The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-01
EASTERN LABOR TROUBLES.
Amalgamated Ironworkers Out Coal
Miners Decide to Strike.


PorIsvILLE, Pa, June 3o.-The Fishback
rolling mills shut down at midnight. One
thousand men refused 20 work unless the
company signed the Western scale, which
IL refused 10 do
building trades council met and after a
long wrangle gave 10 the conference COM
mittee absolute power, requesting that
they meet the master builders tomorrow.
This means virtual abandonment of the
disastrous eight-hour strike.
The conference between the masters and
men adjourned after midnight, the ANAL
gamation being jubilant and the manufac-
turers satisfied. The scale as signed has
but one change from that first presented.
The manufacturers insisted that the
nlne-hour beat must be extended
and at the last moment the men agreed to
make it nine hours and fifteen minutes
This wholesale singing of the scale is ex-
pected to bring in Mahoning and Shenango
valley operators, who are now the only OBJ
jectors.
A special from Wheeling, W. Va, says:
Delegates from the coal mines of Belmont,
Jefferson and Guernsey counties, Ohio, TO
the number of 100. met tonight and re-
solved that they wonld strike throughout
the three counties named tomorrow
for the nine-hour day and what is known
as the Columbus scale of wages About
1900 miners employed along the Wheeling
d Lake Erie, Cleveland, Lorraine & Wheel
ing and Cleveland Il Pittsburg roads win
go out. 1t Is likely that others will follow
them.
WASHINGTON City, June 30.-Hugh Cav
anaugh, of Cincinnati, and John Deviin,
of the executive board of the Knights of
Labor, had consultation with Secretary
Foster this afternoon on the subject which
has been at issue for some time between
the chief of the bureau of engraving and
printing and the Knights of La
Dor, in which the reappoint-
ment of seven plate printers
removed from the bureau is involved. Ar
rangements were promising for settle
ment OF all she differences when delega-
ton representing the Federation of Labor,
rival organization, called al the treasury
department and asked for a hearing
before any agreement was made with
the Knights. The Federation delegates
were admitted, and at once objected siren
uously to any concession being made
TO the Knights which would place
their men ahead of the members
of the Federation already on the
chance" list of the bureau awaiting en-
ployment. This new complication made
any final agreement impossible and the
secretary was compelled to leave the ques-
ton pending until tomorrow or until the
labor organizations can settle their inside
fight among themselves.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 30.-The su-
preme council of the Federation of Rail-
way Employees this morning took up the
application of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors for admission. While the discus
sion was proceeding. however, the con-
ductors Withdrew their application. Grand
Chief Conductor Clark gave his reasons
substantially as follows:
The application was withdrawn because we
do not wish 70 belong 90 an organization which
makes its own laws and rules as IL goes along TO
suit an emergency. The action Of the council
yesterday in expelling the Brotherhood OF Rsil-
way Trainmen settled the matter. Each orgsni-
zation in the federation is entitled to three
votes on all questions, but because Mr..
Sargent was in the chair yesterday the firemen
were only allowed two votes. Whenever q
representative of labor organization allows
personal feeling 70 influence bis vote or action,
so soon does he fail in his duty 70 his fellow
men and / believe this feeling has controlled
the action Of the council ever since the Chicago
meeting.
The application of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers was next discussed. and was
rejected, owing TO complications existing
between the Order of Railway Telegraph
ers and the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Telegraphers. They will be
advised that until they can har-
monize, neither organization viii be
admitted TO the federation. Both orders
admit commercial telegraphers to men,
bership and il Is thought that from this
point detrimental complications might
arse 81 some future time.
The application of the brotherhood of
Railway Station Masters was next taken
I'D and also rejected. One Of the reasons
for rejection Is the small membership and
poor manner Of organization.
At noon Thurston, of the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers, and William Mitchell,
grand secretary and treasurer of the
brotherhood Of Railway Station Masters.
and other officials Of the same orders met
at q hotel. formed an alliance and took
steps toward federation. A meeting
viii be held in the near future, at
which arrang ngements viii be perfected fol
a second federation Of railway employees.
These two organizations were refused ad.
mission 10 the present federation, and
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