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Show ,2 roil nni! Steel luctuxtrits. Pittsburg, 6. A gmerul convention conven-tion of American iron and eteel man u f.icUirera and iron ore producers met this morning iu the roonv ol the Wettein Iron and Nail assntiatioil. The purpose of the convention i to consider the present condition of the iron sad steel iuduotries, their wauls and the daugers which threaten them. Seviml papeie wero read discussing the iron interest and the question ol protective Uritl. Ctiairman J. D. Morrill, in a speech, denounced the action ol Vanderbilt in purchasing a large quantity ot steel rai-'a in England, Eng-land, ae part ol a scheme to break down protection in ibis country and declared Vanderbill'a claims, that rails of Estilish manufacture are i superior, as false and slanderous. |