The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-20
FROM OTHER POINTS.
Some Report Probable Strikes and
Others No Difficulty.


CONCORD, N H, May 19.-There VIII
be no strike Of machinists in the Boston
& Maine railway shops here tomorrow,
a temporary agreement having been
made.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 19.-The indi-
cations are tonight that 500 machinists in
Louisville will be idle tomorrow, as so
far only one employer has granted the
mems demands.
ST. LOUIS Mo-, May 19.-At a meeting
of the Allied Trades Council today the
question of the proposed strike for a
nine-hour work day was discussed, and
it was decided by all the different organ
iZationS except the holders helpers, to
go to work as usual tomorrow and make
one more effort to induce the employers,
who have not as yet signed the compro-
mise agreement to accede to the demand.
Forty-four of the largest shops in the
city have signed the agreement, leaving
only four large concerns which have not
signed.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, May 19.-The
Lehigh Valley railway and the Central Of
New Jersey have declined to grant the
machinists employed in their machinery
shops here q nine-hour day, and the men
will 90 out on strike tomorrow morning
At meeting Of employees of both roads
held this afternoon resolutions to that
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400 men are affected.
CHICAGO, May 19.-The Chicago Fed
Grafton Of Labor Endorsed the demands
| OF the international Association of Ma
chinists and pledged its moral and finan-
cial support during the struggle which
the mach 'niStS will inaugurate tomorI oW.
WILMINGTON, Del, May 19.-Officia!s
Of the Machinists' union in this city
said tonight that a strike would be or
! dered in all Wilmington shops with two
exceptions They claim at least 500 men
will answer the call. Agent John J.
Keegan, of Philadelphia was here today
and gave final instructions to officers of
local lodges.
CAMDEN, N. j., May 19.-The indica-
tions tonight are that there will be d
considerable number Of machinists to go
| OH strike for nine hours tomorrow As
far as could be learned not one large
firm has signed the Workmen's demand.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 19.-About
eighty men in Pittsburg and Allegheny
will be affected by the strike of the
machinists of the country tomorrow
CHICAGO, May 19.-According to the
decision of the executive board of Dis
trict No 8. International Association Of
Machinists, representing all union ma
chinists of Chicago and vicinity, the gen
eral strike will go into effect in this city
tomorrow morning.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. May 19-About
300 Of the 400 union machinists who
struck a week ago to enforce local de-
IilcIluS Will ISilld1u On SITlRS IN
respect to the general demand for nine
hours. The other 200 have already re-
turned to work, and the indications are
they will not Strike
ALBANY, NJ Y, May 19-The local
branch of the Machinists union will take
no action regarding a strike until orders
are received here from the grand lodge.
There are 700 machinists employed at
the New, York Central shops at East
Albany.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 19.-The union
machinists here met this afternoon and
decided to quit work IN the shops where
the employers have refused to sign the
nine-hour schedule.
BUFFALO, n. Y, May LIT was an
nounced at meeting Of machinists of
the city held tonight, that the machinists
employed by the Lehigh Valley railway
system would strike tomorrow About
1000 men employed in the other estab-
lishments in this city struck on May /.
OF this number 80 per cent have returned
to work, their employers having granted
their demands. On Tuesday 400 will
strike making in all about 1900 machin
lists out in Buffalo.