The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-28
EXCITEMENT AT M'KEESP0RT.
aise RumOrs Concerning the
DemmIer Tin Plate Mil.


/ McHEESPORT. Pa. Aug N-TherC
was great excitement here early today
/ over the report that a number Of non
union workmen had been brought into
! town and would be run into the DemmIer
/ tin plate mill IN an enort 10 start the
/ plant. The report said that the men had
been brought from Monessen. and thar
| they were concealed at the Columbia Ho-
tel in this city.
A scout brought the news 20 the head
quarters Of the pickets shortly before 4
o clock this morning. Almost Immediately
the police patrol wagon with twelve uni
formed men. in charge Of Lieut. Thomp-
son. started from the police station for
Demmler, arriving there half an hour lat
er- The news spread quickly and soon got
10 De that the Demmler mill had started
and that so new men had been brought in
That attracted d crowd Of more than 105
strikers which followed the patrol wagon.
and when il reached DemmIer that num-
Der had swelIed 10 nearly 1000 Most Of
them carried the customary rubber hose
and clubs.
Lieutenant Thompson stationed his
men at the mill gates From the outside
the pickets could see that there were
dozen moving about inside the mill All
NAAeAN NffA-A ~ seen were l4DolelS anu
watchmen. the latter beng armed with
baseball bats But there was not the
sign Of an operative anywhere For two
hours the pickets stood around. looking
at the brilliantly lighted buildings. Then
the lights went out, and soon after the
electrician left the mill. walked past the
crowd Of strikers as II they had not been
there, and went 10 his home In half an
hour the crowd began 20 dwindIe. At
o clock there were fewer than 30 OF
them there, and 1t o'clock the pickets
had the railroad ties TO themselves.
The strikers are beginning 20 suspect
that tricks are being played upon them
by the DemmIer managers and today the
leaders do not quite know whether to be
angry about Il or not
The following proclamation has been is
sued by the American Tin Plate Compa-
ny The American Tin Plate Company
denies that there are any negotiations on
foot looking to a settlement OF the strike
and authorizes the statement that mills
put into operation during the strike will
continue TO be nOn-uni0n mills. all men
going TO work now being retained in their
positions"
Mr. Crawford, manager Of the DENIM
Ter plant. was at Duquesne all day yes
teTdaN. talking over the strike situation
with those Of his old men who live there.
II is believed that the mill viii be pre-
pared for a start every night until the
men get ready TO return.
The number Of machiuiSts at work in
the shops Of the National Tube Company
was increased by twenty men when the
day shift went on duty early this morning.
one Of the foremen said today;
We had no grievance at all and We
weat out merely because We were given
to understand that the Federation Of La
Dor was backing the strike OF the Amalga-
mated Association Then we found that
the Amalse mated leaders had lied 10 US
and We returned to work"
Mayor Black has made good his prom
.se to station police al the danger points
along the river front 10 protect property
2ad preserve order. The mayor an
rOuHCed this morning through Chief OF
Police MOrrissey that each morning here
after so long as was necessary. ten spe-
cial poiiceH en- would Go duty in the
DcmmIer d strict from midnight until
after the regular hour for the day shift
10 go on at he mills. which is between 5 /
and 8 O'Clock