The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-01
STRIKE TROUBLES.
THE SITUATION BRIEFLY OUTLINED.
Another MIL Starts up with Non'unloh Men-Con'
dttiOu OF tho t'ittsburgh Strikers Important
Interviews With nromn, lionueii \ To.
Concernlng Affairs At Youngstown. V ii

PirTspuEGlI, August The atmosphere
about the city today contained the usua
large percentage Of rumors rcgardingatlair
in the iron strike. The groups Of iron
workers about The post oilice and adjacent
corners included greater number Of pud
dlcrs than is generally the case, and the
rumor that this branch Of the worker
would hold meeting during the day was
set ailoat. 1t was rs promptly denied al
the Amalgamatcd headquarters, and there
the matter rested. s5 4
Inquiry at the Office Of the Iron Associa'
tion developed the fuct that Secretary
Weeks was in Cleveland, in attendance
upon meeting OF the Tariff Commission
This was substantiated litter by the receipt
Of tho following dispatch over Mr.. Weeks's
signature:
O.. "CLErELASp, August 81.
"rhe Britton Iron and Steel Works, OF
this city, started their mills this morning
with non.union men. No Mill Committee =
These works make sheet iron and have
seven pudding furnaces. Just what, Is
meant by. the mill committee sentence Is
not so clear as non.union labor implies an
absence Of the obnoxious coulu,ittec.A
a brief call was made ut the main offices
of the Society for the Improvement Of the
Poor. Mrs. Lippincott's usual place was
found occupied for the time by Miss Viii
marttl, the lady generally in churge OF tic
South Side branch OF the Society. In an.
swer to questions regarding the effect OF
the iron strike OH the Society's labors on
tue South Side, that tadv said: Gafs'li
"Our labor has about doubled OH the
South Side and in some parts OF this city
us well, since the strike began. Many
worthy women who can maintain theil
families by washing for iron workers now
find their only means Of support gone.
This washing is now done in the iron
workers families. One hard working wo.
man who had washed for the sanIu house.
hold for five years is idle, and is on the
list for relief. Others who managed to
keep up by boarding the workers in mills,
find this source OF revenue gone. And
there is also an increase in want in labor.
ers' families, men who usually find plenty
to do in the iron mills There is q great
deal OF distress consequent upon the strike,
and l do sincerely hope ii will be over
soon. At the satue time there is falling
oil i'll contributions this summer, and |
can assign no other cause than the STRIKE" ""
The strikers still vigorously deny all in
tention OF holding a district meeting in HE
near future, and are very indignant at the
the papers recently. "You fellows are do.
ing us great deal OF HARM" said IN iron
worker to the reporter this evening. "All
societies have traitors in their ranks and
the Amalsamated Association is no excep-
ton to the rule. II the name was required
to appear with the statements made BY
some OF these chaps who arc so eager to
pour the story Of their woes into the ears,
OF reporter, they would not have word
to say, for they know that they do not cot.
fine themselves to the truth"
It is probable that no new move will be
taken until President jarrett arrives, and
it is expected that he will put in IN ap.
pearance some time tomorrow. y
The blooming department OF Shoenber.
gers mill was started this morning by the
manager, assisted by a few men. 1t is
stated that among the men who returned
to work at Wilson, Walkcr.M Co. shops is
RiH. Jones, ex-vice president Of the Anal.
galnated Association. iA'fr. ~ '-S
The strike Of Witherow & Gordon, at
Newcastle, Pa, is causing trouble here.
This afternoon the Pittsburgh Smelling
Company attempted TO work of: some
patterns OF the former firm when the ETH.
ployes, who are union men, refused 10 do
the york and the factory WAS closed down.
At late hour tonight it was learned
that the policy Of running non.uuion men
would be tried in four mills in this city
next Monday. The firms that have an
pounced their intention oil doing this are
Wilson, Walker 4 Co., Spang, Chalfant 4
Co., and Graf, Bennett & Co.'S mills. The
combined mills employ over 1000 men.
Hereafter they vii! sign no scale, recognize
no Association and pay the old seal Of $40
per ton for pudding. The nows OF the in.
tended action OF the managers has created
n great deal OF excitement. One lodge Of
the Amalgamated Association, composed
Of Wilson, Walker 4 Cos men have mott
fled the general officers that il they are
not given permission TO return to work at
the old wages they will go in regardless of
the Association.
YOUNGSTOWN. August 81. l.-Strike news Is
eagerly sought after and hard to find.
Brown, Bonncll 4 Co. are doing nothing
in the way OF starting the works. Manager
Williams said to reporter to-day that
"from information received ten days ago
the present condition OF Affairs was fore.
Swallowed, and from desire to avoid the
trouble INCIDENT IA new men going in, md
the necessity OF throwing the old employees
out, involving loss Of work and property
and the breaking up OF home and friendIv
associations, caused US to await the; return
ing good sense OF the men. 10 do this the
men whom we had engaged are held in
readiness, under pay, awaiting the issue Of
the present state OF aiIairs." n. -
Ga this same subject Vice President
Matthews to-day said To an interviewer
that he regarded the strike esubstan,iallv,a,
an end; that It wonld he settled ut lilts.
bprgh before Saturday night. lie retiterr.
ates what he has said many times before,
thnt lhrre lspo9thlng u, tAd iron market to
Justify the ADVANCE demanded. lie re.
CARDS the suspension rs saying the market,
claiming that iron would otherwise have
tumbled tol He'was asked il brown,
lonnell Il 90. had aligned the scale on
June LIST whether the mills could not have
been run with profit? OF course,
he replied, il the other mills lad
stood out as they have we could have
run with profit, but il we had signed
the scale other mills would have done the
sane aud tie market you'd have thvs heen
weakened. As it has been, tile market
has been weak, for the reason buyers have
been holding back ior the termination OF
the strike. and their purchases would have
been small until satisfied the lowest at
taiuahle figure bad been reached. When
the strike ends bnyess viii ba plenty, bpl
thn nurchn saa tyill la faw mill a 1nu, rntn