St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-07

long as strike lasts
aug: Estate mine inspector for Shen-
andoah (Pa.) district finds colllerles
flooded.
Oct. 1-Pres. Roosevelt invites operators
and Pres. Mitchell to discuss at the
Wnlte house means of ending strike
AT white house conference Mltcnell
offer to accept arbitratio by Pres.
Roosevelt rejected by operators. who de-
mand troops to enable reOpenlng OF
mines.
6-Gov. Stone (Pa) orders out entire mill,
tary force for service in anthracite coal
mitchell refuses Pres. Roosevelt's re-
quest to end strike on promise that a
national commission would investigate
miners grievances Immediately. -
k.-Mlners vote to continue strike untli
concessions are granted.
ADetroit conference recommends extra
session Of congress to deal with strike
situation.
10-At conference in New York between
Gov. Odell u. S. Senators Plat, Quay
and Penrose, operators refuse to con-
cede cents a ton advance and recog-
milton of union
welt on behalf of operators to submit
differences to arbitration commission to
be named by president.
15-strike ends. President RooSe-
Welt names arbitration commits
sion: Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson,
Judge Geo. Gray, E. E. Clark, Rt.
Rev. John L. spalding. Thos. II.
Watkins and Carroll ID. Wright.
H-Miners convention at Wilkesbarre,
o, Pa. unanimously voted to end !lo STRIKE hi,,,
Judge Gray, chairman.
Nov. 5-Commission ends inspection OF
mines, having examined OF them
11-Coal operators file answer to demands
of miners. and reiterate that there will
be no recognition of United Mine Work
erS OF America.
25-Attempt to reach agreement outside of
arbitration commission blocked by indie
pendent operators.
Dec. accumulation resumes investigation
after 10 days recess to allow disputants
to get together.
OCommission adjourns until Jan. 6.
Ofber industrial Events.
Jan. 2-Pres. Mitchell. of United Mine
Workers of America reelected. & no
supreme court decided in blacklist
case that right of employer to employ
or discharge men cannot be questioned.
and that his motives cannot be cons1d-
cred.
adopted wage-scale already in force in
bituminous fields.
14-Big combine Of transatlantic steam
Mar. martial law proclaimed in Nor
folk. Va, to suppress rioting in. IN connec-
proceedings at ST. Paul to declare lille
gal northwestern railroad merger and
to dissolve Northern Securities Co
coal miners strike.
s-Strike in wooden mills in Mass. and
other states paralyZes wool market
23-Firemen and dockhands OF tugs on
great lakes strike.
May 1-Amalgamated association in ses-
sion at [ Wheeling. ": va.' rec rejects The
court decides 3-cent-fare law invalid.
E0-Temporary injunction against packers
granted by U. S. court In Chicago pre-
venting operations under alleged trust
agreements.
June 4strike of Chicago packing house
and department store drivers comprO-
missed after several serious riots. Chi
/, cago packers enjoined from doing bust
- ness in New York state in violation Of
1l-strike Of Allis- Chalmers employees.
which had lasted a year. settled:
10-Troops guard silk mills at Paterson,
22-Troops ordered out at Toronto, Ont,
to prevent rioting by striking street car
Jul. international Order Of Machinsts
serve notice on western railroads to
pay union scale and observe 9-hour day.
Pin Chicago 5000 teamsters sympathiz-
ing with 5000 striking freight handlers
Aug. Several funerals turned back
from a Chicago cemetery on account
of strike of grave diggers for more pay
I lao Chicago boilermakers strike
13-internationai Typographical union in
working hours per week 81. Golden ju-
bilee Of union celebrated.
~. L. Hannanan elected grand master
of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
.s..Union girl clerks at St: Paul pledge
labor unions. Lead manufacturers
combine at New York; capital. 100000
000.
Sep. Labor. day generally observed in
American cities.
Goal miners strike in Kanawha and
New River. fields w. Va. involving 49,
e-Pres. Roosevelt attends convention Of
Firemens Brotherhood at Chattanoo-
ga and is made an honorary member.
Oct 1-Ship combine files Incorporation
papers at Trenton, N. j., for $12O, DOC, 900
12NNew Orleans street railway strikers
accept ultimatum OF 20 cents an hour
with 10 hours maximum work.
l3-Minneapolis flour mills change from
two 12-hour shifts to 8-hour schedule.
r-U. S. Packing Co. Understood to be
the beef combine) incorporated at Tren-
Nov. Nov a.Pres. Gompers. at New Orleans
convention of Am. Federation of Labor,
exonerated of charges of infidehty to
trades union principles.
Dec. 15-Notice served by 5000 Pullman
Qll.) car shop employees Of refusal to work
4.