New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-14
MORE FIRMS SIGN THE SCALn.
THE VICTORY OF THE AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION
NEARLY COMPLETE.

THE VICTORY OF THE AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION
NEARLY COMPLETE
Plttsburg, July - (spolall-Five more iron firms
signed the Amalgamaed wage scale to-day. They
were Brown d Co., operating tho Wayne Iron and
Steel Works and employing 1000 men Long 81 Co..
operating the CHARTERS Iron ard steel Works. and
employing 400 men the Licking Iron Company, Of
Coyngton KY; the Ohio Fails Iron Company, d
New-Albany, Ind, 800 men, and the Sharon Iron
Company, OF Sharon, Penn. This last IS significant
from the fact that 1T IS the first break in sbenango
Valley. President A. f. Heating denied that a meet
Ing Of the Manufacturers Association had been called
for to-day and said that there penalty at
tached to the signing Of the scale by any member.
Secretary Joseph d. Weeks, Of the Western Iron Asso
citation, was in the city to-day, but he said It was
merely his regular weekly visit from New-Yorl.
The Brazil Ind, Iron Company reports to Mr.. Keat-
Ing that 1t had simply signed provisional scale I'm
order that special oder might be filled and that as
IT Is finished the mill will shut down again.
Considerable interest is still taken n the attempt
Of Singer, Nimck Co. TO operate their mill indie
to get at, for while Mr. Singer claims to have about
two hundred men at work, the strikers SOY that this
is about ten times more than he has.
REFUSING CREDENTIALS TO IRON-MOULDERs.
ST. Louis. July 13-An unex pected hitch in the pro-
ccedings of the Iron Moudcrs' Conventions was met
yesterday morning when the Committee Credentials
seated 131 delegates and opposed the admission OF
nineteen the ground that the unions they repre-
had not Paid their dues the National Union.
The National organization pays the delegates $3 a
day and mileage, provided the unions pay their per
capita of assessments long discussion led TO a
compromise by which part Of the cOntestng dele
gates were admitted. rather than delay the business
before the convention. Secretary Fox made a report
showing receipts In the general fund of S66,326 76;
disbursements, 3G2 $40 60 cash hand, S3,9l7 o..
The strike fund showed the following receipts Cash
on hand June 90 1856, S5fj 10; received TO date,
S35,5iG 25 returned by Union No. a, - 40; total,
1886 OGS 90. Tho disbursements amounted 10
S33, S33 81 divided among eighteen unions ST. Louis
Union No. 10 receiving $500 OF this amount. The
sum of 1920 80 was paid to members who were dis
charged for belonging 10 shop committees. There
S2,I65 30.
During the years 1856 and 1857 there were twenty
two disagrecmens between employers and union
mouders over wages and hours of labor summary
of these differences shows twelve cases settled on
terms favorable to the moghies. seven defeats, ore
unsettled and two strikes in progress The net
increase in membership has been 3J1l.
UNION AND NON-UNION MEN ALMOST IN RIOT.
Pitsburg, July 10 (spcclaD.-Blood near being
shed at Etna this evening The union and nom
union men met, knives drawn, cobble-stones
picked up and it required but word to start a
battle The spang Iron and Steel Company has been
running part of its mill with non-unon men. Among
them are a number of Italians. II was reported on
Thursday that all the men had promised hot to re-
turn to the mills. The promise broken and the
non-union men were out In force to-day. When the
day over the committee Of strikers began TO use
the arguments which have often proved successful
with the workers, but they were useless. The Ita-
fans showed fight Some Of them had knives. In
an instant they drawn and ready for use. The
remainder picked up cobbe stones. The strikers
encouraged by cries OF Drive out the Italians
:" Kill the scabsr The coo-headed members u the
committee, however, drew away tho remainder OF
their men. 1t was only by the strongest efforts that
riot avoided.
DULNESS OF THE BRICK AND CEMENT TRADE.
Kingston. July 13 (spcciaD.-The cement and brick
manufacturers of this county and along the Hudson
River growing Respondent over the prospects Of
their business and serious results are likely to follow.
The stoppage of building has caused great falling
off in the demand for brick and cement and the
prices have dropped low. number OF brick la5orcrs
were laid off several days ago. Many TO
follow and a meeting OF brckmakers will probably
be held decide whether they viii reduce wages
or stop work altogether for time.