The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-19

Pittsburg. July 1S-The situation to-
day in the Pittsburg coalsdistrict indi-
Gates that there is trouble ahead. The
strike has been On for TWO weeks with
out cause fer alarm in any quarter but
today the pangs OF hunger and mutter-
ings Of the discomfort have taken tan
gible form, and before morning LOCO
miners Will have marched on Cannons-
burg. the objective point being the
Boone and Allison mines. A few days
ago. the operators Of these mines made
a reGuisition on the sheriff of Wash
ington county for additional deputies.
It is supposed that there are at least
so deputies at each mine. well armed
for any friction that may take place.
Today the miners of Aiiller's and Tom
Run districts held mass meetings. The
men employed in the slope and Bridge
vile, and in No. / and No 2 and in
Steene's mines. met at Bridgeville.
Cecil was the scene of a meeting Of
Laurel Hill Nos. , and 4. CreedmOre
and Bishop mines. and the diggers en-
ployed in the Standard and Ellsworth
mines at Miller's Run also held a meet
ing. The gatherings were attended by
WOMEN WERE ACTIVE.
The women did not lag in the interest
taken. Many of them openly branded
their husbands as towards.
They argued that they might as well
fight as starve. The men said the vic
tory could be won. provided every coal
miner employed in the sections where
the lake trade is supplied would join
the general movement Of idleness.
Plans for bringing out the miners
employed in the Boone and Allison
mines were destroyed Special commit
tees were sent from one meeting TO the
other. It was decided TO march on the
CannOnsburg mines tonight. The Refs
sing brass band and he Cecil drum
corps were engaged. and the march
across the country Is on The procession
Will be made up Of three divisions
from the different sections. They will
mobilize at Bridgeville. and take UP the
tramp of IS miles across the country.
miner who was very enthusiastic
over the plan. says there would be at
least coo men in line. 1t was learned
late tonight that the scheme has been
in process Of formulation for several
days. 1t was talked of several days
ago. and got 10 the ears of the Oper-
ators of the Cannonsburg mines. hence
their decision to increase their force Of
deputies Whether the miners will go
armed is not known as yet. but they
expect to be az the mines when the Of
tending diggers are ready TO go to
work. and will use every influence pos
sible to keep them from going into the
mines. Some Of the most conservative
of the leaders claim that there will be
no bloOdshed. They say that when the
golfers see such a big demonstration
nTrT rnelr
manhood.
SECRECY WAS WANTED.
Every effort was made to keep the
movement a secret, for fear the force
of deputies at the mines would be
further increased. Just what the result
will be it is difficult al this hour to tell
The men are known to be in a. kind OF
semi-insanity on the strike question
They have been goaded on by suffering
wives, daughters and SweeJheartS. and
it appears as if it is the beginning OF
the end of the strike
The negotiations to induce the coal
operators of this district to sign a
uniformity agreement are still going on
The commissioners having it in charge
feel as if they would be able TO &C
complish it. Secretary G. Frank
Schmidt said tonight that the prospects
were brighter than they have been
since negotiations began. He said thar
within the next few days powerful and
potent influences would be brought 10
bear on the operators WIN the SrrlAe
in the present condition the indications
are for 2 successful contamination OF
the agreement. As an evidence that the
operators are not counting on arDdtra-
ton. il was announced tonight by q
prominent operator that if the strike IN
West Virginia does not prove success
full the Pittsburg presidents will make
an effort early next week TO start their
mines at the SO cents rate-tne rate now
aSlxad nv the strikers. They will claim
that if they are willing to pay the price
that the law must protect them IN the
operations of their mines