The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-25
Company Is Slowly but Surely
Manning Its Mills.
CREATES A SENSATION.
Mayor Of McKeespOrt VIII Not
Furnish Police Protection.
Nor Permit Deputies to Guard
the Idle Mills.

Pittsburg. July 25-Steel strike de-
| velopments for the last p hours fndt-
cate that the company's force at Wells
vile is slowly accomplishing their in
tention Of operating the plant with
non-unton men, Yesterday afternoon
ana last night number of new men
succeeded in eluding the strikers and
getting inside the works and before
the day is over fourth mill is ex-
pected to be in operation. The situa-
ton at Wellsville is acute and there
Is no doubt the condition of affairs
there, with the rumored injunction pro
ceedings caused President ShafTer to
make his mysterious trip to that place
yesterday.
While ne has not divuIged his rea-
sons for his sudden journey it i be-
lieved that his mission was to prevent
any possible cause for the interference
of the courts by impressing upon the
strikers the Importance of remaining
orderly. Manager Brookman, Of the
Weilsville plant in an interview today
stated that they were expecting new
men every day and they win have
every mill IN the plant running fuIi
next week
At McKeesport all remains as quiet
as heretofore. The strikers seem now
almost convinced that no effort will
be made to start the mills in the near
future. The declaration of Mayor Black
last night that he would not permit
deputies in the idle mills or allow the
city police to guard the companys
property has caused a sensation. Hun
dreds of mill workers from Homestead
and Duquesne Joined the McKeesport
worlanen this morning In a procession
to the mayors office to thank him for
the stand taken.
The men of the Boston Iron and Steel
company formed an AInalgamated lodge
last night with 80 members. This is
considered a great victory for the
strikers as the Boston works has al
ways been considered non-union- There
was n change in the status of affairs
at Clark's Solar Iron Works in this
Allegheny plant The latter is still
closed down in every department.
force Of coal and iron and city police
guard the Solar property but every
thing is quiet and the strikers are re-
naming away from the vicinity Of the
works The local railroads are slowly
beginning to feel the effects of the
strike by the countermanding Of orders
for coal shipments that had been
placed by the different mills previous
to the beginning Of the strike
The officials anticipate a falling or
in short haul traffic at once and II the
strike continues for a week or more a
steady shrinkage in long distance
traffic.
On the general strike situation Presi-
dent Shaffer declared there had been
little change within the past few days.
The reports that something definite
would be done by him within the next
day or two in the way of calling a
strike in more mills, the labor leader
refused to discuss. Other Amalga- /
mated officials have, however, fnti- !
mated that the attempt of the COM |
panies to resume operations at their |
mills with non-union men or the carry |
ing out OF the threat to break the |
strike by court injunctions restraining /
the strikers from interfering with the !
non-union men on the streets would 1
precipftate q crisis and compel Mr.. i
Shaffer to put his plan of strike extern /
sion into execution.