Warren sheaf., 1901-08-22
70 CLOSE INDEFINITELY.
Strikers at Bay View Warned That
the Mills Will Not Open
Again. ~
uLT|MAIuM TO JOLIET MEN FAILS.
to Start Mill lFails-Assistant
Secretary Tighe Returns to Pitts
burY-Excit1ng Fight Occurs ut
Monessen-SteeI Combine Succeeds
in Starting More Mills.


burg-Exciting Fight Occurs ut
Monessen-steel Combine Succeeds
in Starting More Mills.
Milwaukee, Aug. 2O.-The Illinois
sSteel company Monday posted a no.
'tice at the Bay View plant reading as
follows:
Owing to deliberate action Of the Anal
gamate association In violating their con-
tract, these mills will be closed Indefinite
ly. Employees are invited to call at the
office and receive the wages due them
Many of the strikers at Bay View
have decided to go camping in the
country. Several of the leaders ex-
pressed themselves as being of the
opinion that settlement between
the Amalgamated association and the
steel trust would be reached within
a few days. There will be no neces-
ssity of picketing the mills, the men
say, as no attempt will be made to
start the plant with nonunion men.
Attempt to Resume Work Fais.
Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. 2O.-The joint con-
ference of the Amalgamated lodges
adjourned shortly before one o'clock.
There were no important develop
ments as the result of the meeting.
The four lodges will meet again at
two o'clock Wednesday.
The attempt to resume work at the
Pressed Steel Car company's plant,
under. the ultimatum posted last week
that unless the strikers returned
Monday morning the plant would be
closed Indefinitely, was not a success.
Less than 100 out of 500 men out re-
ported for work. These were put on
old work and nothing on new work
was attempted. Superintendent ALL
man Monday said he would pay the
strikers off Tuesday, and if the men
still refused to return the mill would
be closed.
Tighe Returns to Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2O.-Assistant
Secretary NJ. F. Tghe, of the Anal
gamated associate who succeeded
in winning the Joliet and Bay View
members of the organization over to
the strike after they had voted to
work on, returned here Monday. He
was given an enthusiastic welcome by
his associates. He declined to talk
until he makes his report to Presi-
dent Shaffer There is no indica ton
of what further action will be taken
as to the Chicago men who have SO
far refused to strike.
Exciting Fight at Monessen.
There was an exciting fight at
Monessen Monday. Large crowds
filled the street and the police were
ordered to clear them. A strike
sympa pathizer, named T. Mcmahon, re-
fused to move on and when the police
tried to force him resisted. There
was lively but brief fight ending in
the arrest of Mcmahon. The strik-
.ers did not expect the company to
bring men to the plant and stand
about staring at the columns of
smoke ascending from the stacks.
Won't Handle Nonunion Plates.
At meeting of the tin house men,
employed at the Star works of the
American Tin Plate company, held
Monday, it was decided not to work
any plate except that turned out by
members of the Amalgamated associ-
alton. It is said that all lodges of the
Tin Plate Workers. International
Protective association are voting on
this question.
Threatening, Letter to Militia.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 20.-Dispatches
from Somerset, Pa, where the Second
brigade of the national guard of Penn
;- hat
Der of anonymous letters have been
received by the regimental command
ers containing threats in connection
with possible strike duty by the SOL
,diers. A fair sample is the following:
Dear Sir: In case your command is
called upon to do duty against the steel
strikers, do not forget that there are many
laboring men and union men in your reg1-
ments and watch where you stand When
you give the order to fire.
The matter has been placed in the
hands of the United States postal au-
to be in progress.
Nothing could be learned in Pitts
burg, as Post Office Inspector O'Brien
is out of the city.
More Mills Start Up.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2o.-!The steel
managers made another gain over the
strikers Monday when two more mills
at the Painter plant were put in mo-
ton. They were started at seven
O'Clock and brought the total num-
ber of mills in operation in that prop
erty up to four. They claim that
several of their old men have broken
from the strikers and returned to
their places. C. L. Harper, manager
of the property, said that he now had
200 men at work and that of the
number about so were skilled men.
He says that within month the mill
will be running to it's full capacity.
The strikers still assert that the prop
erty is helpless and that the work
being done in it is not hurting their
cause. The steel managers said that
it would be running before night.