The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-03
General Labor News.

BUTTE Mont.-Three thousand miners
employed in Anaconda, Parrot and Washoe
properties walked the streets Wednesday
as a result of the strike of the stationary
engineers at the mines of the above com
panies. The strikers number but thirty
men. yet not a cage was lowered In any
OF the properties mentioned, and there is
a possibility OF the smelters at Anaconda
being closed down in part or wholly as a
consequence. The Engineers Union does
not indorse the action of the striking en-
gineers.
AUGUSTA, Ga.-The following notice has
been posted I'm every mill in this district:
Owing TO the demand made on the John p.
King Manufacturing Company for an ad-
vance of 10 per cent, accompanied by n
notice that If not granted it's operatives
would refuse to work after Saturday, April
5. and said demand having been refused,
notice is hereby given to the employees of
this company that, should a strike be in
augurated, this mill will close indefinitely
on the evening of Tuesday. April s."
WEBSTER. Mass.-About 80 weavers in
the Chase wooden mill of the American
Wooden Company went on strike Wednes
day evening. partly on account of the re-
fUsal of the company TO concede their de
mand for an increase in wages and partly
out of Sympathy with the strikers at the
Olneyville. r. L.. mills of the company. The
other departments of the mill are still run
ming. but in a short time they will be forced
to close because of the stopping of the
weaving department.
M~YERSDALE, Pa.-The miners compris-
ing the various local unions OF the United
Mine Workers of America in the Meyers
daIe-Salisbury coal region. In convention at
Red Bridge, decided to extend the time for
the signing of the scale until April 10. by
which time. IL is said. the signatures of all
the operators in the region will be attached
to the scale. The scale asks for a nine
hour day. with an advance OF about 10 per
cent. for drivers and day laborers.
HALIFAX. n. S.-The steamship freight
handlers of the LOngsh0remen's Union, to
.bo ,n,D,hor Of about mo are on CfrfLa Cor
an increase in wages. The Allan line steam
or Sardinian's Halifax cargo is being dis
charged by the ships crew, while a gang
of white and cOlored %nonunion men are dis
charging the cargo OF the steamer Dalton
Hall. from England. The union men did
not interfere with the nOnunion work.
BOSTON.-The question of the 10 per
cent. advance in wages recently granted in
many southern New England cotton mills
was under discussion at the session of the
national mule spinners convention on
discretionary power 10 the local unions.
This means that If any local union desires
TO press the matter the fight will be backed
up by the national organization.
YOUNGSTOWN. O.-The American
Bridge Company on Wednesday posted no.
tees at the local shops notifying the three
hundred employees that they are discharged.
Thursday morning the men will march in
a body TO the offices and demand their paw.
Monday twenty-five hoy riveter heaters
struck and the old workmen followed them
out. The men were later initiated into the
American Federation of Labor.
PANA. W-Three hundred men quit work
at the Pennel coal mine on Wednesday
claiming hat the operators had refused 10
repair or replace false scales. The opera
tors claim the scales are correct and that
no grievance has been formally presented.
CINCINNATI-Three hundred hodcar-
riers employed by brick contractors i'm this
city. Covington and Newport struck Tues
day for an advance OF 3A cents per hour.
fixing the scale at $3.50 for an eight-hour
day.