The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-11
FIRES DRAWN.
Attempt to Operate Mills at
McKeesport Abandoned.
Determined Stand of Strikers
Causes Change of Plan.
ARE GROWING UGLY.
Numerous Assaults Within the
Last 4S Hours.
Threaten to Burn the House of
One Workman.
ARE GROWING UGLY.

Pittsburg, Pa. Sept 11.-No attempt
! whatever was made this morning TO
start the big tube mill at AcKeesport,
although there was a large crowd Of
strikers around the mill to keep out
any men who tried to 90 back After
/ the lively scenes Of yesterday none Of
/ the employees showed the least inclina-
ton to return, but even if they had, no
! work was open for them and the at
/ tempt had been useless. Total suspen-
I sion of the National Tube mill and 9TH
4 er plants Of the National Tube com
pany viii likely follow the two unsuc-
cessful attempts to resume operations
! those of yesterday and OF Monday.
Fires have been drawn at all the Nc
/ keesport plants of the National Tube
company and the fremen and a few
others who have been doing odd jobs
about the mill have been notified not to
return to work until further notice. The
only men about the mill this morning
are the watchmen.
Fires have also been drawn at the
National Rolling mill and al the Mon
ongahela Steel works. This was done
last night and all the men except the
vatchmen We're sent home
Scarcely any puddlers and finishers
and the determined stand OF the strik-
ers are said to have caused the change
in the plans of the company officials
The strikers are growing ugly and
numerous assaults have been reported
within the last As hours This morning
Mrs Peter Snyder was assaulted by a
foreigner, While carrying lunch to her
| husband in the National Rolling mill.
Her dress was torn and the dinner pail
carried off Mike Culovitch, who with
his 20 boarders, worked in the tube NALL
was attacked this morning and warned
that his house would be burned if he
did not stop working
SITUATION AT PITTSRURG
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 11--While it was
pretty generally known from the fires
having been withdrawn that no at
tempt would be made this morning TO
start the tube mill, nevertheless a
great crowd Of strikers was out before
Z o'clock guarding the approaches to
the Dig plant Not a man made an at
tempt to go back to work.
Despite the preparations made at the
Monongahela tin plate plant in this city
the works did not resume this morning.
The fires We're burning in the furnaces.
and there was no lack of excitement
about the mill but no disorder. During
the morning a number Of colored men
ton of the police.
Painters workmen started double
turn in the bar mill for the first time
last night. There was a crew of 25
men, and the management say another
crew Will be put in a few days. At
Lindsay & MeCutcheon's five pudding
furnaces out of twenty We're in opera
ton, with old men. Another mill was
started at the Star tin plate works to-
day, making five in operation. The
management asserts that they will
soon put the plant running in full
MORE RUMORS OF SETTLEMENT.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 1I-Rumors that
the steel strike had been settled or was
about to be We're again in circulation
today but the Amalgamated officials
We're positive in their denials that a
settlement had been effected. President
Shaffer asserted this morning that the
reports that the executive committee
had ordered the advisory board to ar
range a settlement on the best terms
possible at once, were untrue. No new
proposition has been made by the as
ISOLATION or the steel people, he said,
and the situation was unchanged. He
also said there was no truth in the
story that he was willing to resign or
that the matter had been touched upon
during the meeting of the committee.
Concerning the trouble at McKeespOrt
and the statement that the Amalgama-
ted officials would be held responsible
for acts of violence committed by the
strikers Mr. Shaffer said that if the
men obeyed instructions there would be
no trouble and any member of the as
ISOLATION resorting to violence would be
Immediately dropped from the associa-
ton.
Strikers talked to this morning had
heard that the executive committee had
taken action to end the strike but they
did not know positively. Those seen
said they believed that an opportunity
for them to return to work would come
within a few days and by Monday Of
next week at the latest they would be
permitted to go into the mills as union
men. No official information to this
effect had been received they said but
nevertheless they believd it was true.