The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-03
STRIKERS ARE UGLY
COLORED MAN, MISTAKEN FOR
NON-UNIONIST. is MOBBED
AT PITTSBURG
TRUST OFFICIALS HOPEFUL
Failure of the Amalgamated Assoc
citation to Close Duquesne Works
Is Considered the Begin
ming of the End.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 2.-The big Labor
day demonstrations monopoliZed the at
tention of Workmen and strikers here
and in the surrounding towns, but steel
manufacturers went on making prepara-
tions for the opening of the plants that
are shut down by the strike, and in
creasing the number of men at the mills
already in partial operation.
Public interest in the strike itself is
tagging as the contest seems to have set
tied down to an issue of endurance. Only
the unusual incidents connected with
each days doings receive notice by those
not directly affected by the struggle Evil
dences of Impotence are cropping out on
the side of the strikers and fears that
the unlawful acts participated in by the
strikers last night and today about the
Star Tin plant may multiply and spread
to other quarters.
The officials of the Star plant claim
that today the pickets about their mill
held up special delivery boy from the
postoff1ce with a letter for the Office
while he was coming down Twelfth
street, and inspected the letter before he
was allowed to proceed. The matter will
be reported to the postal authorities at
once. 1t is also charged that the striK-
ers stoned the company carriage on Penn
avenue this morning, but did no special
damage to the occupants. The aggres-
s1veneSS of the strikers was further
demonstrated late this afternoon when %
mob surrounded William Jones, a cplored
man, who was mistaken for a non-union
man from the Star works. He made
narrow escape from serious injury and
possibly death by the appearace of
Police Lieutenant Crossan, who came to
his rescue. Before Crossan could secure
additional aid he was almost over
whelmed by the large crowd that had
gathered. The prompt arrival of a large
force of officers probably saved Jones
from being lynched.
During the parade most of the pickets
were away from the Star mills and the
company succeeded in securing several
new men. Of the lot that arrived in
Pittsburg early today 1t was said that
a good many of them were for the
Demmler plant in McKeesport and We're
now in that plant where operations are
to begin in short time.
The Lindsay-McCutcheon plant in AL
legheny did not start up today, as the
management said because the men there
wanted to celebrate Labor day The mills
Will be operated as usual tomorrow. The
Painter mills in West Carson street
started up as usual, with increased
forces. There was no change in the
LaWrenceVille district. The failure of the
Amalgamated people to cripple the Car
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this morning is looked upon by the steel
officials as the death blow of the strike,
in the Carnegie mills at least
Last night the strike managers at Nc
Keesport announced that a march would
be made this morning to Duquesne and
predicted confidently that the men would
not go to work and the entire plant
would be tied up. This morning no
paraders appeared, the men went to
work, and the plant is in operation as
usual
1t is more than probable that this latest
failure at Duquesne will have the effect
of making the strike managers withdraw
all efforts in that direction
While there is no visible indication that
the National Tube company intends
starting its plant at McKeesport in the
near future, the foremen in the mill say
tonight that the entire plant will be in
operation next week