The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-26
FEAR BLOODSHED.
A Pastor in the Steel Strike
Territory
Begs Tin Plate People Not to
Start Their Mills.
WILL SUE THE CITY.
of McKeespOrt Mills
Claims Protection.
Makes Reply to Announcement
of the Mayor.

Pittsburg, Pa, July e.-McKeesport
was again the center of interest in the
great steel strike today Intense ex-
citement prevailed there over the fact
that many guards have been sent in to
the Demler tin plate mills, and the re-
port that arrangements had been COM
pleted to start the works with nom
union men on Monday It was said
that inasmuch as the men had struck
in spite of the scale agreement the
company was through with the ANAL
gamated association, and would re-
sumo as soon as men could be secured.
Percy Donner. manager Of the Mon
essen plant, known as a SucceSsfui
strike breaker, was in consultation
with the Dennler people yesterday, and
it was said that he was to take charge
of the mill So serious was the situa-
ton this morning the Rev Stuart
Sharp hurried to this city to beg the
tin plate company officials not to at
tempt to start the mills, as bloodshed
would surely follow. The situation at
the Devices Wood plant also became
more interesting when at 10 o'clock
this morning the management of the
works announced the intention to- start
the plant union within a very few
days, and that the police department
Of Mckeesport would be looked to TO
protect the new workmen.
Manager Samuel M. Cooper, of the
Wood plant, this morning after a
lengthy conference with head officials
of the company in Pittsburg, made a
staten ent apparently in reply to the
edict issued by Mayor Black of Nc
Keesport Wednesday that the company
would get no assistance from the Nc
keesport police depart nent should
they decide to start the plant Mr..
Cooper said:
1--WE are going to start up within the
next few days and we viii look to the
authorities of AcKeesport for assist
4 - 4r,%< rod
with, we will insist on the police of
McKeesport doing their duty. If Mayor
Black should carry out the line he has
laid down in his statement we viii sue
him and the city of McKeesport for the
Devices Wood people are heavy tax
payers in the city and must be pro-
tected."
Last night the Wood plant was al
most deserted by the strikers piclets
who quit their posts and went to Del
mer. Another report that excited the
men today was to the effect that the
company had sent a. man or several
men to Winchester Va, to employ ne
groes. The belief that they viii he
brought to McKeesport to break the
strike has caused considerable uneasi-
ness.
It was extremely quiet at WelIsville
this morning Four mills were in oper-
alton and Manager Brookman was pre-
pairing to make good his assertion to
have the entire plant in operation on
Monday It is said the men are begin
ming to realize that the management is
in earnest and many have notified Mr.
Brookman that they will report for du-
ty next week.
Tomorrow viii be pay day and the
strikers viii receive their wages for the
time worked before the strike. Some
excitement was caused last night by a
report that q well just outside the plant
had been poisoned and that two strike
breakers living in the mill had been
taken violently III. The placing of a
guard over an artesian well nearby
gave color to the report, but it was
stated at the mill that there was no
sickness and the guard was merely a
precautiOn
which was to have been held on the
public square here tonight has been
called off. The leaders of the Amalga-
mated association fear that riot
might be precipitated that would cost
the association the sympathy of the
general public
The only change in the local situa-
ton was the closing down last night
of the open hearth furnaces at Clarks.
A number of the men who had been
working at the furnaces quit and went
to work for the Crucible Steel com
pany. The order has gone forth that
now that the men have struck, the fur
naces win be dismantled. The plant is
still guarded by special watchmen, po-
licemen have been withdrawn.
At the Amalgamated Offices the off,
GERS of the association said that they
had heard of no changes of import
ance in the strike at any point. The
reports concerning alleged moves on
the unorganized men of the Duquesne
mills of the Carnegie men were not
credited in the Amalgamated head
quarters.
TUBE MEN TO co OUT.
Pittsburg. Pa, July 26.-A McKees-
port, Pa. dispatch says: The present
indications are that the employees Of
the National Tube company of Nc
Keesport win 60 out on q strike either
tomorrow or next week The majority
of the employees have Joined the Anal
gamated association. and although
they were advanced on July 1 they
propose to strike to uphold the associa-
ton.