of its agent at the
Kansas City A. F. of L. convention the
large Liggett & Myers tobacco plant in
! st. Louis has gone into the Union tobacco
J trust
| The Western Labor Union has organ
lied a number of new unions IN the last
few weeks. and some of the officials
threaten to make things interesting for
| Gompers when he comes into their
country
In line with the concentration of cap
tal and the abolition of waste, it is
announced that the New York Central
| railroad is about to establish large
printing office to do it's own work.
| Printers have voted down a PROPOSE
ton to repeal the referendum law and
in favor OF taking in proof readers and
machine tenders.A convention will be
held in Detroit in August.--Twelve new
| unions We're organized last month and
four ceased to exist.
Dock strikers in Colon won their de-
mand for an increase of % cents a day.
At Panama they are also winning In
the Argentine Republic, South America
quite a number Of strikes have taken
place recently, most of which were won
| and in Cuba all kinds of trouble has
been occurring between masters and men.
A dispatch from St. Louis states that
the long fight between the brewery
workers and the English syndicate OF
brewers in that city has terminated by
compromise. Troubles have also been set.
| tied favorably in New Haven and Hart.
ford, Conn, Union Hill, n. j., and She.
boygan, Wis.
Rice & Hutchns, of Marlboro. Mass,
who are the ring leaders in the conspira.
| cy OF employers OF that city to break up
and destroy the shoemakers unions, are
especially obnoxious to the unionists
! Rice, at the banquet held in Boston at
the rate OF SIS per plate, said his locked
out workmen who We're lucky to get
snow balls to eat, We're lot of Spaniards
pirates, and other endearing names. Look
out for Marlboro shoes.
Labor papers state that cigar makers
throughout the country complain bitterly
against a recent decision of the internal
revenue department to the effect that leaf
! tobacco cannot be sold from broken pack
ages. \ whole package costs from $500
to 5000, and the ruling will work a great
hardship upon the little buckeyes II
| Is charged in some quarters that the de-
cison was purposely made in the inter
ests of certain manufacturers, who are
moving to wipeout small competitors.
A great crisis is brewing in Belgium
A strike of miners is to take place shortly
A manifesto has been issued, the Nation
al Federation Of Miners stating that the
strike is inevitable owing to the irrecon
cilabe attitude OF Of the employers and
their disdainful refusal to enter into ne
gotiations with the men. Between $50,
900 and 100000 will be affected. An
English paper says the government is al.
ready preparing with police and militia
to take hand in the struggle, and it is
quite likely that stirring events will be
witnessed in the little kingdom.
The textile workers of Augusta, Ga,
have sent out agents to solicit funds.
They tell narrowing tales of the situation
in the Cracker state" There are 1000
workers out resisting reduction of 10
to % per cent, and hundreds have been
elected from company houses and are
camped in the streets and subsist upon
soup. Their average wages were $3.50
a week before the strike, and if the loose
similar reductions will be made through.
out the South, and then the New Eng.
land mill bosses will make another on.
slaught on their slave stockades and tear
off another reduction in order to com
pete with the Southern white slave own.
ers. Most of the strickers are women
and children.