The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-10
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT.


Claims OF Operators and Miners omslA's'
Success of the strike Said TO Hinge ON
the Coming Ont OF the Upper River
Miners.
PITTSBURGH. July o,-The lines are
tightening in all sections of the Pitts
burgh mining region with the excep-
tion OF a few spots. The diggers in tho
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Com
many are still working, but President
Do,an and Secretary Warner are pre-
paring for a movement of a sensational
order on that point. It was looked for
to-day, but will be made some time Sat
urday or Sunday, the time not yet being
agreed upon. President Dolan was out
nj Wickhaven to-day Strengthening MS
cause there and viii visit several OF the
river mines before he returns.
Telegrams and letters OF an encourag-
Ing nature from the different pits in this
district are pouring into the miners
ofice. One Of these, written by miner
nm the Wheeling division OF the Balti-
more e. Ohio complains that the ope-
rators are taking unfair means to whip
the men. The writer alleges that they
are influencing the boarding mouse
keepers to issue attachments against
the single men for the small amounts
they owe, and are also threatening the
men having families, with landlord's
warrants and election II they don't re-
turn to work.
THE PREACHER AGITAToR-
Preacher Green, the miner who was
chairman Of the meeting at the forty
foot cut, Snowden, yesterday. was again
in the field last night and presided Mt a
meeting OF the Gastonvllle miners at
that place. Several fiery speeches were
made, resulting eventually In unanl-
nous vote favorinE the strike. In n
letter to Secretary Warner, Green stat
ed that the whistle blew for the men to
90 to work at Gastonville this morning
as usual, but not a miner from his
home entered the pit. Only q few were
in yesterday.
Another miner wrote Secretary War
ner this morning from the Jumbo mines,
saving that only Beven men were at
work in that pit to-day, as he had made
n special investigation In order TO get
source Il was learned that everything
was quiet and idle on Mlllcr's run. The
Jumbo mine was reported TO lac work.
ing, and II Is pretty certain that nearly
one third Of the Pan Handle miners OF
Hanna q Co. Are at work to-day, The
mlncrs' officials had no definite intorina-
tlon from there to-day, but the PIT was
practically deserted.
From nm operator It was learned tho
mines OF the Washington Coal & Coke
Company, In StlCklo's Hollow are
working full nnd yesterday loaded lO0
cars 0f coal which went to Cleveland
where there Ia said to be n scarcity This
mine In on the line Of the Pittsburgh,
McKoesport & Youghlogheny railroad,
and has not been heretofore considered
IN the Pittsburgh district.
The best Information puts the prog
ent state Of the strike In this district ~
about complete with the exception OF
the pits OF the New York 4 Cleveland
Company. four or i've small mines ana
several Of those In the fourth pool
UPPER RIVER sEcTiON--Tt seems
tho officials arc having more trouble
In getting the miners Of the upper river
section out than In any other portion Of
the territory, The same IL truo of the
DcArmltt mine, the Vital point Of tho
district strong efforts viii bc mndo
this wcnlt by President DOlnn to net all
tho river dlggcra into the movement,
ny hIH efforts ycAlefdny the miners nt
WhllBoll and Wcal Newton went out
Some NJ the reports from the Monon-
Enholn river district Indicate that many
Of the miners NJ that section arc wchk-
cnng nnd that some have already r"-
turned 10 work with prospects, " moro
following ,hs same example before lonE.
The cahnbnnl mines OF the Tldc coal
COmpGEy. the mines Of tho Charles