Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-17

Plttsburg, Aug. l5.-There were vic
tories Oh both sides of the great steel
strike yesterday, but they furnish no
direct line on the ultimate result OF the
conflict. The strikers succeeded in
finally forcing the National Tube
Works at McKeeSport. probably the
largest individual plant in the United
States Steel corporation, to finally close
down. On the other hand the steel COR
pOrntion reopenrd the big Painter mill
in PittSburg, and also resumed opera
tons with nOn-union men at the Cres-
cent plant of the American Tin Plate
company ut Cleveland.
Two mills were Oh ut the Painter
plant although one of them brOhc down
during the day, and, according to the
statement of the officials. half the mills
in the Crescent plant were moving.
The forces at both the plants named are
to be increased, and the managers claim
that they will soon have them wo.king
in full. They make the fifth and 8 XII
plants which the steel corporation has
succeeded in starting with non.uni. Ii
men, the others being Wellsville. Hyde
Park, Clark's and Lindsay & McCutch-
con.
There was great labor demonstra-
tiOn ut Wheeling yesterday. and Prc.d
dent Shatfer made a stirring appeal TO
his followers to fight on. In an inter
view before he spoke. he said that II
the western lodges did not heed the
final appeal of Assistant Secretary
Tighe, and come our, they would DE ex-
PEELED from the Amalgamated assl cia-
tion, and their offers of financial assist
ancc spllrntd.
There We're few other developments
of importance during the day. Large
numbers of the strikers have gone away
either for recreation or work. and tier"
has been scarcely any excitement, mach
less disorder. McKerspOrt and Vie |
ing are stirred up periodically. Int
there has been no violence at either
place.
RumOr again yesterday settled the
strike. 1t was related that President
Shaffcr had acknowledged that he could
not win: that the steel corporation
feared that its rival would profit by an
extended strike. and wer" going To
settle. No shadow of confirmation OF
the story was obtainable.
The spread Of the strike ut McK"ps-
port and Wheeling has brought the
number of men who answered the final
strike order to something over 10000,
and increases the total number of men
rendered idle by the three orders to
about $4,000. Many of the men drawn
into the movement continue TO accept
other employment, and the exact NUM-
ber now idle is a guess. The strikers
are fully in control at Mcketsport,
Wheeling, Newcastle. Bellaire. Mngo
Junction, and show some strength in
Pittsbnrg. The manufacturers hold
South Chicago, Bay View, Joliet
Youngstown. Columbus. the Kiskim-
inetas valley. the tin plant at Monos-
sen and the Carnegie group.
DesertiOns from the ranks of the
strikers are reported from Paintc.' 8
mill. Pittsburg. and from the Crescent
in Cleveland. and the managers say
that it Is only question Of time b"fo.'c
there is n general break. The manu-
fnctlrprs have made no effort to break
the strike at McKeesport or Wheeling
with nOn-uniOn men, ana have given no
Indication of their plans in those dis
tricts. Both sides express their sat
iSfactiOn with the progress OF tn"
strike.
Encouraged by success in keeping