Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-08-23
TO BE ALONG STRIKE
Indications That Struggle Will Be
a Determined One.
NEITHER SIDE DISPOSED TO YIELD.

Both steel Managers and Strike Lead
ers Are, Apparently Confident
of Ultimate Success for
Their Cause.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 21.-Folowing
the rapid moves of Monday on either
side of the great steel strike there was
a lull Tuesday and neither side took
decisive action that showed upon the
surface. 1t has been running fight
so far with small victories and minor
defeats for both sides, but it now
seems to be settling down into hard,
determined struggle in which neither
side will acknowledge defeat while
there is hope left. Speculation as to
the length of time to which it will be
prolonged and the extent of it's spread
is idle. Joseph Bishop, the Ohio arbi-
traitor, appeared here again Tuesday,
but both sides promptly repudiated
the suggestion that another move for
peace was being considered.
One WOman's influence.
The steel managers succeeded in
starting the last idle mill at the Clark
plant, and are evidently planning
series of extensions at every point
der existing circumstances. They will
probably start the Star tin mills in
this city, and increase the force at the
Lindsay and McCutcheon mills. An in
teresting feature of the fight at the lat
ter mill is contributed by the claim of
the strikers that Mrs. Fred Baugh,
wife of the superintendent, is escort
ing the strike breakers to and from the
mill. She has always been very popu-
lar with the mill men, and the pickets
say they would rather face a regiment
of soldiers than do anything improper
In her presence. They say that in
peace times she nursed their families,
and that they simply cannot interfere
with her or the men she escorts. The
steel managers are also arranging for
more men for the Painter and, Mones-
sen mills, but have given no indication
of the time that they will move on
McKeesport, Wheeling, Newcastle and
Bellaire, the strongholds of the strik.
ers.
Strikers Still Confident.
The strikers meet the movement to
reopen mills with nonunion men with
the claim that 1t will be simply impos-
sible to secure sufficient number of
skilled men to operate them. Their
men, they declare, are standing firm
and must be consulted before the mills
run, They say they have the situation
we'll In hand, and, despite the alleged
danger of the strike getting topheavy,
continue their work of organiza ton
with view of Gripping more plants
belonging to the corporation. They
claim that Chicago will in the end come
out, and that there is no danger of the
Joliet men going back to work, what.
ever Chicago does. They are still fight
ing for foothold in the Carnegie
properties, but so far have not shown
their hands. Claims as to the advan.
tage at the puquesne mills are still
highly conflicting, but the manager,
declare with more assurance than evel
that the fight there is over and tina,
the Amalgamated association has
given up. A show down of hands alone
will show the real strength of sithe,
side.
1le-up Completed.
The tying of the Pennsylvania ane
Continental Tube plants of the Ma
tional Tube company in this city
commenced Monday night, was com
pleted Tuesday. Counting both plants
about 1900 men went out and both tn.
properties are shut down. The CLOSING
OF the Pennsylvania and Continenta
plants completely tied up the Nationa
Tube company in this district ans
Wheeling. The company has made ne
effort to start up atany point.
Leaders Kept Busy.
President Shaffer and his associate,
were at strike headquarters all da,
and were busy. The executive worl
in connection with the strikers en-,
OF the fight is enormous. There is ;
heavy mail pouring in all the time
the leaders are constantly in com
munication by telegraph with tn
strike centers and organizers and tn,
number of callers constantly in
creases. A great amount of attentio,
is being devoted to the strike relic
plans. Many of the men who ar
out need money already, and the de
mands in that direction are grow
ing. The leaders say that donation
of liberal nature are being mad
to the cause.
The leaders expressed themselve
as very much pleased with the situa
ton. They claimed that the Lowe
Union Carnegie mill in this city wa
badly crippled, that the effort to star
Monessen had proved failure, an,
that the Lindsay and McCutcheon mil
did no work TUESDAY. They also prom
ised to act at Duquesne in prope
time. They charged that the borough
officials at Monessen are openl,
against the strikers and CONSTANT,
infringe on their rights. They sal,
that If the men We're not fairly treat
ed they would seek protection TO
them through the proper legal chan
nels.
Well-knoyvn Woman Dead,
Marshalltown, Ia, Aug. 21.-Mrs
Nettie Sanford Chaplin, a widely know
u r.