The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-01
LABOR TROUBLES.
All the Iron Mills in Chicago to
Shut Down Today.
The Situation at Iron Mills In Other
Places.

CHICAGO, May T.-From an interview with
the managers OF the leading iron mills in and
about the city 1t appears inevitable that all
will shut down tomorrow, owing to the failure
OF the mill owners to accede to the Pittsourg
scale. The controversy will not in any way
affect the steel rail mills, which will continue
their operations. The managers of the mills
join In asserting that the advantage rests with
them, as the market 10 inactive and prices are
only moderate, while the employees were only
recently engaged In q long strike from the ef-
fects Of which they have not yet recovered.
CINCINNATI. May 31-The five leading iron
mills OF this city, Covington and Newport have
refused to sign the scale presented by the
amalgsmated association and will close to-
night. This will throw 1000 or 5000 persons
out OF employment.
PTTTsBURo, Pa, May 31.-A conference OF
iron manufacturers and amagamated associa-
tion committees this afternoon resulted In
the manufacturers signing last years scale,
which Is $3.50 per ton for puddllEg This
action happily averts strike and insures the
running Of all mills In the West for at least
one year longer.
wHEELNo, W. Va, May Silt has been
definitely decided shat there will be no lockout
In the iron mills here. N. e. Whitaker,
President of the Crescent sheet iron mill sign
ed the scale today and the mill will continue
work without stoppage. News Of the signing
OF the scale at Pittsburg was received here to-
night with satisfaction by the manufacturers
and with delight by the workmen. President
Laughlin OF Junction Iron Works at once gave
orders for bis mills to continue without stop
ping. Other mills resume Monday.
CINCINNATI May 31.-The situation Of the
iron workers here is peculiar. The puddlers
ask an advance OF 30 cents per ton, maxi ng the
price Sc, which the proprietors refuse TO pay.
The puddlers herere have not the united sup
port OF other workmen. A meeting of fnishers
has been called for tomorrow, from which the
puddlers will be excluded, when il is said
action will be taken 10 compel the pudd'ers to
recede from this position One mill owner an
nounced tonight that he would supply the
places Of the puddlers and continue operations.
The agreement at Pittsburg make the demand
OF Cincinnati workmen more hopeless.
The Bellville Trouble.
Sc. LOUIS, May 3i.-Conferencs of miners
and operators and committee Of the Board OF
Trade met at Bellville, Ill, this morning. The
miners agreed to accept all the conditions OF
the Board OF Trades propositions except one
which contemplates uon-interference with ma
chine mines. Another conference will be held
Monday. 1t is believed the differences will
then be finally and amicably adjusted.
Fresh Trouble Among the Chicago Brick
layers.
CHICAGO, May 81. The striking bricklsyers
held an indignation meeting last evening and
refused to be bound by the agreement made on
Tuesday by the committee Of bricklayers and
master masons. They claim that after the aree-
meut was signed by both parties 1t was given
into the hands Of Geo. O. Prussing, President
OF the Master Builders Association; that be-
fore giving it out to the reporters for the daily
papers he removed one of the leaves Of the
document and substituted another containing
clause not in the original, under which the
masters may declare any man not a competent
mason and may compel the Brichlayers' Union
to issue an apprentice card to him. The men
are very bitter and will not resume work.
The President OF the Master Mssons' Asso-
citation stoutly denies the imputation made by
members Of the Bricklsyers' Union that he
had tampered with the agreement signed by
the committees Of arbitration, and which It
was supposed would end in the strike. He as
serts that the brick layers are in a rage simply
because they have been defeated in everything
they set ont to accomplish. The end Of the
strike cannot now be foreseen.