Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1898 — FAIL TO PUBLISH. [ARTICLE]

FAIL TO PUBLISH.

Trouble with Stereotype!-* Causes Chicaco Newspapers to Miss an issue. Chicago, July 2. —The following bulletin was posted at every Chicago newspaper office Friday evening at ten o’clock: At eight o’clock tins (Friday) evening the Stereotypers union notified the newspaper publishers of Chicago thut unless their demands for an increase of wages from $3.25 to $4 per day, reduction of the working day from eight to seven hours, with payment at the rate of 75 tfents per hour for all overtime, and other concessions were at once acceded to, they would refuse to return to work. In consequence of this action all Chicago papers will not appear on Saturday. This action of the newspapers was in persuance of an understanding recently entered into, including, among other provisions, the following agreement: "In the event of a strike in any of the departments of one or more Chicago dally newspaper offices, the ' mechanical resources of all our offices shall be pooled to the extent and with the purpose that no newspaper shall be published unless, and until, all newspapers can be promptly published on same day.” Stercotypers have been averaging from $10.50 to $22 per week on six day evening papers, and from $24 to $27 on seven day morning paper?. It is anticipated that an influx of stereotypers from all parts of the country will be so immediate and so great that the interruption of publication will continue for but a few days.