Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-02


day was eentered in the Duquesne
plant. where Ii was expected the strik-
ers would make a decided move toward
closing down the entire works. The
report from there tonight says the sit
uation is critical. The two boss mel
tiers and all first helpers went to work
as usual this morning. and all twelve
furnaces were charged. Only one sec
ond helper went in. and all ladlemen
stayed out. The strikers made a thor
ough house to house canvas OF open
hearth men all day. At four O'Clock
the time for helpers n ladlemen to
go on. pickets were on duty on the
streets and turned back three ladlemen
The night turn is badly crippled. but
men were brought from the Bessemer
department to help out. and the mill is
running full. Sixty of the day turn
men are off. and the strikers say not a
man will report tomorrow morning. II
the open hearth is shut down, the forty
inch mill must also shut down. This
mill supplies Monessen. Vandergrift
and tin mills, hence the movement Is
important to the strikers. Mill OFF,
Gals admit today that a syike is On.
but say no serious results will follow.
Thirty coal and iron police were
and day borough police. with four ex-
tras, are on duty. Everything so far
has been conducted in an orderly nan
ner.
Steel officials In Pittsburg tonight de-
clare that all reports to the contrary
notwithstanding there is no strike at
Duquesne and will be none. They say
all night turn men reported for du'y
and the plant is being worked to its
full capacity. They are confident that
the entire day turn force will go to
work as usual in the morning.
A conservative estimate Of the
amount of strike benefits that are to
be paid by the Amalgamated Associa-
| ton to its striking members now idle
has peer placed at 100000 every week.
| This Is basing the number OF beneficial
ries at 10000 and the average payment
to a member at 81 a week. Secretary
Williams, of the Association, said that
| the payments will be made every two
weeks commencing September 14th.
and will be continued 80 long as the
II - T thnra xrstI1 hn
| plenty OF money to care for all the
striking members. and in cases where
the 81 is not enough for the care OF a
member and his family, more will be
| given. No statement OF the actual
| condition Of the ~Amalgamated treasury
has ever been given out, but from the
way contributions have come into the
| organization and the normal sum OF
| money there, it is believed that the
present balance to the credit OF the or
| ganization is quite large. Mr.. Will
| Jams says, however, that the ~organiza-
| ton has not known to the
| general public, that will enable it to
| continue it's strike for almost an in
definite length of time.
President Shaffer, who is to take a
i very active part in the Labor Day fes-
| tivities moro was not at home to
reporters to-day.
President Simon Burns, whose reput-
ed interview with President C.. M.
| Schwab, in New York, over the long
distance telephone, is generally believ-
| ed, said to-day that he had not heard
| anything new from New York. He re-
| NAMED absolutely non-committal re-
garding his plans for bringing about
| peace, but he is hopeful and evidently
| believes that some solution Of the pres
| ent serious predicament of the Anal
| gamated Association will ultimately be
| found. Most of the mills in Pittsburg
were deserted during to-day. The at
tempt of the Star tin mills officials to
| bring in additional forces early this
| morning had the effect of keeping a
large force Of strikers pickets about
| the mills all Of to-day. It is reported
| that the company run in eight men
from Philadelphia, and that the strik-
| ers pulled out Jour deserters from the
| mill. There was nothing attempted In
| the way of picket duty about the Pain
| ter mills during the day. The strikers
! spent a portion of the day making per-
| sonal calls a. the homes of the men
working in the mills and who live in
| the west end. These visits are repeat
ed every week and thus far have ac-
| complished but little. Reports from
the other plants show an unchanged
condition.
1t is given out that the oficials of
the strikers will not permit any relaxa-
1 ton of the picket duty tomorrow. in