The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
WILL PICK NO MORE
FIVE THOUSAND MEN on THE NOR
FOLK AND WESTERN QUIT.

Aeitstors From This strikIsg Section Gs
Next to the Fiat Top Fields, where
| There are Seven thousand More Men e
Work On-Fairnount District Opera
tors Laugh on the Other Side Of Thei'
Faces-How the Case stands In the Pitts
burg District-Kansas Miners sympa
thssic Int Not Anxious to Strike.
Huntington. w. Va, July 17.-This at
ternoon upwards of 5000 men employed
in the lower coal fields on the Norfolk
and Western road threw down their picks
AID swore fealty to the cause Of their
| Pennsylvania and Ohio brethren. The
strike in this section today included the
| following mines: Elkhorn, Thackeray
Maritime, Logan, Pell, Sp,int, Shamokin
and Southern. The agitators who have
been in that vicinity for week past will
depart tonight for the great Flat Top
| fields. sixty miles further up the Norfolk
| and Western, where about 1000 men are
employed.
They assert that before Monday noon
every miner in the Flat Top will be out.
Seven hundred men wentout on the Kan
awha today.
THE PARAMOUNT MINERS.
Paramount, w. Va. ..uly Ito the
close observers OF the mining situation
in this region a peculiar state of affairs
Is presented. Operators who were elated
few days ago. are now worried over the
increase In freight of 45 cents ton. All
the operators are on the qui vive lest
the men be influenced by the agitators to
come out. Senator Camden, who three
days ago thought il very unlikely that
the men would join the strike, said to-
day that he was prepared for anything.
The mass meeting, largely advertised for
this evening. was complete failure, as
none Of the speakers were present, al
though tlegrams Of regret were read
when D. NJ. Mahon. the street car agi-
tator OF Detroit, addressed the 200 men
present. He answered that a meeting
would be held at Willow Creek school
house near Monongha tomorrow after
noon but 1t will be hard for the men to
get there. At least thirty men have de-
cided to walk the six miles. Eugene v.
Debs will be here sure Monday and viii
address the mienrs at the court house.
Today seventeen miners at Monongha
were discharged for attending Thursday
nights meeting. These men are using
every means in their power to induce the
other men to strike as a revenge
The Baltimore and Ohio has broken all
records in the matter of moving COAL
Passenger trains were sidetracked today
to allow coal trains to proceed west
IN THE PITTSBURG DISTRICT.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 17.-District min
ing officials have come to realization
OF the gravity Of the coal miners strike
situation as far as the shipment Of coal
from the district just east of Pittsburg
and the Clearfield and Cambria Coal COM
panies are concerned. They have come
to realization Of the fact that coal from
these producing centers is paying havoc
with the cutting off Of supply for the
Pittsburg trade, thus initiating against
the success of the strike.
An important meeting Of the executive
board and the district officials was held
this afternoon. cameron Miller, the ma
tional organizer, was present and the sit
uation was discussed in detail 1t Is
now proposed to send organizers into
thesed istricts, and if possiblei induce the
men to come out in sympathy. 1t is not
expected to bring every miner in these
sections out. Mines that furnish coal for
the seaboard will not be molested. 1t Is
proposed to hold number Of mass meet
ings during the next week.
An important message from West Vir-
ginia was received at the miners head
quarters during the afternoon. 1t came
from prominent state official and stated
that the situation had taken change,
with indications strongly in favor Of the
miners coming out. The miners officials
believe that the West Virginia miners
will be out Monday morning.
There was very little doing in the local
coal market today. There was no change
in the price. plenty OF the output being
offered at 81 .25, the same as the day pre-
vious.
One prominent operators was heard TO
say that IL the West Virginia men came
out there would be great danger OF coal
famine. Many are in hopes that the uni.
formity agreement will be signed and are
fighting shy of making any large pur-
chases. Opinions SEINE 10 differ. as has
always been the case with Puttsburg coal
operators. They apparently realize that
lack of confidence in each other has dis
turbed the trade and done much toward
the general mixed condition of the coal
trade.
The ranks OF the miners are still hold
ing firm, with no sign of a break at any
point. A large number OF meetings will
be held tomorrow to give encouragement.
to them.
Arbitration Commissioner Schmid. VINO
is the only one Of the commission in the
city tonight. received a telegram from
Commissioner Of Labor Barton. of Yves,
Virginia. announcing that the situation
in that state was entirely changed and
that he expects the miners there 20 strike.
NO FAITH IN DE ARMITT.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 17.-While local
operators having mines in the Plttsburg
district have agreed. or will agree, TO
sign the true uniformity scale. they have
little or no faith that the efforts OF the
arbitrdtors will be successful In Clave-
land. here are nine Pittsburg district |
opertors. They are NJ. a. Hanna & Co, |
the Morgan, Moore & Balm company, the
Moon Run Coal company, the Ohio and |
Pennsylvania Coal company. Osborn. |
Saeger Co.; Pick & S. Msther company. /
the Rhodes and Beidler Coal company. !
the Morris Coal company and J. II. |
& Co.
Mr.. Thomas Young, manager for VI. |
A. Hanna & Co, acting on the sugges-
sia, ~ Ssua-or JarDo u-ho had haen 4