Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-08-31
Huns and SIavs Stoned Repair
men at Tupe Plant,
In Pittsburg.
A CONFERENCE WITH SCHWAB
May Be Had by President Burns, Of
the Window Glass Workers-strik.
ers Reported Weakening at Paint
er's-some Duqueene Men ouA.

Pittsburg. Aug. 3f.-Another riot
Gus outbreak among the foreign ele-
ment in the vicinity Of the Pennsyl.
yania tube works, on Second avenue,
occurred last night. The tube mills
have not been operated since the men
went on strike, but the company has
had quite a number OF repair men
employed. These men were leaving
the plant at o'clo@k, s.heu 6 aTa8l
of Hungarians and Slavs, who former
~ worked In the mills, gathered On
the tracks OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad above the street. They starr
ed TO boot and jeer The workmen
paid no attention to these actions and
then the foreigners grew angry and
began stoning them.
Workmcn Obliged to Flee.
Bricks and stones flew through the
cir, and the workmen were Obliged =
run for their lives. Several We're
struck ana were painfully injured be
fore the rioters could be dispersed
Lieutenant Edward McPoIand, with
four officers who We're on guard at the
plant, made charge on the strikers
d1is tlpuSu lHSy Hastily SGhlLtl6u bllG
officers succeeded In arresting three
of the fugitiyes, who were sent to No.
10 police station. The prisoners gave
their names as Joseph Morocco, Jo-
seph Johnston and Frank Crisiee.
Manager +. r. Harper of the Amer
lean Sheet Steel company, secured
nine additional skilled men to go to
work in the Painter mills next week.
More have indicated their willingness
to return without any settlement OF
The strike. He declared that before
the end OF next week he would have
The Painter mills completely manned
and that instead of only six mills be-
ing operated, as was the case before
the strike, the full eight mills will be
operated. Before the end of the next
week Manager Harper expects to have
The entire plant operated double turn
Microscopes 49, Marched.
Mckeesport strikers marched in the
rain yesterday from that city to Du-
quesne borough, headed by a brass
band They paraded the streets ia
Duqnesne, cheering and shouting most
OF the time. and would have held
mass meeting there had it been posi-
BILE to have secured a hall The only
hall that was the least suitable was
declared to be unsafe for large gath
ering and the meeting had to be aban-
doned. The appearance OF The atrik-
ers in the streets Of Daauesne caused
much excitement.
Claimed It Would Have Effect.
The Duquesne police force escorted
the strikers through the Sd cts, and
until they left the borough limit
again. fhe men eheered while on the
bridge over the Monongahela river.
both going and coming, and were
heard by the entire borough 1t was
said at the time of the parade that the
moral effect of the turnout would be
discovered before this morning, as it
was confidently expected that enough
Of the Duquesne mill men would come
out to tie up that plant
Last night the officials of the mills
IN Duquesne discharged a number of
The men. 1t was not officially stated
Why they were let go, but it is said
that the men had been particularly
active in organizing the mill workers.
As soon as this was announced men
hogan to leave in the open hearth de.
partment, following in systematic
manner after they had finished their
heats in the mills At midnight a
number of the men had left the plant
and others were expected to do SO
before morning
Schwab and Burns to Confer.
Contrary to expectations, the efforts
OF President Simon Burns, of the
Window Glass Workers association.
TO secure conference with President
Charles M. Schwab, of the United
States Steel corporation, promise to
prove successful, at least in part. Yes
terday Mr.. Burns said he received
word from Mr.. Schwab indicating that
he would probably call him on the
long distance telephone from New
FORK today and that the suggestions
he offered would be briefly talked over
at that time. Mr.. Burns plan was to
nave all the steel workers return To
work at once a4a then have any mat
ter IN dispute settled by board of
arbitration acceptable to both sides.
providing that there is anything found
to be arbtrated The plan has been
accepted by President Shaffer but I'M
I'll yesterday there was no indication
th>+t 1t would be considered by the
United States Steel corporation The
word brought to Mr. Burns Yesterday
Las changed the aspect of affairs con-
Riderably