The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-08-09
FAIL Of An AGREEMENT.
Special Conference at New York
Is Not Productive of Any
Good Results.
ALL kMALGAMATED OFFICIALS PRESENT..
Proposition Made by Morgan and
Schwab to Shahfer and williams
still Open-Entire Executive Com
mittee of AmalgamatedA Association
Present at Saturdays Conference.

Present at Saturdays Conference.
New York, Aug. 5.-The steel strike
conference held here Saturday be-
tween the entire executive committee
of the Amalgamated associa ton, which
came to New York in body Friday
night for the purpose, and the officials
of the steel combine failed to arrive at
an agreement. The proposals made
by J. Pierpont Morgan and Charles NJ.
Schwab through President Shaffer
and Secretary Williams, of the Anal
gamated association, one week ago,
are still open, but the strikers repre-
sentatives showed no inclination to ac
cept them. The representatives of the
strikers left the conference at which
they have failed to agree with the an
nouncement that they would go into
secret session themselves later in the
afternoon. It was admitted that there
might be action at that meeting which
would change the situation.
Would Make No Concessions.
At the conference of Saturday morn
ing Messrs. Morgan and Schwab in
sisted upon the acceptance of the terms
offered by them Saturday last. Presi-
dent Shaffer and his associates de-
manded further concessions on behalf
of the union. Neither side would give
in and the conference disagreed and
parted, leaving the situation practic-
ally unchanged. President Schwab
went from the conference to the Office
of j. p. Morgan, where he was closet
ed for time with Robert Bacon. He
would not discuss the conference or
the strike situation.
A Night of Anxiety.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 5.-A McKees-
port dispatch says: Friday night was
a night of anxiety and unrest through
out McKeesport and the excitement
was very noticeable among the strik-
ers. The patrols were doubled and
messages from the Amalgamated
headquarters were expected at any
time. During the early evening con-
fidence was expressed that general
strike would be ordered and that the
tube workers would be thrown out of
work by the closing down Of their roll
ing mills. A furry of excitement was
caused by the story of the two men
who tried to rent house to quarter
men who would be brought to break
the strike at the Demmler mill of the
American Tin Plate company. Several
patrols spent most of the night in
looking for the men, who had disap-
peared, and still another crowd kept
in readiness the material necessary for
a coat of tar and feathers. An organ
izer for the American Federation of
Labor was expected here Saturday
night and lodge was formed among
the tube workers during the day. The
place and hour of the meeting were
kept secret, but the leaders announce
that $50 men were taken in at the
meeting.
Strikers Defied by Plucky Woman.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 5.-A Wells
vile CO., dispatch says: Deeply ca
ragged by being outwitted by the mill
officials, who Friday afternoon sue
ceeded in running nine new mill work
ers into the mill, the strikers became
desperate and asserted that no more
accessions must be made to the mill
workers. Accordingly more than 100
of them guarded both entrances to the
mill all night. They made extra effort
to be vigilant when the midnight train
from Pittsburgh came to town, but
were unable to locate any more strike
breakers. About two o'clock Satur
day morning they went to the house
of mill worker named Harry Philips.
Philips wife boards three of the men
who came here a few days ago to work
at the mill. The strikers pelted the
house with stones, breaking nearly
all the windows, and demanded that
the mill men who were boarding
there come out. Several shots were
fired with revoNers by the men, but
no one was hurt. Mrs. Philips is a
plucky woman, and, armed with
gun, she went out into the crowd of
strikers and dared them to touch her.
Shethen took the men who were board
ing with her, including her husband,
to the mill, she walking beside them
Will d lOdueQ revolver IN ner ndnu,
and at the same time daring the strik-
ers to interfere. She got the four men
inside the mill and then turned and put
the mob. as she calls them, to rout.
She says that she knows many of them
and will have them arrested.
Some interesting developments are
looked for before Monday. The plant
is now running five of its mills, four of
them double and one of them single
turn. Manager Brookman declares
that the mill will be running in full
capacity by Monday.
Negroes Being Imported.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 5.-A party
of SO negroes passed through Pitts
burgh Saturday morning, presumably
to work in the steel mills at <Wells-
vile or Newburg. From whence
they come could not be learned.
A report was received in McKees-
port Saturday to the effect that two
car loads of negroes were coming
from Virginia to take the place of
strikers at the Demmler tin plate
mill. The strikers called a meeting