Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
ALL ARE NOW UNIONISTs
The Trouble Was at the Maltby
Mines.
QUIET REPORTED At plITsBURe
Men Will Make Effort to Soidify
Themselves Today by Holding Mass
Meeting at WeIlsville-StiIl Com
Pany Say Have Nothing to Arbitrate

Pittston, Pa, July 1S.-It is reported
here that fight occurred today at the
Maltby mines, FIVE miles west of this
city, between the union and nonunion
firemen. The trouble is said to have
been caused by an attempt of num-
Der of Hungarians to prevent non
union men from entering the fire
room. Four non-union men are report
ed to have been shot and slightly
wounded. A detective employed by
the company, it is said, was stoned by
strikers
Quiet at F,ttsbura.
Pittsburg, July 1S.-There were no
features visible upon the horizon of
the strike situation this morning
which is in anyway indicative as to
when the climax between the two con-
tending forces would be reached.
While there is no doubt of the amalga-
mated people making strenuous efforts
towards organizing those mills, that
are acknowledged to be non-union and
are meeting with some success, the
other side is not resting and are en-
deayoring to Illustrate these efforts at
every point. The amalgamated peo-
pie denied yesterday that the mills at
Wellsville could be started up, but in
spite of this assertion dispatches from
that place report at least a partial re-
sumption of work 1t appears, how
ever, that the officials of the amalga-
mated association will make strong
play today by holding mass meetings
at Wellsville by which means they
hope to bring all of the wavering fore
es over to their side. The strike sit
uation about Pittsburg today remained
practically the same as yesterday.
Nothing to Arb.trate.
New York, July 1S.--The following
official statement according to the
Journal and Advertiser has been given
out by member of the firm of ]. P
Morgan and Company. The United
States steel corporation will not con.
sent to any arbitration of the present
difficulty. There is nothing to arbi-
trate. The company stands willing to
agree to the demands of the men as
to wages and hours. Ii there is any
other question at issue it is merely
sentimental one raised by the amalga-
mated ASSOCIATION.
Return to Work.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. July 1S-The first
break occurred today in the ranks of
strikers at Nanticoke. The Pennsyl-
Vania Coal company started up two OF
It's colleries and was able to hoist coal.
AT o'clock yesterday, few men re-
turned to work but gradually the num-
ber of applicants for work increased
and at p. m. it is reported that all
places are filed. At one colliery the
United Mine workers are reported to
have returned to work almost in a
body. The strikers say less than one
third of the regular force is at work
The hoisting engineers held a meeting
here today. they resolved to stand
by the striking firemen until the strike
Is settled.
Will Not Be Called Out.
Scranton, Pa. July 1S-The firemen
who are members the United Mine
Workers will not be called out to sup
port the men who have now tied up
half of the mines in the LackaWanna
Valley and rendered idle at least 5000
men in the territory from Pittston to
Forest City. This was the outcome of
an informal conference held here to-
day between District President Nichols
of the Mine Workers aud State Presi-
dent Mullahy of the Stationary Fire
mems association
Must Go Back to Work.
Scranton, Pa, July 1S.-The execu-
tive board of District No. /, United
Mine Workers of America in special
session here this afternoon, adopted a
resolution providing that stationary
firemen, members of the Mine Work
ers' organization, who quit work be-
cause of the strike of the International
Association of Stationary Firemen
shall be ordered back to work at once
by District President Nichols Many
Of these men had already deserted to
Join their trades organization.
Receive Orders to Strike.
Shamokin, Pa, July 1S.-The local
rolliery firemen's organization has re-
ceived orders from headquarters at
Wilkesbarre today to go on strike to-
morrow morning. There are fifteen
colleries between here and Mount Car
mel and the men at all of them are