The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
MINERS FALLING IN TO MARCH.
CLOSING OF THE MINES AT CAM
NONSBURG THEIR AIM.

The Boone and Allison Shafts Re-
opened Yesterday With Nearly All
Their Men at WOrk-NO Attempt
Made to Start Up the Enterprise
Mine-Pangs of Want and Hunger
Making the Miners Despernte-Ef-
forts to BE Made to Bring out De-
Armits Men.
Pittsburg, July 2O.-The attention of the
miners of the Pittsburg district is now riv-
eted on the Allison, Boone and Enterprise
mines, near Cannonsburg.
The Boone and Allison mines, which were
closed yesterday by the owners to prevent
trouble between their men and the march
ing strikers, resumed to-day with nearly
their full forces.
No attempt was made to startnp the En-
terprise mine. The strikers fear that il
the mines continue in operation it will in
duce the Enterprise men to go back to
work.
The programme of the strikers is to
make another march on the Allison mine.
The leaders said this afternoon that more
than 1900 diggers would be massed in the
Panhandle district and another march
made on the mines.
Tonight the miners of the Panhandle
district were gathering above Bridgeville
and it will not be surprising if LOCO miners
are found on the Washington pike in the
morning.
The men IN the Miller's and Toms Runs
districts are all idle and have plenty Of
time to make another march. They were
supplying themselves with rations, and If
the proposed march is made they will stay
about the offending mines for several days
Up to late hour tonight no word re-
lating to a march had been received at
district headquarters. If the march is
made the time will be kept a secret.
Just at this stage of the strike sensa-
tional developments are expected. The
men are beginning to feel the pangs of
hunger and want and are in condition
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 to
keep off the company's property, and
iSdfG tue men dlOttG. nc Sttlu iIldL ne Hdu
been at work among the miners at Plum
Greek, and expressed great hopes of be-
ing able to have them in the general sus-
pension.
iAs near as can be learned a concerted
effort will be made in the near future to
bring out the men at Turtle Creek, Sandy
Creek and Plum Creek. Just what pro-
cedure will be resorted to has not vet
been decided on. The officials feel that in
order to make the strike a success in this
district these miners must be brought out
They admit they have a difficult job on
their hands, as Mr.. DeArmits men seem
determined to remain at work. The mines
are running at their fullest capacity, and
are supplying a large quantity of coal
to the trade.
The coal market was quiet to-day. Much
coal was offered at $1.25 a ton. Slack
took a big jump and sold for 85 cents a
ton. Before the strike 1t was sold at 40
cents a ton. There are hundreds of tons
of slack coal at the mines in the Pitts
burg district, but the miners officials will
not permit any of 1t to be loaded.
A number of strikers interfered with
men who were loading from barges into
cars coal that had been purchased by w.
III. Summons, a dealer, from c. lutte e.
Co. The men were compelled to quit
work Miners Secretary Warner disap-
proved of the action and issued orders to
the strikers to molest no men who are
handling coal that was mined before the
strike was inaugurated.