New-York tribune., 1901-09-13
NAY BE STRIKE VIOLENCE.
ONE SHOT FIRED YESTERDAY IN PITTS
BURG-SHAFFER SAYS NO PROG
RESS IN SETTLEMENT

RESS IN SETTLEMENT.
Pittsburg. Sept. 12-The air was again full of
rumors to-day that the strike had been settled
Tie absence of President Shaffer from Anal
gamated headquarters all day up to 4 p.
lent color TO the report BY many Mr. Shaffer
was supposed to be in New-York, in conference
with President Schwab. and others were con-
vinced that he in conference with the
American tinplate officials. discussing a PROPOSE
ton to call the strike off. so far as that COM
pany was concerned. When President Shaffer
finally appeared at headquarters he dispelled all
hopes by saying there was no change in the sit
uation.
Immediately after arriving at the office Mr..
Shaffer called the national officers to his room
for conference. which lasted forty minutes.
II was impossible to learn what the talk was
about. none of the party would talk
An Associated Press representative caught
the president he was about to board a car
for home. In reply TO questions Mr. Shaffer
said:
There has been conference with the steel
people to-day. as has been reported. 1 have not
been TO New-York and I not going there,
nor am I going TO Youngstown"
This latter was said in answer to the report
that the Youngstown strikers had held a meet
ing this afternoon and had teegraphed Presi-
dent Shaffer asking him to attend an adjourned
meeting tonight He said he knew of meet
ing at Youngstown. In explanation of his alb
sence from his office all day President Shaffer
said: II at home until very late. 1 was
not feeling very well and did not come down.
town. That accounts for my absence
Mr.. Shaffer said he had not heard of any de-
velopments to-day, and repeated the assertion
that he going home TO rest. and would not
leave the city to-day.
MUST SETTLE WITH COMPANIES.
1t said at Amalgamated headquarters to-
day that the steel combination has refused to
entertain any further propositions of settle
ment from the Amalgamated Association. This
would seem to strengthen the report from New
York that the situation is in just the shape
that it before the first conference at Cleve
land-in the hands of the constituent companies
for settlement; that Mr. Schvab and Mr.. Nor
gan have turned the matter over to the local
officials and that if anything is done 1t must
be done by them. and not through the officers In
New-York. The officials of the American Steel
Hoop Company. the American Tinplate Com
pany and the American Sheet Steel Company
are under orders now to start their mills. either
by opening them non-union or effeeting a settle
ment with the association on terms that will
be satisfactory to the New-York officials.
With drawn revolvers two officers. one coal
and iron policeman. the other said 70 be a
regular officer on the South Side police force
sat the top seat of cab and guarded six
non-union workmen into the Monongahela tin
plate plant the South Side this afternoon
great crowd of strikers and sympathizers
pursued the cab to and from the MILL and when
the return trip begun both officers once
more drew their weapons. and at Fourteenth
and Carson SITS. one shot was fired from the cab.
Fortunately was hit.
The streets IN the vicinity of the Monongahela
plant Low virtually in a state OF siege. By
a system Of signals and picketing the strikers
of the Mcnongahela plant able to mobolize
a great crowd on short notice. This worked
to-day to perfection. Up to O'Clock the streets
about the plant were comparatively deserted.
but when the word was passed that cab was
TO the mill with six non -unionsts the
streets became black with people in a few min
utes. When the cab made its appearance with
the armed guard aboard pandemOnium reigned
The crowd hOot ID and a few missiles were
thrown. The horses were whipped into a gaIlop
and the mill reached without serious dam
age having been done.
SHOT FIRED IN CROWD.
When the cab started on its return journey
the former proceedings were repeated. At the
corner OF Carson and Fourteenth SITS. several
persons attempted to catch the horses by the
brides. and 1t then the shot was fired.
Great confusion followed. and the officers got
away without further trouble
Alderman w. F. Walsh, of the West End an
nOunced to-day that he had held up the first
three of the fifty eviction cases against the
families of striking mill employees living in the
houses of the American Steel Hoop Company.
in Painters Row. pending the receipt of an opin-
ion from his attorney the legality of the
clause in the lease under which the company
seeks to evict.
None of the three who were served with
eviction notices yesterday were more than three
months in arrears in their rents and when the
constable served the notices all rendered their
rent TO date. but. instructions from the COM
pany, the constable refused accept the
money.
The leases for the fifty houses owned by the
company contain two unusual clauses. One pro-
vides that when the tenant ceases to be an en-
ploye of the company, he shall peaceably give
up possession of the premises. The other pro-
vides that. on the tenant refusing to work longer
for the company. information may be made be-
fore alderman and the tenant elected AL
dersnan Walsh to-day gave the defendants until
Monday to answer, and turned the leases over
to his attorney for an opinion on their legality
Nine new men were taken into the Star tin
mill to-day without any interference. The stu-
alton at all OF the other plants remains un-
changed.
taken place between F. ]. Hearne, president of
the National Tube Works Company, and Mayor
r. j. Black Of McKeesport. The former wrote
demanding that the Mayor prevent further in
reference on the part of the strikers with the
operation of the tube works by dispensing the
crowds which congregate about the streets lead
ing to the plant; in other words the pickets.
MAYOR BLACKS VIEW OF CASE.
The Mayor has replied that he will not inter
fere with the strikers so long they use only
persuasion. He says he could lawfully pre-
vent the mill bosses from talking with the strik-
ers as he would prevent the strikers from argu-
ing with the workmen. He says he will guard
the mill officials TO and from work If necessary