The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-15

SOlVeu III tue stFlke, seven only have sign
ed the new scale demanded By the Anal
gamated Association OF Steel and Iron
Workers. That is less than ! per cent OF
the mi Is and fraction over 5 per cent OF
the furnaces, and OF the mills that have
signed they are running only in part and
for the purpose OF finishing orders. On the
other hand, there are running in thestrikins
district-without having signed the scale
eighteen mills with about 250 pudding iur.
naces, or Ii per cent OF the mills and a
traction over 10 per cent Of the furnaces.
There are more mills and furnaces running
Ill violation OF the Union rules than there
are in consequence OF signing the scale. It
is estimated that there are altogeter about
49, 900 men idle who are directly interested
in the strike, besides those in other trades
who are affected by it. ~, Z
The men on strike are entitled TO 81 4
week each, beginning to-day; which is The
third week OF the strike. During the strike
each puddler at work pays s. a week into
the association fund, and the other class OF
workmen pay in proportion to their wages
compared with that OF the puddler. Tie
treasury Of the Amaleamated Association
had about $3.50 900 in It yesterday, and the
receipts are now about $4,000 a week. II
the strikers draw theirA each per week two
weeks from to-day the association will be
heavily in debt, and the end would not
seem to be far of: This, however,
might be deceptive in the light of
past strikes. The men have been Ut
work now for two years steadily, ut coed
pay, and although there is only small
proportion OF them that save anything, We,
taken Us body they are certainly in as
good condition 10 maintain strike nov.
as at any previous time. The strike begun
on December 5. 1874, lasted over four
months, or until April Is, 1875. Tha, wus
at season OF the year when it was much
more difficult to maintain strike than il
is at this time. That strike ended in favor
OF the men, and was strike against = pro.
posed reduction Of fifty cent per ton for
boiling. The present is for an increase
and the manufacturers assert Is without
Justice and will never be granted"
F355 The Labor Parnde. 55..
| After a careful review OF the situation, It
may properly be said that the general
demonstration OF organized labor on Sat.
urdav vii! be the largest affair OF the kind
ever INDUCED in by the workingmen as n
u body. Every minute particular has been
attended to by those parties having the
affair in charge, and they have succeeded
in arousing such feeling OF enthusiasm
among their supporters and fellow work.
men that various lodges and assemblies
OF the different labor organizations will
turn out in the parade almost to man. 9
i s.ss's Al Cleveland. 4. E,f
CLEvELASO, June l4.-One hundred
more men went to work In the Cieyeiand
rolling mills to-day than yesterday. TIL.
Bohemians who were stoned last eyenint
. returned this morning, but were not moles
ted. No disturbance occurred. Mill work
men arrive daily, some from England, ant
are at once employed. President Chisholm
savs be has letters every day from all ID,
, employees not in the union, who wish to 6,
back, but are afraid. He says he can se
/ plenty Of skilled hands from elsewhere bu
, prefers TO let the former employees resum
. their places II they will renounce the union
Y He speaks more determined to-day tha,
! ever aboutsoperating the works untram
melled by dictation Of the union. d
: The mills are practically fortified. The
1 are fenced in and Sgarrisoned by stron
I force OF well armed men, who are quartere
i there day and might ready for service
6 case the strikers attack the ! works as the