Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-03
NOT SETTLED YET
No Agreement Reached To-day
 and Conference is Off.
STEEL STRIKERS REMAIN IDLE


 The Disagreement.
 New York, Aug. 3.--The strike con- ferees have failed to reach an agree ment and the conference is off.
 The conference closed at 12:50 and after it's adjournment President Reed of the American Tin Plate company was quoted as saying: "The executive board of the Amalgamated association had until 4 o'clock this afternoon to accept the proposition made to them by J. Pierpont Morgan and MT Schwab, who insisted upon the ac- ceptance of tue terms offered by them on Saturday last. Neither side would give in and the conference disagreed. President Shaffer and his associates demanded further concessions in be- half of the union, but they were re- fused."
 Three of the vice-presidents of the Amalgamated association arrived at the office of the United States Steel corporation at 10:30. They were
 
 Charles H. Davis of Newport, Ky, w. c. Davis of South Chicago and John Chapelle of Newcastle, Pa. They said they would have nothing to say until after the close of the conference. President Shaffer arrived at the United States Steel offices at 10:45. He and the other labor leaders then en- tered MT Schwab's office where the conference was held.
 The conference began shortly be- fore Il o'clock. There was some ques- ton then as to whether or not J. Pier pont Morgan would attend in person, but it was said that in any case be 1 would be kept in close touch with it and would be informed promptly of the progress made.
 Shortly after Il o'clock J. Pierpont Morgan, Robert Bacon of J. F. Morgan & Co, and a member of the firm of J. S. Morgan 6S Go of London, arrived at the United States Steel corporations 1 office and entered the room where tre conference was being held.
 The features Whicn marred the strike situation this morning appears to be the condition of affairs at Wells vile, where it is reported there was some shooting early to-day and some excitement among the people at Me Keesport. The trouble at Wellsville is said to have been caused by a party of one hundred strikers attacking a boarding house where non-uniOn men reside, while the disturbing element at McKeesport originated from a report that the men at National Boiling mill and at the Boston Iron and Steel works were going to organize today into a lodge of the Amalagated associa- ton. If this is true it will mean that all the plants of the National Tube company will be idle and from 5000 to 10000 men out of work.
 Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 3.-A special to the Commercial Gazette from Wells vile, O., says: At 4:30 this morning ten strikers surrounded the boarding house of Harry Phillips, just back of the mill, where six non-union men are living. Two shots said to have come from the revolver of Harry Yeager, a brother of Mrs Phillips, were fired at the on-unionists as they came into the yard. The strikers then swarm ed into the yard and were met by NIT Phillips with a cooked revolver. The strikers demanded to see the non- uEionists but Phillips held them back with his gun. The strikers finally withdrew, but surrounded the house and when the mill whistle blew the six men were unable to go to work. The excitement is intense.
 Car Eronaicaa A,.or 1Fo-o,. T1t,~ lan's efforts to effect an amicable set clement of the labor troubles in this city have not yet been productive of any definite result. At the mayors request, the City Front federation has agreed to let the existing conditions re- main unchanged for a short time, to give him time to secure a final settle ment of terms of compromise from the employers association.
 The labor council has given it's executive council power to call out whatever unions it may deem neces- sary, if the strike is not ended by tc- night. The council has also mani fested a disposition to inaugurate war of retaliation against employers who persist in an attitude of hostility toward unions
 Chicago, Aug 3.-Striking Chicago iron holders have refused to hold a special mass meeting to give President Martin Fox of the International asso- ciation an opportunity to address them in behalf of the employers. MT Fox, however, met the conference board and a number of members of the local unions and urged them to accept the terms offered by the employers and approved by the International associa- tion. They listened to him. but when he had concluded he was informed that the fight in Chicago practically had been won, and they did not in- tend to yield it's fruits at this late date. MT Fox, however, intends to remain here until Monday in the hope of per suading the holders to his way of thinking.
 President Hoyt of the National Founders association announces that the striking iron holders would be given until Monday to return, and if they failed to apply by that time for the old places, new men would be