Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-26
THAT STEEL STRIKE.
Some Unskilled Workers Attempt to
Blow a Heat But Fail.
THE SHERIFPS PROCLAMATION,
That Importation of Glass Blowers Causes
Considerable Talk
AMONG SEVERAL LABOR LEADERS

The strike at the Allegheny Bessemer
Steel Works at Duquesne does not seem to
be any nearer an end than it was two days
ago. Early yesterday morning the strikers
and their friends were on hand to prevent
new men from going to work. Three colored
men were the first to put in an appearance,
and as they came up the railroad track with
their buckets in their hands, they were ac-
costed by the strikers who asked them where
they were going. They said they intended
to carry hod for contractor at Cochran
station. The strikers followed them up the
road, and when the mill gate was reached
the negroes made break to get inside, but
they were prevented by three of the strikers.
They were advised to leave town aud then
chased along the river bank until they sue
ceeded in eluding their pursuers by jump
ing into skiff and pulling for the other
side.
When the strikers returned to Cochran
station the 9:36 A. NJ. train had just arrived.
An engineer from the Black Diamond Steel
Works alighted, and with him about a
dozen Hungarians and Poles. The strang-
ers were taken in charge BY the strikers,
and in short time refused to go with the
engineer, whose name, it was afterward
learned, was Graham.
THE SHERIFF PRocLAIMs.
/ Adam Weitz, one of the new men, stated
that they had been engaged by Graham to
work in new mill. He told them there
was no strike, and as they were unable to
read English they did not know what was
going OH.
''When we reached Duquesne," said
Weitz, "the boss pulled out lot of revolv-
ers and said he was a policeman. We did
not take the reyolvers and he kept them.
We will walk back to the city and will not
go to the mill"
The men then started for the city on foot.
John Hess, roller, who was in the mill up
to Wednesday night, came out yesterday
and Joined the strikers.
At noon Sheriff McCandless arrived and
sent word out that he wanted William
Dunn, V. GutzeH and John McGlorv. The
men did not put in an appearance, and In
the afternoon the Sheriff posted the follow
ing proclamation about the grounds:
To Whom it May Concern:
WHEREAS, The Court of Common Pleas No.
2 of Allegheny county, has granted an injunc-
tion against certain parties in Mlftiin town.
ship, to me unknown, commanding them not
to assemble or congregate at or near the works
of the Allegheny Bessemer Steel Company, or
upon the roads or highways leading to the
same, and commanding them not to interfere
with the workmen or business of said COM
pany or the operations of said works.
now I, Alex. E. McCandless, High Sheriff
of said county, do command the said per-
sons so enjoined, and all other persons, to abb
stain frem such assembling or congregating as
aforesaid and from interfering with the work.
men or business of said Allegheny Bessemer
Steel Company or the operation of said works,
and in all respects to preserve the peace and to
their rpsDaCGiVe homes
residence. and in case of your failure to pre-
serve these instructions you will be dealt with
according to law,
ALEX E. MCCANDLEss,
High Sheriff Allegheny County.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
PITTSBURG. PA. April q, 1889.