The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-10
THE GLASS STRIKE
pRL1EvEp To BE ABoUT ENDRp.
The joint Conference In PittsburEh viii
Ensot COmpr6misO- General Labor
Notes From Mills, Fac
tories and Mines.

Considerable interest was WhuLe5teu
here Yesterday over the outcome Of the
conference being held at Pittsburgh be.
tween representatives OF the alnt glGes
manufacturers and the workmen. The
general opinion was that some arrange
ment would be arrived at that
would put an end to the strike. The
latest news received from Pittsburgh last
night was to the effect there was good
nIospect Of a settlement Of the strike
within the next twenty.four hours, to DO
followed By general resumption Of work
next week. Tho conference was one in
which both sides showed disposition 10
compromiss, and it Ia believed that at the
meeting 10 be held to-day, to which time
an adjournment was had, that q mutual
avree,nent will be arrived at.
The manufacturers held secret meet
! ing In Pittsburgh early yesterday morning
Al which there was arranged new
schedule to be presented to the joint meet
ing, Mr.. JenEin Jones, PRECEDENT Of the
Manufacturers Association, in Bpeaklnp
at the probah!e settlement, said: ~ hope
mat matters can DO satisfactorily arranged
at the meeting this afternoon. | think II
four or FIVE Of us could get together With
power to act, we would arrange matterS n
3 short time.'
Tho munufac. urers' committee consists
of President Jenkins Jones, Of Pittsburgh
James Gulender, OF Philadelphia; r. ].
Beatty, Of StsubenvilIe, and Joseph An
derson, Of Pittsburgh. The workmen's
committee consists OF President William
ISmith, Secretary Dillon, and two other
memhera Of the Union.
One thing which has led to the impress
sion that the strike will soon be over Ii
the fact Of the organization OF the Natro'
lnis Sand Company which manufactures
I flint glsss eand. The company is com
posed Of glass manufacturers, and the
company ig to start up Immediately tc
thave sand ready for tho market BY April
LIST. This, Il fs claimed, ts very good evil
dence that the factories will resume oper
atoms by that time at least.
SUIT AaAINsT a NATURAL GAS CO
Tho Top MIL Socks to EpjOIn tho Wheeling
Gothic Interest In the Case.
| " will be remembered that some tint
since the Wheeling Natural Gas Company
had some trouble WITH the Wheeling IroI
and Nail Company Top Mill) over tbI
manner in which the natural gas furnish
ed the mill was being used. The ga
company finally shut the gas off from thu
mill, notwithstanding the fact thG
suit was thrsa!apsd, The suit hsl
finally been brought; the Top Mil
people, by their attorneys, Measrs. W. P
Hubbard and II. NJ. Russell have ssked
that the gas company be eDjoined from In
teTferriDg with the supply OF gas required
iby The mill, and which it has contracted
| for with the gas company. 4 hearing wa
to have been had before Judge Jacob
Yesterday, but ss no was unable to gel
down from Brooke county, where he has
been holding court this week, u was post
poned till to-day. Capt. B. B. Dovener
represents the gss company.
Anticipating that tho petition Tor an in
junction would be heLTd yestsTday, Mr.
William Finn, President OF the company,
Mr.. Diehl, tina Secretary, Colonel Bob
Elliott, Mr, ]. Js1isOn and two or three
other gentlemen largely Interested in the
gas company, came down from Pittsburgh
yesterday, but returned home again In the
afternoon on learningof the postpopement
| Il is nnds.stood that the Top mill people
are keeping careful account Of the ex'
pense they have been pat 70 in this mat
tor, and suit for damages is not al i'm
probability. Tho entire proceedings will
be watched with interest by all manNlsc'
turing concernsRbouth here that uRe or have
been using natural gas.