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Show NEW YORK BOATMEN CALL OFF STRIKE NKYV YORK. Mir.'lt 7. Unrest rictvl at'fpt finc by tin- Th'ov:. tor lontrrwn'is linlon of the nffor of tin- r:IIronI r.Hmin- j i.-Unition l"r l1''1' settlement of 1V h;irtnr j t-'l rike was :i nnnnm-ed today by .John j Hre-cinn. president of He union, renrc -1 j tiiMitini: 'WO'1 bo.itmen. The action of tin-oilier tin-oilier '.;x inili;ild unions, reorienting tlie remain! nir l'J.0'"'1 nmou liarhr-r bm t -nun. Iris not been rii ti virined. The rml-road' rml-road' administration opo'-ates 4'i per cent of tlio boats fhiT have beu tW up by '. the ytike. winch h:is irtunlly stopped j i transatl;1 ni ie and eo;.stvisc commercial i I shipping from this port. j I I h ter Mr. Hrenny n declared bis men i had. boen granted a t welve-honr day and j an increase of Iron1 $P'0 to ?nf) a month, with an extra a nislit for duty as ' watchmen when thir boats are loaded. : The tidev:Ucr boat ir-tr. operate coal and ' I grnin boats. Kxeeptiona to the ripht-hnur clay were : nia.de in i he cases of worUnien on r.on-! r.on-! steam litrhleis. covered bargee, hoisting barges and scows, who wid work a ten-I ten-I hour day. and captains of srain and coal ' barev, who will work a tw el c-honr day. j Ad overt i me wid be paid a t the rate j of time ami a half. i The agreement is effective its of March ', 1. a ml. provi ied federal control of railroads rail-roads eontimie, will remain 'n force for j one year and thereafter :mti! thirty ri.v' I r.otiee is e.iven hv cither party of a de-1 de-1 airo to alter the nsreemeiU. |