Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-06
MORE MEN SECURED.
Steel Manufacturers Said to Have
Made Gains.
EXPECT FULL RESUMPTION OF WORK.
The Strike Leaders Apparently Not
Discouraged by the Outlook, and
SnY Their Cause Is Pre9ress-
Ing Satisfactorily.

Discouraged by the Outlook, and
!. Say Their Cause Is Pre9ress-
Ing Satisfactorily.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 4.-Deyelop-
cided gains for the manufacturers.
The accession of 30 skilled men to
the Star plant, the increased produc-
tion at the Painter and the Lindsay
and McCutcheon mills, the detection
from the strikers ranks of rs ma
chinists and pipe cutters at the Con-
tinental tube works and so at the
Pennsylvania tube works, the impor-
cation of IL men to the Monessen
steel hoop mill and the installation
of three mills on night turn at the
Clark mill all point to an early re-
sumption all along the line as viewed
by the steel officials.
Strike Leaders Not Cast Down.
The Amalgamated officials, how
ever, make the claim that everything
Is progressing satisfactorily, and say
that much of the supposed advantage
of the manufacturers is bluff, and
cannot be made good. AS an instance
they cite the Lindsay & McCutcheon
plant, where the company claims to
have as many men at work as they
can accommodate and turning out
merchantable product. The Amalga-
mated people claim that James Hur-
ley, vice president of the First dis
trict, visited the Lindsay & MeCutch-
con mill Tuesday in the ruise
of a roller seeking work. He made
an inspection of the mill and, ac-
cording to his report, there are 30
men at work, six of whom are skilled.
The strikers also claim that at the
NIonessen plant the product turned
out last week amounted to 100000
pounds, while before the strike the
daily output was 100000 pounds.
Quiet at McKeesport.
Matters at McKeesport are quiet
and to all appearances unchanged.
Strikers point to the fact that the
machinists who were persuaded Mon
day to leave the National tube works
did not go in Tuesday as victory for
them. The much talked-of start OF
the Demmler plant is still being dis.
cussed, and the attempt to start is
now scheduled for the latter part OF
the week. The management claims
that the only thing holding them
back is adequate protection for the
workers, full complement of whom
they say are ready to go in. Mayor
Black is still holding back his final
answer to the request for police pro-
lection. 1t is reported that the strik-
ers at Duquesne intend to make an
other effort to close that plant by
getting the open hearth men out, but
nothing definite on the subject can be
learned.
situation at other Points.
At Wheeling the strikers are hold.
Ing their own and there is no indica
sion of an attempt to start any of tn,
shutdown plants. Wellsville reports
no change. The report from Cana
Dover is to the effect that, although
District Manager Cline promised
Monday that four mills would be
fired up Tuesday morning. only one
mill, small 34-inch sheet mill, was
fred. The strikers claim this was
caused by the desertion of nine OF
the nonunion men who returned tc
Nandergrift, from which place they
came last Sunday. Manager Cline
would make no statement except tt
DENY that there were any desertion'
and to say that the situation was I'm
changed.
Will Not Investigate.
Amalgamated leaders in Pittsburf
do not believe that there will be any
investigation of the charges made by
Mr. Hickey at Milwaukee. Secretary
Williams said that il committee
should come here for the purpose il
would not be received by the Amalga
mated officials.
President Shaffer, it is said, has re
ceived many Endorsements OF his
course and encouragement to remain
firm. The president himself is conf
dent and processes to be entirely sat
isfied with the progress of the strike
More Strikes.
1,ittsburg, Pa, Sept. 4.-The organ
lied electrical workers of the two
cities went on strike Tuesday because
of their failure to enforce wage de
mand on ten notices. The result il
that all building operations Ringing OF
the completion Of the electrical worl
are tied up. While the demand of thu
workers surprised the contractors
they agreed to grant them, inyolvini
an advance of so cents day, after G
days. The workers offered to con
promise by making their new deman
effective October 81. This would no
let the contract employers out unde
their contracts. and they refused it.
The chainmakers have struck. Th
strike is claimed to be widespread
The men quit work for an increase Q
wages. The advance in the Pittsbur
district averages "a per cent. In tn
east the advance asked runs all the wa
from four to one hundred per cent, de
pending on the kinds of chains made
The strike has been started by tn
CbainmaIiers' National Union of tn
United States.
Charged with Murder.
Milwaukee,. Sept. 4.-George Merf
man. alias McCartey, a structural iro