The sun., 1901-09-15
M'KEESPORT STRIKE Loss.
ONE INDI ISTRY AND $1,000 900
~ WAGES.
The Idle Men wsuh Have Gene TO Work
ON Monday Even 10 the strike Had
Not Beeu Deciar~d on Effect Of
Presidents Death on the strike.

NcKtEsroHr. Pa. sept If Theodore
Shan"r could come back tn Mckee-port
tonight he would not receive such an en-
thusia site reception as he did that Saturday
afternoon following tie general strike
order when he spoke In th. opera house
in this city ,o the workingmen he was lead
ing 90 debt and trouble. lie " a dlshonorcd
prophet Tonight
Tie settlement In New York to-day has
brought no satisfaction TO the men ~
Mcke.sport Twelve thousa nd men have
been IDLE here from five weeks to three
months Tn. result Of their idleness II
that the city loses one mill pernsbently.
ths union loses one mill. which formerly
was union. and the employees of tie Ma
tional Tub Works lo-e fiv. weeks wages.
over tl 900 900 has ieen lost ia wages IN
this CITY That H. n sum that l. gone for
ever. tn. men can never make 1t up.
Tn. EMPLOYEES Of the National Tube
Company. about .. 500 In number. lost { "
weeks work and Si2,coo In wages d"
men nj the United States Tin Plate WorN
1 400 In number lost nine weeks work
and sis0 400 In wages The employees OF
the W ID Wood mil.s were Idle TOT eleven
weeks and lost iigs.co. The Wood mill
il shut down permanently. II viii never
run again In McKeesport unless there ls
such A press Of orders that the company
will be unable 20 al them at It's other mills
Even this will have To be done soon. "a
the plant will undountedlv he moved away
from this city within "A short time. Ito
ground II occupies will he used by tho 1ube
company for tie enlargement of ns plant.
Marc men will he employed than ever he
fore on the old site, but this vii take time
and in the meantime the city losea and
IN. workmen Of tho Wood mill will have
To r.ek other employment.
Thi. IL the loss to the city generally. on
account Of the strike. but th" Amslgamatcd
Association Ia q discTedited organizauen.
I, will never again receive the support OF
Of Mckeesport men IN n strike Tho ted-
.ration Of Labor receives a similar blow.
IL will u~ difficult 10 find n hundred inen In
IN. CITY who will want 20 retain their mem
lership In that organization after the mills
start IN on Monday. Both organizations
h.Xa hrcn weirhsd in the balance and
found wanting Zach has deserted the men
In Mckoesport whom they expected AID
and symIlthy and Il WILL te many lang
dAy before any moro labor union organ
ilers nod apply Ia this city ., IL.
Nothing that has occurred In this city
for a long while hsS given such gen.f al
rAtisfactiUn a. the settlement OF the sulAe
Tonight the streets are CO ded more thah
thew Lave b.~n Tor weeks Ia some inys- 70
tsTio,,s wsy money se.ns to have become
fairly pl-ntifil again Merchants are Doing
husinr@s who had rot counted on enough
10 nav for light. ana every prieSn sectr
- be In good humor. Tho tuee worhers
reJeice They can 60 70 work now without
running tho gantiet 81 plck"ts. lhe
pemn.ier m.n arc glad because they can
return to their former joos without oc'ng
clas-ed a. black sheep The enly peopIo
sorry In this city tonight over the se'.i~
ment are thew ood men. They are oIt i9r
good The mill IL suent. and II h not hsely
ina, IL will ever again turn q wheel
There would have Seen rosumpten OF
work here Moneay hAt the strSe
not been declared oh. There has been a
revelation OF sentiment here IN 'he "a,
that the AmAleansted officials were going
70 settle the strike sv suriendering al
the mills IN this city 70 the St-cI ioIlots-
,iou they were at first shocked and Then
arsrv They had left their empioym~rt /,
vesl arc that these mills mif b" fsiued
fnf the union column. 10 thiuk That they
had lost all tthe-e We,k- 81 sahor and lover
O. Oco Ooo IA vsges for neihinG AZ hare
nil to sw alleW- Hundreds az them. Who
we're among the meet ardent stuker ths
Nr,t Of the week announced Yesterday
ths, this wa their lat week on stnke
/ They meat O. work on Nordsv.
Then. there was anether thing which
changed spinions last night Al THIS
week NcKeeerort has had trouble Of its
own When II O0O non are idle IN city
| of lee. than 20 coo that idleues- l. . sub
j.ct Of general discussien. All the week
IN. public mind has leon ocCuri"d with
~. s,-ik. Ihe condition 81 Pr~siS"nt
Mckinley had he~n such that sll thought
he was recovering and Il wss allowed TO
10 st that Yesterday change came.
When the news came ticking over the wire
Z Yesterday afternoon that President Nckin-
/ lev vas in a critical condition and thst hope
; had practically b~en abandoned i pro
duced shock such a. tho people ot Nche"s-
0 uc-t hav. never felt before They had
b~. ne -lec, ing the great chief during tho
we.k, aud now all thew attention turned
suddenlv to him Crowds bsgsn 90 gather
about the bulletin boards A. night came
ON these crowds Increased. The pickets
iesertrd the posts AZ ;he mllls and cam"
No tho -tr~,t 20 learn ths latest udings