The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-03

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on strike today. The cause of the
trouble in the Pittsburg district is dis
satisfaction over the dead work scale
of the Indianapolis agreement. AID was
entirely unexpected. All The river mines
were forced down by the refusal cf the
men to work, and many of heir lnines
are idle. In the Irwin district, the
miners want an advance of cents per
ton. Good order prevails in both dis
tricts.
The principal trouble In the littsburg
district is over the run-of-!nine rNte and
the pay for drivers. The drivers are
not satisfied with the advance of 5
per cent granted under the Indianapolis
agreement and are asking an advance
equal to the increase accorded ID the
miners, or 20 per cent advance. At
mines where the miners are satisfied
with the digging rate they are unable
to work on account Of the drivers Eetng
| idle. Under the provisions Cf the IN
dianapolis agreement, which went into
effect today, the pay Of iuine workers is
higher than for many years. and 1t is
thought that an amicable settlement can
be reached without a prolonged strike.
WALKOUTS AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, O., April 2-Journey-
men plumbers to the number OF 300 went
on strike today for higher wages. The
| journeymen are at present receiving IS
| per day, while junior plumbers get $ZZo
They demand $3.50 and $2.25 respectively,
all men who have served five years or
more to be entitled to the maximum
pay.
About $50 fathers also struck today.
They have been getting 21e cents yard
for piece work. and $3.50 per day. The
| demand is for 3 cents a yard and S3 per
day.
AS result of the fathers strik, about
| 800 plasterers are thrown out Of employ
ment 1t looks now as thsugh the palAt-
| ers wilt declare a strike at meeuhs 10
| be held tonight.
President OConnell, OF the mach 'nists'
union, and officials of the National Metal
| association, are expected here tomorrow.
| They will endeavor it is said, to settle
| the machinists' strike.
INDIANAPOLIS STRIKES.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2-Many union
| carpenters, in accordance with the action
! taken by the union last Friday night,
went to the headquarters cf the union to-
| day instead of going to work and assert
| ed their willingness to stand by the de-
| mand for S5 cents an hour.
| Representatives of the union we're sent
| to call off those who had gone TO work
as usual, and, during the forenoon, the
| ranks Of the idle men were strengthened
| materially. The men say they do~nof wish
to be regarded as strikers. They have
simply quit work, they say, pending ne
gotiations between the union ard the con-
| tractors.
Contractors insist that they cannot pay
| the 35-eent rate demanded by the men.
The journeymen plumbers struck to lay.
! They are demanding an increase in pay to
| $3.50 per day. The plumbers exchange,
composed of master plumbers, is unwil-
I! ling to accede to the demand.
ST. LOUIS STRIKERS.
| ST LOUIS, April 1.-TWO thousand
journeymen painters and 1900 carpenters
refused to go to work today, pending an
adjustment of differences with their boss
es over their demands for an increase Of
wages. The carpenters asked for an in
crease from 35 to As cents an hour. 1t Is
estimated that there ire 2,000 union car
penters in the city, and Of these 500 are
| still at work, the new scale having been
granted by their bosses.
The demand of the painters is for an in
crease from $3.50 to So day The ma ter
painters have replied that they ara<re1dy
| to pay $3.50 unconditionally, or that they
| would pay SO If the men would agree to
work only for the master painters asso-
citation. The men say they will not ac-
cept either of these offers. They claim
that there are as many contractors out
Of the masters association as are in It,
and as many members of the union are
employed by them as by the master pain Z
| ers' association.
FIVE HUNDRED AT JOLIET
JOLIET, I'll, April "A general strike
of workmen in the building trades of Jol-
let was declared today, about 500 men be-
ing involved. The strike involves pIas-
terers, carpenters, lathers, plumbers, gas
and steam filters, timers and stone ma
sons The demand generally is for an
eight-hour day and an increase in wages
of from o to 10 cents an hour. The con-
tractors are combined In an association,
the secretary of which said today the de-
mands Of the workmen would not be
granted.
STRIKE AT HAYERHILL
E1AVERHILL, Mass, April 2-The un-
ion workmen employed In the shoe fac
tory of w. Chase & Co. struck this after
noon on the refusal of the firm to accept
price list. This makes five factories on
strike in this city,
THIRD ADVANCE FOR MINERS.
FAIRMONT. w. va, April 3.@The third
advance in the wages of the miners in
tAis ISBIOH Since Jan. Went into effect
today They will now be paid 45 cents on
a ton Of the run-of-mine coal. These are
the highhest miners wages ever paid In
this region.
MORE MINERS OUT.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, April 2-The driv-
ers and day men at the coal mines OF San
CANON shafts Nos. l and g. and Capital
shafts of Nos and 8. struck today be-
cause the operators refused to furnish
| oil and cotton free. The strike will prob
ably involve the drivers and day men in
| the entire Springfield subdistrlct.
AT WATERFOWL.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, April "a
strike was inaugurated at the works of
| the New York Air Brake company this
morning. Fur hundred men are Out. No
| trouble has occurred.
NEW SCALE FOR MINERS.
| ALTOONA, Pa, April 2-The new scale
for mining bituminous coal went into ef-
feet today. and 5000 miners In this section
are now receiving the highest wages in
thirty years.
MAJORITY OF SEVEN.
What Republicans Expect for Puer-
to Rican Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Members Of
the senate committee on Puerto Rico to.
day made a poll Of the senate on the
Puerto Rican bill. They estimate a ma.
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