The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-27
FUEL FAMINE.
Manufacturers SeramblinR for Coal
on Account of the Strike

on account OF the Strike.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 26.-The estimates
made by men familiar with the demands
from the local coal trade difIersomewhat,
but not enough to allow any escape from
the conclusion that fuel famine is not
far of. There is a perfect scramble
among manufacturers and other
large consumers to purchase all the
coal they can find. Prices are as unusual
as the mining situation itself, while the
advancing rates promise to continue until
the supply is increased. When the strike
began there were over SOC, 900 bushels in
barges along the river fronts for sale
AT the several landings, in the pools. there
was considerable coal subject to order of
southern customers, and could not be
sold in the local market To-day prices
were almost what the holder chose to
ask, and buyers were plenty. Lump coal
was selling for from to 10 cents per
bushel in the barges. Slack, which us
ually sells for cent bushel, was dis
posed of at cents until tho supply was
exhausted. Local manufacturers have
purchased about 10000 bushels, and
there is very little more that can be
bought.
The miners of the Pittsburg and Castle
shannon Railway Company, who are un-
organized, were to-day offered the dis
trict prices cents per bushel- and
agreed to go to work tomorrow. Presi-
dent Cairns and Organizer Miller spent
to-day along the main line of the Baltl-
more and Ohio railroad and on the
GoughiOghcny river. They did much
effective work and induced a great many
men to come out for the district prices.
President Cairns estimates that the
stocks of coal in this vicinity will not last
longer than two weeks. The McBeth
Co. S, glass works at Charleroi some de-
partments of the Deews Wood Company
at Mckeeport, part of the Singer Nimick
rolling mill and the Penthouse mill at
Allegheny are closed for lack Of fuel.
Other firms are also feeling the effects Of
the shortage.
BLOOD SURE TO FLOW.
La Sale, H., April 96.-Three thousand
miners from Peru, La Sale and Iadle
left Peru this afternoon on the march
across the country TO Toluca, new min
ing town twenty-eight miles south OF
here They will reach Toluca az day
break tomorrow Trouble is feared, as
the Toluca miners do not want to quit
work. One hundred deputy sheriffs have
been sworn in by the coal companies and
blood is sure TO flow. Both sides are de-
termined.
TIE ToLUcA MRERs ARMED.
Toluca, H., April 26.-The mine opera.
tors here have prepared for trouble with
the marching strikers who left La Sale
tonight by laying in q large supply of
rifles, pistols and cartridges. It is under
stood that there are fully 20L
guns and 5000 rounds of amuni
| tion. The munitions were quietly de
| lvered yesterday and are now in the
| hands of force of deputies sworn in
| for the occasion by the sheriff The op,
orators have given orders, It is under
stood, for another consignment Of arms
! and ammunition, in case they are needed
/ Ioluca is in Marshall county on the Santa
/ Fe railway, 100 miles southwest of Chi.
cago, in the heart of the coal regions.
TROOPS ORDERED TO PUYALLUP.
Portland, Ore, April 26.-The troops
at Van Courver barracks received orders
tonight to proceed to Puyallup, on the
line of the Northern Pacific railroad
The officials of the road expect the in
command of Sheppard, TO carry out its
threat to seize train at that place.
CALL FOR TROOPS.
Springfield, H., AprilI26. Acting Gov.
Gill, this evening received a message
| from Sheriff LEM, Of Marshall county
asking that five or six companies OF
| ulllbld Dc Seu1 db OuCb 10 lOluCh
In his telegram, Sheriff LEM
said that from 1000 to 3,0OC
striking miners were marching on the
town from Peru and that he was unable
| 10 cope with them. The acting governor
replied, declining to order out militia un.
| til it became apparent that bloodshed was
| imminent, and saying that he would go &c
| Toluca and make a personal investlga
tion. He left on a midnight train, ac
companied by Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral Boyle,