Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-15

| voiced the feellngs oI the hin"'6"
mated people.
With both sides arming for the con-
flict and a general strike but As hours
away, many ordinarily well informed
persons hold the belief that there will
vet be o settlement Of the strike.
Veryl Preston came here Wednesday
and his presence started the rumor
Yesterday that he was here to ask TOR
another conference in behalf OF the
steel corporation. Mr.. Preston point
edly denied that he was doing any
thing OF the kind and during the day
made no effort to see any OF the strike
leaders. Some of the men who pre-
dict n settlement believe there Will be
outside intervention from powerful
interests and a submission OF the dis,
pute to arbitration. Different men OF
national reputation, including Arch
bishop Ireland and Senators Hanna
and Scott, have been named in this
connection, but II efforts are being
nut forth In that direction they have
not yet appeared upon the surface.
President Shaffer devoted yesterday
to q conference with President Com
pers, of the American Federation OF
Labor, who came here for personal
study of the situation before commit
ting himself or his immense organiza-
tion in any manner. The conference
reached no conclusion and, unless
there is an alteration OF plans, will be
resumed at ten o'clock this morning.
President Gompers came here in COM
pany with Frank Morrison, secretary
OF the federation, and was met at
Amalgamated headquarters by Presi-
dent Shaffer, Secretary Williams, As
sistant Secretary Tighe, Vice Presi-
dents Reese and Chappell, National
Trustee John Pierce and Ben |. Davis.
They sat in executive session from II
o'clock until $40 o'clock, when they
went out for lunch. They returned
to the strike headquarters shortly
before five o'clock and after brief
talk departed for the day. President
Gompers declined to state the result
of their deliberations and would say
nothing other than that he had come
here to look the situation over and
consult with President Shaffer. Presi-
dent Shaffcr also declined to talk
about the conference. The strikers
are very anxious to secure the active
co-operatlon of the federation and
many of them express their conf
dence in getting it.
The steel corporation succeeded
yesterday in getting the Marin mill
at the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant
and another mill at the Clark works
in operation. They also received re-
ports that at Hyde Park Wednesday
night four Of the mills did perfect
work and an announcement from
Wellsville that the strike was virtu
ally over there. They met with nc
opposition at any of the four points
where they have reopened mills ant
EXPRESSED their satisfaction at the
progress made. The strikers insis'
that there are not enough men a
the Lindsay g. McCutcheon establish
ment to operate the one mill started
and predict that it would close dow
during the day. It was kept going
however, until night. 1t is planned
TO open another mill at Lindsay a
McCutcheon's and also to start th'
Painter mill and the CHARTERS plan
at Carnegie, but Just when they viii
be started remains 10 be seen.
The steel corporation is evidentl!
putting forth its greatest effort a
Pittsburg. the headquarters Of th'
strike for the moral effect elsewhere
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 1O,-There wer'
gravely important developments il
the strike situation yesterday. Tit
United States Steel corporation movet
decislvely in its strike campaign will
a peremptory order directing tina
the great Devices Wood plant a
McKeesport be dismantled and re
moved to the Kiskiminetas valley
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, after two days
conference with President Shatfer ant
his associates, issued formal state
ment last night specifically pledginl
the federation to the moral and finan
cial support of the Amalgamated
His written review of the train q
events leading up to the industria
quarrel sustains the course Of tn
Amalgamated association and declare
that nothing remains for labor bu
to battle for the cause of unionism.
The official announcement of tn
order to dismantle the Devices Woo,
plant came yesterday afternoon to
ward the close of an otherwise un
eventful day and its Importance wa
such that it claimed the serious con
sideration on either side of the grea
industrial conflict now being wage,
there, y. Smith. district manage
for the American Sheet Steel com
pany, made the formal announcement
in the following statements; 81 hav
orders from President McMurty, @
the American Sheet Steel compan,
to at once tear down the Dewee
Wood plant at McKeesport and IT
move same to Kiskiminetas vale,
This | shall proceed to do immed
ately."
The steel officials declined to civ
any reason for the order, but II