Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-21

he met the lllnOlS State Objects anu
several of the coal operators associa-
tions here to adjust minor local diff
culties.
Lawrence Murphy, the accused
treasurer of the New York Stonecut-
ters' union, was found guilty of grand
larceny in the first degree as charged
in the indictment and sentenced to five
years and six months imprisonment.
The jury was out twenty minutes.
Among the witnesses was Col. Baird
of Brooklyn, who paid the $4,000
check to the secret committee" Of the
Stonecutters' union.
Miss Helen M. Gould has been asked
to act as arbitrator in the big strike
in the Holyoke paper mills at Spring
field, Mass. The invitation was for
warded by Miss Nellie Boland, the
leader of the striking cutter girls.
Miss Boland believes that the paper
mills would not refuse to accept the
good Offices of one so eminently fair
minded as Miss Gould. The strike
involves 1000 employees.
Leading western railroads. are con-
sidering the adoption of a plan to es-
tablish a general employment bureau,
with Offices in different cities, through
which every railroad party to the
agreement will engage all its minor
employees. The action. is the railroads
reply to threats of the labor organiza-
tons of which the employees are mem
bers. When the plan is ripe every
railroad will declare its shops open"
The recently organized International
Union of Railway Expressmen has
been given official recognition by the
Order of Railway Conductors and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at
their recent conventions. The action
has lent an impetus to the work OF
organization among the express en-
ployes, and also guarantees that there
will be no trouble between the organi-
cations on the question of jurisdiction.
TIE general executive board of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
ioiners completed its work at Indian
apolis and adjourned. Half of the ses-
sion of the board was occupied in an
examination of the various items Of
expenditure of the national head
quarters for the past three months.
During that time 1877 444.51 was ex-
pended, and $120,S61.91 received,
leaving, with the surplus that was in
the treasury, balance of about $780,
900.
Two hundred machinists working in
four shops in Marinette and Menomi-
nee, Wis, are on strike, pending the
signing of new agreement. The
men ask a nine-hour day and small
increase in wages. They. decline to
submit to arbitration, proposed by the
National Metal Trades association,
but will agree to local arbitratian. The
firms affected are the Prescott Iron
works, the A. w. Stevens company,
Marinette Iron works and Menominee
Electrical works. go IKE.
A meeting of the grand officers of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers will be held at Cleveland, Ohio,
within a few days to elect q new grand
chief and assistant grand chief to sue
coed p. M. Arthur and A. b. Young
son. The fact that Mr.. Youngson NOM
mated H. M. Shay as first assistant
grand chief will have no effect, accord.
ing to authorities, as the board Of
grand officers had no chance to con-
firm his nomination before the death
of the grand chief. t,ifa
The plan Of Chicago building con-
tractors and union employees to form a
permanent arbitration board practic-
al]y has been completed. 1t Is ready
for the signatures Of the parties to it.
The general plan is to have a board
composed of one representative from
every trade and the same number of
employers. This body is to take up
all questions in dispute, especially
those dealing with problems of juris-
diction. These are menacing the peace
of. the building industry.
A general lockout of union workmen
affiliated with the Building Trades
Council, authorized by the Builders
League, has gone into effect at Pitts
purg, TO remain in force until settle
ment of the dispute between the hoist
ing engineers and the contracting firm
of A. & S. Wilson is settled. The set
Element cannot be effected until all the
trades employed by that firm, with
the exception of the hoisting engineers
have returned to work. The lockout
affects the 10000 workmen.
The most serious disturbance of the
many that have occurred since the in
of the strike at the Port
vueltin mill at McKeesport, Pa, took
place last week. During the progress
die. John Cameron Of McKeesport
was shot above the fourth rib, the
bullet lodging near the spine. He will
die. John Cameron of McKeesport
was shot in the left knee and will be
crippled for life. Both victims were
in the riot and were on
their way home from one Of the other
mills.
Plans are being prepared for the for
nation, with headquarters in New
York, of national employers associa-
ton, whose purpose will be to pro-
tect the interest of employers, great
and small, against suffering through
a. ,~,oo.apoI,1a demands nf organ