New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-09
NO NEARER SETTLEMENT
THE Sun" PRINTERS STILL on STRIKE
AN ASSESSMENT TO PROVIDE
FUNDS FOR THE MEN.

The strike Of the compcstors and stereotvnar.
on The New-York Sun" was no nearer a act.
tlement last night than on the preceding dav
II anything the relations between The Sun,
and its late employees appeared TO be NOR.
strained than ever. At late hour John II
Delaney, president OF Typographical Union No
6, gave out the following statement:
There Is little change IN the situation Our scouts
and pckets have without difficulty intercepted near
ere by Ss SW nsd SssS
are mostly young men from country towns and
the situation was explained 20 them many vou arn
teered 70 do picket duty. and were q grea, value
to-day illustrates the efficient work done by our
pickets. about noon report was made 70 head.
over the Pennsylvania Railroad and were then in
v9 hsT5G az o %a qn a@a sspn AO9S
place. and found the men there as reported; but
they were ronworter rs not I printer n nave u..
set type in THE Sun" Office had refused to 90 10
work.
Our Executive Committee held q meeting this
The earning" Of s our bces BE that Rs :
sum Will be sufficient for the present
when asked what the union had TO say 10 the
offer made editorially by The Sun" that II
would pay the union $4,000 II II proved its
statements that The Sun" was paying sl2 TO
s1s a week less than the scale 10 its printers.
President Delaney replied:
I'VE won't claim that $4,000 The Sun will
need It more than we do
At the meeting OF the miscellaneous section
OF the Central Federated Union last night. Il
was resolved that no representative Of The
Sun" be admitted to It's meetings until the pres
ont trouble with the printers were settled. The
same resolution. it was said would be intro
duced at the meeting OF the Central Federated
Union next Sunday.
There was a succession Of secret conferences
Yesterday morning in the Offices of Big Six"
between the officers and has dozen visitors
whose identity was kept secret. There was q
rurnor among the strikers that the strangers
were delegated by the Sun 10 bring about an
amicable adjustment Of the existing differences.
This however could not be verified. as none Of
tho officers OF Typographical Union No. would
discuss the matter.
Tho usual first edition Of THE Evening sun"
dtd nor eppear at the usual hour yesterday
aftarroon and this fact was a subject 81 COM
rrent and discussion among the groups OF strik.
ers who congregated in Chamoers-st' Whefe
they debated the strike subject in OH us phases.
''The Sun" last night was stu using me
nrintinp Office OF THE Evening POST 10 help
get out its issue. The pressmen' VINO are un,
ION men were still at work. put " was saa
hat TypOQraDhlCal Union no. V Nhs hcbVAob-
ing with them to join the strike Inc press
men have an International Union, ana certain
formalities have TO be gone through before
thew are permitted to join in sympatneuc
strike. ,yr. r,,.r,,o
Some of the purchasers OF The Evening
sun" Yesterday were surprised 10 see on IL
paster reading:
The Morning and Evening Sun are non-union
newspapers DO you want TO read them!
The pastors are said 10 have been STUCK on
by newsboys in sympathy with the strikers.
At the Office Of The Sun" late last nignt u
was said that there was nothing 10 add 70
what had been published regarding the strike;
At midnight four union stereotypeIs ~h'
were at work in The Sun office went on stiihe;
The heads of The Sun had received WORD o,
the intended actions OF the stereotypers' ana
William NJ. Laffan, publisher, ana A - RAD
dock. the business manager entered the COM
nosing room a little before II O'CLOCK Az tns
time planned the men quit work and attempt,
Cd IN int on their street clothes. Mr.. Lanan ana
Mr. Paddock would not allow them 10 chahse
their clothes 30 the stereotypers say. ana OF
dered them TO leave the building. ON thelr way
out the men were bounced upon they say, ny
twelve detectives stationed in the composing
room Samuel Lucas one OF the STRIKING ste-
reotvpers was hit in the face ana ha1 TWO
toath knocked out. according 10 the story. Lucas
Vas taken to the Hudson Street Hospital Whefs
his wounds were dressed.