The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-31
.DUQUBSNR MILLS RUNNING
Discharged Steel Men Fail to Tie
Up the Plant.

Strikers Snid to lie Constantly Los
ing GrOund-CuII for the Removal
of President ShafFer Generally Dis
cuSSed-Situntion at NckeespOrt.
PITTSBCRG. Aug. 3l.-There have been
no startling developments in the steel
strike situation today The Amalgamat-
ed Association apparently continues 20
lose ground. and it is believed there will
be a general movement on the part Of the
constituent companies Of the Steel Trust
next week to resume operations.
The effort to tie up the Carnegie mills
at Duquesne has met with failure The
discharged men met with disappointment
in their efforts to close the plant
The leading topic in business and labor
circles here IS the editorial in the Labor
World" Of yesterday. calling for the re-
movai Of 7. J. Shaner, President Of the
Amalgamated Association. The Labor
World is the organ Of several influential
trades unions OF Pennsylvania, and its
declaration indicates clearly that the
leader Of the steel strike does not have
the confidence Of all the working men
No news has been received today from
Messrs. Hickey and Cooper, the repre-
sentatiyes Of the Bayview lodge at Mil
waukee. who started home yesterday to
make a report on their conference here
with Mr.. Shaner and the assistant sec
retary, Mr. Tighe.
The Westerners were asked to urge
. their 1frr~a r1 ONT u
time and the hope was held out that the
strike may be settled soon. Men who
talked with Hickey and Cooper believe
that the Milwaukee strikers viii return
20 work next week.
McKEESPORT, Aug. 31.-In spite Of the
threat of the eleven men who were dis
charged from the DUquesne mills last
night 20 tie up the entire Carnegie plant
there today. every department was run
ming this morning with no apparent di-
minution in the working force Mr.. Hunt
the superintendent, said that the dis
charge Of the men last night was merely
I. an incident that would affect the work
ing Of the plant in no way. IN the open
hearth heating department every furnace
was going. The day force was not af-
fected by the discharge OF the eleven men
last night and the superintendent Of that
the eleven men would be filled today.
1t was learned today from high Of
hcer Of the town government OF Du-
quesne that the union men have not sue
ceded in effecting an organization in the
mill There are union men IN the mill,
said this man. but they have not organ
lied as yet. II would be unwise for them
10 do So"
An official at Duquesne. who was seen
this morning said The works are going
all right this morning, and I think they
VIII continue to do So The men have
not Yet forgotten Homestead, and 1 do
not think they viii strike"
Two breaks have occurred IN the strike
at McKcesport In the machiueshOps Of
the National Tube MIL the full force Of
men is 81 work. The seamless tube mill
has opened. There is no resistance on the
part of the strikers TO either Of these
moves, Present Indications are that the
other mills can open when they want to
and that the DemmIer tin plate mill viii
! be the first new one to start
At the MOuOngahela furnaces. f0J men
are working day and night The plant is
turning out 100 tons OF pig iron day
( This material is being stored in the yards
/ in preparation for the opening of the pipe
mill. II is reported that the MOnOugahela
/ Steel Mil. where this pig iron VIII be
| converted into steel. viii open soon, and
| that nearly all Of the old men have sig
nified their intention OF going back as
I soon as possible.
1t is believed that the gaIvanizing
works viii start up after the steel mill
/ has started and then the only idle plant
will be the tube works proper, which in
/ cludes the pipe mills and the National
| Rolling BILLS. where 900 men are en-
ployed Since Two weeks viii be required
/ 70 get the furnaces IN these mills in fun
| blast and at the earliest date the strike
| cannot be settled in less than a week, the
/ tube mills viii be the last 20 start. II
/ Will be the last Of September then and
/ 5000 men Will probably have to remain
/ without work until that time
| Merchants in a quiet way are telling
| the strikers that they cannot have credit.
/ The saloons are becoming stricter in en-
| forcing their credit rules and gradually
| the fingers Of hard times are closing
/ around the mill mems throats. To meet II
the unions have nothing but a scauty
| fund