The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-17
...,.s.of the Busy Workshop, Mill
and Mine.
q sossIp OF The BREADwINNERS
=, the Weeks Work In Every
sN WV, an the Globe Where Manufae-
w.. Us and Mechanics Hold Sway.

,l .aiS l1ped a union.
lag Ssnta Fc railroad has granted an In |
lne IL wages Of the car men.
rtfw in miners wages In English !
po....d districts affected 1000 men.
fdelav.illa Il. l., wenvers claim that |
vns MOI of wooden goods will strike next. /
ssyS.Stanhers throughout the country are +
ler,s,ng and will demand higher wages. /
cgs,a.alstsee WIS., capmakcrs demand !
N.Y. NV bonrs and an increase IN wages.
IeiNrssons in Scotland to the number |
~. 49, wore given voluntary Increase In |
Tg;,. thousand iron and steel workers in
IN ns Wales have been granted an Increase
d r sssgls o,oked-for adjustment of the team
ias strike at Hartford, Conn, has not
rss,,ss .lraddtttters at Kansas city, Mo, mag
,,ss Ext they demand 81 day, an Increase
as r .yere Wash. the street car com.
To- Voluntarily raised the wages of
v, rs,nductors and motormen.
" ss SJi OF tanneries II San Francisco
IA Redwood city Cal, are on strike for
s. m pay ana a nine-hour day.
~ strike of boilernakers at San Ber-
W H. end The Needles, Cal, has been
n ia.,,sS The men will receive 80 cents an
'p s,.. Bluehil, Maine, quarrymen have
,rTeed to return to work at tne schie on,
ffed by Inc "
Way hrr.pclsco gas workers have gained
| ..Jrnal victory In their struggle Ter higher
s,sss the Increase ranging from 10 TO 70
~ ~. %p Norfolk Va1 building trades srrik7
!. srasd; the strikers lost all they 'nn.
1880 for. Including shorter hours anu
az K Nachias Maine. the strike among the
Mi men remains practically UNCHANGED.
! Tbs men are not orsanize1 ana demand
| trhour day,
.,ss rtaetInc and pledged themselves never
..sro hack to work in the coal mines Mt
/ ss years scale of urices:
| Nero roustahouts on the Ohio river are
II strike. ana white men have filed Their
ri,res sight river men have not seen
soss lonc before the dvil war.
he washington iron works Mt Seattle,
/ wash has voluntarily REDUCED the work
M d,y Of It's employees from ten 10 nine
hours. with no rcduet'on cf pay.
After being on strike Tor two weeks.
n Burlington Gowa building Trades
fsrnr and Contract; ors' ASSOCIATION set
lid their difficulty NY arbitration.
Indian fishermen at Neah Bay, near Port
townsend. Wash, to the number of 100,
truck against n reduction of = cents per
IN causing the canneries to close
Nachinists and moldcrs in the West
Nashville CTenn.) shops Of the Nashville,
chattanooga and St. Louis railway have
Nen rGfused an advance in wages.
SIX dix operators of Paterson, Hudson
Ciiy and Hoboken. y. j.. viii keep all the
rcrunon men at work who have been en-
lnyed since the strike was declared on.
Members of the United Mine Workers Of
Ancrlca IN Alabama nre now contributing
10 striking mincra In the anthracite ana
Virginia Gelds more than $4,000 per month.
DvRer (Colol printers will stand by the
American Federation OF Labor. They have
,rtrseh TO affiliate with the new tradea
senbly called the Denver Federation of
Labor
a srlkn Of colllcry lads in three York
Sire England. districts has thrown some
rlc0 miners Idle The lads complain that
the 10 per cent reduction affects them In
luiocsly In amount.
No settlemcn, has been reached in the
iaEners strike along the Great lakes, In
Ehch, senator Hanna and ID. j. Kcete OF
Y lctgshcremrn's association have inter
wim themselves
Ssnta Iiora lCal) teamsters demand an
tNaneW IN wagel and tho employment OF
frlo hut nleiuhers Of the union or drives
sao shoald signify their intention Of join
nj within TIVE weeks
Aho denard OF tho blnclismiths of the
AReaia Gr2at Southern Railroad company
lg l?t nCr cent raise has been com.
Nn.FG ticA IL per cent basis, and
ny, W. return 70 work.
lfe'tifnt George s. Richardson Of the
teNS crran.r5tlon Of the Kansas dis
N.Y. stare tia, The miners OF the four
Net.rn States VIII so on strike this fall
'a'nS. norunion companies.
70 accordance with the award Of Sheriff
sneon, Inc arhtcr, the Scottish coal
laIcfs have given notice of n reduction
NJ per cent. or 3D. per day, In the col
M wages which takes effect at once.
,. .ae shcnaneo tin mill. at New. Castle
a. ~ ~, nSS closed down indefinitely, and
q" Ih work,r' bCli'vr It Is retaliation
" INC shenaugo mems rejection Of the
III ~ cent wage reduction asked by the
AT Tr Tinilatc company.
Il, ~ Est strike at tho Emo m. g. m'1cs
IN 'snnlsg to ~ rk lh.s apples II
TA.ma me mines NJ Fcrnlc. hut also to
Nm crsered
,, ISe Is movement on foot among the
r,t t'aa teams.ers at Toronto. Can. 10
s'.s ,notAer request to their employers for
vrs eI work1ny and an increase IN
~ Trey went out on strike about
~ wars and failed.
Mn council Of the Amalglmated Society
cnsrs III English. has decided TO take
ttrSesu Win a view OF ascertaining the
ns;,., , OF men connected with the or
'r,lChes 81 trade.
s ts,,se are serious labor difficulties at
s-% sr q Influential English mining houses
htcdrstuISS. the scarcity of labor by the
res trI - Into the colony of Chinese is
A ~. M.,h strong opposition.
tc,s ., ution passed last wear by the
rsviainmc supervisors at Buffalo, n. Y,
lal ross. tnat eight hours and no more
Nnr,c,. tute a days work on county
h has M n VII be rigidly enforced, owing
Es' tsiaergy Of Buffalo labor leaders.
u, ~. dispute In the Welsh tin-piate trade
tstf,n. settled amicably. The new wage
kpor,,r, oeen agreed 70 for twelve month ).
Ten MAJ MAJ concessions on both sides hay NJ
iftied Ss some $4,000 workers were AZ.
nas.dI i an union union Of fruit handlers ever or
Santa rj tne Fscinc coast is being formed
hs aaIs,ee.nra. Cal. Tho chef objects are
gfa,iorr sLce Of UNIFORM wages ami the
NJ csfe.. .o ,l the orchards Of Japanese
ilsrss REYNOLDS, chief engineer OF the
les tss, company. Chicago. III, de-
y. lpno,se 1s'eonvicts had been cent from
v,nprs o.ate penitentiary to the Ais
lses 81 rs,ILops In Chicago to take the
he Teams,ers early In the year.
d eounoss National union OF Amer
~ wfnta. seu or teamsters who seeded
rniat,or from the old international or
lsrag tt, Useause that body admitted EN-
ustt 81 ss-ters TO membership and be-
efnrns,,ssaise In the per capita tax.
hfa tbs ~ from Bristol Bay, Alaska,
WHOM nav "details OF strike among the
uaaeass an OF that place. Fourteen
" layOIrsda nah packing establishments
~ Day, ~ After hot Tight. lasting
,sssAds 4e employers acceded to their
ss,sr Sargent, commissioner general
ss Al ..uon, has issued orders 20 Of
r9hg thar various ports OF entry d.
iafe,s-s 70 watch for the imnortation