The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-01

Commences with Prospects OF an
Early settlomcnt'or Differences Far
of...Thc Strike of the Amalgama-
ted Men has Begun but tho Eject
will not bc ImmcdIatc-..Homcstend
Works Turn tho Tables and There
it is a Lockout Instead of a Strike.
Plr7spuaou, PA, June so.-Thc scales
under which the members OF the ANAL
gamated ASSOCIATION have been work.
ing for the past year expired at mid
night with q condition OF affairs con-
fronting both manufacturers and work.
ers. that has not occurred in recent
years. The scale to govern wages in
iron and steel mills employing union
men for the year commencing to.mor-
row remains not alone unsigned, but
exhibits such wide divergence in the
price demanded by each side rs to
place the settlement very lar oil, and
probably very difficult to arrive at.
The contentious OF each side and the
differences in their scales have already
been fully stated.
No immediate effects of the differ
ences between tho manufacturers and
their men will bo visible for some time.
The majority Of the mills will shut down
for repairs and two weeks will elnpse
before an attempt at recommending op.
erations will be made. There Is still
some hope that during the interval the
iron scale may have been mutually
agreed upon. OF course signatures TO
tho scale will be obtained from time to
time from firms in all the district
which are SO circumstanced that 1t
would be inexpedient for them to con-
tinue idle,
Up to this evening the iron scale has
been signed by the National Tube
Works Company, Of Mckeesport, Pa,
Oliver& Roberts Wire Nail Company.
of Pittsburgh, Illinois Iron and Steel
Company, tho 1rondale Company, OF
Irondale, Mimi, and the Union Iron
Mills, of Carnegie & Co., this city.
The steel scale has been signed by the
Oliver Steel Company. These mills
will continue in operation. They EN-.
ploy in all120o0 men.
The Amalgamated Association has up
wards OF 100000 members and a strike
in this direction would involve nearly
$4,000 men. A general strike would at-
feet at least 10000 men.
Theoretically. strike OF the amalga-
mated men will begin tomorrow on the
grounds that the scales presented for
acceptance have not been signed, but
some time will elapse before 1t can be
determined how much antagonism will
develop among the manufacturers and
how many mills will be regularly on
strike. Theron market is already sus-
ceptible OF tirmer tone i'll expectation
OF a heightened stoppage.
sible will be used to preserve peace,
and. this end is desired by both the
mill workers and the Carnegie company.
The Amalgamatel Association has
sworn in twenty extra men to do police
duty without pay, and the company
has added number OF watchmen to
protect their property. II is thought
the latter are well armed and will keep
a sharp look out day aud night -
Tho trains are being watched by COM
mittees OF the association, and men are
being stationed all over the country at
manufacturing points to inform the or.
ganization here should any gang Of
workmen board the train for Home
stead.
Ali hopes OF a peaceful solution have
been abandoned by the men. To-day
groups OF millworkers stood about on
the street corners discussing the situa-
ton and in readiness to assist the re-
ception committees at the different rail-
road stations IN the borough.
A committee of workmen called upon
the Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Yough-
fogheny railroad authorities yesterday
and requested that no trains bearing
men to take the places OF the strikers
be stopped in the limits OF the yard.
The request was refused, the officials
stating that the yard Of the Carnegie
steel works was q regular station. The
refusal of the company to comply with
the wishes Of the men caused great ex-
citement and many threats were made.
1t has since been learned that ii the
Pittsburgh, McKeesport and YouRhiog-
heny railroad company tries to repeat
their tactics OF 1880 and carry nom
union men into the yards OF the works
that the workmen will endeavor to pro-
vent the trains from running.
MORE FIRMs SIGN.
The Amalgamated Association re-
ceived notice tonight that following
additional firms had signed,the scale to-
day: Charters Iron and steelt Com
pany, of Pittsburgh; Riverside Iron
Company, OF Cincinnati; Muskegon
Iron Company, Of Muskegon, Mich. /;
Rome Iron Company, of Rome, Ga;
Cleveland Hardware Company, OF Cleye-
land; scottdale Iron and Steel Com
pany, Scottdale. Pa; Kansas City Roll
ing Mill Company, Kansas City, and
the Municie Rolling Mill, Municie, Ind.
These firms employ from 100 to 600 men
each, and will have no effect upon the
general situation.
IATER-PRosPECrs or A SETTLEMENT.
The firm front presented by the iron
manufacturers and workers was broken
at 10 o'clock tonight by the manutac-
turers who made a request for another
conference with the scale committee Of
the Amalgamated Association. The re-
quest was at once granted and the con-
ference will probably be held to-mor-
row. This action OF the manufacturers
is regarded as favorable to q settlement.
With tho tolling Of the midnight bell
tonight 400 iron mills and 200 glass fac
tories in Pittsburgh and the west closed
down, throwing nearly 1900 men out
Of employment.