The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-05-20
PENNSYLVANIA.

iat Ashley for a nipe-hour day. The EN-
ployeS, 700 in number held a meeting yes
terday to discuss the situation. Unless
the demand of the strikers be granted
there will be strike.
LEHIGH VALLEY MEN OUT.
Pittston, Pa, May 19.-The machin-
lists of the Lehigh Valley Railroad at the
Coxton yards joined the national strike
movement at noon Saturday. About 200
men are affected. The employees at the
Vulcan Exeter and Riverside works in
this city will 80 out tomorrow
MAY STRIKE AT SAYRE. -.
Suyre. Pa. May 1S.-Dcmands from
machinists of the Lehigh shops here for
a nine hour day with ten hours pay.
10 per cent. increase in wages, and
time and half time for overtime work,
has been determined by bulletins posted
by the Lehigh Valley Company.
The bulletins We're not f;ivorahiy re-
ceired apd the younger element openly
fayOrs q strike.
MORE COAL MINERS STRIKE.
Scranton, Pa May ia strike de-
veloped at Nos. and collieries of the
Pennsylvania Coal Company, in Dun
| Idle. At No. l the men went out because
the foreman refused to discharge a nom
union Italian miner.
NEW JERSEY
Newark. N. j., ny 19.-There is I'M
certainty here as to how many of the
,,h;ni,tv ,,pr1nynl II, tho Naxya nj: q
extensive manufacturing industries will
respond to the general order for a strike
on Monday. A number Of manufactur-
ers in this city already have granted the
demand for a nine-hour day without de-
crease in wages but many of the largest
factories have refused to make the con-
cessions demanded and will be tied up on
Monday. About half of the machinists
in Newark are union men.
ELIZABETH MACHlNlSTS QUIT.
Elizabeth, N. J.. May 19.-All the ma
chinists and all the employees in the other
shops of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey are out on strike. The machinsts
number $50. The strike is for nine-hour
working day at the same rate of pay that
ELECTRIC CO.'S CONCESSIONS.
Ampcrc, y. j., May 19.-The Croker
Wheeler Electric Company yesterday
posted notices throughout its plant that
it would allow its 500 employees nine
and one-half hour day. beginning Mon
day, and Saturday half holidays during
June, July and August. The machinists
there demanded a nine-hour day.
NEW YORK.
New York, May 19.-It is expected
that 1000 machinists in this city will quit
work on Monday.
About one hundred and fifty employers
out of nine hundred in the district have
conceded the conditions demanded. but
these one hundred and fifty are the larger
firms and employ nearly half the ma
chinsts in the district. it is said.
Many Of the others may yield before
this morning, and the number of strikers
may thus be materially reduced.
CONNECTICUT.
New Haven. Conn, May l9.-Strikes
OF mnchinists in large shops in Hart
ford, Bridgeport. Derby. Ansonia, Nor
walk, Waterbury. New Britain and pos
sihly other cities in Connecticut are ex-
pected Monday. Several thousand ma
chinists in this State are organized,
and. except in Danbury, manufacturers
have refused to grant their demands.
In Bridgeport the 500 members of the
union voted late last night to come out
on Monday after letter was read from
the local association Of manufacturers,
saying the demand would not be granted.
The Whitelock Machine Company and
the briggs Seabury Gun and Ammun-
ton Company will close their plants to-
night for IN indefinite period. and the
men look upon the situation there as
practically alocko,t. At Hartford over
1900 men will be affected.
Hartford Conn, May 19.-The mass
meeting at the Coliseum last night under
the auspices of the Machinsts' Union
and the Metal Workers Association Of
this city drew ont big crowd and the
various speakers were listened to with
1000 were present
VOTE TO STRIKE.
hl d ii'ttiNE VI 'llt hoNlNN huhtls anu
Finishcrs' Union of Allied Mechanics,
No. SO, held in Central Labor Union
Hall last night, it was voted that if the
demands Of the union were not granted
by this evening the men would not re-
port for duty on Monday. A member of
the organization said that the union con-
trolls all the employees of the Hartford
Machine Screw Company. the Acns
Screw Company and workmen in all
shops in the city. The action of the
NEE ting was telegraph,d to the inter-
national Office in Toledo, O.
VERMONT.
st. Adams, VT. May 19.-Two hun
drrd and fifty mathnists and metal
workers employed in the locomotive de-
pariment of the Central Vermont Rail
road shops struck today, their demand
for a nine-hCur day having been refused.
OHIO.
Cleveland, o., May 19.-Thc Manufac-
turcrs' Association has made no reply to
the demands of the machinists. and the
men will 20 on strike on Monday .Sey-
ci"i hihiS nave Eidutcu lHt Scille, DuI
fully $500 men will go out.
Hamilton. O., May 19.-Manufacturers
of this city have refused the demand of
the machinists and strike Of over 1900
men appears inevitable.
WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, Wis, May ia strike of
1000 machInists on Monday is cOnsid.
cred certain. Pattcrnmakcrs to the
number Of $50 also have demanded
shorter hours and more pay.
CAR STRIKE OVER.
Albany, May 19.-The great railroad
strike lasting for several days, requiring