Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-04

Cleveland. Ohio. August 3.-The La
Dor situation in this city is ~gain at a
critical stage to-day.
One hundred and fifty nOn-uniOn men
went 10 work at the Brown Hosting
Works this morning. They were guard
ed by four companies Of militia and a
large force Of police. A big crowd OF un-
ion men were present but no outbreak
occurred.
The police and soldiers kept the strik-
ers moving and would not permit them
to stand in one place more than a few
minutes.
The big sympathetic strike movement
which has been threatened ever since
the strike at the Brown Co.'S works be-
gan eleven weeks ago, was inaugurated
this morning. Eighty-seven men en-
ployed by the Van Wagner & Williams
Co., hardware manufacturers, laid down
their tools and walked cut of the works.
The men said their only grievance was
,le.r sympathy for the Brown Hosting
Cos men, and that employees Of other
concerns would seen follow their lead.
Committees were sent out to other fac
tories along the Lake Shore to notify the
men that they were called out ON a
strike.
One Of the leaders CT the Van Wagon
er strikers said that they would demand
OF Mayor NcHisSen that the non-union-
lists be d!sarmed and if this is refused
the strikers would arm themselves and
compel the non-unionists to give up
their weapons, by force. if necessary.
Shortly before noon Director Of Po-
lice Abbott ordered another company of
militia TO ne Brown works. making five
companies in all The director said
that he had received private infoma-
5.on which satisfied him that the c0ndi-
ton CT affairs was far more serious than
appeared on the surface.
n crowd Of union men gathered on the
corner Of Hamilton and Beiden streets
Jhis morning and when ordered TO dis
perse refused TO do 50. Lieut.. ThOmp-
son and a squad Of police charged on the
crowd and took into custody several Of
heir number They were taken to the
Second precinct station and charged with
violating The sidewalk ordinance. 4 big
crowd followed the patrol wagon through
the streets and more arrests were threat
encd. but none were made.
I
been declared off last week on the basis
OF an agreement reached before the
STATE Board Of Arbitration, but on Sat
C.ady the strike again was declared n
effect. This action was taken. the men
claimed. because the company had not
lived up 70 its agreement, but had en-
gagged new men. instead of giving the
striker the preference. Manager Leeds
said this was a mistake; that the COM
! pany had no intention Of repudiaJing
| its agreement. but that the new men
who had been put TO work had beer en-
! gaged before the agreement with the
| strikers was reached and the company
did net propose violating faith with
these men.
A member of the Executive Commit
tee Of 5re strikers said that one Of the
real causes OF the renewal of the strike
was that Mr. Fayette Brown told COM
mittee the company would hire whom it
pleased The committee called on him
TO learn whether non-uniOn men were
to be employed before all the lockout
men were given work, and Mr.. Brown
said the company would select employ
es from both lccked-out men and non
union men. When the committee re-
ported al The headquarters the conser-
vatives became radical, and the result
was the adoption Of the resolution de-
clarlng the strike in effect.
All of the men who struck to-day out
OF sympathy with the Brown strikers
decided TO return to work tomorrow
morning, and it is not believed the strife
will spread unless the Central Labor
Union takes hand in the trouble