The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-10
he district officials and others. Every

the district officlais ana Others Every
miner is requested TO attend
The campaign in Westmoreland
county will begin at Irwin on Wednes-
day. At p. m. monster meeting will
be held. 1t is expected that Eugene V.
Debs, Mrs. Mary Jones. n. P. Carrick,
Patrick Dclan and others will make
addresses A march Is to be made
from Turtle Creek. There win be a
number of brass bands in the process
sion. The strikers desire TO awaken an
interest in that section as theq claim
the mines that are working are an in
jury to their cause
At the instigation of Thomas E. Sut-
ton of Willocks. Henry ulrich, Emil
Nazer. Henry Huzer and Gustaye
Rings, miners, were committed TO jail
for a hearing before Alderman J. ".
McMasters on various charges today.
Ulrich is charged with aggravated as
sault and battery, Nagel with assault
and battery, and Huzer and Rings with
unlawful assembling. The arrests are
the result of an alteration at Willocks,
July 26, on account Of the strike War
rants are out for a number of others.
Early this morning. the miners Of
West Elizabeth made march on the
mines of the Elizabeth Mining COM
pany. formerly operated by HoEner &
Roberts. About 80 nleq We're going to
WO4h. <A1tcI d CO-tC W - Gun L4lI AtL~i4
asked that they be afowed TO finish
loading a fat. They agreed to so out
as soon as it was loaded, which will
take several days.
The officials of the company made
an effort this afternoon 70 get permis-
sion from the miners officials to con-
tinue work on the 69-eeilt basis. This
was not given and it is expected that
the mine will be idle as soon as the
fiat is loaded.
De ARMITT WORKED HARD.
Thomas De Armitt. Superintendent of
the New York & Cleveland Coal Gas
company. worked hard 20 get the min
ers ct Oakhill to return to work. BY
house TO hCu e canvass he succeeded in
getting a few more. diggers than have
been at work. Thirty-seyen miners
went in. The men were told by Mr.. De
Armitt that they would lose all they
had earned if they would not work, and
would be given five days to vacate the
company's houses. The strikers say
only rs men out of 2S5 are al work in
TIE Plum Greek mine soday. The COM
panv claims almost a full force vera
working The strikers are hopeful that
the remaining diggers VIII quit work
after drawing their pay
The Plum Creek men were not paid
tONStS, dlQ IL - CARSShC0 Tic NOAAApohJ
will REQUIRE the men to sign a new
agreement before they are given their
envele0es.
The Sandy Creek miners are waiting
developments. They are hopeful the
court viii set aside the contracts of
the company which the men We're
obliged to sign.
Hunger is doing more injury to the
cause of the miners than any other one
thing, and the officials of the comis-
sary department are doing everything
possible to provide against this contin-
gency. President Doian win go to the
Cannonsburg region and defy the in-'
functions by speaking at a meeting
scheduled for the 11th inst. 1t is said
only Is goaiolas were loaded at Plum
Creek today.
]. c. Dysart. a member of the uni
formity commission. has returned today
to the city, after a weeks absence. He
says the work of securing signatures
viii be pushed earnestly, and he be-
lieves the reauiied rTmeer VII be Sc
cured The miners. ne says. cannot
possibly win the strike. as the mines
still in operation can still supply the
demand.
Some coal operators are getting rest
less. and threaten to attempt TO start
their mines this week w. H. Simmons.
scarcity of coal. Last night $50 cars of
coal came into Pittsburg from West
Virginia, and large quantities are being
shipped to Pittsburg from the mines
along the Pennsylvania railroad.