The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-08-17
DECIDED BY BALLOT.
Employees of Western Steel Mills
Vote on Question of Strike.
The Result VIII he That They VIII
Re.sis nj work-Magnates Pre-
diet sscccss-strike Leaders
Are Hopeful.

Chicago, Aug. i2.-Members Of tn
Amalgamated Association of Iron
Steel and Tin Workers employed Il
the western mills of the United State
Steel corporation have refused Z
obey the sympathic strike order. Al
OF the men employed by the Fedora
Steel company, one of the tire
branches of the trust which Presiden
Shaffer attempted to tie up. will re
main at work. At South Chicago
Milwaukee and Joliet the steel work
ers voted Sunday to disobey the strik
order. Those at South Chicago an,
milwaukee n solutely refuse to strike
The 800 Amalgamated men at Jolie
will not decide finally on their actor
until Wednesday. but they have al
ready disobeyed the strike order b!
determining to remain at work unit
that day. All OF the $4,000 employee
of the Federal Steel company will b,
in their places to-day and will b,
hard at work producing enough ma
terial to allow the trust to I'LL order:
and maintain the fight against the
eastern strikers.
Maxnates Claim victory.
Pittsburg, Aug. l2.-The managers
o. the big steel mills are claiming vic
tory, and declare that within IS hours
the backbone of the strike will be
broken. The refusal of the men at
South Chicago, Joliet and Bay View
to obey the order of President SHAFT
fer has given the managers great sat
isfaction and has correspondingly dis
appointed the strike leaders. Not
only have the western men refused to
strike, but operations have been
maintained in several other mills.
The strike leaders meet the claims
Of victory with the assertion that their
cause is making satisfactory progress
and that they will show themselves
masters of the situation before the
contest has progressed much further.
They do not conceal their disappoint-
ment at the refusal of their western
brethren to strike, but none of the
leaders would discuss the detection.
President Shaffer refused to meet
the newspaper men who sought him,
and kept within the seclusion Of his
home.
Cuts Down Number of strikers.
Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-According to
conservative estimate il is believed
that the refusal of the steel workers
at Chicago, Joliet and Milwaukee to
obey President Skaters general
strike order will reduce the number
of new strikers to about 5000.
Reports just received say that the
fires were pulled at the Republic mill
and at the Painters mill on the South
side at eight o'clock because of lack
of men. The Lindsay and McCutch-
con mill, in Allegheny, also gave UP
the attempt to start for the present
No word has been received from the
Clark mill as yet.
Many Quit work.
Pittsburgh. Pa, Aug. 12.-The csti-
mate of steel workers who went on
strike nj midnight Saturday, from the
most conservative official sources:
National tube works. $4,000; National
Steel company, $500. This makes a
total of 200 on strike.
President Skaters order for gen
eral strike of stcelworkers became eff.
fective Saturday. 1t was generally
obeyed wherever the workers were
organized and enrolled in the lodges
of the Amnlgamated association.
The strikers were greatly encOur-
aged by The action at indianapolis of
the executive board of the minework-
ers. The declaration made in behalf
OF the striking steel worke RS indicated
that among the early possibilities
would be important action by repre-
sentatiySs of all federated trades.
There Ind been some doubt rs to the
measure of aid the Federation of
Labor would give but the latest action
of the leaders seems to indicate that
the federation will not stop short of
extending the largest possible meas
ure of assistance.
The strikers held a series of demon
STATIONS in the outlying towns Sat
urday and Saturday night. and Presi-
dent Shaffer spoke final word of en-
enlargement TO his Industrial troops.
Great throngs of workers turned out
to greet and cheer the leader and ex-
change pledges to maintain the con-
test upon which they have entered.
Secretary Williams made the fol-
lowing statements: IA disinterested
party called at the Anna lgamated head
quarters and offered to use his services
looking 10 the arbitration Of the old
matter in dispute between the Anal
gamated association and the United
States Steel corporation. The propo-
sition TO arbitrate was turned down
by the United States Steel corpora
ton"
Secretary Williams gave out al in
terview in which he placed the blame
for the strike upon the refusal Of the
United States Steel corporation to ar
bitratc, and declared that before the
strike was over thousands of men in
other trades would be drawn into il
to save the Amalgamated association
and the principles for which it stands
Slain by Insane Mother.
Rome, n. ", Aug. 12.--While lying
in bed suffering from injuries re-
ceived by falling from horse Alvin
Seaton, aged ten years, of Glenmore
was kiEpu by his mother who ont