Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-19

Wellsvilie pant was seriously beaten
by a party of strikers early this morn
ing and forced 10 promise that he would
not return to work.
Two meetings Of the switchmen's
Union Of North America were held here
yesterday to discuss the strike. i. T..
Hawley grand master, was present and
spoke at both meetings II was de-
cided that a strike in sympathy with
the steel workers could not be ordered,
but the heartiest moral and financial
support was rendered to the strikers
Grand Master Hawley suggested that
the American Federation Of Labor call
together all the labor leaders Of the
country for conference on the strike
and expressed the opinion that some
plan for fayorably ending the strike
would be forthcoming.
The situation at the Bellaire works
Of the National Steel company remains
unchanged. The last furnaces have
been blown out preparatory for repairs
and steel works and plate mills are
idle. Notices directing the men 10 re-
port for their pay tomorrow have been
posted by the management The AM
algamated organizers are still at work
and have taken the furnace men In,
bringing their total membership up TO
$50, They say they will have 1000 men
organized before they stop.
The steel managers also scored at the
Clark mill In this city today They sue
ceeded In starting the ten-inch mill
with full crew Of skilled men and with
the exception of the small aight-inch
mill have every mill In the plant work.
ing According 90 Superintendent
Brown fifty more men were taken on
this morning and he now states his
force 10 be 600
There was no break In the forces ut
the lower union mill or at any Of the
Carnegie properties today. The strik-
ers maintain that they have secured
many men In all OF the plants in ques-
ton, and that in due time they will be
called out. so
President Shaffer was at strike head
quarters today. He said the situation
was unchanged. when asked about
Duquesne, he said:
IF there has been any plan TO do
anything at Duquesne the newspapers
have spoiled it,"
II could not be told whether the
Amalgamated president was serious or
not In his statement. Secretary Will
liams discounted the gains of the steel
corporation at the Painter mill with a
statement that while the company Rad
its machinery running, II did not have
the men TO successfully operate II.
Mayor Black, of McKeesport, was
not at his office today and II Is said
he has gone east with the idea Of Sc
curing justice from certain newspapers
as to the labor situation in that vi
entity Nothing about his movements
or plans can be ascertaned here, The
Demmler tin plate works want to run
Mayor Black for Congress.
1t Is improbable that there viii be
any trouble at the Pennsylvania plant
OF the National Tube works in this
city. The wages OF the men have all
been advanced and work goes steadily
on. The officials of the company say
that the advance Is not a concession
because of the strike but part of gem
eral plan OF increases commenced
some months ago. At the other mills
advances running from five to twenty
five cents per day were made and the
same increases have been given to the
Pennsylvania men.
Preparations are being made to eX-
tend the operations at the Lindsay d
McCutcheOn mills, whore one mill has
been in motion for several days past.
The old men are 10 be given one more
chance TO come back and II they do
net, their places viii go TO nOn-union
men. 1t Is said that enough non-union
men To start the ten.lnch min have
been secured.