The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

Of England have been issued. 1t is ex-
pccted TINT n further meeting VIII be held
between the parties effected, SO as to try
to effect settlement by friendly negOtia-
tons
Seven hundred men have stopped work
at the coal mines located at Mineral, near
fused to pay the engineers according to
the union scale. The mines are controlled
by the Missouri, KANSAS and Texas rail-
way
Members OF the Rowling Alley EN-
plOyes union, at San Francisco, Cali are
out, the demand OF the union for an In
crease of wages from $3.50 10 81 for a
day of twelve hours with extra pay at
the rate Of % cents an hour for overtime,
having been refused,
At Cincinnati Ohio 500 core makers
struck on account of a misunderstanding
about apprentices. There Is no demand
for more wages or less hours, but less APP
prentices and II is thought the differences
win soon be adjusted. The strike effects
over 5000 iron holders.
At Topeka, Kan. the organization OF
car painters has made a demand on the
Santa Fe for an Increase In wages. They
claim that the increased price for all
living necessities makes an increase in
wages necessary In order to enable them
to provide for their Families.
In Milan, which is, perhaps, the most
prosperous Italian city, some of the men
receive only Il cents day for fourteen
hours work, while the women are given
cents. In certain provinces of sicily, cara
brIa and Puglie no wages are given, the
workmen being paid in food;
The new wage scale adopted ny tne
Chicago Elevator Starters and Conduct
ors' union provides IS cents an hour FOR
starters 22la cents for conductors, pay
and One-half for overtime and holidays,
nine and onehalf hours to DC a uaS
work The Chicago Federation OF LABOR
Will he asked 10 indOrse the scale.
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
messenger boys at Denver, Colo.' VIII WoIk
in harmony to perfect an orgah t1il.l',Ii'
which VIII be formally started by NoNem-
ber l. Their determination Is strength,
ened by the fact that the recent demand
of the Western Union chaps Tor an IN
crease In wages was granted.
paper makers at ottawa, Canhda' are
dissatisfied with their present hours OF
labor, and want skis hve-hour wees
while working at night, instead OF seventy
eight hours Of labor as now me men aI 70
said TO be well organized as members OF
the International brotherhood OF PAPER
Makers, with a total membership OF -
600. A.
or all Europe Paris, France IS me Guy
nf workshops and petty factories ~ is "a
timnted that there are $1,000 factories anu
workshops in the city ana mat, "i,rDS
girls are kept working on hats ana GOV ME- 10
for about eight months Of the year ~
usual factories are very small lle avn
age number Of hands being SIX.
A notice sent out by the Lake seain I.i, >
union at Buffalo, ~ y, recently sat w, M.
90
vember l. The Increase In sailors wages
on that date win be % cents a day On M
sailing craft and barges tuwed ny stealn.
ers. which will bring the union scale uP
10 So 50 and ST. respectively. -.
Drivers and helpers In the employ o. {Ihe
American, United States, Adams, Weiis
Fargo National. Pacihc and Northern a
clhc express companies at Nsw
York CITY have made demands LOT
an increase in wages q ten-hour WoIh
Ing day and pay Tor overtime, ana are RE-.
nnring 10 organize 60 enforce the gram JUS
Of these demands. When they complete ot
SANITATION the men viii lhsist upon recognl,
ton Of their union, In addition to theF
other demands. 49,, .o,
ton mill merger had collapsed Is ollcialit
pronounced untrue. On the contrary ~
The meeting Of the equalization comm W. ,o
held AZ Greensboro. ~ c., on october ~,
decidadly lnrger number OF Epindies VIC
represAnted than had been expected AZ ~
me 100 mills represented 36S.oo spihulSsa
we're passed upon and finally aceep 49, y,
inter which the committee ndjourueu w.
meet nj the call OF the chair % comple ~
and effect arrangements for 10000 NO.
splndles The success Of the Fries meIEs'
Is insured