The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-02
THE STRIKES.
A Railroad Train Captured by
Strikers.
PASSENGERS BEATEN AND SHOT AT

CHICAGO, June 1.-The Joliet iron and steel
works had gang of about twenty non-union
men, some Of them colored, unloading iron are
at the docks in this city. AT the close of work
this evening they got on board a Chicago and
Alton train to 60 to Joliet. When the train
stopped at Pan Handle crossing five or six
miles out gang of about fifty striking iron
workers and their friends mostly young fellows
surrounded the train and or jumped upon it,
presented revolvers at the engineer and COM
PEELED him to stop the train. The rioters then
went among the passengers, kicked and beat
them, and fired some thirty shots, one OF which
seriously wounded Judge Pillsbury of the
Illinois Appellate Court. The crowd then dis
persed. No arrests.
A War Between Labor and Capital in
Pittsburg.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June 1. This morning the
warfare between lab 1r and capital began in
earnest The fires in every iron mill in this
the mills shut down. The exception is the
Union Iron Mill of Carnegi Bros. & Co., who
signed last night. They will continue to run,
having contracts on hand that must be filed.
This is generally considered bad break, and
calculated to weaken the lines of the manufac-
turers. 1t lis one of the largest mills here, and
mas capacity of thirty-five Thousand tons
year The steel mills are running as usual,
but as they do not employ many puddlers it is
not thought their running will have an effect
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the steel mills will sign within few days. 1t
is generally believed that the strike will be of
,long duration. The mills which have sus-
pended will take advantage of the condition of
affairs TO make needed repairs.
The Situation at Youngstown, Ohio.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., June There is no
change in the situation. The mills are all shut
down, though the furnaces as a rale have not
gone out of blast. Everything is orderly. The
opinion seems to be that tue strike may be
long, as neither side shows any sign of yielding.
A Strike in Chicago.
IRoNDALE, South Chicago, June 1.-The
members of Irondale Mills are out strike A
dispatch from Mr.. Jarrett,i President of the
Amalgamated Association lof Iron Workers,
states that he will De here today. 1t is thought
the question of whether they will continue or
not will be settled upon his arrival. There is
no disturbance, though about 1900 men have
quit work. Representatives of manufacturers
are here, and the men are in consultation with
them. The impression is they will be ordered
to go to work on Jarretts arrival.
Suspension Of Cincinnati Iron Mills.
CINCINNATI, June Except one rolling
mill, which works scrap iron exclusively, and
two mills which are working up three or four
days accumulation of blooms, all the iron mills
in Cincinnati and vicinity have stopped. 1t
is the belief of mill owners that all will resume
next Monday and complete adjustment be
made.
The New York Boiler Makers Strike.
NEW YORK, June The strike of the boil
er makers continues without many new fea-
lures. The men employed at the Pioneer
Iron Works, Brooklyn, resumed work to-day
at the desired increase and the Superintendent
of the works having signed an agreement not
to assist any of the other shops when the men
ara nD a strike