New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-01
STRUGGLES IN TIE LABoB MARKET
STRIKE AvERTED IN THE PrTTsBURo IRON
MILLS,

PITTsBUR0, May 31.-A conference OF tho
Iron Manufacturers and Amalgamated Association
committees this afternoon resulted In tho
signing last years SCALE which IL 50 30 per ton for
pudding. This action happily averts strike and
insures the running Of ell tho mills in the West for ~
least year longer The msnufacturers who have all
onR perssted that they would not pay more than $o
and who supposed to have solid front, give -
for the unexpected action that they had posvo
Information that number Of Western mills had ms0e
arrangeerts to continue ct the old scale with tue con-
dition that If the manufacturers here were sucoessf
the wormen would accept the same wages, and ratner
than submit seeing their trade going TO other places
they decided to pay the wages demanded by the Anal
gamatod Association President Jarrett Of the latter
says the scale signed uns0ndtonay, and oharscter
i.es as victory without battle" Intense sat,sfao
ton 10 expressed all sides the settlement %
strike regarded inevitable, and to Pitsours An
indefinite shutting down of iron mills means not ony
serious to engaged in that particular industry
but to every other industry and business a. we'll
CHICAGO MILLS LIKELY TO CLOSE.
CHICAGO, May 3l.-From interviews with mai .gers OF
the leading iron mills 1t appears inevitable that all VIII
shut down tomorrow, owing to the decision OF inc m
owners not accede to the ttsburg SCALE The conro
vcrsy will not In any way affect the steel rail mills The
gers of the iron mills that the advantage resn
with them as the market inactive ana priCHs ons any
gaged long strike. from the effects OF which tney
have not yet recovered.
CINCINNATI IRON MILLS TO BE CLOSkD
CINCINNATI. May 3l.-Tne five leading iron mills OF
this CITY, Covngton and Newport-the Globe. Mitchell
Tranter Co.'S. the Riverside, swlfts and tho Licking
hove refused TO sign the scale presented BY the WORK
men members Of the Amalgamated Iron and Steel
WORKER Association. and the mills will close to-nent
employment.
THE SITUATION IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS May 3l.-As far Us can be learned to-
day the iron mills In Indiana running as usual but
It not known how long they Will continue In operauon
QUIET AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS May 3l-So far there no indications OF
strike among the ironw rkers here Only two mills In
this immediate vicinity employ Union men, the Need-
rtnghams Mil and the Nut and Bolt Company The
men IN these mills made demands "a yet, and
there IL no they being In affected ny
the action Of the Amagamated Association.
STRIKE OF BRICxLAYERs.
CHICAGO May 3l.-The striking bricslayers held
meeting night refused to be bound BY the agree
ment made on Tuesday by the Arbitration Committee.
They claim that after tue was signed II was
signed was gwen into hands Of George O. Pruss!ng
president Of the Maser Builders Association, and that
removed Of the leaves OF the document and sub
sttuted another containing clause not In tho original
under which the matters may declare anb man no,
cOmpetrnt mnsvn and compel the brickiAyers
Union To issue an spPrentce ,srd to him Tns men are
PrusaiDg denies that tampered with the agreement
AN AGREEMENT REACHED AT BELLEvILLE.
ST. LOUIS, May 3l.-The conference OF muers and
operators and the committee Of the Board Of Trade met
at Beevile, H., this morning. Tho miners agreed to
accept all the conditions OF Board OF Trades propo-
siona except that which contemplates nonnerfercnce
with machine minea Ono Of their committee said they
had concluded to accept no conditions that did pt
hand mines equal footing with machine mtnsA
The othsr msde the Board OF Trade were
accepted by both miners and operators, aud another
conference win be held on Monday. 1t II beloved the
differences will then bo amcably adjusted The Coro
ners investigation into the killing OF Henderson, the
MINER Monday by the militia WAS resumed this morn
Ing A few witnesses were examined and the inquest
WAS closed. but verdict has yct been rendered
CLEVELAND MILLS ACCEPT THE SCALE.
CLEVELAND. May 3l.-The Union Pacific Mil. formerly
known ~ the EtnA Company. has sgned the Pttsbnrg
scale and employees the Briton Iron and Steel Com
psay has through Its propretOrs declined TO slrm
dcny that u has signed. rBc Forest CITY Iron Works
either has undoubtedly will No other establis hents
here affected by the Pit,sburg action There h NO
sign OF q strike.
MILL CLOSED.
MILWAUKEE, May 3l.-The mills of the
North Chicago Rolling Mil Company ct Bay View close
ut 8 o'clock Friday morning. This company 10 not .
member OF the Manufacturers Association and was not
represented any Of the Ptaburg meetinga When in
formed OF the action at Pittsbnrg. the Amalgamated
Association committee Bay View exprcssed the
Willingness OF the TO continue work but superin.
tenent Parkes said tho company had decided to shut
down. Eleven hundr.d men are thrown out Of employ.
ment