Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-02

THE BIG STRIKE AT rrrrsBuRa.

The great strike at Pittsburg begun yesterday
In dead earnest The fires I'm every iron mill IN
the city, with one exception. have been put out
and the mills have shut down. The one exception
is the Union Iron Mills, OF Carnegie Brothers
Co., who will continue TO run, having contracts
on hand that must be filled IL Is one OF the larg-
est iron mills In the city. When the Pittsbury
factories are I'm full blast they consume $50 900
1usneis OF coal daily, supplied mainly by railroad
lines The railroads therefore, are reducing their
force OF laborers over /, 900 men were discharged
by the Pennsylvania and Panhandle roads yes
terday.
BLOODY WORK IN ILLINOIS
the Joliet iron and steel works In Illinois had
a gang OF about twenty non-union men-some Of
them colored-unloading iron ore at their docks
there yesterday. At the close OF the work the
men got on board Chicago and Alton train 10 60
10 Joliet When the train stopped at the Pam
handle crossing, five or six miles out was sur
rounded by about fifty striking iron-workerS
"A "A, ue , entered the train and pulled out
all the workmen they could recognize The re-
mainder OF the crowd outside TOOK them and beat
them, kicked and stamped upon them. Twenty
IN the groin OF Judge Pllsbury the Illinois ap-
pellate court. in1lcting a wound, which, IL Is
feared, will prove fatal
OHIO IRON WORKERS
The men In all the iron mills In Cincinnati but
three have quit work. The total number OF men
out on strike is about 1900.
Aspecial from wellsvile reports that the pud.
oilers In Woods rolling mill struck
The Cleveland rolling mill company expects TO
start up four OF its mills next Monday working
half time, and giving employ ment 10 l5OO non.
union men and seceders
AT Youngstown the mills are all shut down. The
opinion prevails that the strike viii be long one
THE NEW MINERS AT CUMBERLAND.
The new miners took their tools into the ConsolI-
dalton mines at Cumberland, Nd, yesterday after.
noon and commenced work. The strikers held a
meeting at Bckhart yesterday, but nothing can be
learned OF the proceedings
STRIKE NOTES
AT Harrisburg the hod-carrerS and building
laborers inaugurated a gen raj strike yesterday
ior an advance OF twenty-five cents per day. This
action has stopped the work OF the bricklayers
and building improvements have come to a stand
still.
All the iron mills OF Wheeling W. Va, ana
Vicinity, constituting the largest rail- market In the
for an Indefinite time.
The men at the Irondale mills Chicago are all
out on strike. There is no disturbance, although
LOO men have quit work.
All Louisville, ny, the men at the Central roll
ing mill struck yesterday, because the company
refused TO accede to the demand for an increase OF
pay. The strikers number about $50
The miners employed at Buck Ridge coliery
operated by Way, Audenreid & Co., struck yester-
day for an advance OF 10 per cent per car.
Inc Clearneld, Pa, miners, at a mass meeting,
decided by unanimous vote 70 go 20 work.
Three hundred workmen have been discharged
from the shops OF the Pttsburg, Fort Wayne ana
Chicago railroad company.
A strike began I'm the rolling mills AZ Springfield,
III, yesterday. The strikers number LOCO.
The mill men at Bay View. Wis. have struck.