The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-29
A GAME OF FREEZE OUT
Between the Boss Carpenters
and Strikers at Chicago.
NON-UNlON MEN ASSAULTED
by the Strikcrs-The Chief OF Police
Says They VIII BIS Projected lii
Their Work, If 1t Takes tho
Entire Force Of the City.

CHICAGO, April 2S.-Thc lines lait
down by both sides in the carpenters
strike arc well defined and both tilet
began the struggle this morning, and
non.union men in numbers larger even
than tho strikers care 10 admit, are
pouring into Chicago, and 1t Is believed
the master carpenters, anticipating the
iruitless conferences OF Saturday, had
agents in other cities securing all the
non'union carpenters they could find.
Tho strikers are vigilant, however, and
this morning captured number ofnon.
union men and induced them to refuse
10 20 to work.
A boss carpenter named Smythe, at.
tempted to put some non.union men at
work on building on North avenue,
but the strikers drave the men away,
Chief Marsh says that non.union men
will be protected in their work II it takes
the entire police force. In the mean.
time the boss carpenters association aud
the carpenters council arc making ar.
rangements to put 1000 carpenters at
work. Several minor points not yet
settled between the two associations have
been submitted to arbitration, but it is
not thought probable any considerable
number OF men will be set at work be.
fore the week is out.
A teamster in the employ Of one ofthe
largest contractorsinC Chicago was hauling
some carpenters to work this morning
when his team was stopped by Il gang OF
strikers. The horses were cut from the |
wagon and the teamster dragged to the |
ground and given severe beating. The
strikers then cut the harness to pieces
and wrecked the wagon.
Committees OF the new bosses Gssoci. |
alton and the striking mcu held n con.
ference this afternoon with view to ar.
ranging for the resumption Of work by
as many OF the strikers as can be em.
ployed by the new association. At it's |
conclusion both sides declined to make |
public the result until action thereon
had been taken by the general bodies |
which they represent. This leads TO
the conclusion that they reached an |
agreement on the terms ior resunp.
ton OF work.
1t is almost certain that by Monday at
least 1000 Of the GOOO carpenters nov
idle, will 20 to work for the members
ofNthe new employers association. The |
journeymen's council held stormy ses. |
sion debating this proposition. A strong
minority were against auy resumption
OF work until all the men could 70 back !
at once. The more conservative, how.
ever, believed that with 1000 men at
work for those employers who were
disposed to meet them half way
the strike could be carried to a
successful conclusion against the mem.
bets Of the old Master Carpenters AS.
sociation.
The journeymen's council tonight
issued long reply to tie statements
published by the Masters Association |
regarding tho bootless conferences Of
Saturday.
The circular asserts that misleading re-
ports OF former conferences were made
by the Masters Association and that the
journeymen desired to have disinter.
ested citizens present as witnesses.
The employers refusing to meet the
lourneymen in company with the citi.
zens, the latter declined to have any.
thing further to do with the matter.
In conclusion, the circular offers to
waive the question Of employing none
but union men, if the association will
submit the other points Of difference to
arbitration.