The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-02
DUQUESNE MILL
ALMOST CRIPPLED
Strike Benefits VIII be Paid
After Sept. Il.
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STRIKE BREAKERS
MADE PRISONERS
Hickey DenOunces Shaffer at
Milwaukee.


interest in strike matters today was
centered in the Duquesne plant, where
it was expected the strikers would make
a decided move toward closing down the
entire works.
The report from there tonight says
the situation is critical The two boss
meters and all of the shapers went to
work as usual this morning. and all
twelve furnaces were charged. Only one
second helper went in, ana all the ladie
men stayed out
The strikers made a thorough house
toulouse canvass of open hearth men
all day. At O'Clock, the time for help
ers and ladle men to go on, pickets were
or duty on the streets and turned back
three ladle men.
The night turn is badly crippled, but
men were brought from the Bsssemer
department to help out and the mill
is running full Sixty of the day turn
men were off, and the strikers say not
a man Will report tomorrow. If the open
hearth is shut down the forty-inch mill
must also shut down.
This mill supplies AIOnesSen. Wander
grift and the tin mills, hence the move
ment is important to the strikers The
mill officials admit today that a strike
is on, but say no serious results will
follow Thirty coal and iron police
were brought from Braddock tonight
and today the borough police, with four
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far has been conducted in an orderly
manner.
Benefits Will be Paid.
A conservative estimate of the
amount of the strike benefits that are
! to be paid by the Amalgamated asso-
cia ton to its striking members now
Idle has been placed at $40, 900 every
week This is basing the number of
benehciarieS at 10000 and the average
payment of a member at 81 a week.
secretary Williams Of the association
said that the payments Will be made
every two weeks, commencing Sept. IA,
and will be continue so long as the
strike lasts. He declares there VIII be
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 familv more viii he
given.
The statement of the actual condition
of the Amalgamated treasury has never
been given out, but from the way con-
tributiOns have come into the organiZa-
! ton anu the normal sum OF money
there, it is believed that the present
/ balance to the credit OF the organiza-
| ton is quite large. Mr. Williams says,
however, that the organization re-
sources not known to the General pub
lie, that will enable it to continue its
strike for almost an definite period.
President Shaffer. who is to take a
very important part in the Labor day
festivities tomorrow, was not at home
to reporters today.
Peacemaker Burns Hopeful.
President Simon Burns. whose re-
puted interview with President Schwab
in New York over the long distance
telephone is generally believed, said
I today that he had not heard anything
new from New York. He remained
absolutely nom cOmmitai regarding his
plans for bringing about peace. but he
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some solution of the present serious
/ predicament Of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION will ultimately be found.
Most of the mills in Pittsburg were
] deserted during the day. The attempt
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 to-
/ day. 1t is rumOred that the company
/ ran in eight men from Philadelphia
| and that the strikers pulled out four
| deserters from the mill
! Nothing was attempted in the way
/ of picket duty about the Painter mills
/ during the day The strikers spent a
portion of the day making personal
! calls at the homes of the men work
I ing in the mills and who live in the
| west end
Other Plants Unchanged.
Reports from the other plants show
an unchanged condition. 1t is given
/ out that the officials of the strikers
! will not permit any relaxation of
! picket duty tomorrow in spite of the
! special ceremonies going on in the in
| teTest Of organized labor. The force
/ of pickets will be maintained in every
vicinity and all mills will be kept con-
tinually under the eyes Of the strik-
ers, who will be able to act promptly
should non union men arrive at any
hour of the day or night.
I he
the corporation would take advantage
of Labor day to rush in large force
of non unionists. but this has been
provided for
Observance of Labor Day.
AmaIgamated headquarters will be
deserted most of tomorrow. President
Shaffer Will be occupied with the pa
rade and his address in Ross grove
All of the other officers OF the organ
ization Will be engaged in working UP
enthusiasm for the organization move
/ ment snd the cause of the Amalgam-
ated association. With all the benent
| entertainments and excursions mat
will be held during tomorrow, the
strikers expect their cause TO be ma
teriallv aided
Strike Breakers Captured.
The strikers stole a march on the
manager of the Star tin plate about
midnight tonight and took from him
nine of party OF Twelve nOn-unlon
men being taken to the mill
The men arrived over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad from Philadelphia about
l11:3O o. m. and were met by a large
| force of policemen. who had orders to
see that they were safely landed in
an omnibus to be driven to the mill at
Twelfth street. The policemen at the
Union depot performed their duty sue
cessfully but after the vehicle left the
station it was surrounded by &. crowd
of $50 strikers.
Stones and vile epithets were hurled
at the newcomers, and in spite of the
efforts of the driver Of the bus to
speed his team. the strikers reached
the mill ahead OF the non-uniOnistS,
: completely overpOwered the two lone
) policemen stationed there and literally
, carried off nine of the men and lodged
them in hotel on Liberty avenue the