Warren sheaf., 1897-07-29
Il S'HER !: rs D Equities.
Called On TO Guard Mines III West
y 5z5s Virginia d. 4. .3sSs
Operators to Confer on the TRUE
Uniformity Plan-Debs Says Some
Pungent ThinHs-Demands
5 Of 1lllnois Miners.

Uniformity Plan-Debs says Some
Pungent Things-Demands
Of Illinois Miners.
Fairmont, w. Va, July %. Armed
deputy sherihs Of the county now
guard the Hite mine at Kings, three
miles above here on the Tygart's Valley
river. The sheriff was called there
Thursday afternoon, as the operators
feared an outbreak, but no arrests were
made. Early in the morning the driy-
ers at that mine Joined the strikers as
result of the efforts of Crawford
Temple, a Monongah miner, who, since
Joining the union, has proved as eff
cient missionary as the organizers
could desire. The operators secured
new drivers in an hour and at noon
over half of the miners came out. Then
the second lot of drivers threw up their
positions and some of the men began
stoning the miners, who were forced to
leave their work. and who had assem-
bled in front of the mine. Rolf Hite,
the superintendent, soon had his faith
ful Winchester in his hands and three
shots quenched the enthusiasm of all
the strikers but one who made for Hite
with pick. but he was driven off at
the point of revolver. The operators,
however, feared another outbreak and
called on the county officials for aid.
Efforts at Arbitration.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 24.-The situa-
ton in this district has not materially
changed. The efforts of the arbitration
commission have been so far successful!
that call for meeting of operators on
Tuesday next has been issued It is
signed by w. P. De Armitt, for the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal company;
J. B. Zerbe, for the Ohio & Pennsyl-
vania Coal company; E. Young, for NJ
A. Hanna & Co.; George w. schlende-
berg, for the E. L. Robbins company,
and other leading operators of the dis
trict. These names to the notice of a
meeting is sufficient guarantee of the
success of the gathering in point of at
tendance. x..-. .&,s
Lfsten to Debs. '.s +
Fairmont, w. Va, July 24.-Friday
was the agitators' day. In the morning
the miners at Hite's mines came out as
did also 40 others at the shaft, and it is
reported that some are out at the New
England mines. A successful meeting
was held at Willow Tree schoolhouse
Friday afternoon by Debs, Ratchford
and Mahon. Three hundred of the Mon
ongah miners, accompanied by their
wives and children and preceded by a
band, marched through the broiling sun
to an intermediate point between Mon
ongah and Fairmont, where they were
met by delegation of miners from
Hite's and other mines. Monongah Coal
company officials were also present.
Mr.. Debs said in part: @gsss...~...- =
'''The longer man works the poorer he
Is. The only way to get out Of debt IS to
quit work. had my choice of agitation
or stagnation, and chose the former, and
in consequence I got in jail, and can go
again II necessary. It has got to be so
that II you want an honest man you must
go to Jail to get him. That flag that floats
over your head IS g piece Of sarcasm
Slaves were worth $780, You miners are
not worth Is cents shipload. You are the
only commodity that has no commercial
value. All you are good for is for fertia-
izer." $6. saS ss $3 s:
Kewanee (Ill.) Miners Quit.
Kewanee, Ill, July 24.-The miners,
about 100 in number, at the Kewanee
Coal company's shaft quit work Thurs
day night and refused to return Friday
It seems to be generally understood
that there is no grievance here, but that
the miners are out to assist the eastern
strikers. This closing down of the
mines which supplied the Western Tube
company with coal is causing them
much trouble and has already thrown a
great many men out of work, but to
keep the works in operation the com
pany is burning wood and putting in oil
burners under their boilers.
Arthur Keeps Hands on.
Cleveland, O., July "a. Received
your telegram. Cannot legally comply
with the request was the answer
which P. M. Arthur, chief Of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers, sent
to President Ratchford's message re-
questing Arthur's presence at confer
ence Of labor leaders to be held at
Wheeling Monday or Tuesday.
Demands of Illinoiss Miners. @
ST. Louis, July "a. The latest re-
ports from Belleville, lie, where 1000
coal miners went out Thursday, are to