Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-22
TROUBLE AHEAD.
alasm!ny Indications of DIscon.
tcnt Becoming Manifest
iia~r- ,.~si~si 10 Desperation ny uaaxes
snst the uetatags 90 rh~lr wives aud
swerthssrt-. assat to u.rvh a p.s
Nise- >titi Ia op~rstiss.

PrrrsnuHeu Pa. july u. The events
ing district inslieate that tasrc i tron.
Bile ahcat The strike has been on for
two weeks " ith n cits.s- for alarm In
any quarter. but 'o-dav tire panxs OF
baagsr and muttsrinrs OF di.conteni
nave taken tangibie form. and b. fore
1iarniHg i.e'o miuerS w 81 have marched
IA Cannonsburg. the objective point
being the Boour aud Ailisoa uine. A
sev days ago the operators Of these
mines made a requlSition On the sheriff
Il Washington county foe additional
ieputirs IL is supposed that there
are at least 20 deputies at each mine,
Sell-armed for my friction that may
AXE plaec.
To-day the miners of the Miller'-
and Toms run districts held rIass>.
MEETINGS The men employed in the
slope aud Bridgeville mines, Essen Nos.
and =. and >teeu's mines. met at
isridgcyiile. Cecil was the scene of a
meeting OF Laurel hin Nos. and :.
'reeimore and bishop miaes and the
liggers employed in the standard and
Ellsworth mines in Niler's run also
ield a meeting.
The gatherings were attended by
nsn. woman aad children. The
Tomen did not lar in the interest
aiken. Many of them openly branded
heir husbands as towards. They ar
sued that they might a. well fight a.
al.
souid be won providing every coal
miner cmPloyed ia the sections where
he lake trade i supplied would join
he general movement Of islleness.
Plans for bringing. oat the miners a,
work in the BoOac and Aliisoa min
Tere discussed Special committee
we're sent frOm one meeting to the
pther. II was decided to march ON the
anuonsburg mines tonight. Tn,
seissing brass band aud the Ccci
lrum corps were engaged for the march
tcro>s the country. The procession
vii! be made up in three divisions from
he different sections. They will mo.
1iiize at Bridyeville and take up the
ramp OF l. miles across the country
miner who was very enthusiastic
Jver the plan said there would BE- at
east t.0J1 men in line.
IL was learned late tonight that the
scheme has been in process of formula
ion for several days. IL was talked a
several days ago, and got to the ears o
he operator, If the Cannonsbgrl
mines, hence their decision to increass
their force of deputies.
Whether the miners viii 90 armed i
aot known a. yet but they expect 4
be at the mines when the offending
| iigsers are ready To go To work, ans
will use every influence possible I,
SerP them from going into the mines
some % the most conservative of th'
leaders claim that there will be n
blooIshed. They say that when thl
,osl,er, see such big demonstrati
"a favor u what they term a peaceful
battle for bread they cannot cutter th'
mines ami retain their manhood
Every effort WAS male to keep tn,
movement secret for fear the forcc .
| deputies at the mines would be furthe
increased.
just what the result will be il is diff
Ecult at this hour to tell. The mel
ire known To be in Il condition of semi
insanity ON the strike question. The
have been go1ded ON by suffering
wives, daughters and sEeethearts. ans
I appears "a IL il is the beginning o
the end of the strike.
The negotiations to induce the Goa
| operators Of this district to sign uni
fOrnity agreement are still going on
| The commissioners having il in eharg'
feel a. ii they would be able to accom-
plish 1t. Secretary e.. Frank Sehmi'
,aii tonight that the prospects wrrl
| brighter than they had been since ne
| sotiatious began. lie ssid t1at within
the next few days powerful ani potrn
| influences would be brought to bear oI
the operators, aud with the strike il
| the present condition the indication
were for sucerssfal eonsunmation o
the agreement.
| A an evidence that the operator,
ARE counting on arbitration it was an
nouneed tonight by prominent oper
ator that if the strike in West Vii
ginia does not prove successful tn
Pittsburgh operators will make aa ei
| fort early next week To start thei
mines at the 69-eeut rate. the rate nos
/ lslSsl By the strikers.