The herald., 1897-07-22
TROUBLES
THREATEN
In the Region Of the
Strike
MINERS WILLING TO WORK
ARE DEFERRED BY FEAR OF
VIOLENCE
Strikers Families Are Growing Hun
CRY, But Determination to Fight
Is Still Firm
Associated Press Special Wire.

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 21.-Trouble,
and much of it, seems to be in store at
the Allison mine, three miles west of
Canonsburg. The men want to go to
york but are afraid. They fear an in
vas.in of the strikers and do not want to
be made targets for mob that is liable
at any moment to lose control of itself.
The strikers were to have begun their
march tonight, but telegram from
Bridgeville announces that owing to the
heavy rains of last evening it was de-
cided to postpone the trip until tomor-
row. The men are fully determined to
carry out their threat of making the
march. They expected to start with 600
men and be reinforced with about the
same number from Bridgeville and
Toms Run. The men will start with sew
eral days rations and expect to be in
shape to watch the offending miners for
several days.
Sheriff Vernon Clark of Washington
county is fully pepared for any array of
marching strikers that may invade his
domain. 1t is not generally known that
at o'clock last night he had nearly 300
deputies sworn in, who are available al
any time. From the most reliable infor-
nation it was learned that they are all
ready, with the requisite number of fire.
arms, and are prepared to do business.
The miners who went to work today
are stricken with fear and anticipate
trouble The Allison mines had forty
IL
plant was shut down in apparent antic-
patton of trouble. During the afternoon
a committee from the Enterprise mine
paid them visit. The committee want
ed to find out what the situation was
They decided that the Enterprise would
not work under the present surround
ings.
At committee meeting at the miners
headquarters in this city today the ques-
tion was discussed, how it would be pos
sible to march body of men to stop the
miners of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company from working. Every
phase of the subject was discussed but
no plan could be hit upon. 1t was the
general opinion that the mines of this
company are impregnable to attack be-
cause of their geographical position.
The expected meeting of the board of
arbitration did not take place tonight,
the absent members not reaching the
city. AS soon as they arrive arrange
ments will be made for a general meet
ing of operators.
The situation among the strikers is
practically unchanged. The pension
is complete, with the exception of tbs
De Armitt mine, and though considera-
BILE destitution and suffering is reported
among the strikers and their families
the determination to fight it out is ap-
parently as strong as on the first day of
the strike.
NOT ENCOURAGING
PITTSBURG, July 21.-Chairman Lit
tle of the Arbitra ton Board, and Presi-
dent DeArmitt of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company arrived
in Pittsburg this morning from the East
where they went to secure the cooper
alton of mine owners along the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Little said that inter-
views with Eastern operators were con-
fidential, but he could say in a general
way that the result of the trip was very
satisfactory, and that the success of the
uniformity plan depended now entirely
upon local operators. He will suggest
calling a meeting of operators in the
near future to confer upon the mat
ter. There were some clauses in the
agreement Objectionable, and modifica-
ton would be necessary to get changed
condition. De Armitt refused to talk
further than to report progress, adding
that the situation was by no means dis
couraging.
THE UNIFORM SCALE
CLEVELAND, o., July 21.-Secretary
Bishop of the Ohio State Board of Arbi-
tration continued his canvass among
the coal operators today. Some he found
willing to sign the true uniformity scale.
or agree to almost anything that is not
manifestly unfair to the operators 9th
ers were less tractable, and several
lengthy discussions which he had with
this class in the morning threatened to
prolong his stay in Cleveland beyond
his calculations. Bishop said this morn
ing that he believed he would leave
Cleveland with the consent Of nine local
operators having mines in the Pitts
burg district. With but one or two ex-
ceptions. perhaps. local operators have
no confidence that the uniformity scale
will ever be introduced in the Pittsburg
district, and believe it is only waste of
time to try to introduce it. They are of
the opinion that the best way to settle
the strike is for the operators to re-
main silent and inactive This inaction,
he urged, will make the miners uneasy
and will discourage them.
A WILD SCHEME
FAIRMONT, w. Va, July 21.-Two
days have passed without any import
ant developments. This afternoon Debs
spoke at Worthington and tonight's
meeting at Watson promises to be well
attended. Three hundred men from
Monagh will march down in body
Organizer Mcmahon Gays that an effort
will be made to bring labor organiza-
tions from the whole country to the as
sistance of the miners on strike. No
plan has yet been formed, but he thinks