The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-06-03
STOPPING WORK.
The Strike Spreading and the
Situation Uncertain.
General Suspension of the Iron Bust
ness of the COuntry-ThousaHds
Of WOrkmen Idle.
No Prediction Yet Ventured When
Operations Will Be Re-
sumed.
The Outlook In the Different Cities
Talk of Compromise in Some
Cases-General Labor
Notes.
THE GREAT STRIKE.

General Suspension of Business at the Roll
Ing Uncertainties OF the Outlook.
PTTTsBURG, June This morning the
warfare between labor and capital began in
dead earnest. The fires in all the iron mills
in this city. with one exception. have been
taken out and the mills have closed. The
one exception is the Union Iron Mills of
Carnegie Bros. e. Co., who signed last night.
They will continue to run, having contracts
on hand that must be filled. This is gener-
ally considered bad break and calculated
to weaken the lives of manufacturers 1t is
one of the largest iron mills here, and has
capacity of IS, 200 tons a year.
The steel mills are running as usual Most
of them have signed the scale, but as they
do not employ many puddlers it is not
thought that their signing will have any effect
on the situation. 1t is expected that most
of the sheet mills will sign in a few days.
1t is generally believed that the strike will
not be of long duration. Those mills which
have suspended work will take advantage
of the condition of affairs to make needed
repairs.
Three of the leading firms of steel and
iron manufacturers have signed the scale of
wages demanded by the workmen, but
about dozen works shut down this morn
ing.
IRoNDALE, SOUTH CHICAGO, June Moon.
The men at the Irondale mills are all out
| on strike. A dispatch is just received from
| Mr.. Jarrett, President of the Amalgamated
| Association of Iron Workers, stating that he
| will be here to-day.
1t is thought the question whether they
| will continue or not will be settled upon
his arrival. There Is no disturba ce, though
about /. 200 men have quit work. Repre-
| sentatives of the manufacturers are here,
| and the men are in consultation with them.
| The impression is they will be ordered to 90
| to work on Jarrett's arrival.
YoUNGsTowN, o., June 1-Noou.-There
is no change in the situation from what was
| anticipated last night. The mills are all
have not as yet gone out of blast. Every
thing is quiet and orderly. The opinion
seems to be that the strike may be long, as
neither side shows any sign of yielding.
| CLEVELAND, O., June 1-3 p. m.-The
threatened strike will probably not change
affairs in this city. The Cleveland Rolling
| Mill Company's Works have been shut down
some time and are expected to resume be-
fore long as non- Union works.
The Forest City Iron Company employs
$50 men, and Union Rolling Mill Company
having 26O have signed the scale and are
running as usual. The other iron and steel
works here employ Unon-nion men and are
not affected.
DETROIT. June members of the Anal
gamated Steel and Iron Association en-
ployed at the Bangs Steam Forge, Just below
the city, and the Eureka Iron Works, al
Wyandotte, held meeting and decided to
postpone their strike for ten days. There
are 200 men employed at the Bangs forge
who belong to the Union. Bangs declares
that if the strike takes place he will con
tinue business just the same. 1t is quite
Iron Company join the strike the works will
this establishment.
ST. LOUIS June 1.-The Laclede Rolling
Mill, Helenbacker Forge. Harrison Wire
Works and East st. Louis Nut and Boil
Works shut down this morning
CHICAGO. June 1.-The brick yards were
opened with green non Union hands, under
police protection, this morning:
CHICAGO, June 1.-The Joliet Iron and
Steel Works had gang of about twenty
non-U Union men, some of whom were col
ored, unloading iron ore ct its docks, this
city. At the close of the Works this even
ing they got on board a Chicago
and Alton train to go to Joliet
When the train stopped at the Pan Handl,
crossing, five or six miles out, gang o
about fifty striking iron-workers and thei
friends mostly young fellows, surrounded
the train. Four or five jumped upol
the engine and, presenting revolver
at the heads of the engineer ant
firemen, prevented them from startin
the train again. In the meantime anothe
detachment entered the train and pulle
out all the workmen they could recognize
3 including half dozen colored men and on
5 white man. The remainder of the crow
, outside took them, beat them. kicked an
: stamped on them, injuring them severely
Many stones were thrown in the melee an
twenty -iveor thirty shots fired. One of ther
= took effect in the groin of Judge Pillsbur,
of the Illinois Appellate Court, inflictin
: q wound which it is feared will prove fata
Rioters after beating negroes to their heart