Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
BOTH SIDES CLAIM GAINS
Twenty Thousand Men Thus Far Have
Obeyod Skaters Last Strike Order.
NUMBER NOW IDLE IS $4,000
Manufacturers Holding Ground
at Many Places.
A SURPRISE At The PAINTER MILL

ooiated Press Dispatch by special Wires
Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. IA. both sides
made material gains today in the great
strike being waged against the United
States Steel Corporation by the Anal
eamated Association. The remaining
forces at the plant of the National tube
works, at McIieesport, Joined the
strikers, and the great plant Is now
practically silent. The strikers also
made some gains among the men at the
lower union mill of the Carnegie COM
pany in Pittsburg, but there ia direct
conflict in the claims made by either
side as to the exacf condition of that
plant. The strikers soy they will force
1t to close down, while tho managers
insist that they have not been hurt,
aud that the plant will he kept moving.
The material gains Of the manufao
turers were at the Painter mill, 10 this
city. and the Crescent mill OF the
American Tinplate Co., in Cleveland.
At the former, surprise was sprung
on the strikers, and two mills, one
with crew OF old employees, who struck
on the first order, wero going before it
was known TINT any such move was
contemplated, 1t is said that anotber
crew will be put on shortly, and the
managers assert that many Of their old
men will come back. There was no
disorder at, the mill today, and IL Is
said that the old employees will not do
picket duty, for fear OF being black.
listed in the future. The American
Tinplate officials say that they have
ha the mills In ,the Crescent plant
moving.
The situation today can be generally
summarized as follows: In round num-
bers, the last strike order by President
Shnffer has becn oDeyed by 10000 men,
and the total number of men who
struch or were rendered idle by all
three orders is now placed at CO, 600
The manufacturers continue to hold
their ground at Chicago. Joliet, lay
view, YoungstowD, Columbus, the
Kiskiminetas Valley and all OF the
Carnegie pants except the lower union
mill in Pittsburg. Ia the last named,
the strikers have made some gains, but
the general result there IS still in
doubt The steel managers also count
the refusal of the furnace men of the
Mahvning and Shenango Valleys 10
strike az victory. The steel corpora
tion also scored today IN reopening two
mills at the Painter plant, 10 Pitsburg,
and In forcing the oIenirg Of the
Crescent tinplate mill, at Cleveland.
The strikers scored heavily at Mo-
Kessport today, when nearly 5000
men ana boys employed by the National
Tube Co. joined iorces with the
strikers and tied the plant up. They
claim to have further extended their
organization among the men at the
Carnegie mills In this city, and say
that before the end of the week they
will have the works STOPPED. They
also expect to completely close down
everything in the Wheeling district,
aud assert that the last man will 90
out after the massmeeting TO pe ad.
dressed today by President Shaifer.
| The strikers also are completely in
control at Bsllaire and Mingo juno
tion. Good order still rues.
| President Shaffer Of the Amalga-
mated Association left this morning
for Wheeling, where a large union
demonstration will be held at the State
fair grounds. He went alone, and made
no statement az 10 the situation of his
plans. His departure left the strike
headquarters ia charge Of. Secretary
John Williams. The latter Is engaged
in pushing the scheme for financial aid.
and said the strikers we're getting lib
eral contributions. No plan OF in
dividual reliet for the men on strike
has yet been announced. Apparently,
no action has been taken with respent
to the wstern lodges that refused to go
| out.
RuMoRs OF A SETTLEMENT.
Rumors OF settlement OF tho steel
strike are again being revived, but
confirmation of them at any source is
impossible. 1t is related oircumstan-
italy that the Amaleamated Associa-
tion knows it cannot win, that the
United States Steel CORPORATION fears
the loss Of both skilled men and orders
to the independent mills. and that they
are close to terms which will be salts
factory to both.