Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-16
M new STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS.
Impression is That Combine Officials and Amagamated Leaders
Will Get Together Before Long and Settle
Differences.

there are 1000 skilled workmen and all
but 250 at the Duncanville plant are
iron. This makes 10000 skilled work.
men out at present. 1t is estimated
that the unskllled labor in the various
mills affected by the sthike viii run the
total close to the claim Of $4,000 idle
men, made by the Amalgamated asso-
citation.
There are no disturbances at the
Lindsay and McCutcheon plant today.
Two furnaces are running but the
strikers are keeping away from the
mill and no police are required to guard
the place,
Everything was very quiet about the
Monongahela plant Of the American
Tin Plate company on the south side.
A few laborers and lnishers are work.
ing and will be for several days until
the unfinished product is made ready
for the market That the men believe
the strike will continue for some time
was made evident this morning when
many OF them left the city.
A rumor was current in the Law
renceville district today that the
workers in Carnegies upper union mills
and the Black Diamond steel plant
would Join the strikers this evening,
Officials Davies and Gibson are re-
ported to have gone to Vandergrift TO
get the men out at that place. their
success at Clark's and Monessen hav-
ing encouraged them to make an effort
to close the few remaining non-uni0n
mills in this district, and show an UNI
broken front TO the manufacturers
The surprising strength OF the
Amalgamated association at points
that were considered the strongholds
Of the non-union element Is one Of the
features OF the present steel strike.
With the closing OF the Monessen hoop
mill every plant OF the American
Steel Hoop company Is tied up with the
exception Of the small plant at Dun
cansville, Pa.
Today word was received at Anal
gamated headquarters stating that tn,
men Of the Duncansville plant were
ready TO close down when ordered
President Shaffer stated that he had
not been informed of any movement
toward mediation between the workers
and manufacturers. In reference to
the reported meeting OF the heads Of
the United States Steel corporation II,
New York he claimed 10 know moth
ing OF their Intentions further than 20
them when they had conceded the
scale TO the mills as demanded.
sCHwAB WON'T TALK.
New York July l6-President c. NJ,
Schwab. of the United States Steel cor
poratlon, and the other officials OF the
company now here decline to publicly
discuss the strike situation. Mr. Schwab
has been In conference with j. Pier
pont Morgan and others but no hint OF
their attitude or conclusions has been
given to the public. IT has been report
ed that there would be a general con-
ference on the subject here and also
that there was a movement afoot for
the settlement Of the strike, but confir-
nation or denial OF these stories could
not be obtained al sources Of author
ity.
1900 MEN STRIKE.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, July i6.-The 1 500
employees OF the Kingston Coal COM
pany went on strike this morning be-
cause OF a reduction in the wages paid
for 'yardage" on narrow work In the
mines from $3.50 TO 81 per yard
STATIONARY F1REMEN STRIKE.
WIlkesbarre, Pa. July 16-The
strike OF the stationary fremen, in
auguraied today. has tied up nearly all
the mines In the Wyoming valley and
a conservative estimate places the
number OF men idle at 5000 This in
cludes the men out In the Scranton
district. Only about 500 OF these are
firemen. The balance Is made up OF
miners. laborers. engineers. breaker
boys and machinists employed in ana
about the collieries. Every mine from
Pittston TO Nanticoke II affected
When the whistles blew at Z O'Clock
for work, the firemen refused 10 report
for duty, and orders were then issued
by the superintendent to close down.
The striking iiremen thereupon re-
turned TO their respective headqrarters
whore they held meetings and dis
cussed the situation
President Mullahy OF the state as
ISOLATION. told the Associated Press
correspondent that up 20 10 a, m. ne
had received reports from the entire
Wyoming district Of the anthracite re-
gi0n and only five collleries were work
ing. He estimates that 10000 men are
idle. The coal companies have pressed
into service their f0remcn and fire
bosses who win be employed as fire.
men for the time being. In order 10
keep the pumps running and the mines
free from water. At some OF the coli
lieries hosting engineers who were
asked TO work with the new men re-
fused and quit their posts. The Della
ware q Hudson company has two
mines working and the officials say
they have enough hrcmen 70 keep the
pumps munning
Several manufacturing concerns have
given In 20 the demands OF the firemen
today. among them the Wilkesbarre