The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14
DISCOURAGING.
Result OF tho Agitators' Efforts
Proves Disappointing.
West Virginia Miners withstand
Temptations of Debs and other
Observation-Disclosures OF March
of Illinois strikers.

Elkhorn, w. Va. July 2l.-Of the roo
miners la the Flat Top field who were
out Monday about one-fourth OF this
aumber returned TO work Tuesday
morning. The meetings of agitation
availed naught for their cause. and the
indications are that unless something
very extraordinary develops the agita-
tors win leave the field in this section
this morning.
Wheeling, w. Va, July Exchanges
that have an important bearing upon
the coal strike situation in West Nir-
ginia come slowly. The state. taken as
"A whole, is against the strike for iinans
cial reasons, and all who have struck
have been brought out under the pres
sure Of the organizers and agitators
from elsewhere. Generally they have
been shamed into striking and their
minds change when the agitators move
on 10 their sections. In the Fairmont
region Debs admits that he is sorely
discouraged. Seyenty-six of the Mono
gah men brought out Monday returned
Tuesday morning. The Fairmont mans
ayers declare that il the Watson, about
1000 in number, can be kept at work
the other mines will be working Thurs
day as usual Debs' speech at Riser
Vile Tuesday night to the Watson men
was not successful. To-day he will
speak at Worthington and Minersville
to more of the Watson. 1t is gem
orally predicted that he will have no
better success there. The Watsons and
their men are on excellent terms and
neither side has any grievance. They
lead the region in production and prof
its and have the miners tied up in agree
able contracts TO purchase cheap homes
and TO furnish necessaries in sickness
and death.
II transpires that Debs has been
Swallowed by two Pinkerton men, and
that he has been threatened with death
| If he goes 10 Kanawha. He will go how
ever on Thursday. Gov. Atkinson was
here Tuesday. He thinks the strike will
become general, and hopes the men
will win. He says he has not been con-
suited about using the military, and
that none but the most violent out
break would call for its use. The Glen
dale miners, near Wheeling, came out
| Tuesday, and they threaten TO march
upon the Boggs Run mine, and this will
cause trouble. There is no cessation
of coal shipments nor interference,
| train load after train load passing
through Ohio.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 2l.-The ntten-
ton OF the miners of the Pittsburgh
district is now riveted ON the Allison,
Boone and Enterprise mines. near Cam
onSburg. The Boone and Allison mines.
which were closed Monday by the own
ers 10 prevent trouble between their
men and the marching strikers, re-
sumed Tuesday with nearly n full force.
No attempt was made TO start up the
| Enterprise mine. The strikers fear
that IL these mines continue I'm opera
tion it will induce the Enterprise men
TO go back TO work.
Wheeling. w. Va, July 21.-Tucsday
night the 100 miners employed in the
works of the Glendale Coal company.
eight miles below Wheeling. notified
the management that they would not
return to work this morning. A few
days ago the 60-cent rate was conceded
20 the men, with the understanding
| that they would not strike. Since then,
however the officials OF the Panhandle
district union have been at work on
the men, and their efforts have proved
successful. The efforts OF the miners
will now be turned toward getting the
Moundsville mines stopped, also the
two or three still at work in other parts
of the Panhandle district.
Columbus, o., July ali. II. Sovcr-
eign, president of the Knights of Labor,
arrived Tuesday from Pocahontas, Va.
where he spoke ten minutes TO the
miners. when the mayor. by proclama-
ton. stopped FALL public meetings or
assemblnges of more than three persons
in any public place within the corporate
limits" alleging that such meetings
We're inimicG to the public peace. Pres
idcnt Ratchford copied the proclama-
ton for future use. Mr.. Sovereign re-
ported to President Rntchford that 100
/ business men of Pocahontas apologized
20 him for the act of the mayor
ST. Louis, July 2l.-There has been
no disorder of any kind al Bellcvillc,
Ill. The marching strikers from
O'Fallon and Connellsville. 300 in num-
Der, arrived az Belieyille Tuesday even
ing. They had two siN-horse wagons
and half n dozen four-horse teams
decorated with flags and banners and
flowers The procession went up High
street and halted in the courthouse
square. Here the marchers were fed
from the commissary wagon. supple
mented by supplies contributed by citi-
zens. Ii had been intended TO hold
meetings in the evening but the men
were too tired from the march, and
this was abandoned. The marchers de-
clare their intentions are eminently
peaceful. They say their mission is to
induce the 1900 Bellcville miners 10
quit work. but they say they will adopt
no other methods but those of argu-
mentative persuasion. All fears of seri-
Gus trouble I'm Behcville have died out
owing To the pnclnc talk OF the march-