Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-22
ANOTHER MILL GOES
TIN PLANT AT CANAL DOVER
SEEMS DOOMED.
UNLESS STRIKERS Go BACK
Mill Will Be Observation-Disclosures Going
Out Continues-Dozen at South
Chicago Follow Skaters Order
Steel Corporation Prepares for In
vasion of StronghoIds of Strikers.

Canal Dover, Ohio, Aug. 20.-Super-
intendent Harris states he has re-
ceived positive orders for the removal
of the tin mill from this city unless the
men return to work Immediately.
Chicago Men Exercised
Chicago, Aug. 20.-A decided sensa-
ton was created last night among the
workers in the Illinois Steel mills at
South Chicago when twelve Anal
gamated men quit work and decided to
join the general strike of steel work
ers. These men had heretofore stead
lastly refused to obey President Shat
fers order to strike. AS soon as Vice
President Davis was informed of the
step the men, had taken he wired
onaffer that if he would come to Chi
cago and call a joint meeting of the
two local lodges the remaining 500
Amalgamated men employed in the
South Chicago mills could be induced
to strike.
After Attorney General Knox.
Columbus, Aug. 20.-The American
Antitrust league has sent letter to
Attorney General Knox asking for all
information he is possessed OF or can
obtain concerning the agreement or
agreements made between the consult
uent companies and individuals who
organized the United States Steel cor
poration, commonly known as the
steel trust
More Go Out at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Aug. 20-The men of the
PENNSYLVANIA works Of the National
Tube company joined the strikers last
night and it is expected the force IN
Frankstown plant will follow them
today About 600 left the Pennsylva-
MIA works and it is almost certain all
the remaining 900 will join in the
movement and completely tie up the
Droperty. There are 600 men in the
Frankstown property and the total
number of men added to the army
of strikers by the movement will be
about 1 800.
Steel People Make Gains.
Pittsburg, Aug. 20.-The United
States Steel corporation made a series
of gains yesterday in the restoration
of properties crippled by the strike.
The steel mills at Monessen, after a
long period of inactivity, were partly
put in motion by strike breakers
brought from the southern states and
ip q n
were started and another large mill at
the Clark property also operated for
the first time. There was some dis
order in the streets at Monessen dur
ing the day but the police never lost
control of the demonstrative crowds
The reopening of the Monessen mill
is believed to be the first of a series of
aggressive moves on the part Of the
steel corporation. Preparations are
known to be made to open the Star Tin
mills Of this city and for increasing
the force at the Lindsay and McCutch-
con mills and it is thought to be only
matter of time before strongholds Of
the strikers, like New Castle. McKees-
port, Wheeling, Bellaire and Mingo
Junction, will be invaded.
The strikers deny any real progress
has been made at either Monessen or
Painters and say they are not to be
frightened by the burning of lot of
coal and the mere operation of ma
chinery. They say skilled men can
not be secured outside of their ranks
and that none Of their men are de-
sorting despite claims to the contrary
The managers of the Painters mills
crews is made up of old employees who
came back to work. At the Clark mill
it is asserted more skilled men are Of
fering their services than can be &C
commOdated. Fifty more were taken
on there yesterday, bringing the total
force up to 600.
The greatest fight of this district is
for mastery at the Duquesne mills
of the Carnegie company, because the
sides are working secretly, the Anal
gamated association to extend it's or
ganization. and strength among the
workers and the steel company to
block any plan to get the men out.
Trouble at Akron.
Akron, Ohio, Aug. 20.-Because q
non-union boilermaker refused to join
the union and the company declined to
discharge him, over 800 employees of
the Stirling Boiler company at Barber
ton quit work yesterday and the plant,
which gives employment to nearly 600
men, is idle.
ADVENT Or NEGROES CAUSES
TROUBLE AT LONDON HOTEL
London, Aug. 20.-Afro-American