The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-16
TIE STRIKERS ON GUARD.
Watch n for the Coming Of Non
Union Men to McKeespOTt.

PicEets at Railway Depots and Mills.
The Tin Plate Plant Ready for
Work-SIov Response OF Citizens
to the CAN for Financial Aid
NcKEESPORT, Aug. IG.-QUiet stu
rcigns among the strikers ia this city.
Today the streets show no sign OF excite
ment- The usual group Of strikers Ioiter
on he corners where the beats OF thu
several relays Of pickets join AT the
Baltimore and Ohio depot there are more
pickets than at any other point except at
the Walnut Street depot Of the FittsDurg
and Lake Erie Both Of these points are
being carefully guarded lest uon-union la
bOreTs be- brought IN.
Last night brought no developments at
the mills. No sign Of activity was seen
anywhere. though watch was kept over
every mill. There was a meeting OF mem
bers Of the Federation Of Labor, at which
something like IOO were gathered into one
lodge This lodge represents the Fedora
tion in the tube plant. The total number
the departments are running is IU,e01 1t
is said that the Federation men who
worked in the Seamless Tube MIL VIII
organize q lodge OF their own.
The contributions to the strike fund. in
response 10 the call Of the AmaIgamated
Association, now amounts 10 N45. The
largest contribution was by Jacob Weis-
krcher, a wholesale liquor merchant, who
gave 800
The latest event Of any Importance con
nected with the tin plate mill is the de-
pdrture for New York last night Of Dud-
ley II EitcocN, night superintendent OF
the mill That is thought to mean that
the plate mill VIII soon be started Il is
believed that an attempt viii be made to
start the tin plate works at Demmler in
q night OF two. The tin plate Company
has succeeded in starting three of it's
plants at other points. II is thought that
nun-Union men VIII De brought here by
night and installed in the MILL which is
now strongly fenced in and guarded Il
is said that everything in the mill has
been prepared for work and that in two
hours time the plant could be set nun
ming.
Another thing that has caused much
comment here is the fact that an unusual
number Of the representauves and officers
Of the steel corporation have visited Van
dergrIft IN the last week. where il is uro-
posed % move the Devices Wood Mil.
Several men from the Riskiminetas Val
ley have been here this week going quiet
ly about among the employees of the Wood
mill. It IS believed that they are here TO
ascertain now many OF the old employees
OF the mil can be depended upon 10 20
with the plant to Nandergrift- This coufse
II necessary because the process used in
the Wood mill IS secret and the operatives
must be trained to IT, That fact IS used
as an argument by some persons here to
prove their contention that the miu VIII
not be removed
The strikers in this city have appar-
entity settled down for a long wait. II is
said that the Amalgamated Association
here, as a body. is without funds George
Holloway, president Of the mother lodge
Of the Association here. admitted that
much today. Mr. Holloway was asked
where the money that came in as the re-
suit Of the appeal would go.
To the national treasurer he replied
"Wll the WUrkngmen here get any
benefit from it, was asked.
No ne said 1T viii go to support
the movement"
When asked If that was a custom with
the Amalgamated Association. Holloway
said that one of the bylaws Of the or
ganization provided that all money col
lected thus should be handled by the na-
uonal officers Then Holloway said that
the lodge here had no money and that in
the end the strikers would have TO be
aided Where that aid would come from
he would not say