Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-10


long as strike lasts.
Oct 1-Pres. Roosevelt invites operators
and Pres. Mitchell to discuss at the
white house means of ending strike.
Sat white house conference Mitchells
offer 20 accept arbitration by Pres.
Roosevelt rejected by operators. who de-
mand troops TO enable reopening OF
s-Gov. Stone (Pa) orders out entire mill;
tary force for ,lrvice in anthracite coai
fields.
quest to end strike on promise that a
national commission would investigate
miners grievances Immediately;
i0.At conference In New YORK between
Gov. Odel u. S. Senators Platt, Quay
and Penrose operators refuse TO con-
cede cents ton advance and recog-
milton of union.
Isl. p. Morgan proposes to Pres Roose-
Welt on behalf of operators to submit
differences to arbitrati ton commission TO
be named by president
1B-strike ends. President Roose-
Welt names arbitration cOmmis-
sions Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson,
Judge Geo. Gray, f.. Il. Clark, Rt.
Rev. John l.. spRlding, Thos. Ill.
Watkins and Carroll ID. Wright.
g-Miners convention at Wilkesbarre,
Pa. unanimously voted to end strike.
EStrike commission organizes with
Judge Gray. chairman.
Nov. 5-Commission ends inspection OF
mines, having examined of them.
i1-Coal operators file answer to demands
of miners, and 'reiterate that there viii
be no recognition of United Mine Work.
ers of America
z5-Attempt to reach agreement outside Of
arbitration commission blocked by inde-
pendent operators.
Dec. 3-Commlssion resumes investigation
after 10 days recess to allow disputants
to get together.
4 Bo-Commission adjourns until Jan. 6.
III Other InduSfrfaf EVenf5.
\ Jan. 24-Pres. Mitchell. of United Mine
Workers of America reelected. Ohio
supreme court decided in blacklist"
n case that right of employer to employ
or discharge men cannot be questioned,
and that his motives cannot be consid-
cred.
Feb. MINERS delegates at indianapolis
adopted wage-scale already in force in
bitumirouS fields.
iEBig combine of transatlantic steam
M ship lines formed
Mar 4-Martial law proclaimed in NOR
folk. Va, to suppress rioting in connec-
tion with street railway strike.
N-Attorney General Knox, institutes
proceedings az St Paul to declare ille-
\ gal northwestern railroad merger and
to dissolve Northern Securities Co.
X Apr. Pat Dubois, Pa, 10000 hituminous
coal miners strike.
s-Strike in wooden mills in Mass. and
other states paralyzes wool market
2-Firemen and dockhands of tugs on
great lakes strike.
May 1-Amalgamated association in ses-
sion at Wheeling, w. Va, reflects The
odore Shaffer president. =. Ind. supreme
court decides 5-cent-fare law invalid.
e0-Temporary Injunction against packers
granted by U. s. court in Chicago pre-
venting operations under alleged trust
agreements
June 4--Strike OF chicago, packing house
and department store drivers compro-
missed after several serious riots. Chi
cago packers enjoined from doing busi-
ness in New York state in violation of
u-Strke of Allis-Chalmers employees,
which had lasted year, settled.
EO-Troops guard silk mills at Paterson,
N. j., to prevent riots by strikers.
Jul. i3Internationai order of Machinlsts
serve notice on s western railroads to
pay union scale and observe 9-hour day.
f2-In Chicago 5000 teamsters sympathiz-
ing with 5000 striking freight handlers
quit work
Aug. 1-Several funerals turned back
from a Chicago cemetery on account
OF strike of grave dfggers for more pay
....1200 Chicago boilermakers strike
for higher wages.
f3-International Typographical union In
session at Cincinnati makes maximum
working hours pei. week "a. Golden tu-
bilee of union celebrated.
Sep Labor day generally observed in
American cities
f-Coal miners strike in Kanawha and
New River fields, W. Va, involving 49,
900 men, which began June q ended
B-Pres. Roosevelt attends convention of
Firemen's Brotherhood at Chattanoo-
ga and is made an honorary member.
29-Union girl clerks at st. Paul pledge
themselves to marry only members OF
labor unions. Lead manufacturers
combine at New York; capital. $4,000
000
Oct 1--Ship combine files incorporation
papers at Trenton, N j., for $40, ,000. .0Ot
capital.
t2-New Orleans street railway strikers
accept ultmatum OF 20 cents an hour
with 10 hours maximum work.
f3-Minneapolis flour mills change from
two 12-hour shifts to S-hour schedule
H-U. 8. Packing Co. Understood to be
the beef combine) incorporated at Tren-
ton, N. J.
Nov. 1-Pres Gompers. at New Orleans
exonerated OF charges of infdelity 10
trades union principles.
Dec. 1b-Notiee served by 5000 Pullman
nll) car shop employees OF refusal TO work
Sundays hereafter.