Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-17


or Canada is the inducement which Is
OF late causing the Chinese TO be taxi
en- there Those interested In the
supply OF Chinese labor now figure
that with the Increases wages paid 10
these Chinese they can as readily pay
$500 as they We're previously able TO
pay the 500 assessed them when
Chinese labor was held much more
cheaply than at present.
Marietta. O.-Orders issued by Mai.
j. G. Warren, OF Cincinnati. engineer
in charge of the Ohio, Big Sandy.
Muskingum and Kentucky rivers. have
been served on the lockmasters in the
Mushngum river instructing them to
work but eight hours day, thus en-
forcing the government eight-hour law.
Boats arriving at the lock after four
o'clock in the afternoon must await
Till the next morning for lockage
London. England-The Lancashire
and Cheshire Miners federation re-
solved some time ago to enter upon a
recruiting campaign TO bring into the
union all miners i'm the two counties.
The result has been that the member.
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at one or two collieries the nonunion
men have neglected to come in. The
proposal now is to hand in notices II
those men refuse TO comply.
Rome, Italy.-The Italian railway
men admit that they are defeated. but
they say they are not subdued. They
declare that they did not strike be.
cause they were betrayed by the So
cialists, who dissuaded the proletariat
from Joining the proposed strike as
they were convinced that a general
strike would lead to a defeat OF their
party at the forthcoming municipal
elections,
London, England-The Northumber-
land Miners association is seeking to
change the basis OF 1879 prices to a
rate more in accordance with the rates
now ruling, which the men contend
should be 20 per cent higher than in
1879. good sound average might be
round in the mean of lS79-1907. a
period of % years, which would do in
justice to none and perhaps satisfy the
miners
Denver, Col.-President Mickey
DoNios VI VIC AldShd Milne workers
union, has succeeded in his effort to
form an alliance with the Western
Federation of Miners, and IL is said
that there will be a renewal of the
warfare between the Miners union and
the operators in the Tanana (Alaska)
district when the sluicing season be-
gins next April.
Havana.-In labor circles. where
great unrest has prevailed for some
weeks, the statement is made that
plans have been made to inaugurate
general strike. The railroad strike
shows little change. The officials com.
plain of the police protection and de-
clare that loyal employees are being
openly inundated.
Peoria, lll-Six hundred distillery
workers struck here for higher wages.
shorter hours, and recognition of the
union. The strikers include skilled
and unskilled workmen and yeast
makers. The management of the dis
tilleries offered an increase in wages
but declined to treat with the union
committees.
Columbus, O.-The steel plant of the
United States Steel corporation closed
down indefinitely, throwing 500 men
out OF work The furnaces will run
long enough to convert the ore on
hand into pig iron, which will be
shipped to some other plant of the
steel trust
Boston.-Under the new law which
has just gone into effect in Massa-
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or corporation to require an employee
to work on Sunday unless the EN-.
ploye is allowed "a consecutive hours
without labor during the six days en-
suing
Paris, France.-The General Fed
Grafton of Labor is considering the ad.
visibility of a general strike. i'm re-
taliation against the governments ac-
ton in prosecuting members for con-
graduating soldiers who refused to
fire on the workers.
Vienna, Austria-For nearly a cen.
fury Viennese hOuseholders have been
compelled by law to take care OF sick
domestic servants and to provide hos.
pital accommodations for them when
II was not possible to care for them in
tho house
Boston.--Six new districts we're
added to the international Spinners'
union. according to the report OF
President Urgan Fleming at the an.
nual session which closed here re.
Gently.
Macon. Ga.-The butchers have
formed a union and intend hereafter
to run on union lines.
London, Eng-A important fedora
ton has been formed in England.
called an Association Of Woodwork
Ing Trade Unions" II is composed Of
seven OF the great unions engaged in
the woodworking industry. consisting
Of 81 900 members
Paris. nce.-There IS every possi.
bility that the walters OF the cafes
will shortly go on strike again In sup.
port Of their cherished right to wear
mustaches
Wilkcsbarre. Pa.-Union men have
started a movement 20 boycott the
beef packers as long as prices remain
at the present high rate
- that he who discovers a great