The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-11

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug, 1O,-A crisis
Is fast approaching in the miners move
ment against the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal Company. The next few
days should determine whether or not
the strikers object will be realized. To-
days work, while not Viewed In q dis
appointing light by the campers at Tur-
tie Creek. Sandy Creek, and Plum
Creek, yet the happenings were not of
the most encouraging sort, To begin
with they had to contend with their
first spell OF bad weather A heavy rain
drenched the camps and prevented the
marchers from carrying out the regu-
lar programme. At Plum Greek the
raln and continued absence OF band
kept the men IN their quarters with the
result that little II any missionary work
was undertaken. The storm also had
the effect OF preventing the march to
Inc Spring Hih mines, between VIII
merdIng and Wall station, which are
owned by Alexander Dempster. The
only march OF the day was made by the
one hundred and fifty men at Camp De-
termination, who left camp shortly af-
der o'clock and marching close to the
oak Hill tipples, spent two hours In the
vicinity OF the miners homes. There
was not even ordinary excitement at
tached to the invasion along Thomp-
sons Run.
A summary OF the days development
finds conditions much the same as they
were yesterday. save that the company
claims 10 have made further break in
the strikers ranks at Turtle Creek and
Sandy Creek. The Plum Creek mine
was running considerable coal to-day.
and the number OF men reported at
work equals that OF yesterday. The
failure 10 hold a meeting at Camp Iso-
lat!on was another disappointing fea-
ture OF the day, and the men are loud
ly clamoring for the presence OF the Of
details. The batch OF Italians that
struck camp yesterday are expected TO
do much good among their fellow coun-
trvmen at work in the Plum Creek
mine. but active labors are being with
held until tomorrow morning. when It
will be positively known whether or not
the men propose remaining away from
the pits.
Charges OF broken Faith.
District President Pat Dolan this af-
ternoon accused the operators of the
Pittsburgh district with having broken
faith with the striking miners in this
district. He also outlined the policy to
be pursued by the United Mino Work
ers in their fight. and says they are
now ready to carry the fight into the
central Pennsylvania district, where II
Is proposed to close down all the mines.
He cannot predict when the strike will
be settled, but claims his organization
can stand the strike until the last of
September.
The operators he said. had promised
to pay the price when the supply at
DeArmtts mines had been cut OF. This
had been done. but tho operators had
failed to keep their part Of the contract.
The miners who have been working
regularly at Oak Hill mines were paid
this afternoon. Those who Joined the
strike did not get their cash, the COM
pany Withholding II. as under the con-
tract the men forfeited their wages by
striking There was no excitement
Between threo hundred and four hun
dred employees we're on hand. but few OF
them received any money. Mr.. Dear
mitt made speech to the men, telling
them he sympathized with them. and
that the money was withheld, not be-
cause the company wanted It, but be-
cause II had to carry out the terms OF
the contract. He denounced the mid
night marching and the encampment,
and said It was blot upon the history
OF the country that the laws are not
enforced and such movements stopped.
An epidemic OF typhoid fever prevails
In the Turtle Creek valley and II Is fear
ed that the disease win break out in the
miners camp. The health authorities
have warned the citizens not TO use the
waters from Turtle Greek. as II Is
known to contain typhoid germs. Tur-
lie Creek Is the only stream within sew
eFal miles Of the camp and the strikers
are compelled to use the water for
drinkIng cooking and bathing purposes,
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