The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-26
THE MINERS STRIKE
Another Demonstration at Canons-
burg Last Night,
pEPUTY sHERIFFg ORDERBD our.
uebs ana other Lenders Arc in West
virginia aud Expect Crisis soon.
Tho Kansas Miners May BE Asked
TO JOin the strike.

virginia aud Expect a Crisis soon.
The Kansas Miners May BE Asked
TO Join the strike.
Pntsburg, July &C. - sixty deputy
sheriffs have been ordered out and are
at the Union station awaiting orders
to move. Their destination is kept
profund secret, but it is supposed they
are to be sent to the mines of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company
in anticipation of any raid that may
be made But as the strikers officials
declare that the contemplated march
has been abandoned no conflict is ex-
pected Another march on Canonsburg
was begun last night. A big meet
ing of the miners was held at Reissing
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. They
were informed that the Allison mine
intended to resume work In the morn
ing and in a very short time It was
decided to make another tramp across
the country and reinforce the 100 strllk.
ers that have been on guard.
They will remain until tomorrow
morning There was a great hurrying
to and fro in all the mining settlements
in that section before the sun went
down. Every man decided to take two
days rations along. Women, as has
been the case during the present strike
were among the most active agitators.
They advised their husbands and
sweethearts to take another irlsome
tramp across the country In order that
their conditions might be bettered.
Before evening more than 500 deter
mined men from Cecil Reissing and
Bridgevile were mobllzed at Bridge
81 at a RI
ed on the march, with kae American
flag at their head. Nearly all the men
carried a dinner pail, and they looked
like a regiment Of tollers going to their
work.
The whole country side along the line
| of march turned out to witness the
sight. They reached the Allison mine
| at about 10 o'clock, and made the best
of their quarters.
1t was learned that the deputies were
supplied with Winchester rifles and
! dispatched to the New York and Cleve-
land company's mines. The request foI
deputies, 1t is said came from Mr.. De-
Armitt, who received word from a
scout that a large body of men were
marching towards the mines, coming
from the direction of McKeesport and
! the Youghiogheny district Nothing
more definite than the above is known
here.
Fairmont, w. Va, July 26.-Eugene
| V. Debs held three good meetings at
! the various mines yesterday, and is
confident that the men will be gotten
out, although he will not say he ex-
| poets the move today. The general
impression is that If the break is not
| made today 1t will not be made at all.
1t Is hard to tell what the men will dc
when the morning comes Yesterday
the operators succeeded in keeping
many of them from the meetings, and
1t looks as easy to keep them in the
mines. Mahon has gone to Clarksburg
where he and Rea addressed a good
meeting.
All the mines are guarded by depu-
ties and no men are allowed on the
companys grounds. A body of the
organizer men will stay at each of the
different mines tonight, and a her
culean effort is to be made to induce
the men not to go TO work. Rumors OF
all kinds are ahoat, but no trouble is
expected. Today will certainly settle
the strike one way or the other so fal
as this region Is concerned.
Debs will be the first Of the labor
leaders to arrive in Wheeling to at
tend the conference Of executive ofn
GERS Of the various labor organizations
of the country called by Presiden
Ratchford to consider ways and means
to bring success to the coal strike. H,
left here this morning, and will be me
at Wheeling by a committee of recep
tion appointed yesterday afternoon b!
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor As
sembly, Advices received by local la
Dor leaders are that nearly all of tht
executive officials of the national labo
organizations will come to Wheeling
for tomorrow's conference. AS TO tn,
outcome of the conference, there IL
much uncertainty, though 1t is claimed
that the result will be the calling upoi
the firemen, brakemen and conductor
; to refuse to haul trains carrying Yves
Virginia coal.