The Mena star., 1899-07-06
The Strike Has Not Made Any Vis- ible Effect Upon the Opera
 tion of the Plant.
ARALGAMATED SCALE BEING SIGNED.
Strike at the spang Mills and at Moore heads Stul observation-disclosures Want Pay on the Mileage Basis-Merchahts a' Centerville, H., Protest Against she Presence of Militia at the Mines.


 Pittsburgh, Pa, July 4.-The strike inaugurated at the chief Homestead steel works of the Carnegie company on Sunday has not as yet made any visible effect upon the operation ot the great plant. All departments were running as usual to-day with full complement of men. Absolute quiet prevailed in Homestead all day. The strikers are keeping off the streets ana are making no attempt to interfere with the men on their way to the mills. Chief of Police Williams had line of men stationed about the works when the men changed turns to-day, but there was no dls- turbance. As is the custom the works closed down until after the Fourth ot July. Work will be resumed at seven o'clock Wednesday morning. It is an nouneed in certain circles that the final efforts will be made Wednesday and Thursday and if the results are not favorable the contest can be said to be at an end as far as open work IS concerned. The developments of the next three days will be watched with  interest.
 Amalgamated Scale Being signed.
 Pittsburgh, Pa., July 4.-To-day's mail brought six more signed scales to the Amalgamated association, Penn sylvania headquarters. The scale was presented at the Oliver Iron and Steel company's South side works. The company refused to sign, but agreed to pay the rates called for in the scale to all tonnage men, and the works are in full operation. At the Jones &5 Laughlins, the Nc. bar mill is still idle on account of the strike for an advance, but Nos and 10 bar mills are running full The strike at the mills of Spang, Chalfant x Co.,, at Etna. and Moorhead Bros. x Co.,. at Sharpsburg, is still unsettled. The lat ter plant is operating as usual with non-union men. It is believed at Amal gamated association headquarters that the scale will be signed by Spang, Chal- fant X Co. as soon as the repairs to the mills are completed. The firm has pro- posed to sign an agreement with the men to pay the rates demanded, but declines to recognize the Amalgamated association.
 Trainmen Want the Mileage Basis.
 New York. July 1. Trainmen rep resenting the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors called on President W. H. Truesdale, of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western railroad. to-day and arranged for conference next week between representatives of their organ izations and the officials of the rail- road. Mir. Truesdale said the men wanted pay on the mileage basis in- stead of a certain amount per month. The former system is much in vogue on western roads. The mileage rate would mean more pay for the men. he says, but how much he was unable to tell at present.
 No Riots in CartervilIe, I'll.
 Carterville, H., July 1.-Two compa- nies of militia arrived here yesterday afternoon to preserve order between strikers and non-union men. There has been no disturbance and a delepa- tion of merchants protested to Gen. Culver against the presence of troops. The mem bers of the delegation stated that Sheriff Gray had not exhausted his resources to prevent conflict, and that he did not even attempt to raise a posse; furthermore, that he was not at the scene of the trouble more than three hours during the two days it lasted.