The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-05-26
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A General Strike.

Chicago 25.-.All doubt Of general
strike among union workers on June Let
has been removed By fiat which has
gone forth from headquarters of the
amalgsmated association of iron and
steel workers, demanding that the pre5-
ent scale of prices be maintained. Mem
bers Of the association in this city and
vicinity have received orders 10 stop
work on May 31st st midnight if the
companies do not decide, and notices 10
that effect were generally served upon
manufacturers Yesterday. In every case
compliance with the demands. was re-
fused. Preparations ara being made for
general shut down. Worknen, SIS q
rule, do not look forward to this indein-
ate period Of idleness with any degree Of
satisfaction, but they are under the con-
troll Of the associations and there is no
alternative. Manufacturers are equally
reluctant to lie idle, but while expressing
sympathy for the men, they say accediDg
to the demand would result IN actual
loss. The strike will affect only what
are termed western establishments,
wEich include all mills west Of the Ale
gheny Mountains, those esst of tee noun
tains having 10 amalgsmated association
to deal with. The Allegheny range i,
numerically tee dividing line, about the
same number of mills being on either
side. In the western division there 8re
about $50 blast furnaces, with m snnual
capacity in pig iron of abo t 1900, 900
net tons. With the exception of steel
rail mills and very small percentage of
iron works. which employ non-uoion
men exclusively, these establishments
will all be closed, and q. least Zoe, coo
operatives be thrown out of employment.
OF this number Pennsylvania will have
about one-half, Ohio about the second
largest number, and Illinois the third,
with Indiana little leps than Illinois.
Collinsville, H., 25.--The situation,
to day, is mole strained tran yesterday.
Not mine on the Vandaia road be-
tween East 81. Louis and Troy is in oper-
alton. All are closely watched by fhe
strikers. The mayor, last night, ordered
saloons closed at s O'Clock and swore in
fifty deputies, as drunkenness increased
among the miners, eighteen or twenty
shots were fred about midnight in 8
spirit OF deviltry. At 2 O'Clock this
morning, $50 striking miners assem- bled
ct Abbey mines. They sscertsine3 that
the men driven of yesterday had not re-
turned; then they detailed 30 men to see
that no attempt was made to start up.
Some 200 men started east on the railroad
track, picket was left at No. 8. When
the Collinsville mine was reached they
were told that no attempt at work would
be made to-day. They then started for
thu Confidence and Troy mines. No
work was going on at Confidence mine,
but upwards of 100 stopped there.
Belleville and Caseyville miners we're
joined by strong force from miners on
the OHIO and Mississippi road. those
who did not remain at the Confidence
pushed on to Troy, seven miles from
here, and surrounded the Brookside
mine, which was the last Oh the Vsndalis
track. It was in operation yesterday,
but upon the appearance Of the mob thil
morning the men struck work The
situation is critical, and crisis will BIZ
reached tonight.