Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED
At the Allison Coal Mines Near
Canonburg.
THREE HUNDRED DEPUTIES
Lave Recently Been Sworn In to Use Drastic
H. Measures
The sf ss'7'0" REMAINS UNCHANGED
And 8 VIII Continue the strike-A
F. hit Train Captured By Strikers
z Glen at Fifteen Mines Join the
Stlike-The Situation.
THREE HUNDRED DEPUTIES
liaye Recently Been Sworn In to Use Drastic
Measures
The ST Ti1loN REMAINS UNCHANGED

Pittsburg, July 21.-Trouble, ami much
of 1t, seems to be in store at the Allison
mine three miles west of Canonburg
The men want to go to work but are
afraid. Thsy fear another invasion of
the strikers, and do not want to b. tar
gets for a mob that is liable at any mo-
ment to lose control of itself. Tonight
everything was quiet about the mines,
and the citizens of Canonburg were
awaiting the arrival of the invaders. 1t
was the intention of the strikers to begin
their march to Canonburg ton ght, but a.
telegram from Brldgeville announces that
owing to the heavy rain of this evening
it was decided to postpone the tramp
until tomorrow. The men are fully de-
terminsd to carry out their threat of
making the march. They expect to start
With six hundred men and be reinforced
with about the same number at Briage-
villa and Toms Run. The men viii start
with several days rations and expect to
be in shape to watch the offending mines
for several days This morning num-
ber of men going to the Allison mine Were
stopped by the committee of the strikers.
Many of them did not go to work. j. H.
V. Cook said that the names of the s.rlk-
ers would be procured and they would all
be arrested for intmidating his employees.
Sheriff Werner Clark, of Washa1gt1n
county. is fully prepared for any army
of strikers that may invade his domain.
1t is not generally known that at Pochan-
tas last night he had nearly 800 deputies
sworn in who are available at anytime.
From the most reliable information it
was learned that they are all ready with
the requisite number of firearms and
ready to do business. The sheriff is on
the ground in person and If there is
false move ON the part of the strikers
drastic measures will be rssorted to. The
miners who want to go to work are strick-
en- with fear and anticipate trouble. The
Allison mine had forty men at work until
noon today when the plant was shut
in apparent anticipation of trouble.
During he afternoon a committee from
the Enterprise mine. three miles up the
river, paid them visit. The committee
wanted to find out what the status of the
situation was. They decided that the
Enterprise would not work under the
present surroundings. At the Boone mine
a. game of peek-a-boo is in progress. The
men want to work as long as thsre are
no strikers in sight. Mana ger Hitchman
in charge of the mine, said ne would not
make any attempt to operate the plant as
long as there We're any indications Of
trouble He said that ne was prepared
for any emergency and intimated that the
trouble would blow over IN few days.
AT committee meeting at miners
headquarters this afternoon the question
was discussed how it would be possible
to marshal body of men ITO stop the
min;r RS of !he New York and Cleveland
Coal Gas company from working. Every
phase of the situations was discussed but
no plan could be hit on 1T is the general
opinion that these miners are mpregna-
BILE to attack because of their geograph-
ical position The expected meeting of
the board of arbitration did no. take
place tonight the western members not
reaching the city AS soon as they arrive
"a rra will hea d,n for "A GENERAL
meotinp of the miners
The situation in this distric. is prac-
tically unchanged. The suspension Is
complete with the exception of Dearmitt's
mines and though considera BILE suffering
and dsstitution is reported among the
strikers ard Gheir families the determina-
ttion to fight 1T out lis apparently as strong
as ON the first day of the strike.