Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-08
IN NEARBY TOWNS.

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News from nearby towns was receiv-
ed at the Associated Press Office to-
night as follows:
At New Castle.
New Castle. Pa.-vice President John
Chappell, of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton, addressed the 500 striking en-
ployes of the National Steel Company
to-day in the city building. The men
were the members of Unity Lodge who
walked out of the steel and bar mills
last night in response to the call Of
President Shaffer. Vice President Chap
pell warmly complimented the men on
their loyalty to the association. A res
olution was then passed unanimously
by the strikers endorsing President
Shaffer and his action in calling them
nj to assist their brother union men.
Vice President Chappell does not anti
cipate any trouble here and says that
any attempt to operate any OF the local
mills by non-union labor would be fool
hardy.
At WelIsviIIc.
Wellsvise, Ohio-The American Sheet
Steel Company made IN increase of
twelve men in the working force OF the
Wellsville plant to-day. A special
train Of two coaches came In from
Pittsburg bearing the twelve youthful
looking strike breakers from Wander
grift and Scottdale in charge of Harry
H. Thompson, the young civil engineer,
who has been reported missing for sew
eral days past. The coming of the
train was unknown to the strikers and
the company intended that its coming
should be kept a secret to all and the
officials were much surprised and cha
grined when the news writer's put in
an appearance five minutes before the
train was scheduled to arrive. A few
strikers were present when the train
came, but acting under stringent ord
ers from President Shaffer, refrained
from wen speaking to the young men
who were imported to take their
places. The men acted In a very ord
erly way and not ever a cat call was
heard as the strike breakers passed into
the stockade. The men did not have
the appearance Of strike breakers, but
looked more like clerks or bookkeepers,
and from their appearance had never
had any experience as steel workers.
George Cartright, Richard Kay and
Jabeth Rushton, who deserted the ranks
of the strikers this week and returned
to work, came back into the association
meeting tonight and asked to be taken
back into the Amalgamated. They said
they were Disguised with themselves
for ever having made the break to go
ito work. They were taken back. Supt.
George Evans, of the Lisbon tin mill,
was in town to-day and disclaimed any
knowledge of any contemplated at
tempt to start that plant non-union
through Wellsville, until the trouble Is
settled. The strikers are in good spir-
it's and seem determined to stand by
the association until the bitter end.
Al scottdsIe.
Scottdale, Pa.-The strike situation so
far as this place is concerned tonight, is
unchanged. Both mills are running full
in every department. Several men are re-
ported to have left here this evening for
Wellsville, Ohio. and others are to leave
tomorrow.
At Apollo.
Apollo. Pa.-Everything is running
quietly here and at vandergrift, Leech-
burg and Hyde Park. The officials at the
Hyde Park mill claim to be running In
full. but such is not the case. as only
about half a dozen of the old ton men
have gone to work. and to-day one mill
at Apollo was shut down and the men
sent to Hyde Park to make a good show
ing there. The A~malgamated organizers
when seen to-day had nothing to say and
would not be quoted at all, but seem to be
very well pleased with the situation as 1t
is. No light ave occurred, as has been
reported. and the few men who go to
work do so unmolested.
At Greensburg.
Greensburg, Pa.-The United States
Steel Corporation, owning and controlling
the big coke and coal plant operated IN
the name of the American Sheet Steel
Company, at Cokeville, in this county,
has ordered a complete shut down of the
entire works, mines and ali, 10 take eff
feet on Saturday of this week.
HoOp Company's Position.
YOUNGSTOWN. O., August THE