Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-21
STRIKE SITUATION.
EFFFORTs OF ORGANIZERS NOT
VERY SUCCESSFUL.
DEBS SHADOWED BY PINKERTONS.
Governor Atkinson Thinks the
strike VIII Uccome General, and
Hopes That the Miners VIII Win
The Coke Field.

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COLUMBUS, o.. July 2o--Organizers
! Green and Wallace to-day notified head
! quarters that they were compelled
TO leave Pocahontas Va. at the point
Of six-shooters. They did not offer re-
sistance They. however. remained in
the neighborhood, with the intention OF
doing missionary work among the
miners.
one thousand workers in the simons
mine have gone out. said Secretary
Pearce to-day.
ARBITRATOR AT WORK.
CLEVELAND. o.. July 2O.-James
! Bishop a member Of the State Board of
Arbitration. arrived in the city to-day.
lie is endeavoring to secure a general
adoption Of De Armitrs true uniformity
policy, and Is meeting with success. lie
says that a great deal Of the trouble
between miners and operators originates
in the lack of uniformity among the
operators. and that as soon as an agree
ment is reached among them the ques-
ton Of wages win largely be settled.
SYMPATHY FOR STRIKERS.
PEORIA. ILL. July 2O.-The Grand
Lodge Of the brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen has issued a circular sympa-
thizing with the striking coal miners,
and petitioning subordinate lodges to
donate money toward their support.
DEMAND THEIR PRICE.
STEUBENVlLLE, o.. July 2O.-The
Dillonvale and Long Run miners held
a monster meeting in the school-house
yard at Long Run to-day, and voted
unanimously not to work until they got
their price. The entries TO both mines
have been boarded up, but the miners
regard this as mere bluff, and say as
soon as the strike is settled the COM
pany will be glad to open the mines
again. The deputy United States
marshals may 20 away tomorrow.
ANOTHER STRIKE MARCH.
PITTSBURG. PA, July 2O-The atten-
tion Of the miners Of the Pittsburg Dis
trict is now :iveted on the Allison, Boone
and Enterprise mines, near Canonsburg.
The Boone ana Allison mines. which were
closed yesterday by the owners, TO pre-
vent trouble between their men and the
marching strikers, resumed to-day, with
nearly a full force. No attempt was made
| TO start up at the Enterprise mine Inc
| strikers fear that if these mines continue
in operation It will induce the Enter
prise men TO go back 10 work.
The programme of the strikers is 10
make another march on the Allison mine.
The leaders said this afternoon mat
more than two thousand diggers would
be massed i'm the Panhandle District, ana
another march made on the mines. To-
night the miners Of the Panhandle DIS
| trict were gathering above BridgeVllle,
and IT Will not be surprising if 1000
miners are found on the washington
pike in the morning. The men IN lhe
Miller's and Toms Run districts are an
idle. and have plenty OF time 10 make
| another marcn. They are supplying
themselves with rations, and If the pro-
posed march s. made. they viii stay
about the offending mines for several
davs. I'p TO a late hour tonight no
word relating TO a march had been re-
ceived at district headquarters. II the
march is made the time will be kept
secret.
MEN BECOMING DESPERATE.
lust at this stage Of the strike sensa-
| tional developments are expected. Inc
men are beginning to feel the pangs OF
! hunger ana want, ana are III Il tolluiliOii
bordering on desperation.
1t was learned to-day that organizers
have been secretly at work among the
miners Of the New York and Cleveland
! Gas-COal Company for several days. one
| of them was served with an Injunction
10 keep off the cOmpany's property ana
leave the men alone He said that he
had been at work among the miners at
Plum Creek. and expressed great hope
Of being able 10 have the majority IN the
general suspension.
As nearly as can be learned, a con-
certed effort will be made in the near
future TO bring out the men at Turtle
Creek. Sandy Creek, and Plum Greek.
lust what procedure will be resOrted 10
has not been discovered. The officials say
that in order 10 make the strike a sue
cess these miners must be brought out.
They admit they have a difficult job on
their hands as DeArmitts men seem
determined to remain at work. The mines
are running at their fun capacity, ana
supply a large quantity Of coal to the
trade.
COAL MARKET QUIET.
The coal market was quiet to-day.
Much coal was offered at $50 ton.
Slack coal took a big jump, and sold for
s. cents "a ton. Before the strike IL was
sold AT 10 cents a ton. There are hundreds
of tons of slack coal at the mines III me
Pittsburg District. but the miners oill-
cials will not permit any Of it to be
loaded. ,,.
4 number Of strikers interfered with
men who were loading from barges into
cars coal that had been purchased by
W. II. Summers, a dealer, from {. lutte
& Co The men were compelled TO quit
work. Miners Secretary Warner disap-
proved of the action, and issued orders
! 10 the strikers TO molest no men who
are handling coal that was mined before
the strike was inaugurated.
THE COKE REGION.
Cameron Miller returned from Union
town tonight and said that instead OF
holding the meeting he expected TO hold
at Fairchance he spent the day in con-
s,Iltation with the labor leaders at Union
town. As a result of this conference VI
| fs announced that mass-meetlng OF The
miners i'm the coke regions will be held
at Scottdale on the 2Sth 10 consider
Grievances peculiar TO their own district,
which include the loading of hump
bock" wagons, company stores, etc. Mr.
Ntuer saws IL needs but a spark TO in
oame the miners IN the coke region and
secure their cooperation in the great
strike.
ALONG THE y. AND w. RAILROAD.
EIKHORN, w. VA, July 2O.-The only
signs of any of the miners coming out
on the Norfolk and Western railroad I'm
,be immediate future, Is at the Switch
hack collieries. Here a little dssatis-
saction has manifested itself, but other
,,,ise an the mines are running TO their
fullest capacity and operators and miners
are on the best Of terms. OF the 800