The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-30
PRIcE ONE CENT.
STRIKERS LOSING GROUND.
The Steel Trust said TO Be Maxi
ing Progress.

4 General Effort to Operate Mills
Expected Early Next week. Pre-
dictfon of Large DeSertionS From
AmaIEamated Associations Ranks.
PITTSBURG. Aug. So-Wlth the excep-
zion that the steel Trust seems TO have
made general progress in the direction of
resuming operations at its various mills,
there is no change in the strike situation
There is no denying that the refusal Of
the combine 10 consider the proposal for
arbitration has had "a generally depress-
ing effect upon The strikers. Predictions
are freely made that numbers Of men
viii break away from the AmaIgamated
Association within few DAYS.
a despatch from Cleveland states that,
beginning next week, the United States
Steel Corporation VIII attempt 10 operate
all six Of the Crescent mills at that city.
AIr. Ward. Vice President Of the Annalga-
mated Association, has left Cleveland for
Canal Dover, Ohio. for the purpose OF
looking out for the interest Of the strik-
ers there.
There was no attempt to start the tin
plate plant 1T Demmler today. The usual
number Of picllets was about the mill.
and until midnight Iaborers and neehaa-
-cs were at work putting the machinery
in shape. Il is reported that Mayor Black
has been notified that the DemmIer plant
viii not be started until Monday. The
mayor denies the report. and says that
he has no idea when the trust viii at
tempt to resume operations.
All Of the machinists in the shops Of
the National Tube Company have return
"a 10 work now. and the works are going
40 fun swing both day and night. In tha
three days that it has taken for the fulI
force cf machinists 20 get back To work
NO atte mpt has been made by the pickets
90 make trouble for them That IS be-
cause the nlachinisJs belong to a different
class OF iaboring men from the mill work
ITS. and the two bodies we're not affiliated
'y membership in the same Organiza-
,i0ns.
IL was announced yesterday that five
wealthy citizens Of Mckee sport were ar
ranging 20 start large mauufactory here
in the near future. The capital OF the con-
cern is to be $4,000 and il viii work iron
and steel into hardware. At the same
time IL was announced that the plan was
orsa nlzed 20 Offset the removal Of the De-
wees Wood mill by the steel corporation.
The fact is that the idea was conceived
more than year ago. The mill viii
probably be situated at GIassport and viii
=mpIOy 600 hands. Mayor Black caused
20 De published yesterday a letter that he
haG received from a firm Of brokers OF
WiihaHsp0rt, Pa. Offering 10 build a
liant ia the place Of the Devices Wood
plant
CHICAGO. Aug 3t-Union piclets may
be arrested without warrants and held 10
the criminal court FOR unlawful iuterfer-
ence II they touch a non-union man and
request the privilege of a conversation.
his was the purpOTJ OF a decision renCer-
ed yesterday by Justice Doyle when he
held 20 the criminal court James Brorvu
and Herman Voglesang. two of the strike
committee Of the Iron AIOIders- Union OF
North America. who on August . pulled
The sleeve OF Anton Nelson, a molder,
and said can speak with yougT
Labor men throughout the city were
dumfounded when they heard Of the ac-
ion OF Judge Doyle and say, il his decis-
Ion holds good. any employer can call a
patrol wagon and load pickets into it
when they see GJ-