The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-10
STRIKE BRINGS STARVATION.
APPEALS FOR FOOD NOW NUMER-
Gus AT FITTSBURG.

More Than 81 900 Worth of Groceries
and Provisions Sent Out by Secre-
tary Warncr-FamiIies Whose
Heads Are on the March Suffering.
Nass Meeting to BE Held at Can
Donsburg-The Elizabeth Mining
COmpany's Men Expected to Come
Out.
Pittsburg. Aug appeals for food
were numerous al the headquarters of the
miners officials in this city to-day. 1t ap-
peared as If there was a wall from every
section of the district, and miners in per-
son were present to ask that the suffering
ones be looked after.
Secretary Warner was kept busy an
swering the appeals. He said tonight
that he sent more than $1,000 worth of gro
ceries and provisions into various parts
IF the district The appeals are now COM
ing in from the families, the heads of
which are at the various mining camps
using their influence to keep other men
from working.
A series of meetings are to be held all
over the district. It is expected to keep
M the interest in every section and
strengthen every point where there is the
least indication of weakness.
President Dolan issued a call to-day for
a mass meeting of all the miners at Can
nonsburg Wednesday morning. 1t is ex-
pected that Eugene Debs, Mrs. Jones' Pat
rick Dolan. NJ. P. Carrick and others will
make addresses.
AT the instigation of Thomas E. Sutton
of Wn.ocks, Henry Ulrich, Emil MAJOR,
Henry Huber and Gustav Rings, miners,
were comitted to Jail to-day for hearing
before Alderman McMasters on various
charges. Ulrich and MAJOR are charged
with aggravated assault and battery and
Huber and Rings with unlawful assem-
bage The arrests are the result of an
alteration at Willocks on July 26, on ac-
count of the strike. warrants are out Tor
a number of others.
Early this morning the miners of West
Elizabeth made a march on the mines of
the Elizabeth Mining Company, formerly
operated by Horner & Roberts. About
fifty men were going to work. After a
consultation the men asked that they be
allowed to finish loading a fiat. They
agreed to go out as soon as it was load
ed which will take several days. The
officers Of the company made an effort to
get permission from the mining officials
to continue work on a 69-cent basis. This
was not given, and it is expected that the
mine will be idle as soon as the fiat is
loaded.
Samuel B. DeArmit, superintendent of
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company worked hard to-day to get the
miners at Oak Hill to return to work. BY
a house to house canvas he succeeded in
getting a few diggers more than have
been at work Thirty-seven miners went
in. The men were told by Mr., DeArmit
that they would lose all they had earned
if they did not go to work and be given
FIVE days to vacate the company houses.
The strikers say 70 men out of 2S5 were
at work in the Plum Creek mine to-day.
The company claims almost full force
was working. The strikers are hopeful
that the remaining diggers will quit work
after getting their pay. The Plum Creek
men were not paid to-day and it is expect
ed the company will require the men to
sign new agreement before they are
given their envelopes. The Sandy Greek
miners are awaiting developments. They
are hopeful the courts will set aside the
contracts of the company which the men
were Obliged to sign.
President Dolan will go to Cannonsburg
aud defy the injunction and speak at a
meeting scheduled for Aug. 49,
1t is said that only thirteen gondolas
were loaded at Plum Sreek to-day. There
Is to be big demonstration in the meet
ing at Plum Creek, when the strikers hope
they will be able to close down the mine.
j. 5. Dysart, a member of the uniform-
" committee, has returned to the city
after weeks absence. He says the work
or securing signatures will be pushed
earnestly. and he believes the required
number viii be secured. The miners, he
says, cannot possibly win the strike as
the mines still in operation can supply
tae demand Some of the coal operators
are getting restless and threaten to at
tempt to start their mines this week.
G.. w. Simmons. a large coal dealer. says
lh're is no scarcity of coal. Last night
1.9 cars Of coal came into Pittsburg from
west virginia and large quantities of it
are oeing shipped to Pittsburg from the
mines along the road