The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-10
THE LABOR STRIKES.
The FREIGHT HANDLERS WAR.
The lros strlke-EHperimsht or Nailps Nails Ont
OF Steel at the Chicago Niil--Sehtms Of
Fresldrnt Jonts Of the Alntr. 1Moela.
tloa -Bosds for Bta,nt o.Strikers. -rL

tloa-Bosds for Bsa.nt otS.riker.
SEw foGr, July s.-Somc trouble oc
cured this morning between the s,rikin.
freight handlers and the new men. Th.
former were worsted and driven of. Mer
chandise is being handled somewhat slowl,
to-day and freight is acccmulating at the
various piers. -7'EsfE Tf ,
JERSEY Cry, \. J July g.-There is nc
change in the strike OF the lIoneshoremer
and freight handlers. No work was done
to-day in any OF the freight yards. The
strikers will meet To- morrow morning and
march iu u body 10 the ,l-,.ots OF tho sevY
eral companies 10 receive money due
them. aft59z;E9 4gyft lI-Ft'
- Sr.'Lou!s. July S.-Thc hLac'ede rollins
mills start up again next Monday. A com
tnittec oil men signed contract agreeing
to resume workunder the Cincinnati agree.
ment until settlement would be made a,
Pittsburgh. About COO strikers will 60 tc
work thus on Monday. All mills in the
Third district will be in operation, except
the Helmbacher forge, and it is believed
that the men employed in the rolling mill
department will soon return to work.
| CmcAGo, July s.-A reporter visited
Cummings, where the mills OF the Calumet
Iron and Steel Company are located, in
company with Messry. bradley and Tor.
renee, Of the company. The place pre-
sented n quiet appearance, and q stranger
~onld haye seen few indications oi q
strike. The representatives Of the com.
pany, in referring TO the reported conces.
sions made by manufactures at Bay. View
and Pittsburgh, stated that these would
have little effect upon their. mills. They
Gid not propose 10 give in," and were
Transforming their mills as fast rs possible
expecting soon TO be able TO 60 to work
without the aid OF the strikers. The COM
pany is putting in eight new open.heas,h
steel furnaces, and as soon rs they
are done, work will be commenced
The furnaces, when completed, in abou,
two months, will probably do ayay will.
all pudding. The ordinary pig iron i;
taken as it comes from the blast furnace
and decarbonized. The result is home.
generous iron, out OF which u superio,
quality OF nails is made The decarb9uizet]
lsoa's run into squeezer and then rolled
into any size which may be desired. These
machines will slightly Increase tbs ca paci,y
OF the works, and will, al the same time
decrease the number OF men EMPLOYED
When running at. their full capacity the
mills will turn out l30- tons Of nails :
month. The present nail furnaces will be
nsed i'll connection with the new furnace
One man with the aid OF these furnaces
will do tEe work OF four men, and the
nails manufactured vii. he OF a superio,
quality. Samples oi the nails made bv. the
new process were seen. They presented q
neat, ctean, and fine appearance, and
would net hreak K, although hammered
twisted, and bent. double. An ordinary
nail Is easily broken by blow from i
hammer. Several very interesting tests o.
the new quality OF iron were made in the
company Office. While the company ex.
presses its determination TO hold out and
not resume work at the strikers terms
those OF the latter who were seen appeareC
to have been rejuyenaled by the news o.
reported concessions to ttels demands
elsewhere, and stated that they wou.G
"ho!d the fort" until their demands weYt
aeceded to, Many Of the strikers, especi
ally the younger and unmarried men, haze
ie!t to lind work elsewhere. The nine-ioo
picket.ience which surrounds the works i:
completed and forms barrier against al
intruders. ~.
4 great deal OF excitement and Indignation
has been created BY the attempt which was
made abouta o'clock Wednesday lnornips
to burn Edmund's grocery store on lIuxey
avenue andOne Hundred md Eighth ST. eel
1t would appear tiiat some person OF
persons at present unknown took a lot Of
straw and piled it in m en,race.way be.
tween the grocery and boarding iouse
Then a barrel OF kerosene in front OF the
store was knocked over and the side walk
saturated With oil. This done, match was
applied and great blaze sprang up. The
fire was observed by saloon keeper
named Conley, across the way, ard he, BY
| his cries for assistance, attracted several
persons TO the scene, and tue FIRE was pui
out before it gained any great head Yay.
Had the fire not been discovered when.I,
was, it would most likely have swept the
town. 1t is supposed that some Of the
strikers, who owe large bills and have been
refused further credit at the store until
they pay up, made the attempt to fire the
building.
PITTSBURGH. July S-fresident Jones, OF
the Miners Association, seems to have re.
solved himself into committee OF wavs
and means, and he is now contemplating a
scheme for the replenishin. OF the strikers
treasury. He proposes to issue bonds. The
form OF which shall be OF good mechanical
execution with, as he says, IL picture OF
two TO set j. off," These bonds are 10 be
issued in denominations OF from s. 90 up.
wares, they are to run one year and bear
SIX per cent interest. The Miners Asso.
citation will back these promises TO paw,
and President Jones is OF the opinion thai
were they issued no trouble wop!d he had
in disposing OF them.
'Alany people would be quite willing to
contribute to the strike" said Mr.. Jones.
III there was any chance OF them ever get
ting their money back. Bonds such as /
have described would be promptly re-
deemed ty the association at the expiration
Q! the year. Quite number OF people
have told It's that they would take bonds OF
this kind were they issued. Some have
expressed willingness to take $500 worth.
However, Mr.. Jones has no intention O.:
putting an immediate issue OF these bonds
upon the market, for US the reporter was
taking his departure the pres;den, added
THE scheme have mentioned is intended
as last FeEori, buI We have other sources
Of revenue which must be first exhausted"
+ CLEVELAND, 0, July S.-The strike has
ended in virtual favor OF the rolling mill
company, which claims tina; il has all The
hanos wanted, and every appearance lndi-
Gates the same activity as before the strike.
- CROP KErGRrh.
A Comprehensive Krport Upon the Situ.