The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-12
QUIET AT PITTsBURG.
No Suggestion of Disorder Apparent
Throughout the Day.


PITTSBURG, Aug. u.-Pittsburg has
passed the first day of the strike in
spirit of calmneSS. There are strong
uEdercurrents of confidence and symp1-
thy running through popular feeling. but
there were few surface indications of
them. 1t was a bright, clear day, and
the pleasure places were filled with holi-
day crowds. There seemed to be a gen.
eral agreement to throw off the worry
and evils of the serious labor conflict
for the time being. The strikers and
their leaders kept close watch on the
strike situation, however. The early re-
ports were unfavorable to them for they
showed that the responses to the general
order to go out had not been as large
as they had been led to expect They
seemed confident, however, that more
men would decide to strike today, and
that the showing by Monday would be
satisfactory to them. The strikers did
not congregate in force at any point, and
there was not a suggestion of disorder
anywhere. The police authorities report
ed at o'clock that they had no word
of prospective trouble anywhere
President Shaffer spent the day quiet
ly at his home in this city. He received
reports from number of his lieutenants.
but during the day denied himself to
callers. He holds rather strict ideas as
to Sabbath observance, and throughout
possible be done on that day
When an Associated Press reporter
called at his house today he was received
by Mrs. Snaffer, wife of the strike lead
er.
MY husband can see no one today, -
she said. HE is resting and preparing
himself for the work ahead of him to-
morrow and though. the week. He will
be at the Amalgamated association head
quarters tomorrow, and can be seen
there by anyone wishing to see him.
The day as McKeesport passed without
any startling developments.
The indications are that the Demmler
plant of the American Tin Plate company
will start up soon. Supt. Pitcock who
has just started on a two weeks vaca-
tion, has been recalled from Virginia
and work is being pushed rapidly or
high board fences around the plant. Steam
is being kept up in the boilers, and al
indications point to an early resump'
tion.
Many meetings were held today by
/ the workers, but no results were made
known except that many new members
were taken into the organization.
! The rolling men of the National Tube
! company have been ordered to report fol
work at 3 o'clock Monday morning Tht
strikers claim that but few will re-
! spond. The company officials however
! @SOAh " nave AiO OOuOl VI llSlI SuCCSSSs
SITUATION AT NEWCASTLE.
At Newcastle there are now 5000 men
out of work through the strike Four
thousand of these quit work when the
! Shenango and Greer tin mills were
closed, and 800 more went out when the
steel and bar mills of the National
! Steel company closed in response to
President Shaffers second call last
week The stopping of the two latter
plants caused the local furnaces to close,
as there was no place for their product
when the steel mill is off But one fur
mace, the Neshannock, is now in opera
tion, the others having been blown out
This indicates a long strike, as they
would simply have Been coked down if
the intention was to resume soon. The