The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-22
STRIKERS READY FOR STRIFE.
MINERS AT CANNONsBURG AFRAID
OF BEING SHOT.

Mob of Miners to Begin Their March
to the Town TO-day-The Sheriff
of the County Arms 800 Deputies
in Anticipation of TrOubIe-The
Mines of the New York and CIeve-
land Gas Coal Company GeOgraph-
icalIy ImpregnabIe to n Mob.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 21-Trouble, and
much of It, seems to be in store at the AL
lison mine, three miles west of Cannons-
burg. The men want to go to work, but are
afraid. They fear another invasion of the
strikers, and do not want to be targets for
mob that is liable at any moment to lose
control Of itself Tonight everything was
quiet about the mines, and the citizens of
Cannonsburg were awaiting the arrival of
the invaders. 1t was the intention of the
strikers to begin their march to Cannons-
burg tonight but a telegram from
Bridgeville announces that owing to the
heavy rain of this evening 1t was decided
to postpone the trip until tomorrow. The
men are fully determined to carry out
their threat of making the march. They
expect to start with 600 men and be re-
inforced with about the same number
from BrldgeviEe and Toms Run. The
men will start with several days ratlons
and expect to be in shape to watch the Of
Tending mines for several days. This
morning number of men going to the AL
lison mine were stopped by the committee
of the strikers Many of them did not go
to work.
al ha
strikers would be procured and they would
all be arrested for intlmidating his en-
ployes.
Sheriff Werner Clark of Washington
county is fully prepared for any army of
marching strikers that may invade his do
main. 1t is not generally known that at
o'clock last night he had nearly 300 depu-
ties sworn in, who are available at any
time. From the most reliable information,
1t was learned that they are all ready,
with the requisite number of firearms and
are prepared to do business. The sheriff
is on the ground in person, and II there Is
a false move on the part of any of the
strikers, drastic measures will be resorted
to. The miners who want to go 10 work
are stricken with fear, and anticipate
trouble
The Allison mine had forty men at work
until noon to-day, when the plant was shut
down on apparent anticipation of trouble.
During the afternoon committee from
the Enterprise mine, three miles up the
| road, paid them a visit The committee
wanted to find out what the status OF the
situa ton was. They decided that the En-
terprise would not work under the pres
ent surroundings.
At the Boone mine a. gang of peek-a-
boo is in progress. The men want to work
kv~t1y in Grtu
Manager Hitchman of the mine said that
he would not make an attempt to oper-
ate the plant as long as there was any
Indication of trouble. He said he was pre-
pared for any emergency and intimated
that the trouble would blow over in few
days.
At a committee meeting at the miners
Headquarters in this city this afternoon
the question was discussed how it would
be possible to march a body Of men to
stop the miners of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company from work.
ing. Every phase of the subject was
talked of, but no plan could be hit upon.
1t was the general opinion that the mines
of this company are impregnable to at
tack, because of their geographical posi-
tion.
The expected meeting of the board of
arbitration did not take place tonight,
the western members not reaching the
city. AS soon as they arrive arrange
ments will be made for a general meet
ing of the operators.
The situation among the strikers I'm this
district is practically unchanged The sus-
pension Is complete, with the exception
of Mr.. DeArmit's mines, and though
considerable destitution and suffering 10
reported among the strikers and their
families the determination to fight 1t out
is apparently as strong as on the FIRST
day of the strike.