Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-03
SITUATION AT PITTSBURG
As 1t Appeared Prior to the Depart-
ure of the Amafga mated Execu-
tive Board.


ure of the Amafgamated EXecu-
tive Board.
PITTSBURG. Pa, August 2.-Judging
by indications that are practically
facts, peace or war in the steel troubles
will be announced from New York city
tomorrow. When the Amalgamated
Association executive board adjourned
this evening, President Shaffer announc-
ed that another meeting would be held
tomorrow There will probably be a
meeting here tomorrow of portion
of the board but the national officers
will be in New York. They left for
that city tonight on the Pennsylvania
limited at 10 o'clock. But the circum-
stances leading up to this unexpected
trip while not officially made known,
are evident enough to substantiate the
story which follows:
During the day many kilograms were
received at the association conference
rooms, the last coming just before ad-
journment and it was answered prompt
ly. This answer was in all probability
the announcement to the New York peo-
ple that the trip would be made by the
officials tonight. carrying out an ar
rangement entered into at Veryl Pres
toms rooms in the Hotel Henry short
time before.
At about Ais p. M, Messrs. Shaffer,
Williams and Chappelle went to Mr..
Preston's rooms and were closeted with
him for about thirty minutes. The un-
Outstanding is that at this meeting Mr..
Preston made known the combines
only concession in the matter of re-
opening the wage conference where it
left off three weeks ago. This con-
cession was in the shape of demand
that if a new conference is granted i
must be specifically stated beforehand
what is expected to be accomplished
what ground is to be covered, and
what companies are to participate.
This brings the matter up to the
Amalgamated Association and the
mission OF its high officials to New
York is doubtless to convince the steel
people thetre that new conference Is
essential to peace and an amicaple
settlement of the strike troubles.
The conference to-day was repeti-
ton of yesterday, the strictest KIND OIL
secrecy being maintained as TO the
hanpening inside the room, and the
nropress being made had to be guessed
at.
A Telegram From Weiisviile'
tonight, says:
At the close of the third week OF the
strike among the steel workers In tne
Wellsville plant of the American Sheee
Steel Company, the steel trust has the
better of the argument. Nine new
men from Scottdale, Pa, were brough'
here on the afternoon train and taken
into the mill without a hand being
raised. or a word of reasoning USED 10
stop them from entering the mill. Inc
men were in the parlor car and tns
doors were locked at East LlVerpooi
and the strikers pickets refused per-
mission to enter. The men were IN
charge of Civil Engineer H. II. Thomp-
son. of the steel company. When the
mill was reached the train was stopped
and the men were ushed under the
stoekade before the pickets could
speak to them. The addition OF these
nine men to the force already at WORK
will make it possible for the mill man
agement to put on nine regular mills
about half the mills regular compile
ment of men. The strikers are In an
uely mood tonight and are mucn
cbagrined over the company getting the
men in the mill.
Threat of Murder.
One of the leaders said tonight;
eff something is not done to stop the
bringing of men here, there will be
murder before another week"
Mavor A. p. Dennis had to interfere