The age-herald., 1901-09-11
He and Advisors Allowed One Day to Lapse Without {.
 Making a Settlement
MOB OF WOMEN ANDCH|LDREN
Stop Negro Driver and Burn Load of Cots Intended for Use of Non-
 Union Men In Monon- =
 gahela Mill.

Pittsburg, September 1o,-President T. ]. Shaffer and his advisers in the general office of the Amalgamated office hold the power by authority of the general execus tive board of the organization to settle the steel strike. Mr Shaffer and his ad- fisers apparently allowed today to lapse alter. this authority was vested. in them, without closing any settlement. on Mon day 1t is said the executive board direct ed President Shaffer, together with See7 retary-treasurer Williams, Assistant Sec sretary M F. Tighe and Ben. I. Davis of the advisory board to settle without de- lay on the best terms ohtainable
 It is said that President Shaffer Is seeking to reopen direct negotiations with the United States Steel Corporation in the hope of getting better terms,
 The terms secured by the National Civic Federation were neither accepted nor rejected by the Amalgamated Board. < Instead resolution was passed directing | President Shaffer, with the aid of his immediate advisers. to secure the best possible settlement. The terms submit ted provided simply for a signing of scales for all union plants of the Tin Plate, Sheet Steel and Steel Hoop Com pany except such as had been started since the strike began.
 Bare Majority.
 The executive committee passed it's resolutions by a bare majority. Presi- dent Shaffer protesting against proceed ing with so narrow margin and suggest ed that the members of the committee remain in the city for a possible further conference on Monday,
 One member on the board put it this way; t
 President ,Shaffer has the means to end the strike. How he is going to do 1t l can't say, but that is what he has to do," ess, A report from New York today that the strike had been settled was denied by President Shaffer and his fellow officials. Nothing was known at the United States Steel office here of such a settlement. President Shaffer also denied that he or his advisory board had been directed or ordered by the executive board to settle the strike.
 It Is said by representatives of the cor poration that just as fast as additional mills are started they will be added to the growing list of mills eliminated from the union list.
 The combine officials are busy with ar engagements to start idle mills.
 The plant at Chester w. Va. is sched- uled for an early start by the American Tin Plate Company.
 Exciting Incidents.
 The strike today in this section was full of exciting incidents, and unless speedy settlement of the trouble is effected indi- cations point to exceedingly lively times from now on. That both sides are deter mined on desperate fight seems evident. The first evidence of this was shown when a gang of bricklayers attempted to enter the National Tube plant at McKeesport. The strikers turned them back. The tube workers who were turned back yesterday did not venture a second attempt today, and the plant Is tonight. dark and idle. It was announced today that the Mo- nongahela Tin Plate Works, on the Southside, Pittsburg, would be started ! soon. In preparation for this move the company this evening endeavored to place in the plant cots and provisions for the 7 benefit of the workers. When the first . wagon containing ice and edibles crossed ] the Smithfield street bridge it was met by a crowd of women and children and the driver made to turn back. This wagon was followed by cab containing six ne- gro workmen.
 When the driver saw the crowd he lost ; his nerve. and at once turned back and drove his load to the Carnegie building. Here the men were met by a large crowd, and had to make a run for it to get into : the building safely.
 Burned the Cots.
 After the negroes had been turned back, . wagonload of cots, fifty In number, suc- ceeded in making it's way as far as Four teenth street, where the women gathered about it and cut the ropes holding the 6 load. The driver continued on his way, the cots dropping off at every turn of the wheels until about thirty of them had become the property of the women, who numbered about two hundred Some of the women ran into their houses and came out with oil cans, poured their con- tents over the cots, which had been piled r in two heaps in Fourteenth street. In an instant two immense bonfres were blaz- < ing briskiy, while the women executed a war dance about the fires and pelted each other with pillows and bedding which had fallen from the wagon.
 u The twenty cots which the driver suc- \ ceeded in getting through were piled in a heap in Fifteenth street. and 8 oordon of #. police surrounded 1t to keep back the crowd which had been augmented until 1t numbered fully 200o mostly women and children. The men kept fin the background as a rule apparently content with the re-