The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-02-25


the eight-hOur day and raise of wageA
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 80 much
about prosperity that they want the 10
per cent cut restored
In a recent decision the Iowa supreme
court has practically knocked out all
attempts of making employers liable for
injury to life OF limb.
The New York central labor body may
go in for nominating an independent
ticket on a 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
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
ital and the abolition of waste, it il
announced that the New York Central
railroad is about to establish a large
printing office to do its 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 were organized last month and
four ceased to exist.
Dock strikers in Colon won their de-
mand for an increase Of 25 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 nas
been occurring between masters and men.
A dispatch from st. Louis states that
the long Aght between the brewery
workers and the English syndicate Of
brewers in that city has terminated by q
Troubles have also been set. |
tied favorably in New Haven and Hart !
ford, Conn, Union Hill, N. j., and She
boygan, Wis
Rice 4 Hutchins, Of Marlboro, Mass,
who are the ring leaders in the conspira.
y Of employers Of that city to break up
md destroy the shoemakers' unions, are
obnoxious to the unionists.
Rice, at the banquet held in Boston, at
he rate Of SIS per plate, said his locked
tut workmen who were lucky TO get
now balls to eat, were a lot of spaniards,
pirates, and other endearing names. Look
tut for Marlboro shoes.
Labor papers state that cigar makers
throughout the country complain bitterly
Lgainst a recent decision Of the internal
evenue department to the effect that leaf
obacco cannot be sold from broken pack.
Igea. A whole package costs from $500
o $500, and the ruling will work a great
hardship upon the little "buekeyea." II
3 charged in some quarters that the de-
ision was purposely made in the inter.
SITS Of certain manufacturers, who are
moving TO wipeout small competition
A great crisis is brewing in Belgium
strike Of miners Is TO take place shortly.
manifesto has been issued, the Nation.
] Federation Of Miners stating that the
trike is inevitable, owing TO the irrecon.
liable attitude Of Of the employers and
heir disdainful refusal 10 enter into ne.
citations with the men. Between $50.
90 and 100000 will be affected. An I
.nglish paper says the government is al.
eady preparing with police and militia
take hand in the struggle, and It IL
ute likely that stirring events will be
in the little kingdom.
The textile workers Of Augusta, Ca,
ave sent out agents to solicit funds.
hey tell narrowing tales Of the situation
4 the Cracker state" There are 1000
Torkers out resisting 4 reduction Of 10
D % per cent, and hundreds have been y,
lected from company houses and are !.
amPed in the streets and subsist upon
pup. Their average wages were $3.50
week before the strike, and II the loose
milar reductions will be made through.
ut the South, and then the New Eng.
nd mill bosses will make another on.
aught on their slave stockades and tear Q
u another reduction in order to com. c
tie with the Southern white slave own. '
n Most Of the STRIKERS are women
nd children.