The age-herald., 1901-07-16
STEEL MILLS
 ARE TIED UP
 COMPLETELY Ana|ganated Association SpTang Several Sur prises on
 the Operators ITS 4 FIGHT ID THE FINISH Mills That Were Supposed by Officers Not To Be Unionized Closed Down and There Are Others
 to Follow.
ITS 4 FIGHT 10 THE FINISH

PittSburg, July lb.-ReportS recelVeu from all sources connected with the great strike of the steel workers today indicate that the members of the Amalgamated Association had matters we'll in hand and that the strike order was generally obey ed. Telegrams from various points where the mills of the American Tin Plate Con- pany, the American Steel Hoop Company and the American Sheet Steel Company are located, told of the shutting down of these plants in large numbers. In many the first strike which affected the sheet steel and the steel hoop companies only. The last order brought out all the union plants of the American Plate Company with the single exception of the new mill in Monessen which is still running. At the it was stated that 74OOO men would be act ually idle in the mills of the three com panies. The hoop companys supposedly non-union mill, known as the Painter, was closed this morning in all its branches. The tie up at this mill was said to have been surprise to the mill owners and officials in charge of it. The other plant. known as the Lindsey and McCutcheon mill In Allegheny, was shut down com pletely in the pudding and bar mills. The finishing department of the mill was working during the day, as the men are not in the union, but 1t Is claimed by the workers that the employees in that depart- mcnt will not go to work in the morning.
 The Hoop Colnpeny's mill at Monessen has been non-union since it was built, two years ago, and the company says the men there will remain loyal. While all the mills of the United States Steel Corpora ton are included in the general conflict. the three companies are the first at- tackled. What the next move would be the workers would not say. It Is announced tonight that the circular letter which was expected to be sent out calling on the men in the mills of the Federal Steel Company, the National Steel Company and the National Tube Company to come out would not be issued at present.
 Settlement Expected.
 The most interesting report to the Amalgamated Association today was the dispatch from New York which said that a conference of the manufacturers was to be held in New York tomorrow, at which Warner Arms, vice president of the Tin Plate Company. was to present a detailed account of the experiences of the committee that met the Amalgamated Association last week. It was stated that the question of again extending the olive branch to the strikers or of taking up the fight and crushing the association would be determined. Generally speaking, the workers, from President Shaffer down, seem to be looking for some sort of g. settlement.
 When President Shaffer was informed of the granting of the advance to the Mo- Keesport tube workers, who are unor- ganized, he said:
 'T anticipated such action on the part of manufacturers and have warned our men to guard against being blinded by such dust-throwing methods. l expect that similar advices will be given to the men dn other works of the United States Steel Corporation that have not been af- fected by the strike order, in the hope that the workers may refuse to come out should we. decide to extend the strike to all the plants of the corporation"
 MilIs Affected.
 Following are extracts from reports of nearby towns received tonight
 At New Philadelphia, O., $50 employees of the New Philadelphia rolling mill are idle.
 At Carnegie, Pa, 200 employees of the Chartiers steel works are idle.
 All departments of the Scotdale and Old Meadow rolling mill were running full today.
 At Johnstown, Pa, 1t has developed that considerably more than half of the 12,O00 employees of the Cambria Steel Company are members of the Amalaga- mated Association.
 At McKeesport, Pa., the W. Deews- wood and United States tin plate plants are idle.
 At Monessen, Pa, the National Tin Plate mill is running full time. Notices are said to be posted in the interior or the mills granting a voluntary increase or lo per cent. to the heaters and catchers and 8 per cent. to the rollers
 At Connellsville, Pa., the rolling depart meDts of the Humbert plant of the Amer ican Tin Plate Company are idle.
 At Youngstown, O., the only plant of the United States Steel Corporation in the valley in operation tonight Is the Ohio plant of the National Steel Company, non- union, and which Is not considered in the present trouble Seven thousand men ofiicially went on a strike this morning, although nearly all of them have been idle since the scale expired.
 At Niles the employees of the American Tin Plate Company. 1000 in number, went out.
 These 400 belong to the International Plate Workers Protective Association and it is necessary for them to come out on account of lack of material. The American Steel Hoop Company has plants at Girard and Warren, 700 being employed at each place. The men at both places are out.
 At Struthers the sheet steel company has plant employing TOO men which will remain idle as long as the strike lasts.
 At Cumberland. Md. the employees of the American tin plate mill to the num- Der of about $50 went out this morning.
 Al Eaaf Tivaruool Ohio. the strfka or-