The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-27
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS
In the Strike Situation-New Work
men Advantageous Attacked.

PittSburg, August 22.-Aside from the
partial equipment of the Star plant Of
the American Tin Plate Company, and
the preparation for its immediate re-
sumption of business, there were no
special developments in the strike sit
uation in his city today. No further
trouble occurred at the Pennsylvania
tube works, and at all other strike
points quiet reigns.
The Amalgamated people point with
pride to the conduct of their members
in restraining themselves from vio-
lence when they see non-unionists be-
ing marched into the mills to AXE their
places. An incident at the Star plant
this morning is given as an example
of special significance, and to use an
Analgamated officials expression,
shows that the men have been educat-
ed to the knowledge that their strong
est weapon in such cases is silence and
submission until it is demonstrated
that the mills cannot be operated sue
cessfully without the aid of the skilled
men now on strike.
The arrival from the east of thirty
two n~On-uniOn men for work IN the Star
tin plate works was attended by great
excitement. but no disorder. When the
train reached the station it was met by
Police Captain John Z. Cramer and a
quad of twenty-five men who surround
ed the new workmen and marched to
the mill. Outside the station the strik-
erS to the number of several hundred
were in waiting. They fell in behind
Inc several times attempted to talk to
the men. but the police kept the strik-
ers on the outside OF the pavement and
they had no opportunity to do mission
airy work. When the forks were reach
ed the nOn-uniOniStS quickly filed
through the gates which were quickly
closed, leaving the strikers on the out
side. The violent acts that had been
anticipated did not m~aterialiZe. The
strikers were orderly. Not q hiss or a
jeeer was heard from the time the po-
lice-protected party got out of the IN
ion station until the mill was reached,
and not a loud word was heard from
the strikers, ven as they watched the
nun-union men cross the mill yard to
the place where the cots were lying,
ready to receive the new workmen.
Seven foreigners, arrested for dis
turbing the peace at the Pennsylvania
tube plant last evening, were given a
hearing by Magistrate McGarvey this
morning and severely reprfmanded.
All were discharged, but one, who was
fined for having a dangerous weapon
in his possession when arrested. The
magistrate said: The recorder, the
police and the magistrates mean to
maintain civic order at all costs. Here
after, 1 want it very clearly understood,
that any n who is arrested in con-
nection with strike disorders will be
made to feel the utmost penalty Of the
law. 1t is now the duty of the officers
OF the Amalgamated Association to in
form the men that have been arrested,
and those not arrested that strikers
must not congregate at the mills, at
the street corners. or eve on the
streets, and that if hey do so, especial
ly after this warning. it will be the
duty of the magistrates to impose on
them the utmost penalty of the law"
An omnibus crowded with negroes
forty-two in number, created a deal
of excitement tonight on it's journey
from the Baltimore n Ohio depot to
the Buffalo, Rochester n PittSburg
station in Allegheny. Shortly after the
trip was begun between the depots the
report was started that the men were
| Strike-breakerS and quite a large CROWD
followed them, jeering and hooting. A
stop was made on Smithfield street fol
some reason or other and four Of the
negroes alighted. Before they could
get back the vehicle started and the
men had to walk across the bridge. A
crowd OF probably twenty men follow
ed them out onto the structure and
about midway across made ar
assault on the four men. The negroe:
were rather roughly handled, but none
of them were seriously hurt.
When the gangs destination was
learned 1t was discovered that they
were being shipped to Clearfield, Pa.
from ElkinS, W. Va, to do some rail
road work n were in on way impli.
Gated as strike breakers. They were
finally put aboard their train and lef1
rejoicing that they had escaped so wen