The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-02
Mill is RUNNING
THOUGH CRIPPLED THE PLANT HAS
EVERY FURNACE AGLOW.
TWO BOSS MELTERS AT WORK.
BUT EVERY LADLEMAN KEPT OUT
OF THE PLANT.

Plant Are Kept Running-striI<-
ers Say They Will Close Down
Finally Decentralization Is Ex-
tremeIy Critical-SpeciaI Police
Patrol streets, but No Disorder
Has Yet Resulted.
Pittsburg, Sept 1.-The principal in
terest in strike matters to-day was
centered in the Duquesne plant, where
it was expected the strikers would
make a decided move toward closing
down the entire works. The report from
there tonight says the situation is
critical.
The two boss meters and all first
helpers went to work as usual this
morning and all the furnaces were
charged. Only one second helper went
in and all ladlemen stayed out. The
strikers made a thorough house to
house canvass of open hearth men all
day. At o'clock, the time for helpers
and ladlemen to go on, pickets were
on duty on the streets and turned back
three ladlemen. The night turn is bad
ly crippled. but men were brought from
the Bessemer department to help out,
and the mill is running full.
Sixty of the day turn men are out
and the strikers say not a man will
report tomorrow. If the open hearth
is shut down, the 40-inch mill also must
shut down. This mill supplies Wander
grift, Monessen and other tin mills,
hence the movement is up to the strik-
ers. All the officials admit to-day
that strike is on, but say no serious
results will follow. Thirty coal and
iron police were brought from Brad
dock and the night and day borough
police, with four extras. are on duty.
Everything so far has been conducted
in an orderly manner.
Officials Say No Strike.
Steel officials in Pittsburg tonight
say, all reports to the contrary not
withstanding, there is no strike at
Duquesne and will be none. They say
all night turn men reported for duty
and the plant is being worked to it's
full capacity. They are confident that
the entire day turn force will go to
work as usual in the morning.
A conservative estimate of the
amount of strike benefits that are to
be paid by the Amalgamated Associa-
tion to its striking members now
out has been placed at $40, 900
every week. This is basing the num-
ber of beneficiaries at 10000, and the
average payment to a member at 81
a week. Secretary Williams of the
associa ton, said that the payments
will be made every two weeks, COM
x.~.II l.
ued so long as the strike lasts. He
says there will be plenty of money to
care for all the striking members.
Where the S4 is not enough to care
for a family, more will be given
No statement of the actual condition
of the treasury has ever been given
out, but from the way sums of money
have come into the organization, and
the normal sum there, it is believed
that the present balance to the credit
of the organization is quite large. Mr..
Williams says, however, that the or
ganization has resources not known TO
the general public that will enable it
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 to-day.
President Simon Burns, whose re-
puted interview with President c. M
Schwab in New York over the long
distance telephone is generally be-
lieved, said to-day that he had not
heard anything from New York. He
remained absolutely -committal re-
garding 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 be ulti-
mately found.
Most of the mills in Pittsburg were
deserted during to-day The attempt of
the Star tin mills officials to bring in
additional forces early this morning
had the effect of keeping a large force
of strikers pickets about the mills all
of to-day. 1t is reported that the COM
pany ran in eight men from Philadel-
phia and that the strikers pulled out
four deserters from the mill
There was nothing attempted in the
way of picket duty about the Painter
mills during the day The strikers
spent a portion of the day making per
sonal calls to the homes of the men
working in the mills and who live in
the west end. These visits are repeated
every week and thus far have accom-
plished but little.
reports from the Otner plants show
an unchanged condition. 1t is given out
that the officials of the strikers will
not permit any relaxation of the picket
duty morrow. in spite of the special
going on in the interest of
organized labor.
Mill Is Running.
Between twenty and thirty non-union
workmen arrived at Canal Dover to-
day 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. The strikers con-
tinue to watch the mill from a dis
tance, but nothing approaching inter
ference occurred to-day.
The strikers stole a march on the
of the Star tin plant at about
and took from him nine of a
party of twelve non-union men being
taken to the mill.
The men arrived over the Pennsyl-
vsnia Railroad from Philadelphia to-
night, and were taken in bus to the
mill at Twelfth street. After the vehi-
Gle left the station 1t was surrounded
by a crowd of $50 strikers. Stones and
vile epithets were hurled at the new
cCmers. and in spite of the efforts Of
the driver of the bus to speed his
team, the strikers reached the mill
oLaaH af tho uon-ttpiop man cononfafa