Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-13
PITTsBURG.
A Review Of the Situation at the
Great Iron Center. g
Excitement at heKeespoft The National
Tube Works Running Full l-Handed- I
The Conspiracy Cases The Chicago l.,
~ Convention, and the Five Years
Scale-The Minors.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Srecial Correspondence Of The Sunday Register.
PrrrsBURGH, August 12.-The Officers OF
the Amalgamated Association have not yet
returned from the Chicago Convention, SO
/ have had no opportunity of ascertaining
the truth or falsity OF the many rumors
that have been set ahoat regarding the pro-
ceedings of that body. The strike still con-
tinues, at all events, and its effects are be-
coming more noticeable every day. About
half the men one meetsipv certain parts pt
the city show in their faces ind by their
clothes that they have been out Of work
for many weeks If the inside of their
homes could be seen the evidence would
be much more convincing.
The Town Of MeKeesport a
was all excitement yesterday over the re-
port that gentleman, representing a Chi
cago firm, had arrived in that place In
search of about one hundred workmen.
The report, as it reached this city, was that
the Chicago agent offered to pay ths $500
scale, and wanted none but Union mon.
Your correspondent took the trouble to
personally investigate this story, and found
that there was no foundation whatever
for it.
The attempt to run the
National Tube works
with non.union men has been entirely sue
cessful, Yesterday there were over i've
hundred men at work, and the company
expects to have twice that number before
very long. In order that this may not be
misleading it should be said that the ma
iority of the men employed in the tube
making department OF the works proper,
before the strike, were non-union men.
Manager Flagler says that he considers the
work turned out fully equal to that pro-
duced by the union men and reports the
company as
The disposition upon the part of the
more hot-headed strikers to molest the
non-union men, was nipped in the bud by
the prompt action of the town authorities,
and for several days past no violent DEM
onstrations have been made. The company
seems determined to protect its workmen
and itself to the fullest extent, and to that
end proceedings have been commenced
against six of the ring-leaders Of the strik-
ers, charging them
with Conspiracy.
The affidavit of the prosecutor rlcites
that the defendant, in convention with
Others not mentioned in this suit followed
the employees of the Company to and from
their place of employment, menaced them
ON their way by threats, called them "black-
sheep" ha-hahed at them, and called them
vile names; that the Company was forced
to keep large force of police to protect
men seeking work; that the defendant not
only encouraged Others to menace and
threaten those going to work, but instigated
Il cir wives and children to follow Hender-
son, Sincox and others TO their place OF en-
ployment; and that they, the defendants,
Conspired, CO-operated and agreed to pre-
vent those willing from going to work, and
by means of threats made succeeded in
preventing a largo number OF persons. from
working who were willing to do so had they
been safe and unmolested, by reason OF
which the Company suffered great damage,
The Trial
of this suit is looked forward to with much
interest, as settling many points that have
long been in dispute. The conspiracy laws
of Pennsylvania have been changed so much
of late that it is very difficult slattep to
define exactly what words or acts conStl-
tuted conspiracy. The men were arrested
and promptly gave bail for the appearance
in September.
The Resolution
passed at the Chicago Convention allowing
the puddlers and nailers to fix five years
scale, is not very favorably received among
manufacturers, as it is now understood by
them, they do not feel disposed to enter
into any five year arrangement. Said one
gentleman to me to- day:
at would be the heighth of folly for us
to sign a five years scale now: 1t is very
true that there is much force in the argu'
ment of the association that five years
scale would do away with the almost an
nual strikes we have now, but there seems
to be more weighty arguments on the other
side Just now, understand that the asso-
citation would want to make
The Five Year Scale
on the $500 basis. Now when we have so
stubbornly refused to sign that scale for
one year, We would scarcely sign 1t Tor hve.
again, on general principles i've years IS
too long term for an agreement OF this
kind. There are too many contingencies
We are almost certain to have another
panic before that time elapses, and even II
that does not come, no one can tell what
may" %
A Well vi liiC
mated Association, one who was opposed to
the present strike from the start. is author
ity for the statement that the passage OF the
fiye-yearS' scale resolution means
A Compromise
between employer and employe: He thinks
that it was passed in order to leave way
open for the Association to accept an. hon
orable compromise on that basis l know
not what private information members of
the Association have received from Chicago,
hut many of them claim thatthe strike can
not last more than few days longer. Why.
they refuse TO say, but still, with an air OF
mystery, assert that what they say Is true.
Tile manufacturers on the other hand just
as positively assert that there will be no
change unless the strikers mean
To Back Down.
A GREAT many reports have been put i'll
circulation to the effect that the Wharton
mill would sign the scale and resume ope-
rations to-day. Although they have not
vet started and diselaim any intention OF
doing so, the Association workmen still in
sist that the mills will'be in operation within
a few days. Almost all the prominent man
ufacturers are out of the city now, as are
the officers of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton, so that it is very difficult TO obtain any
authentic information to-day.
... The Miners =
are not much cheered over the latest news
in the mining world. The New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company, employing
1000 men, and whose mines are located on
the Pennsylvania & Allegheny Valley Rail.
road, have Just given notice that the price OF
mining will be reduced from 4 to So cents.
II is said teat similsr reductions will take
place in all the railroad mines. This re-
duction was brought about by the action OF
the operators in
Reducing the Selling Price
from tx to Ga cents per busheL The
operators were almost compelled to reduce
prices on account of thevery light demand
since the mills have. been closed. Pittsbarg
has not had cheaper coal for years than she
has now, and many persons are taking ad-
vantage Of it to isy in winter supply
The last ray OF hope that the striking
miners in the Panhandle region may have
hsd, must now vanish, or else a general