The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-02
DUQUESNE MILLS NOW THE CEN
TER OF THE STRIKERS
ACTIVITY
SIXTY PERSUADED TO QUIT
Unless They Return to Work Num-
ber of Other Plants Must
Suspend Opera
tiOnS.
PAYMENT OF BENEFITS BEGINS

cipal interest in strike matters today was
centered in the Dusquesne plant, where
it was expected the strikers would make
a decided move toward closing down the
entire works. The report from there to-
night says the situation is critical. The
two boss meters and all first helpers
went to work usual this morning and
all twelve furnaces were charged. Only
one second helper went in and all ladle
men stayed out. The strikers made
thorough house to house canvass OF
open hearth men all day. At 4 o'clock.
time for helpers and ladle men to go on,
pickets were on duty on the streets and
turned back three ladle men. The night
turn is badly crippled but men were
3 brought from the Bessemer department to
help out and the mill is running full
Sixty of the day turn men are off and
the strikers say not a man will report
tomorrow morning. If the open hearth is
2, shut down the forty-inch mill must also
shut down. This mill supplies Monessen,
Nandergrlrt and tin mills, hence the
movement is important to the strikers.
Mill officials admit today that a strike is
on but say no serious results will follow.
Thirty cOal and iron police were brought
/ from Bra1dock and the night and day
borough police with four extras are on
duty. Everything so far has been con-
Quoted in an orderly manner.
A conservative estimate of the amount
of strike benefits that are to be paid
by the Amalgamated association to its
striking members now idle has been
placed at $4,000 every week This is bas-
ing the number of beneficiaries at 10000
and the average payment to a member
OF 81 week. Secretary Williams of the
association, said that the payments will
be made every two weeks, commencing
, Sept. H. and will be continued as long
as the strike lasts. He declares there
MI rN1r
all the striking members and in cases
where the S4 is not enough for the care
OF member and his family, more will
be given. No statement of the actual
condition of the Amalgamated treasury
has ever been given out, but from the
way contributions have come in to the
organlza ton and the normal sum or
money there, it is believed the present
4 balance to the credit of the organization
I Is quite large. Mr.. Williams says, how
ever, that the organization has resources
not known to the general public that will
enable 1t to continue its strike for almost
an indefinite length of time
President Shaffer, who is to take a very
active part in the Labor day festivities
{ tomorrow, was not at home to reporters
today.
NO NEWS FROM NEW YORK.
President Simon Burns, whose reputed
y.
IN New York over the long distance tele-
phone Is generally believed, said today
th2t he had not heard anything new
from New York. He remained absolutely
non-committal regarding his plans for
bringing about peace, but he is hopeful,
and evidently believes that some solution
OF the present serious predicament of the
Amalgamated association will ultimately
. be found
Most of the mills in Pittsburg were de-
serted during the day. The attempt of
the Star tin nssll$officials to bring in ad-
dltlonal forces early this morning had
the erect of keeping a large force Of
strikers pickets about the mills all of
today. 1t is reported that the company
ran in eight men from PHILADELPHIA and
Ihat the strikers pulled out four deserters
from the mill. There was nothing at
tempted In the way Of picket duty about
the FAINTER mills during the day The
) strikers spent a portion of the day maxi
ing personal calls to the homes of the
. men working in the mills and who live
+ in the West end. These visits are repe ated
every week, and thus far have accom-
plished but little.
Reports from the other plants show an
unchanged condition. 1t is given out that
the officials of the strikers will not per-
; nit any relaxation of the picket duty to-
morrow, in spite of the spec. al ceremonies
going on in the interest of organized la
'bor The force of pickets will be main
tained in every vicinity and all mills
will be kept continually under the eyes
Of the strikers, who will be able to act
promptly should non-union men arrive
at any hour of the day or night 1t has
been generally believed that the corpora
tion would take advantage of Labor day
to rush in larger force of non-unionists
and this has been provided for.
Amalgamated headquarters VIII be de-
serted most Of tomorrow. President Shaf-
fer will be occupied with the parade and
his address in Ross grove All OF the
other officers of the organization usually
VI about Pittsburg will be engaged in work
ing up enthusiasm for the organization
movement and. the cause of the Anal
gamated association. With all the benefit
entertainments and excursions that will
be held during tomorrow the strikers ex-
pect their cause to be materially aided
Between twenty and thirty non-unon
workmen arrived at Canal Dover today
by special train to go to work in the
sheet plant. The management claims
that four mills will be running one turn
tomorrow morning, and that the balance
will be placed in operation in the near
future.
NEW MEN KIDNAPPED.
The strikers stole a march on the man
ager of the Star Tin plant at about mid
night tonight and took from him nine
ol d party Oh Twelve. nOn-unlOniStS be-
ing taken to the mill.
The men arrived over the Pennsvl-
vania railroad from Philadelphia at about
1:30 p. m, and were met by a large
force of policemen, who had orders to
see that they were safely landed in an
omnibus to be driven to the mill al
Twelfth street. The policemen at the
union station performed their duty sue
cessfully, but after the vehicle left the
station it was surrounded by crowd of
$50 strikers. Stones and vile epithets
We're hurled at the new comers and in
spite of the efforts Of the driver of the
.pus to speed his team, the strikers
reached the mill ahead of the non-union-
lists, completely overpowered the two
lone p5licemen stationed here, and literal
ly carried off nine of the men and lodged
Ihem IN a hotel on Liberty avenue, the
other three being pulled into the mill
yard by the company people. The trim
from the station to the mill Wis a most
exciting one. The strikers who had
gathered at the depot were maddened bv
the policemen ordering them not to sneak
TO nor molest the new comers in anv way
ana as soon as the omnibus got fairly
started on its journey, stones, cinders
ana dirt We're hurled at it. a large
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