Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-02
packing HOUSE TROUBLE.
The Situation Looks Serious for the
Unions at SchWarZschild &
Sulzberger's Plant.
THE CLEVELAND STREET CAR STRIKE.
The Boycott Inaugurated by the Strikers
Spreading-Messenger Boys Quit Work
The Decision of the State Board of
Arbitration Likely to Be Accepted by
Miners Emigrating.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 3O-Owing to
continued trouble with members of
some of the local unions of the Anal
gamated Association of Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen, the entire kill
ing department at the Schwarzschild &
Sulzberger packing-house was closed
II o'clock Saturday morning. Over 500
men were out of work. This left 500
men at work for the remainder of the
day, but unless the leaders of
the meat cutters association will,
at the request of the company,
take radical action to compel the lay
members of the unions to abide by
agreements none of the 1000 men on
lowed to return to work Monday morn
ing. The situation looks serious for
the unions, for unless the union lead
ers can handle the workmen and force
them to abide by their agreement,
the company will refuse to further
treat with the labor organizations,
and will employ non-union men. The
trouble was caused Saturday morning.
by three jumpers and some of the
hide droppers and leggers who dropped
their tools and walked out as the tai
low trimmers did Friday morning.
This was done without regard to the
agreement to give 4S hours notice and
submit all demands or grievances
through proper committee after
working hours.
The Cleveland Street Car Strike.
Cleveland, O., July 3O.-The blowing
up of a Euclid beach suburban car has
demonstrated the fact that the danger
point has not yet been passed in con-
nection with the street car strike in
this city. As a result the plan to re-
lease the military force early next
week will probably be abandoned and
the soldiers retained for an indefinite
period. Eight passengers were aboard
the car wrecked and that they with
the crew escaped injury, beyond few
slight bruises, is considered remark
able. The boycott inaugurated by the
strikers continues to spread and at
tempts are now being made to cause it
to become effective against the soldiers
on strike duty in the city.
Messenger Boys Quit Work.
Philadelphia, July 30.-The Western
Union messenger boys Saturday went
| on strike for the second time this
| week and, from all indications, will re-
main out until the company accedes to
their demands for higher wages or the
boys places are filed by others. The
| former strike occurred on Thursday
| when about 200 stopped work. Hav-
ing no formal demands at that
time Superintendent Gill induced
them to return that same day
| and present any grievances. This
| they did, but towards last midnight
they evidently grew impatient and
about 25 stopped work. While deliver
| ing messages at the newspaper offices
some of the boys learned that an ad-
| vertisement had been inserted in the
papers for 200 boys. The strike was at
once declared on again.
Arbitration in the SmeItermen's Trouble.
Denver, Col, July 3O.-The Rocky
Mountain News to-day says:
When the state board of arbitration hands
down decision on the smelter trouble which
will not be until Monday at the earliest, it will
recommend the adoption of eight-hour
day among the class of laborers former
ly handled on I2-hour shifts. At the
same time a wage scale intended to
be acceptable to both the trust and the men,
and prepared in conformity with the reduction
of the working time. will be submitted to both
parties to the present controversy. Persons
familiar with the status of affairs predict that
this decision will mean the immediate opening g
of the trust smelters in Colorado. they be-
lieve that employers and employed alike will ac-
cept the ruling of the board as final
Miners Emigrating.
Elkhorn, w. Va, July 3O.-Two thou
sand miners left here to-day for west
ern coal fields to get better wages.
Many mines here are compelled to
close. The situation is becoming
alarming among operators, owing to
| the rapid emigration.