Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-01
WIRE WAITS.
The Great Iron-WOrkers
Conflict.
GENERAL NEWS MISCELLANY.
General Sheridan Sailing Down the
Bay-Captain BoyntOn's
Record Beaten.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD |
P1rrsBURG, June 30.-Both the iron
masters and their men presented firm
front this morning, and each side said
that when the day turns went off this
evening, all the mills in the West but
twelve operated by non-union men, would
close down for an indefinite period, A
dispatch from Youngstown, Ohio, reports
the mills in the Mahoning Valley are
preparing for protracted suspension.
Notwithstanding the discouraging re-
ports received by the mill men they do
not seem to be worried. Almost all who
were spoken to believe the suspensio n
will not continue longer than two or
three weeks. A shutdown is always
necessary at this time of the year for re-
pairs and stock taking. The manufac-
turers, they claim, have used the same
ARRANGEMENTS for years and always op-
posed the Amalgamated Associa-
tion as vigorously as at present.
Since the strike of 1882 the scale has
been signed in conference with but one
exception, and that was in 1886, when
the strike was declared. One by one the
firms signed the scale that year, and the
strike was over, and the mills were all in
operation within a month.
On the other hand, the manufacturers
assert that their mills are in good repair
and that they could run all summer, but
they will not pay more than $5 per ton
for pudding. The manufacturers say
they expect few to sign the scale, but
claim that they will bo small concerns,
and that their signing will not affect the
situation.
At noon the Amalgamated officials re-
ceived information that the scale had
been signed by the Apollo Iron and Steel
Company of Apollo, Pa. This makes
three firms that have signed so far, the
others being the Akron Iron Company, Of
Akron, and the Laughlin & Junction
Steel Company, at Mirigo, Ohio. The
three mills employ about 400 men.
Late this afternoon word was received
at Amalgamated Association headquar-
ters that the Cleveland Hardware Com
pany, of Cleveland, Ohio, had signed the
scale.
ALL SHUT DOWN.
The old scale of the Amalgamated AS
sociation expired this evening, and as no
agreement was reached, the mlllsa ell closed
down. President Keating said this
evening that no further conferences
would be sought by the manufac'
turers. Other manufacturers talked in
the same strain. 1t is said Eastern firms
who have signed the scale expected to
ship their products to the Pittsburg
market. Great interest is manifested by
business men throughout the country
about the big lock. out.
A SUMMER SHUT DOWN.
The summer shut down OF the flint
glass factory commenced to-day. All the
factories in the country have banked
their fires and the sixty-six hundred
employees will take rest for six weeks.
The annual wage conference of the Flint
Glass and Chimney Blowers will begin
Monday. No important changes in the
scale eeem probable.
IRON MILLS CLOSING AT CINCINNATTI.
CINCINNATI, O., June 30.-The EN-.
ployees of six of the large roll
ing mills in Covington and New
port, KY, and in Cincinnati are
about to strike on account of the
proposed reduction of ten per cent. in
their wages, to take effect next Monday
no scale being agreed upon, and should
this strike take place, it would affect
about $500 men.