The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-20
STEEL TRUST GAINS some
Corporation Had It's Innings
Yesterday
MoNEssEN WORKS START UP.
Restoration of Two Other Properties
Crippled by strike-AmaIgamated
Officials Say Skilled Men are Not at
Work-Break ct Chicago.

Pittsburg, Aug. 20.-The United
States Steel corporation made series
of gains yesterday in the restoration
of properties crippled by the strike of
the Amalgamated association and its
sympathizers. Tie steel mills at
Monessen, after a long period of mac
tivity, were partly put in motion by
strike breakers gathered in some of
the southern states; two more mills
in the Painter plant were also started
up, and another mill at the Clark prop
erty was operated for the first time.
There was some disorder in the streets
of Monessen during the day, but the
local police never lost control of the
demonstrative crowds and there was
no serious trouble. The reopening OF
the Monessen mill is believed to be
the first OF a series of aggressive
moves on the part of the steel corpor-
alton. Preparations are known to be
in progress for reopening the Star tin
mills in this city and for increasing the
force at the Lindsay & McCutcheon
mills, and it is thought to be only a
matter Of time before the strongholds
of the strikers, like Newcastle, Nc
Keesport, Wheeling. Bellaire and
Mingo Junction, will be invaded. The
strikers deny that any real progress
has been made at either Monessen or
Painters, and say that they are not to
be frightened by the burning of lot
of coal and the mere operation of ma
| chinery. They say that skilled men
cannot be secured outside OF their
ranks and that none of their men are
| deserting, despite claims to the con-
| trary. The managers of the Painter
mills claim part of their two new
crews is made up OF old employees who
have come back to work.
The greatest fight in this district is
for mastery at the Duquesne mills OF
| the Carnegie company. Both sides
are, working secretly, the Amalgamat.
| ed association to extend its organize
tion and strength among the work.
ers, and the steel company to block
any plan to get the men out. Neither
side has shown its strength yet and it
Is impossible to get any line on the
ultimate result.
The men of the Pennsylvania works
of the National Tube company in this
city joined the strikers last night and
it is expected that the force in the
Frankstown plant will follow them
today. About 600 men left the Penn
sylvania works and it is almost Ger.
tain that all of the remaining 600 will
join in the movement and completely
tie up the property. There are about
900 men in the Frankstown plant and
the total number of men added to the
army of strikers by this movemen,
will be about 1900.
It is reported that portion of the
Second brigadeof the National guard o1
this state, now in camp at Somerset
will be kept under arms and at the
camp for some time in order to be
ready to answer an emergency call fol
strike duty. No confirmation of the
story can be obtained from the officers
of the guard or any of the state Off
cials. 1t is not credited here. A mum
ber of anonymous letters, evidentl,
the work of some labor crank, have
been written to officers Of the guard