The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-14
STRIKING MINERS
Are in Good Heart Over the
Outlook.
THEY EXPECT SUCCESS
DISTRICT PRACTIC-
ALLY NOT DOING ANY WORK.
VIOLENCE ON PART OF SOME
The Governor Of West Virginia Does Not Ex-
pect Any Trouble in That
State Because of the
Strike.

State Because of the
Strike.
Pittsburg, Pa. July 13.-There is a
lull in the miners strike in this district,
attributable to the fact that nearly every
mine in the district is idle. To keep up
the enthusiasm and prevent the strikers
from becoming lukewarm in the cause,
however, the officials have arranged for
a series of meetings in different sections
every day.
Three meetings were held yesterday at
Banning, Fayette City and West New
ton, and at each place resolutions were
adopted not to return to work until the
officials gave the order
This morning a large meetings was
held at Snowden, on the Wheeling divi-
sion and the men were unanimous to
stand firm for the 60 cent rate. The min
ers on this decision fear that the compa-
ny will soon begin evictions from their
houses, and intimate that if this is at
tempted there will be trouble.
News reached miners headquarters
this afternoon that the diggers in the
Cantel, Warner and Morgan mines,
Beaver county, had thrown down their
picks and Joined the general strike. The
three pits employ about 300 men. The
strike has also spread to Mercer county.
Five mines are idle in that region to-day
The men struck for an advance of 10
cents per ton. An effort was made to-
day to resume work at the Eagle mine
at Monongahela City. 1t is a co-opera-
tive concern, but the sentiment of a ma
jority of the stockholders was against
resumption and it was decided to keep
the pit closed until the strike was set
tied. A delegation from Brownsville
says the Knob. Beaumont Umpire and
Albany mines have closed down and the
miners have joined in the general strike
with 4 determination to remain until the
question is satisfactorily settled.
National President NJ. ID. Ratchford,
of the United Mine Workers is expected
in PittSburg tonight or tomorrow and
will meet the commissioners
Governor Atkinson, of West Virginia.
accompanied by his wife and number
of State officials spent the day in Pitts
burg, en- route to Canada, whore they
will attend the convention of he Ep-
worth League. Concerning the miners
strike he said: THE coal strike is not
affecting West Virginia very much, and
| do not believe the main body of our
miners will go out. l do not anticipate
any trouble whatever from the strike in
out State, and believe the trouble all
over the country will be speedily settled
by arbitration"
Cincinnati, Ohio, July ia Times
Star special from Bellaire, Ohio, says:
The miners in Schinck's mines on the
Baltimore and Ohio road were to-day
persuaded to stop mining, and with the
closing of these mines tonight all the
mines in Eastern Ohio will be closed.
Terre Haute, Ind, July 13.-Fo-day
President knight, of the Indiana mines,
was called to Clinton, where 500 men
have been working on an unOrganlZed
basis for two years and taking whatever
prices were offered, are anxious to join
the union and help along with the strike.
In Sullivan county to-day the Star City
mines posted notices that no more min
ing wou's be done until the strike was
settled yihis practically ends the min
ing y 'nat county. Advices were re-
ceiv ~ the miners officials to-day re-
co Ag efforts of several operators to
~ e settlements with their men at the
.ges asked. In each instance all of
ers were ordered rejected until after the
I meeting of the national executive board,
which will be held at Columbus, Ohio, at
an early date. The strike has already
begun seriously to effect the visible sup
ply of coal and the prices go a notch
higher every day. Every mine of inn
portance in Indiana is now idle.
Terre Haute, Ind, July 13.-A special
to the Express from Danville, Illinois,
says:
Strife between the miners commenced
in this district tonight. About 400 or
500 Belgian strikers and other foreigners
gathered at the Pawnee mine and when
cage full of colored miners, who had
been at work, reached the top of the
shaft, they were assaulted with differ
ent kinds Of weapons, some using knives
and others slaves. One of the colored
miners secured a bar Of iron and a re-
volver and defended his life. Shots were
fired, wounding several strikers. This
infuriated the striking miners and they
retaliated by an exchange of shots, at
the same time retreating to the woods.
Later the strikers attacked a train on
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois carry
ing working miners to the city. The
miners inside the coaches opened fire, and
about fifty shots were exchanged. 1t is
reported that one miner was killed.
Richmond, July 13.-A special to the
State from Norfolk says: wv. A. Noble,
formerly auditor of the city Of Roanoke,
was arrested there to-day charged with
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