The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
NEWS OF STRIKES ELSEWHERE
Carpenters and TaiIOrs, New
York CigarmaIsers. and Others.

Chicago, April IA band of strikers,
! led by men who claimed to represent the
! carpenters union attacked a force OF
| non-uniOn worl1men this afternoon at 176
Madison street, in full view of hundreds
| of pedestrians Six non-union carpenters
We're driven from the building and two Of
them, Peter Broillard and an unknown
man-were seriously injured. The strik-
ers were not interferred with by the po-
lice or passers-by. Union pickets as
saulted an Italian in charge of a number
of non-union workmen at the Western
Electric building, Jefferson and Harrison
streets, today, where a number of fights
have already taken place. An Italian
was struck on the head with shovel and
seriously injured. The police immedi-
ately charged on $50 union pickets gath
cred around the building and after using
their clubs freely scattered them. The
police protection around the building was
increased this afternoon.
Chicago, April 17.-Tailors who were
locked out February Is returned to work
today, the contract between the Journey
men Tailors union and the Tailors and
Diapers Exchange having been drawn
up and signed by representatives of both
bodies last night. The exchange wins
every point in the controversy Back
shops were refused. The only point con-
ceded by the bosses was in regard TO
bushelmen, who are allowed to remain
with the union. A point lost by the strik-
ers is the retention of men employed in
their places by the various shops
New York April 17.-By the closing of
nine additional cigar factories the num-
Der of striking and locked-out cigarmak-
ers in this city has been increased t.
5000 From the strike of the employees
Of Krebs, Wertheimer & Schiller a
month aSo thetrouble among the cigar
makers has grown until nearly ali the
large cigar factories in the city are in
volved and several concerns have an
nounced their intention of moving from
this city. The average rate of weekly
wages is SIC. The strikers demand an in
crease of 81 weekly for ten hours work
The threat of the manufacturers to re-
move their plants to some other place
did not appear to cause much alarm.
Members of the advisory board declare
that such action will not be taken, for
the reason that cigarmakers are paid
higher wages in other places than in
New York.
Honolulu, April 10. via San Francisco.
April IA strike involving 1900 Japan
csc laborers is in progress on the Pho
neer plantation in Lahaina. The cause Of
the trouble is said 20 have been a pre-
vailing impression among the japanese
that the authorities did not make suf-
fc.ent investigation into the cause Of the
deaths Of the three Japanese recently
killed in the Pioneer mill. So far there
has been no violence the men simply
refusing TO work. Two influential men
have gone from here to pacify the plan
tati0n Iaborers.
Terre Haute Ind, April 1.-Two thous-
and bituminous miners in vigo. Greene
and Sullivan counties have struck There
IS a controversy between the machine
miners and helpers on one side and the
leaders and shooters on the other hand.
growing out Of the division OF The ma
chine scale. The trouble is entirely be-
tween the miners and a settlement IS
looked for soon.
Peoria. Ill. April T7.-Ofcers Of the
Central Illinois Soft Coal association say
today that SO ~ TO demands have been
made BY managers in This district