The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-17
THE STRIKERS IN CONTROL.
Men Prevented From Operating 4
NckeesPOrt Mil.

NckeesPOrt Mil.
/ lIcKEES2ORT Pa. sept I7-Strikers
stuI control the situation 50 far as the
+ National Rolling Mil Of the National
I Tube Company is concerned Only two
men got through the lines Of pickets
. which were established about the mills
last night and which reached all about
the city, even 20 the homes OF the men.
/ The coupling tappers. WlO struck yester-
day afternoon because Of a number Of
their fellows had been discharged. re-
turned % work this morning. and that de-
+ partmnet is running almost ia full
Affairs at the Tin plate mill are run
ming smoothly The eight mills Of the
plant axe running fun, double turn, and
VIII be continued this way Until next
week when they wiz be put on three
turns The other three mills Of the con-
Germ are NOT yet ready for operation. and
VIII nor De f0r couple Of weeks
The pickeri1g and closing OF the Ma
tiouaI Rolling Min last night was accom-
pEsheG in defiance Of the orders OF the
police. Chief NurriSsey ISSUED strict ord
ers that all picketins must stop. one OF
/ The officers stated that If any picketiug
was attempted the stauonh0use would
NOT De large enough 90 hold the prisoners.
In spite OF this bold statement the pickets
We're az work all night and only two men
managed 20 get into the mills. No as
saults occurred as none OF the men at
tempting TO go TO work cared TO run the
risk OF attempting 70 force their way
through
The mill had been fired in expectation
Of a large crowd reporting The crowd
appeared. but could not get in. More than
nllt the eT7loyes OF the company applied
for work. but they were all turned back
/ by the pickets and the police did not at
tempt 10 interfere
The picketing was the result OF the
meetings held all day yesterday and last
. evening by the different lodges
The tube works men reported this
morning IN great numbers. II the roIline
mills can be started this week. the tube
I works VIII be working in fun BY this
time next week II not. the plant cannot
run more than a few days unless a sup
ply of paw material can be secured from
some other point and 1t is doubtful IL this
The strikers think they have the upper
hand The mill officials refuse 70 say
anything The American Sheet Steel
. Company has issued orders for the opera
zion 81 the Wood mill
Last evening about O'Clock. the man
ager. Samuel n Cooper. received orders
20 fire the mill and start IL up 10 fCL
Monday morning next The announcement
that the plant Is TO start again was greet
ed with bowls Of GcriSigu by the strikers
/ They say they knew that the announce
meut OF a permanent shutdown was as
much of blum as the order for removal.
Al the same time they all know that the
start Is merely temporary effort aDC
that the removal Of the plant is only de-
layed by the fact that IL viii take a yeaI
or more 20 get a place ready for II to De
moved To- In the meantime the mill
expected TO operate at least in part
Eighteenth Infantry Coming Home.
The Adjutant General has received the
following despatch from General Chaftee,
dated Manila. September To-
fitzpatrick sails from UoiIo TO san
Francisco September Is. Twenty-seven
4 officers, $50 enlisted men Eighteenth Regl-
meut United States Infantry
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