People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1895 — IN THE LABOR [?]D. [ARTICLE]

IN THE LABOR [?]D.

UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA IN SESSION. Many Important Points to Bo Acted On —Co-Operative Trant Formed in Illinois —New York Strike Growing— General Labor News. Ottumwa, lowa, Nov. 21.—A meeting of the representatives of district No. 13 of the United Mine Workers of America was held here yesterday. The principal object of the gathering is to prepare a number of amendments to various mining laws to submit to the next legislature. It is claimed by the miners that there are a great many laws in force now for the protection of the miners which are nothing more than dead letters. The miners claim that in some cases there are no provisions made to enforce them, and in other cases the only way they can be enforced is by the expenditure of money in litigation. The second object is to strengthen the organization. The miners are anxious that the truck store be abolished; they want their salaries paid to them every two weeks. They will ask for a rectification of the alleged present evil In.the weighing of coal. Plans will be submitted for the better ventilation of mines. More safety appliances In mines will be asked for. A CO-OPKBATIVE TRUST. Itllnol* Coal Miner* Hold an Important Meeting. Peoria, Hl., Nov. 21.—A meeting of the coal operators along the lines of the Toledo, Peoria & Western, the lowa Central and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads was held yesterday at the National hotel and the meeting was most important in its character. The business transacted Is important, for it has to do with controlling the coal business, so far as the mining is concerned, for the West and Northwest, commonly termed the Peoria district. Those present had little to say on the subject, but It was learned that it was decided to form a co-operative company. A committee of three will be selected from each road, and they will have direct management of the company, which will be incorporated under the laws of Illinois. They regard this as the only means of protecting their business. Operators along the lines of the Peoria & Pekin, Union, and the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis were excluded from the meeting. The price to commercial men was advanced 25 cents per ton at a recent meeting and this subject was not considered yesterday. Ml->er* Get an Increate. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 21.—1 t is learned from W. P. De Armlt, president of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company, that he has made a contract with his miners for one year from Nov. G whereby he agrees to pay them 59 cents per ton. This is an increase of 9 cents per ton for his men, but still falls 5 cents short of the present rate. The conference between operators and miners Is set for next Tuesday, and in order to discuss Mr. De Armlt’s latest move the miners have called a convention for Monday. General confusion In the coal trade Is expected to follow the conference.

New York Strike Growing. Now York, Nov. 21. —The delegates of the housesmiths and bridgemen’s union are said to have demanded that the delegates of all other unions call out their men in all cases where non-union housesmiths were employed In the event of being called upon so to do. In retaliation for these sympathetic strikes the Iron league Is said to be contemplating a general lockout of all union men employed by its members. Such action would throw 40,000 men out of employment. A. 11. V. Men Will ll* Dlachargcd. Devil’s Lake, N. D., Nov. 21.—The superintendent and other officials of the Great Northern were here yesterday and put all employes through an examination as to whether they belonged to the A. R. U. Very few men could be found who would acknowledge they belonged to the organization. It is believed that the company will request those who are affiliated with the organization to withdraw from it or sever their connection with thexpad. To Welcome Deb* at Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 21. —When Eugene V. Debs arrives here tomorrow evening an Immense procession of workingmen will meet him. There will be a band and a drum corps in waiting to play "See the Conquering Hero Comes,” and thousands of people will watch his progress to Battery I) armory, where he will deliver an address. Fort Wayne Strike Settled. Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 21. —The Wayne knitting mills’ strike has been settled and the strikers return to work as individuals. New Half Mlle Bicycle Record. Denver, Col., Nov. 21. —Harry C. Clark rode a half-mile unpaced in 59 seconds on the Denver Wheel club track yesterday, breaking William DeCardy’s record of 1:00 2-5. The ride was made in a strong wind. This gives Clark all the class A unpaced records up to five miles. Earthquake la Delaware. Wilmington, Del., Nov. 21.—Residents of Claymont, six miles north of this city, report having felt a severe earthquake shock early yesterday. At Linwood, Pa., a short distance from Claymont, the shock was also felt.