The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-01-02


aid to miners as
long as strike lasts.
Oct 1-Pres. Roosevelt invites operators
and Pres. Mitchell to discuss at tbs
white house means of ending strike
S-At white house conference MltcheIl S
+, offer to accept arbitration by Pres
Roosevelt rejected by operators, who de-
mand troops to enable reopening OF
mines
s--Gov. Stone Pa) orders out entire mill;
tary force fog service in anthracite coal
fields
7-Mitchell refuses Pres. Roosevelt's re-
quest to end strike on promise that a
national commission would investigate
miners grievances Immediately:
kO-At conference in New York between
Gov. Odell, 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 arbitration commission to
be named by president.
a5-Strike ends. President ROose-
Welt names arbitration commits
sion: Brig. Gem John NJ. Wilson,
Judge Geo. Gray, e. e. Clark, Rt.
Rev. John l.. Spalding, Thos. III.
Watkins and Carroll ID. Wright.
A-Miners' convention at Wilkesbarre,
Pa. unanimously voted to end strike.
e4-Strike commission organizes with
Judge Gray, chairman.
Nov. 5-Commission ends inspection of
mines, having examined of them.
Vocal operators file answer to demands
of miners, and reiterate that there will
be no recognition of United Mine Work
ers of America.
f5-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.
D-Commission adjourns until Jan. 6.
Other Indu5FriaI Ex'enE5.
Jan. 24-Pres. Mitchell, of United Mine
Workers of America reelected. Ohio
supreme court decided in blacklist
case that right Of employer to employ
or discharge men cannot be questioned,
and that his motives cannot be consid-
cred.
Feb 7-Miners' delegates at indianapolis
adopted Wage-scale already IN force in
bituminouS fields.
1-Big combine of transatlantic Rteam-
Mar. martial law proclaimed in Nor
folk, Va, to suppress rioting in connec-
ton with street railway strike.
10-Attorney General Knox institutes
proceedings at St. Paul to declare lille
gal northwestern railroad merger and
to dissolve Northern Securities Co.
Apr. PAT Dubois, Pa, 10000 bituminous
-coai miners strike.
E-Strike in wooden mills in Mass. and
other states paralyzes wool market.
2S-Firemen and dockhands of tugs on
great lakes strike.
May 1-Amalgamated association in ses-
sion at Wheeling, w. Va, reflects The
court decides 3-cent-fare law invalid.
t0-Temporary injunction against packers
granted by q. 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 bust
ness in New York state in violation of
antitrust law.
a1-Strike of Allis- Chalmers employees,
which had lasted a year, settled.
2O-Troops guard silk mills at Paterson,
Jul. i-International order of Machinists
serve notice on western railroads to
pay union scale and observe 9-hour day.
f2-In Chicago 5000 Transfers sympathiz-
ing with 5000 striking freight handlers
quit work.
Aug. 1-Several funerals turned back
p from q Chicago cemetery on account
| of strike of grave diggers for more pay
k....1.200 Chicago bOilermakers strike
for higher wages.
session at Cincinnati makes maximum
l. working hours per week 81. Golden ju-
bilee of union celebrated.
Sep. Labor day generally observed IN
7--Coal miners strike in Kanawha and
New River fields, w. va, involving 49,
R-Pres. Roosevelt attends convention of
Firemen's Brotherhood at Chattanoo-
ga and is made an honorary member.
E-Union girl clerks at st. Paul pledge
themselves to marry only members of
labor unio.s....Lead manufacturers
combine at New York; capital $50, O0O,-
Geo.
Oct 1-ship combine files incorporation
papers at Trenton, n. j., for $l20 00O, 900
capital.
I2-New Orleans street railway strikers
accept ultima tum OF 20 cents an hour
with 10 hours maximum work.
I3-Minneap polls -four mills change from
two 12-hour shifts to S-hour schedule
7-U. s. Packing Co understood to be
the beef combine) incorporated at Tren-
ton, n. J.
New 29-Pres Gompers. at New Orleans
convention OF Am. Federation of L2ECr
eXonerated Of charges of infidebty TO
trades union principles.
Dec. 15-Notice served by 5000 Pullman
IND car shop employees Of refusal to work
Sundays hereafter.