Evening star., 1901-08-12
STRIKERS CLAIM GAINS.
More Men Quit Work at MckeespOrt
and Bellaire.

BY Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, August 12.-The strikers
made gains today at McKeesport and Bell
are and regard the situation as more ia
vorable to them than 1t was yesterday
At the former place they won the National
Rolling mill of the National Tube Company
The men Of the Boston Rolling mill had
already Joined the strike. but the i'm
preston had been created that the Ma
tional would not go out.
The tube works at McKeesport were
started as usual today, but it is not clear
how long they can be kept going. Nc
Keesport has developed into a stronghold
Of the Amalgamated Association, and the
strike leaders assert that they are COM
pletely in control Of the situation.
At Beilaire more men of the National
Steel Company cast their fortunes with
the strikers and 1t is believed that the
plant will have to close down. It was ad-
mitted by steel officials that the strikers
had made material gains there, and that
the mill would probably be closed down
temporarily. The strikers claim that they
will completely tie up the Riverside and
other plants in the Wheeling district. The
Riverside plate mill Of the National Tube
Company was prepared for work this morn
ing, but none Of the men appeared at the
works when the time for starting the turn
came. Organizers Of the Amalgamated As
sociation are at work among the men of
the steel department, and have plans for
forming an Amalgamated lodge tonight.
No Trouble at M0nessen.
The trouble anticipated at Monessen this
morning did not come, and the large plant
Of the American Tin Plate Company there
is In full operation today. Both sides claim
control. The strike leaders planned to call
the men out this morning, but at the last
moment refrained from doing SO. They
say they will act later. while the officers of
the company say that their position Is
quite secure and that the plant will not be
affected by the present difficulty The Farm
mill at the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant,
which was operated last week with a nom
union crew, made a wavering start this
morning and is in operation, although
short-handed. The Republic Iron Works is
tied up and the fires started this morning
in anticipation OF resumption are banked
Painters mill, closed on the first call, is
still smokeless The steel people have
planned its reopening for several days, but
as far as outward appearances show have
done nothing.
The men Of the Elba and Frankstown
pudding and rolling mills have all joined
the strikers and the works are completely
crippled. All OF the Carnegie properties
and the mills of the American Sheet Steel
Company at Vandergrfft, Apollo, Leech-
burg, Hyde Park and Salisbury are In op-
Grafton today. and the manufacturers as
trouble at any Of them.
Reports from all the strike centers indi-
cate that perfect order prevails, but II Is
believed here that clashes are inevitable at
the more turbulent places when attempts
are made to put non-union men on where
the strikers have quit work
President Shaffer, Secretaries Wilson and
Tighe. Vice President Chappelie. National
Trustee John Pierce and Ben Davis were
at strike headquarters. Mr.. ShafYer was in
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