Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-23
THE MUSKEGON MUDDLE.
Bad Blood on the RECONSIDERATION of the
Strike-Other Trade Troubles.

Bad Blood on the RECONSIDERATION of the
Strike-Other Trade Troubles.
DETROIT, Mich, May 22.-The booms in
the Muskegon river, which have been closed
for nearly two months by reason of the strike,
thus keeping the many mills in Muskegon
idle also, were opened this morning by crews
under the protection of Pinkerton's men.
Some of the strikers have joined the new arriv-
ais and are at work. The strik-
ers are congregated around the
grounds IN large numbers, but no disturbance
has yet occurred. The city police cleared the
bridge of the crowd assembled thereon.
Threats have been made by the armed strikers
to attack the men who have gone to work. A
large number of other men want to 60 to
work, but are detained by fear of violence.
This fear is wearing away, however, since the
prompt and stern action of Pinkerton on Fri.
day.
Little sympathy is felt for the strikers, VIII o
were routed on that occasion, as they went
there to threaten new men who were work
ing, after having gone to their homes and
made threats. which alarmed their wives and
families. The first blow was struck on Fri
day by the engineers, whom the strikers were
endeavoring to detain. Their attempts to in.
terfere with the men wanting to work has
greatly injured the strikers cause and has
turned many workingmen against them.
There is considerable loud talking on the
streets by bad characters, who have been liv-
ing on the union and don't want to work on
any terms, but the workingmen themselves
are quiet and we'll behaved.
STRIKE IMMINENT.
PITTSBURGH, May 22.-The final conference
between the iron manufacturers and the COM
mittee of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel workers, relative to signing
wages scale for the ensuing year, was held
this afternoon and resulted in an adjournment
without coming to an amicable settlement of
the difficulties. President Jarrett, of the
Amalgamated association, presented modified
scale, adopted at Sundays meeting, but the
manufacturers refused to concede the advance
demanded, aad the conference was declared
adjourned. Both sides are firm in their
determination to stand. The manufacturers
claim that the depressed condition of the iron
market will not justify an increase, and that
they will hold out for year. On the other
side, the Amalgamated association say the
scale submitted is their ultimatum, and that
while they are prepared to stand strike of
any length, the manufacturers will sign the
scale before two weeks. If strike occurs
MOULDER UNION THUGS.
CLEVELAND, May 22.-ADdrew Harkson
and another man, this evening, fercely as
saulted two non. union moulders, named Den
mis- Reagan and Christopher Wick, employed
in Myers, Osborn & Co.'S stove foundry.
Reagan and Dick were going home from
work. They stepped into a saloon, at the
west end of the viaduct to buy cigars, and,
while paying for them, HARRISON and an I'M
known man, rushing in, attacked them with
HILL 6ofo nt,r;n fba Aoh ho
got out on the sidewalk, and, while there,
HARRISON fired revolver at Reagan, but with
out hitting him.
The assailants thereupon broke through
the crowd that had collected and fed, each
brandishing revolver and threatening the
life of any who attempted to stop them.
After long and exciting chase HARRISON was
run down, captured and lodged in the station
where he was subsequently identified as the
person who some time ago made vicious at
tempts on another non-union moulder named
VIM. Keagher The other ruffian escaped.
HARRISON says he is from st. Louis and is
moulder. He is sulky, surly and defiant, re-
fusing to talk much.