The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-22
- eAMev eAysaARncxs -
@)ocoI)le(0
~. ,us' .o. l2al aSl; lie aygIc D,,..,. A.
Genuine stamped c. c. c. Never sold In bulk
Beware Of the dealer who tries to sell
something "iust Is good.
STEDLW 'SPR0CRESS
The Situation Reported as Not Being
Materially Changed. III

Pittsburg, Aug. 2l.--The strike sltua
ton is not materially changed. The
strikers have not called any more men
out. and none Of the plans Of the manu-
facturcrs for additional assumptions
with n0nun!on men has Inatured.
The feeling of irritation at Wells
vile has been increased by the ap-
pointment. of 30 strike breakers as
special officers to guard the plant Of
the American Sheet Steel company,
and the police here have had to dis.
perse noisy crowds at the recently tied
up tube plants, hut there has been no
serious trouble at any point.
1t is claimed that an attempt was
made to fire the Monongahela works Of
the American Tin Plate company, and
the police have been called into the
case to run the supposed incendiary
down. According to the story told by
John Schuster, general labor boss of
The plant, a pressure gauge was knock
ed off an eight inch gas main and
burning paper thrown into the place
with the idea Of destroying it with ex.
plosion and fire.
Schuster says he plugged the break
before the brand was thrown and
saved the works. The strikers indig-
uantly deny they had anything to do
with any plot to wreck the plant.
No Carnegie Break Yet.
The promised break in the Carnegie
properties has not yet come. As far
as outward appearances Co. the lower
union mill in this city has not been af-
fected, but the strikers insist that they
have seriously impaired it.
1t is quieter at Duquesne, but the
fight for supremacy there is by no
means over.
Veryl Preston Of the United States
Steel corporation was in the city again
during the day and conferred with the
officials OF the Carnegie company. He
md the other officials are still silent as
to their plans. The somewhat shop
worn rumor Of peace has again been
revived. but the mildest suggestion of
it at authoritative places produces long
and positive denials.
Activity at Martins Ferry.
At Martins Ferry the American Tin
Plate company put force of men to
work building high board fence
around It's plant. 1t is believed there
that this clearly indicates an early al
tempt to reopen the plant.
A man giving the name of John
Sternsdroff. who claimed that he was
one of the strike breakers brought TO
the Monessen steel plant. was at strike
headquarters during the day. He said
that he was one of a party Of IA men.
gathered together at Richmond, Va,
by Alabama joe Carter and added
that he came, here under misappre
hension. He said that Carter told him
that he was to work In new mill that
had nothing to do with the strike.
Inrce or the party deserted nj WASH.
ington and two at Huntington.
He declared that as soon as he learn
ed what he was doing he resolved to
slip away also. Late at night, he said.
he got through the guard line with
two companions and came into Pitts.
burg. He said that Carter was going
back to Virginia for another party Of
strike breakers.
Sternsdroff claimed that he was an
expert rougher. He placed the number
Of men now in the Monrssen mills at
10