Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-29
LABOR MATTERS.
The Philadelphia Convention.
Special Dispdtch TO the Register.

PHILADELPHIA, August 2S.-The Labor
Convention assembled this morning, large
number of delegates being in attendance.
and when gathered in the hall, they show
up as one of the most intelligent looking
earnest bodies of men We have seen for a
long time.
wv. Bisbrig made the opening address,
andina vigorous manner paid his respects
10 Col. Mcclure for alleging that the work
ingmen could be bought or controlled by
political bosses.
A. C. Ranking was made temporary
chairman, and delivered speech much in
the same vein. John Jarrett, OF Pittsburg,
is permanent chairman.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2s.-John Jarrett,
President of the Amalgamated Iron and
Steel Workers, was made Chairman, with
the following Vice Presidents: Miles Nc
Padden, General Organizer OF the Knights
of Labor; Hattie Curran, OF the Labor AS
sociation. Philadelphia; Simon Waldman,
Sailors Union, Philadelphia; Mary Ster-
ling. Garfield Pioneer Assembly, Philadel-
phia: James White, Clearfield county.
Secretaries: C. L. Dood, Carpenters MON,
Philadelphia, and F. +. Burrell. Veuango
county. Chairman Jarrett delivered an
address. A committee on resolutions was
appointed and recess taken.
A Mysterious State OF Anairs-AII Quiet
at wilson. walker q Co.'S.
PIrrsBURG, August 2S.-The air is fairly
laden down with rumors OF an important
meeting of ironworkers, which is to be held
in this city tomorrow. This mnch was as
serted by a manufacturer who is invariably
n - "A
gates were chosen on Saturday and the
meeting is not only to be participated in
by members of this district, but OF other
districts. | am positive of what / say"
This much and no more, the gentleman
stated.
A couple of ironworkerS were found near
the corner of Smithtield street and Fifth
avenue.
will reporters be admitted at your
meeting tomorrow
II can't say but l don't see why they
shouldn't" was the reply. His companion
here dropped big wink and the sneaker
suddenly became silent. Another iron
worker did not so suddenly ceas", but
talked Of the meeting to come as If it were
an assured fact, intimating that it wOIld be
he'd at Schiller Hall, and that it wo lid be
an interesting affair. Though the state
ment at the opening of this article was
denied by Mr.. Martin, who first said,
rather guardedly,"I II cannot say" and then,
more emphatically, There will be no
meeting" there was something in
the action of the members who
crowded the sidewalk and gathered III
the Office, that showed Enthusiastically that
something unusual was afoot. There were
earnest talks in an undertone, strenuous
avoidance of reporters and suspicious, res
tive glances from all. If there is no meet
ing in immediate prospect, then these ac-
tiOns, which were so noticeable, are mex
plcable. II there is a meeting tomorrow,
there is every reason for supposing that it
will be q most interesting one. President
Jarrett's absence in Philadelphia would in
vest general meeting just now with spe-
Cal significance and give weight to the
statement made to-day, that it is to be an
assemblage OF a discontented element OF
the union.
Local affairs in connection with the
strike are quiet. At Wilson, Walker &
Co.'S mill, where the Union men are at
work in the blacksmith department, MAJ
tcrs are reported satisfactory, and the SUBJ
ject did not seem to especially interest Sec
retarv Martin. At the office of the BcSsemer
Steel Works it was denied that work would
begin September lSt, as has been published.
Just when the works would start was by
no means certain,
Will Pay the Old Scale.
P1ErsBURGH, August 2S.-The most i'm
portant report, and one which has Just
been found to be true, is, that the Executive
Committee of the Western Iron Manu-
facturcrs, held q meeting, to-day and made
proposal to the iron workers, offering to
recognize the Amalgamated Association,
provided the men return to work at the old
scale. The Amalgamated Association have
not, as yet, taken action in the matter.
Harmony Mills.
CoHoEs n. Y, August 2S.-At the OPEN
ing of the Harmony mills, this morning, a
general break in the strikers ranks took
place, and there are now 5000 looms in op-
Grafton with proportiouate number Of op-
eratives in other departments.
.CoHoEs, N. Y, August 2S.-The Harmony
mill strike ended to-day. With very few
exceptions the stay outs have returned to
work under the ten per cent reduction.
They Want More Wages.
MONTREAL August 2S.-The ship laborers,
whose highest rate of wages in former years
was twenty and thirty cents per hour, for
day and night respectively, are now getting
thirty and forty cents, and are about to
strike for forty and fifty.