Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1891 — REDUCTIONS OF WAGES. [ARTICLE]

REDUCTIONS OF WAGES.

The latest ripe, luscious fruit borne on the MoKinley tree for the special benefit of the wage earners is a reduotion of 10 per cent, on the wages of the men employed jn the Fairfield Chemical Works, Bridgeport, Conn., announced December 24, by way of making Christmas merry. The principle product of thts establishment is sulphuric acid, which was on the free list until October 6,1890. Representative Candler, of Massachusetts, who is pecuniarily interested in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, got a duty of i cent, a pound imposed on it by the McKinley tariff. So this Bridgeport concern gets a Election of $5.60 per ton that it never before, and celebrates the event by cutting wages 10 per oent. A carpet factory in Hartford, Conn., reduced wages 10 per oent. before the McKinley kill passed but not till the increase of the duty on carpet wool was oertain.— Between the enactment of the MoKinley bill and the eleotion the following reductions of wages occurred: Early in October a 20 per oent. out in some of the Pati rson, N. J., silk mills; a reduotion of wages in the plash mills, Catasaqua, Pa., about the middle of the month; 25 cents A week taken off the wages of the girls in the Valley Falls, R. 1., woollen rnius; about $3 a week taken off the wages of men employed in a canning establishment in Indianapolis; 2J cents an hour taken off the wages of carpenters in Cleveland, Ohio, November 3; 15 cents a day taken off the wages of spoolers in the Merrimac mills, Lowell, Masß., same date; reduotion of wageß of armature winders in the Thompson-fiouston works, Lynn, Mass., same date; a shave on the wages of 70 girls in Ashland, Pa.

Cn election day the cotton weavers in Lonsdale, R. 1., had 15 cents per cut taken off fhffir wages, and the cutß were increased five yards. Immediately after the election Bussell & Co. and Jno. C. Dueber, in Mr. McKinley’s town, and a glass factory in Mr. McComas’s town, discharged their Democratic employes. December 3, 20 per cent, was taken off the wages of the boss oarpet taok makers in Birmingham, Conn., and on the Bth 15 per cent, was taken off the wages of women employed in an underwear factory in the same town. About the same time there was a reduction of the wages of the mnle spinners in the Merrimao mills, Lowell, Mass., and on December 10 oats of from 10 to 20 per cent, were made in the wages of pottersjin Trenton, N. J. Besides these, a number of silk and woollen mills have closed down and thrown their work people out of employment. A machine tool cone rn in Plainfield, N. J., has reduced its force because of decreased demand for its goods. A general average of 10 per cent, has been Knocked off the wages of 1,500 employes of the Pullman Car Works. Shoemakers in Massachusetts and Rochester, N. Y., had their wages cut, and the Clarks, for whose benefit there is a high duty on thread, are importing yarns spun in Scotland in order to break down the organization of their American laborers. On Monday the wages of 2,000 employes of Carnegie, Phipps & Co., in t e Homestead Steel Works, were reduced 10 per cent. But prices go on advancing, and new trusts are formed every day, and William McKinley, Jr., is sure tbat the people will like his bill when they get used to it. —National Democrat.

“0. the beautiful Sheriff Gast and wife, of Fulton county, visited the brother of Mrs. G., Dr. F. P. Bitters, Rensselaer, the present week. Express agent Jesse Grubb is visitinS his parents at Bedford, Ind.. Nat. Bate 8 has charge c f the office in his absence. Eld. Barney, of the Christian church, is holding a series of meetings at Barkley chapel. New Officials. Iroquois Lodge, I. 0. O. F. —L W. Porter, N. G.; Willis McColly, V. G.; A. Leopold, Treasurer; J. F. Irwin, Seo’y. K. of P.—V. E. Loughridge, C. C.; J. P. Hammond, V. C.; Frank Osborne, Prelate; C. Hammond, Master of Arms; J. 0. Morgan, Master of Finance; E. D. Rhoades, Master of Exchequer; N. W. Reeve, Keeper *of Seals. MAbbied: At the residence of the bride’s parents, Pleasant Ridge, Thursday of last week, Mr. Geo. W. Ott and Mrs. Famy M. Reynolds, daughter of Wm. McDonald. Rev. B. F. Ferguson. At the residence of Mr. Geo. Thornton, father of the bride, near Surrey, Monday evening last, Mr. Walter W. Reynolds, of White county, and Miss Jennie E. Thornton. Rev. B. F. Ferguson. A couple of Nubbin Ridge youngsters, Dallas and Cory Daywitt, were placed in jail Tuesday night, oharged with breaking the windows in a vacant house in the neighborhood of tbeir home. The boys were brought into court yesterday and fined $1 eaob, bat judgment was suspended during good behaviour. Miss Mamie Williams and Rob Vanatta returned to their respective institutionr of learning this week. January term Circuit Court commenced Monday, Judge Hammond presiding.— Judge McConnell, of Cass Circuit, will try a number of causes in which Judge Hammond has been interested. Miss Ura MoGown last Friday returned to resnme her duties in a school near Winamac. ' 1 Puxsusuant to notice the new Ohristian church at this place was dedicated last Sabbath. A large and appreciative audience participated in the services. The remains of Miss Alice Hankie ar--1 rived at this place, from Trinidad. Colorado, last Monday* Religious services were conducted in Trinity M. E. church, by Rev. T. F. Drake, Tuesday afternoon. . A sentimental maiden in this place the other doy remarked —“There goes Jack’s wife; she is never happy when Jack is out of sight. Is it because she loves him so much?” Experienced Widow—“ No. It’s because she knows him so well ” Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Fishell, have moved back to this plaoe, from Suuipond.