Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-14

fndnstrial conflict between employers
ANA employees in the steel strike. and
The result is still in the balance. The
strikers made gains at Pittsburg, Nc
Keesport, Wheeling and Bellaire in the
'5st twenty-four hours, but in the main
me advantage is still with the mill
5Wners. Both sides claim to be prepar-
ing moves that will bring confusion
n opponents. but neither side has
Town its hand.
The general situation tonight can
be briefly summarized as follows:
Ten men, five of them skilled, quit
at The Lower Union mill of the Carnegie
company in Pittsburg to-day and join
ed the strikers. Their detection repre-
sented the first break in the Carnegie
forces of more than $1,000 men. The
strikers are jubilant over the incident,
but the company claims to have filled
their places at once, and that there
will be no more dsertions at any OF the
plants.
The Bellaire plant, at which the men
struck on Sunday, was finally closed
down to-day after working shorthand
ed until yesterday afternoon. When IN
other start will be made. is problemat-
ical.
Several hundred boys employed at the
National Tube Works at McKeesport
went out during the night and day, and
their action materially aided the effort
Of the strikers to finally tie up the
plant. The works are going ahead short
handed, but the ranks of the workers
are thinning, and the supply of material
IS limited.
The strikers made gains at Wheeling
and the
Steel Officials Admitted
that Benwood would be closed down.
Clark's mill here is moving along
full handed, Lindsay & McCutcheon is
operating with a small crew and the
managers are planning to open Pain
ter's and increase the force at Lindsay
& M~cCucheon's.
A break in the ranks of the men who
struck at Painters is expected by the
strike managers deny that one will oc-
cur. Another break is reported as pos
sible at New Castle, but there are as yet
no positive indications of it.
The ho.oc;ooo T;- DJota C1~oon,
has a small force at the Crescent plant
In Cleveland and is also planning re-
sumption at other points with non-un-
ion men. The steel corporation has or
dered hat the CHARTERS plant at Car
negie be dismantled and removed to
Leechburg.
So far good order has prevailed al
though the steel officials assert that
there has been
Intimidation nj wheeling.
McKeesport and Pittsburg. Both sides
express their confidence in ultimate
victory and are actively carrying for
ward their respective campaigns.
President Shaffer, of the Amalga-
mated Association, leaves tomorrow
for Wheeling, where he is to address
the strikers.
The number of men out as a result
of the general order is now roughly es-
timated at Is, 900 and on the three Or
ders at $4,000. Many strikers have
found work in Independent mills or at
other occupations and many are idle
merely because the skilled men are
out.
According to an authoritative an
nouncement made to-day to a represen-
tative of the Associated Press by Of
fcials of the American Sheet Steel Com
pany, the destruction of another plant
has been ordered by the steel corpora
Ton as a result Of the refusal of the
men to operate it. This time it is the
CHARTERS plant at Carnegie that is to
lie dismantled. 1t is owned by the
"merican Sheet Steel Company and the
otlers to tear it down, went out this
a ernoon. 1t will be removed to Leech-
nurg in the Kiskiminetas valley.
The strikers were called together yes
terday by Superintendent John Henry
and preliminary notice Of the COM
pany's plan served on them. Eighty
strikers responded and Mr.. Henry told
them that the fires would be lighted
and all preparations made for a start
Today. He said that at 2 O'Clock the
whistle would be blown and if the men
JAILED to respond, the fires would never
be re.ighted.
The programme as outlined was car
Tied out but when the whistle sounded
The Men Did Not Respond.
Inc fires were at once drawn and the
order to dismantle and remove the
mills was given.
The officials of the company said that
'ne plant would be down and moved
within two weeks.
There was no trouble at any Of the