Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-25
HAS HIS HANDS FULL.
President Weihe Returns to Find
Many Contests Awaiting Him.
sHARPSBURG CONSIDERED FIRST.
A Big Demand for Eight-Hour Marble
Cutters in New York.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS


Amalgamated headquarters early yesterday
morning after spending week in the West.
Work has accumulated on him during his
absence until his position at present, count
ing the difficulties at various points await
ing adjustment, is rather a perplexing one.
He spent part of the day comforting with
John P. Sheehan, President of the Second
division of the First district, in regard to
the trouble at Moorhead Bros. & Co., and
the indications are that this is the first dis
pute that will receive the official considera-
ton of the President. The chief object of
the conference was for the purpose of put
ting President Weihe in possession of all
the facts in the case and the present condi-
tion of affairs at Sharpsburg. The arrange
ments that are reported to be in progress at
the mill under the direction of the
firm indicate that an effort is
to be made early next week to
operate the plant with non-union men, but
an effort will be made to have the matter
adjusted so as to avoid this. Mr.. Weihe
will be independent, however, still holding
that the association considers the scale
signed at Sharpsburg, and that Mr.. Moor
head cannot now consistently refuse to
recognize it.
May Be More Trouble at Duquesne.
The trouble at Duquesne will not re-
quire President Weihe's attention, as Vice
President Carney stated yesterday that the
fight there is over. All the men have been
advised 10 secure their former positions at
once, but here another fight is likely to fol-
low, as there are many men among the
strikers whom the firm will not take back
under any consideration. This fact is
known to the men, and probably explains
why they have made such desperate fight,
and tried to hold others in line with them.
Last night there were still some 20 deputy
sheriffs on guard, but they will likely be
withdrawn to-day, as everything is quiet,
no further trouble anticipated, and the only
scramble being to get back to work. The
big mill is running full, and enough men
are now at work to allow regular changes of
shift. The three men for whom warrants
are out for assault-Blotzer, Breen and Oar
min-have not yet been arrested, and in
view of present developments it is thought
they may fix the matter up, as the firm is
said to be back of the charges.
President Weihe will spend two or three
days at home trying to arrange Association
matters, after which he will go to Steelton,
where the real fight of the year is now on,
although at no time in the history of the
big organization has there been so many
contests of such magnitude as now.
General Opposition Anticipated.
It has been intimated many times within
the last six months that break would
occur, in which one after another would
fall in line in opposition to the Amalgam-
oto coo1a opd II moro than half he1iaued
by many that the contests of 1891 are the
beginning of this general movement.
The latest report from Steelton is that the
coloret men employed in the mill are
aroused over a report that they were trying
to form lodge of the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation Yesterday the following self-ex-
planatory notice was issued by them:
ga rumor having been circulated that the
colored employees of the steel company were
about to organize themselves into an Anal
gamated lodge, we take the occasion to say
that we were not wanted at first, and that
we will not now join under any circum-
stances.
ga COMMITTEE OF CoLoREp MEN"
Beset by Many Difficulties.
Good order prevails among the strikers
and strong pressure is being brought to bear
to prevent men returning to work, but there
has been no disorder. The Steel Company
has called upon Chief Burgess Heagy to
preserve the peace, but he has no authority
to appoint more policemen and cannot get
the council of the borough to meet.
President Weihe in his talk yesterday
said in regard to the complaint of D. B. Oliver
that the association discriminates in favor
of the Carnegies, that the facilities of the
latter firm, which far excel those of Mr..
divers, explain the discrimination.
While West Mr.. Weihe investigated dis
putes in seven different cities, and secured
an amicable settlement in six out of the
seven. AT St. Louis the difficulty with Mr..
Neidringhaus remains unsettled.
1t is reported that there are prospects of
the plate mill of the Millvale Iron Works
being put in operation at once.