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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
EIGHT CREWS MADE UP.

Bright Prospects for IN Early Settlement
of the p. and l.. e. Strike.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie officials took
steps yesterday to prevent the closing of the
mills on the Southside. Quite number of
new men were employed in the afternoon, and
by evening enough had been secured to COM
.plete eight crews for CHARTERS and two crews
for the Southside yards. Every effort will
be made to-day to break the blockade. The
yard at CHARTERS has been cleared, and all
of the crews will be employed to-day in the
endeavor to get the mill material lying at
CHARTERS delivered to the mills. Some of
this work was done last night. 1t is ex-
pected that the company will be able to
handle all of the freight after tomorrow.
Nearly all of the strikers places have
now been filled with new men. Seventeen
new ones went to work last night. Although
there has been no interference from the men
who went out, the company has taken the
utmost precaution against any trouble.
Detective Perkins and number of his men
were on duty IN the Yards and about the
depot last night, and will continue in SER
vice to-day to see that the new men are not
bothered.
The prospects are bright now for an early
settlement Of the difficulty. Notwithstand-
ing the denial In last evenings papers that
the mills were in danger of closing, the fact
remains that unless the company manages
to get material to them to-day some of them
would not be able to run more than day or
two. But with full force of men and
days start oD the mills they will be able to
keep them supplied.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
BOSTON ON THE DECLINE.

Pitrsburg Lenving the Beam Town In the
Shade ns an Iron Center.
Mr. M. P. Tyler. the Boston tube manu-
facturer who recently located at Washing
ton, was at the Hotel Duquesne yesterday.
1t was reported that his plant would be fin
ished by next week, when scarcely brick
has been laid. Mr.. Tyler said the mislead-
ing statement had brought to Washington
about 250 men looking for jobs. The plant
will not be finished and ready to manufact-
ure pipe for month or more.
Mr.. Tyler has lived in Boston all his life,
but he is thoroughly convinced that Western
PENNSYLVANIA is to be the great manuiac-
turing center of the United States, if not of
the world. Said he yesterday: ''Boston is
on the decline. / remember ten years ago
it was fine iron town, and much finished
steel product was made there. Even the
boilers in the Court House were made in
Beantown, but who would think of going
there for boilers now, or anything else in the
iron line that is made here. 1t didn't take
me long to make up my mind
what to do when the time came. 1 used
to do business of 100000 per year with
one firm alone. and saw it drop down to
S., 900 for the saue period of time. At one
time the Boston Change was crowded at
noon with people transacting business and
Pearl street was blockaded with teams. Go
there now. and the Change is deserted, and
Pearl street is comparatively free from
wagons. One has no trouble to navigate
that street now.
"We talk about the tariff, but that is a
blind. 1t is getting to be a secondary con-
sideration. We can manufacture piPe
cheaper than the English, and as soon as my
plant is working propose to bid for some
of the foreign trade"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
AGAINST AN ADVANCE
A Protest Against the Demands of
the Roughers and Catchers.
z, & L. E. STRIKE ABOUT ENDED.
Detective Perkins and His Agents on Duty
to Prevent Trouble.
TWO ASSEMBLIES DESERT THE 4. OF L.

The rollers and heaters have at last
demonstrated their intention regarding the
demands of the roughers and catchers for a
better monetary recognition. At a meeting
last night they decided to allow of no in
crease as far as they were concerned.
When it was announced some time since
that the roughers and catchers had, at a
meeting in January, decided to demand
5 per cent increase, it was
known that the rollers and heaters
did not look any too favorably on the mat
ter and would take some action as soon as
possible in reference to it. To that end they
secretly secured meeting place at the st.
Charles Hotel for last night, but when The
DISPATCH announced their meeting they
changed their minds, and. resolving to meet
at some other place, notified the hotel peo-
pie to that effect.
The meeting. was held last night in the
Knights of Labor Hall, on Fifth avenue.
The hall was crowded to repletion with
rollers and heaters from every mill in the
district. Representatives from Youngs-
town, New Castle, Sharon and other places
were also present, ready to coincide with the
views of the majority, whatever those views
might be.
No detailed account of the proceedings
could be secured as the session was con-
Quoted behind closed doors. but enough was
learned from different sources to warrant the
statement that the meeting was enthusiastic
ally unanimous in deciding against grant
ing the demands of the roughers and catch
ers.
1t was argued that it was unjust of them
to expect any such raise when they-the roll
ers and heaters had received none. When
ever general raise, including all depart
ments was granted by the manufacturers the
roughers and their brethren would then be
benefited, but not until then.
To that end committee of two from each
mill was appointed to take charge of and
dispose of the matter. The meeting then
adjourned.
1t is pretty safe to predict lively session
of the Amalgamated Association in June.
The roughers and catchers will present their
demand, and there will probably be an open
fight between them and the rollers and
heaters on the question.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
NO FENCES To MAKE.
Ex-Congressman Crouse's 0bserVa-
tions on European Completeness.
FOREIGNERS IDEAS OF AMERICA,
Pittsburg Fast Leaving Boston in the Shade
as an Iron Center.
VARIOUS OTHER VIEWS OF VISITORS

There was no meeting of those interested
in the Charleroi Plate Glass Company at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel, Friday night.
as was yesterday reported. The contracts
for the plant were let long ago, as published
in THE DISPATCH. The inside machinery
will be furnished by st. Louis firm, which
is now at work on the job.
Mr.. George W. Grouse, the President OF
the company, comes to Pittsburg very often.
He said he had IAN errand" to attend to, and
he returned to Akron yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Grouse is an intelligent man, and he
recently spent six months travelling IN
Europe with his family. In making some
observations about his trip yesterday, he
said: "The first thing that impressed me
about Europe was the finished condition of
affairs. Everything seems to be completed
Their roads are we'll made, are old and kept
In first-class order.
ALL IS ANCIENT.
Everything has an ancient appearance.
You don't see man, for example, making
fence. If a hedge divides land, it was
planted years ago, and there it stands to-day,
doing honest duty. Along the roads at GER
tain places you will find pile of fine stones
in a corner, and, when break anywhere is
discovered, someone comes by and fills it up.
In England the farms are nearly perfect. I
never saw such finely kept places, and the
land is cultivated to Its utmost capacity.
We haven't done that here so far. We don't
have to now, but think we will leave the
Old Country in the shade when we grow
older.
ST was surprised to find that foreigners
have a very wholesome respect for us, even
beyond our merits and resources. They
imagine that America is wonderful coun-
try-and so it is, but their opinions flatter
us too much. In studying the immigration
question 1 discovered that the majority of
the emigrants who land here come with the
same idea that we had when the California
gold fever struck the country, and every
man was going West to make fortune.
These poor emigrants have high ideals in
view, which they never realize, it is true,
but they are none the worse off for coming.
LARGE ENOUGH FOR ALL.
america is large, progressive country,
and their chances to make money and grow
are better than across the sea- After all, it
takes all kinds of people 70 make world.
We can't all be rich and influential, though
there are not many men who wouldn't
like TO be. To show you what the English
think of America, 1 recall a conversation I
had last summer with one of them. Why,
said he, we are not in the swim with you
Americans. We don't pretend to be. Our
only aim is to keep ahead of France and
Germany
Il spent some time in Austria, without
doubt the poorest country in Europe. Busi-
ness is done at discount there. The peo-
pie have so much paper out that they have
gotten tired trying to keep track of it. I
think Germany has the strongest army"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
A DAYS ACCIDENTS.
Hogs, Stenm Engines, Falling Iron, the Icy
Stnirs md the Boy With n Sled.

Hogs, Steam Engines. Failing Iron, the Icy
Stnirs md the Boy With a Sled.
A horse attached to milk wagon owned
by William Wightman, and driven by John
Dolin, became frightened yesterday after
noon on Penn avenue, near the East End
Hotel, by drove of hogs. After running
about two squares the horse struck a tele-
graph pole, breaking the wagon to pieces
and throwing Dolin out on the sidewalk on
his head, cutting deep cash on the side of
his head and lnjuring his back.
Adam Mcpherson, a workman at Oliver
Bros. & Phillips mill, at Woods Run, was
severely injured yesterday afternoon by fall
ing under the wheels of small yard engine.
Ee had both legs crushed below the knees
so severely that it is probable that they will
have to be amputated.
Conway Hughes, aged 20 years, had his
leg broken at the Monroe Boiler Works
yesterday, by piece of iron falling upon
il. He was taken to his home on Jones
avenue.
About 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
man named Parker slipped and fell on the
stairway which leads from Federal street to
River avenue, near the Sixth street bridge,
in Allegheny. He struck on the back of
his head on an edge of step and rolled to
the bottom, a distance of some Is feet, un-
conscious. He was carried into the Office of
Bradley's wooden mill and DR.. Stewart was
summoned. The latter found wound on
Parker's head three inches long which he
dressed and sewed up. 1t was nearly half
an hour before Parker returned to conscious
ness.
A12-year-old boy named Waldschmidt.
while sled riding down Spring Hill, Allie
gheny, yesterday afternoon, ran into a
wagon and was run over. His leg was
broken and he was severely cut and bruised.
He was taken to his home on Spring Gar
den avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
EVIDENCES OF A TRUST.
The Wire Nail Mills to shut Down for Twt
Weeks, Beginning To. Morrow.

The Wire Nail Mills to shut Down for Two
Weeks, Beginning To-Morrow.
It can at last be truthfully stated that
the threatened shutdown of the wire nail
manufacturers is now an established fact,
Notwithstanding reported denials of some
of those interested.
Carnegie, Phipps & Co. admitted yester-
day the truth of the report that they were to
shut down that department of their mills for
two weeks, commencing tomorrow, but for
what reason they would not say.
A number of retail dealers were spoken
to, and they one and all stated that the
trade was undoubtedly light at present,
caused in the main by the bad quality Of
the weather fer building trades, but more
particularly on account of the manner in
which manufacturers of that particular
specially had "boosted" themselves out of
the trade on account of the enormous raise
in prices which they had caused to he made
One notable feature of the matter is that
in the Braddock company's joining of forces
with the others there seems to be some in
dication of the combine which they have
refused to be party to for the past year,
thereby preventing the trust that the bal
ance of the manufacturers have been en-
deavoring to form.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

Some of the Stories Told by Applicants for
Lodging ut the Central station-A Man
Who 10 Tired of Saving Money for
Others.
The weather last night was not propitious
for tie passengers on the various railroad
lines concentrating in Pittsburg. This was
evident from the number of applicants for
lodgings in the Central station last night.
They hailed from all quarters of the COM
pass One, who looked as if he were a native
Senegambian, sal d he had walked from Ala
bama, where he was born, with an OCCASION
al lift on the "kvars," and expected to get
work in Pittsburg. He got lodging, and
will probably figure as roustabout when
navigation opens.
Another was Jacob Stein, who said he
was butcher and said he had lived in
Pittsburg for four years, ever since he came
from Germany. When asked why he had
not saved some money, he replied phil
osophicaliy: "Where's the use of saving?
NV last boss owes me So, and when I had
saved S27 and silver watch before another
fellow got away with the stuff from my
room while was at work early in the MORN
ing. Gimme lodging" Inspector Nc
Aleese, struck by the profundity of the re-
mark and his recent deposits in the Law
renee Bank, gave him the lodging.
The next applicant was from Milwaukee
evidently workingman, from the appear
ance of his hands, and one who had an hon.
est eye, with the capacity of looking his in
terrogator straight in the face. He said work
was scarce in the Cream City, and told the
firms he had worked for there. He left
vile and two children there, for whose COM
fort fuel and food had been provided, but he
would have to get rent for them before long,
so, like others, he had been directed to Pitts
burg as the Mecca of workingmen.
Another came from the suburban districts
of Wylie avenue, beyond kirkpatrick
street, where one at least of his parents re-
sided. Being recommended to return to his
home, he said he would prefer to 60 to the
workhouse, and may get his choice.
These are few of the specimens of the
dodgers accommodated last night some CIV
ing good reasons, such as cold weather, and
others giving poor ones, as having walked
from Chicago via Johnstown, but as pris-
oners were few and the officers hospitable
the men who we're too poor to stand in front
of the ordinary bar were accommodated be-
hind the bars of the station house.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
READY In A WEEK.

The Pleasant Valleys Electric Equipment
Nearing CompIetion-The East Street
Division TO Change Motive Power on
Tuesday-snle of the Live Stock.
The East street division of the Pleasant
Valley road will blossom out on Tuesday
with the new equipment OF electric cars,
most of which have arrived from Pullman,
III. Secretary Graham is uncertain as to
how many will be operated at first, as some
cars that have been promised are somewhere
on the road, but within week or so tn
road will be thoroughly in order
The sale of the stock, consisting of upward
of 200 head of horses and mules, will take
place on Wednesday at the old stables in
Pleasant Valley. The disused cars will be
utilized in various ways, as trailers, etc.
The entire system will be under electricity
within a week, and great increase in re-
ceipts is looked for, the main line receipts
having nearly doubled since the electric era
began.
For several weeks the main line employees
have been breaking in" both motormen
and conductors, and hard job it seems to
be. Motormen seem to learn their duties with
comparative ease. but not one man in ten
OF those experimental with makes a success
watching crossings and starting and stop
ping the car. seem to be too complicated for
most of the applicants. Men of quick
minds are necessary, and those are not read
lily obtainable.
Secretary Graham stated yesterday that
the high stage of the water was all that pre-
vented progress upon the new iron bridge.
1t has been impossible to erect the false
work to sustain the present structure. The
iron for the bridge is all finished and ready
to put in place. The Iron City Bridge
Works are constructing the bridge, which
will be rigid and allow of fast travel. There
will be four tracks; the two in the center
will be for slow teams and cars, and the two
outside tracks will be for fast travel.
The cars of the company will run at full
speed across the bridge. and the teams that
go on the same tracks will have to keep up
with the nroceSsion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
CENTRAL TRADES COUNCIL.

The Executive Board Instructed to Take Up
Legislative Work.
The meeting of the Central Trades Coun-
ell last night was we'll attended. Vice
President j. o. Stewart presided. The
new delegates admitted were Louis Lepper,
typographical Union No. 9, D. A. T.;
John Cavenev, Theatrical Assembly No.
10604; Robert Donaldson, Pressmen's
Union No. 13; P. M. Carr, Iron Molders'
Union No. 243: Fred Maurer. Brewers
Union No. 90; James Richards and Charles
Brothers, Cork Workers Assembly No.
$685.
The committee appointed to see Morris
Koehne in reference to him selling nom
union cigars, stated that in future Koehne
would sell all union made goods.
Communications were received from the
Trade Labor Council of Reading and the
United Labor League of Philadelphia in
reply to the circular sent out by the Central
Trades Council for an expression OF opinion
ON the Australian ballot system. Both
bodies replied that in the near future they
would adopt resolutions looking toward the
furtherance of the Australian ballot sys-
TEN.
R. j. Davis and Gus Kreil resigned from
the Executive Board. p. N. Carr and Fred
Stoehr were elected to fill the vacancies.
The Executive Board was instructed to
employ counsel to prepare bills for the
adoption OF the Australian ballot system, to
have a mechanics lien law and to prohibit
the bringing of bodies of armed men into
the State under the deceptive name of
Pinkerton detectives, and repeal the con-
spiracy laws. Also to prepare a city Or
dinance to have all municipal work done by
union labor.
The delegates to the Painters and Decor
ators' Union stated on the floor that the re-
port that President Evans had by certain re.
marks antagonized the Painters and Decor
ators' Union was untrue, and was denied by
President Evans and himself.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
QUITE A CLEVER DOG.
A 81. Bernard That wouldn't Permit n
Child to be Hit.

A ST. Bernard That Wouldn't Permit
Child to be Hit.
"Come, Nero" said Mr.. Post, the other
night, at the Duquesne, "step up to the
counter and register your name"
The big shaggy Bernard good naturedly
did as his master told him. Walking up to
the desk he placed his fore paws on the top
and then held out one toward the clerk for
pen.
"Shake hands with the gentleman, said
his master, and the dog gracefully acqui-
esced. The clerk grabbed his paw, and dog
aud man mutually gripped.
That's fue dog" the latter remarked.
''Where did you get him, Mr.. POST
"Well, I was fortunate to get him at all.
Fritz Emmett tried to secure him, and he
came within an ace of doing it. bought
him in Chicago, and am taking him home
to watch over my little nephew in New
York. At the hotel in Cleveland the chill
dren were very fond of him and he was Just
as fond of them. They would jump on his
back and he would. carry them around as
carefully as a mother. 1t wouldn't be safe
for a man to strike a little one in his
presence. The dog would resent the blow
with some violence. All, but 1 am pleased
with that animal" and Mr.. Post stopped
down and patted the noble head of Nero.
The big animal looked up into his masters
face and acted as if he tried to say, 81 know
Won love me-"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
A. ]. BRINKER CONTESTS.
Court Asked to Take Up an Aldermnnic
Election in Allegheny.

Court Asked 10 Take Up an Aldermnnic
Election in Allegheny.
A petition was filed in Quarter Sessions
Court yesterday asking that the election of
w. F. Eisenbeis, as Alderman of the
Twelfth ward, Allegheny, be set aside. The
petition is signed by some 20 men, resident
of the First election district of the ward.
They allege that at the election on Febru-
ary IS the return of the officers of election
showed Eisenbeis to have received 206 votes
and his opponent, A. j. Brinker, 201, and
they allege the return to be untrue. They say
that the polls in the First district were not
opened until 7:35 o'clock on the morning of
election and that Felix Watson, judge;
Ambrose Bender, Jr., and Anton Hays, in
spectors, and William Kruzkamp and -
Campbell, did not take the oath of office as
required by law.
1t is alleged that the officers destroyed
at least eight ballots; that the judge
and one inspector, Bender. opened
and scanned ballots and laid them
on a window sill instead of depositing them
in the ballot box; that "a ballots were re-
ceived and counted that were offered by
men not registered voters, and that in other
cases where votes were challenged they al
lowed them to be polled. The petitioners
make the general charge that the board fav-
ored the election of Eisenbeis, and ask to
have the return set aside.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
ANOTHER SECESSION.
The Steel Shearsmen Vote TO Withdraw From
the knights of Labor.

The Steel Shearsmen Vote TO Withdraw From
the knights of Labor.
The steel shearsmen last night decided to 60
out of the knights of Labor. A well-at-
tended meeting of Local Assembly No. 9910,
Steel Shearsmen, K. of L., was held In
knights of Labor Hall. A secret ballot
was taken to decide whether or not to with
draw from the Knights of Labor. On the
count of the votes, it was found that more
than two-thirds of the members were in
favor of Withdrawing and applying to the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers for charter. A committee, con-
sisting of James Medsker and James
Brown, was appointed to convey the result
of the meeting to the press.
In the Knights OF Labor the assembly,
originally strong one, has been dwindling
in mem bership until not more than 60 mem-
bers remain in good standing. They be-
lieve that in the AmalCamated Association
they can recover their strength.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
VIII McCoupelps Pet Struggle,

Will ]. Mcconnell will lecture on "My
Own Struggles With the Drink Demon. I"
tonight in the NJ. P. Church, Eighteenth
street, Soutbside. This will be the.begin-
ming of series of temperance meetings
there During the campaign Mr.. Nc
Connell will be assisted by a number of
prominent ministers of the Southside, and
the leading singers will form large tenn
perance choir.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
TALK ABOUT NERVE.

Timothy O'Brien Displays a Large Amount
of the Genuine Article.
Timothy O'Brien. dead-broke and hungry,
last evening went to the house of Mr.. Har-
ris, on South Seventeenth street, and asked
for something to eat. He was given hearty
meal. After he had eaten everything in
sight, he declined to leave the house until
he was threatened with arrest. He entered
then into a neighbor's house, sat down at
table and demanded food.
The frightened woman gave him second
meal. He forced her to wait upon him at
table, and when the plates were empty, he
said that he intended to stay all night and
sleep in soft bed. Officer David Smith
gave Mr.. O'Brien board bed in the police
station.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
TO WITHDRAW FROM THE 4. OF L.
Bricklnyers' Union TO Pail Out md Join the
I'D af nh

Bricklnyers' Union TO Pail Out md Join the
Federation of Labor.
Still another secession from the knights
of Labor is promised. Last night it was re-
ported that meeting of Bricklayers' Union,
K. of L., would be held this evening to take
some action in regard to their future course
as an independent labor organization. 1t
was learned on unquestioned authority that
at least 400 members would be present, the
majority of whom had by various methods
made known their intention.
On the basis of information given it can
be stated that the union will this evening,
by vote averaging SO out of 100. withdraw
from the X. of l.. and Immediately make
application for membership in the American
Federation of Labor.