Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-07
THE COAL MINERS.
The Strikers Much Encouraged Imported
Miners Deserving = How They !: {
Were Treated-The Iron
Situation.
LATEST REPORTS FROM ALL POINTS.
Special 10 The RegiSter.

FRosrBURG, MD., July 6.-The Fourth
passed off quietly in the whole region
Yesterday wrote of the successful opera
tons Of the new miners. Most of my in
formation came from the side of the opera.
tors. To-day give you the opinion of one
ofthe new men, which tends to strengthen
the hope OF the strikers that they will, at
an early date, be successful.
The oldAsiners went to Eckhart, about q
thousand strSpg, headed by brass band,
and raised fiasSole one hundred and ten
feet high in opposition to that of the new
men, and run up flag on which were the
words.
The Independent lsiner..
While this was going on Nome of the
new miners left the company sNyorks and
joined the strikers. One came With them
TO this place. He was placed uponN horse
with his baggage on before him, and Nrith
two men leading the animal they mafSh.
ed him into town Immediately behind the,
procession.
After reaching Pauls opera house they
halted, and he with several Interpreters,
was placed upon the veranda where, with
their assistance, he addressed the strikers
or rather
Gave His Experience.
He said that from the first they had been
treated as conyicts and not allowed to go
out of the inelosure; that they were COM
pelled to buy food from the company, and
for everything they received they were
charged the very highest price. He had
worked eleven days in all, and had received
in cash but So 80. Eleven men had come
out with him, and twenty-five more would
leave to-day, and that il was but matter
of few days until all would be gone.
This is the story from the inside.
The strikers are very much elated over
the good news, and think their troubles
will soon be over. Through all this dem
onstration, not thing was done at which
exceptions could be taken. .g
Meyersdale, Pa. .'#.'-
MEYERsDALE, Pa, July 5-Nearly all the
mines are working here, having received
the demanded increase. To-day the IainePs
in the Baltimore and Cumberland Coal
Company's mines struck, not for an ad.
vance, but because they objected to GER
tain new employe. The company does not
intend to recognize this as strike, and will
employment men who can be readily OBJ
tained.
At Cumberland. .r. .
Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
CUMBERLAND, MD., July 6.-The falacy of
the strikers argument that only skilled
miners could successfully mine coal in this
region is proven by the fact that the new
laborers put out, to-day, five hundred and
thirty tons, which is larger than any cut
put of the old miners with the machinery
in operation, there is now in use with two
engines. The capacity OF the mines is about |
six hundred tons.
A knights or Labor Meeting.
PITTSBURGH, July 6.-Yesterday there was
held q meeting of District Assembly No. o.
Knights of Labor, comprised of the miners
70 tls;a sri41;sliiI-sAf si>s--~.l
ing, and it was demonstrated by the reports
that there had been remarkable increase
in membership; in many districts the ac-
cessions being fully five hundred per cent,
while in other mining sections the male
population had Joined almost to man.
The situation was discussed at considerable
length, and committee of three appointed
10 prepare a series of resolutions which,
being of a secret character, will only be
placed in the hands Of members OF the
Knights of Labor. There was nothing oil
general interest in the mining situation.