The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-07
THE LABOR STRIKES.
Machines Cause Trouble at a Shoe
Factory at Detroit.
TESTING THE EICHT-HOUR LAW,
Tin Plate Mills to Close -Preac hers
strike for Higher Wages -Non-Union
Men Mobbed- Packers strike
strike at wheeling Ended.

strike at wheeling Ended.
Detroit, Mich. June 30.-A complete
lockout is in effect in Pingree & Smiths
big shoe factory, employing upward of
900 people. The only work in progress
is that necessary to clean up the ma
chimes. The trouble was forced by
strike yesterday of employees of the
turning and welt departments. Three
weeks ago the factory started new ma
chimes in the shoe turning department,
which are operated partly by boys in
place of men. The shoenaSers' union
decided that unless higher wages
were paid in that department the
upward of 100 men employed in the
turning aud welt departments would
quit. The company announced that II
these men went out the entire factory
would be shut down. The company
gave out signed statement yesterday
afternoon to the effect that its agree
ments with employees cannot apply to
work undertaken by new methods
which are yet in an experimental
stage. 1t states that the benefits of
the union stamp are found TO be not
commensurate with its Inconvenience,
but that the company expects to treat
with its employees as formerly
TESTING coLoEADo's EIGHr-moUR LAW.
Denver, Col, June 3O.-Argumcnts
on the constitutiona,itv of the eight
hour law, which caused the tie-up now
existing at the trust smelters in this
state were begun yesterday before the
supreme court. The smelling manage
mcnt have not vet announced whether
| they will submit the matter in dispute
| TO the state board of arbitration. as
the smeltcrmen's union proposed to
| do. They will probably wait for de-
| cision on the cight-hour law before at
tempting to reach an understanding
with the strikers. The timetable
smelter at Leadyii,e was started up
yesterday with one furnace in opera
| ton and one furnace has been blown
| in at the E;lers ,melter in Pueblo.
about 100 men having accepted work at
the wages offered
TIN PLATE MILLS To CLOSE DOWN.
Pittsburgh, Pa, June 30. As "A re-
suit of the failure TO settle the tin
plate wage scale at the Chicago con-
- :. ce. all the tin nlate mills in the
Tor o. each, which Is the boards scheu-
ule. The Ministerial association of
Marshalltown insists that after July /
the rate must be s. per sermon. But
the board of control is composed of
men qualified to meet any emergency.
Gov. Larrabee proposes to speak to the
inmates of the soldiers home a week
from Sunday, and the members of the
hanvl ,.sil1 Cot h.. 81, ~.
of the ministers who refuse to preach
at the state rate.
NoN.UNIoN MEN MoBBEb AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, o., June 30.-A crowd OF
300 or 400 men and boys stopped a south
side car on Jennings avenue last night
and chased the non-union conductor
and motorman, as well as the passen.
gers, away. The conductor was fol.
lowed for half a mile, and finally drew
a revolver and began firing at his pur,
suers, but without hitting anybody
The crowd hurled stones at him, and
he took refuge in house. The motor
man was chased a long distance, but
finally escaped in the darkness. Tn,
police came and charged the mob and
arrested the conductor, who was locked
up on charge of shooting in violation
of the ordinance.
TUE PACKERS STRIKE AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, June 30. Tho number OF
men striking at the stock yards is var
ously estimated at from 500 to l.5OO
The only skilled hands still ont are the
cutters. The packers declare that II,
they are now having that work don,
! fAv lAse tha Ton an
back. Those still ont assert that
general strike will take place July
unless their demands are met Buying
was light yesterday although all tn,
packers did some killing. One hundred
and fifty men returned to work for tn,
Norton Bros canncry at haywood yes
terday and il is asserted the back bone o.
that strike has been broken.
oS51,ry are preparing 10 close dowr
and at midnight there will be {
general suspension. Nearly $1,000
men will be thrown idle by the Shut
down. How long it will last is a mat
ter of speculation. Circulars hay,
been sent out to all the lodges notify
ing them of the non-success of tn,
Chicago conference and it is expected
p ludl tine SehllUlthl VI tlt I4cu ou wv
question will reach the local officials
Offices Monday next, There are rumor
of mass meeting to be held Sat urday
but the local officials would not tall
on the subject.
PREACHERS STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES
Des Moines Ia, June 3O.-The stat
board of control is in trouble with
new trust The ministers of Marshall
town have announced that they vii
not preach sermons at the institution
Jennings Makes IA "ContessIon."
Springfield, Mo, June 3O.-Bill Ryan
alias William jennings one of the con
victed Macomb train robbers, made
written confession TO n correspondent
! last night, lie declares Kennedy 'in
nocent as newborn babe"