The Irish standard., 1897-08-07
MORE MINERS QUIT.
Strikers Gain from Toilers In
Do ArnaiCs Mines
LEADERS PLEASED With SITUATION.
Juxticc Hears Case Against President
Dalan, Hnt RESERVES Ills Decision
\ Price of Coal fakes Ans
other Jump.

tcrlailN frOiI ueSdHN report. Every
thing about ;he Turtle Creek camp was
quiet, the on,y ripple of excitement be-
ing the hearing cf President Dolan and
the other officials CT the miners for riot
and unlawful sscnblage. The strikers
claim 20 new acce Ssons to their ranks.
A careful estimate of the men now at
work in the Plum Creek mine shows
2l3 out of the usual total of 2S5. No
work was done at the Oak Hill or San
dy Creek mines. The camp was reduced
in numbers by 500 men. They were
sent to their homes for two reasons
to lessen expenses and. because these
men were not jnclincd to respond to
the numerous marching orders imposed
on them. The camp has been costing
$500 day to keep it in provisions, etc,
beng at he rate of seven cents per man
per day, as against 10 cents per day in
the national guard encampments The
camp is now u"dcr strict military dis
clpline and everything is moving like
c!ockwork. The customary march will
be made to Plum Creek this morning
and will be continued daily, the miners
officials say. until the suspension in the
Ecc;slon Reversed.
AZ III" hearing in the case Of Presi-
dent Do.an and others for riot and un-
lawful assemb!nge before Justice Slem-
1nriisa number Of witnesses were heard,
bat The justice reserved his decision
until this afternoon. The hearing OF
the f"ur miners arrested last week at
the Mr';ove"n mines near Canonsburg
for trcSliass was concluded Wednesday
afternoon. No evidence connecting the
defendants directly with the song,
"WeHl Hang Black Sheep to Sour
Apple Tree" or with the use Of op-
probr:o's epithets was produced. None
of the defendants appeared at the hear
ing. and they were held in contempt.
Attachments were issued for their ar
rest.
Coming Meetings.
Organizer Cameron Miller is arrang.
In" for Il meeting of business men and
luiners to take place Mt Roscoe, in the
fourth pool, at one p. III. to-day. He
expects that about $500 men will be
IN attendance, coming from all the
mines in the fourth pool, from Dunlcvy
to California. The meeting will be ad-
dressed by President Patrick Dolan and
MIR. Miller Arrangements have been
completed for the opcn-nir demonstra-
tion under the auspices of the United
Labor League of Western Pennsylva-
mia this evening, on the Duquesno
wharf, in the interest of the striking
miners. The leaders expect 10000 pco-
pie to attend. They nre urging every.
EGhy TO attend to show by their pres
rncr that they are in favor of free
speech and the right of peaceable as
semblage. The speakers will talk from
Il wagon. The meeting will be nd,
dressed by Eugene V. Debs, Mrs Mary
Jones, Of Chicago; NJ. NJ. Garland, pres
idrnt, and w. a. Carney. vice president
OF the Amalgamated associations; Unit
cd Mine Workers Organizer Cameron
Miller, NJ. r. Carrick, national president
Of the Painters and Decorators union,
and NJ. J. Counahan, national secretary
OF the Plumbers union.
After the addresses an appeal will be
made to the audience for financial as
slstance for the striking miners, and
the leaders expect that tho result will
show that the public is in hearty sym.
pathy with the miners in their struggle
lor living wages.
COnl Prices Advance.
The miners claim that if they can get
little more financial assistance thew
will easily win the strike, and are
Etraining every nerve to accomplish
their end.
The miners Mt the Schmock mines, on
the Redstone branch of the Pcnnsyl
vania railroad, came out again Wcdncs-
day and the mines are closed down.
This intelligence caused the price of
coal to jump from rs cents to one dol
lar ton, and brokers sny there will
probably be another advance to ST. so
per ton before the end of next week
Unusual Attitude of Operators.
One of the notable features of the
strike of the miners has been the alb
sence of effort by the operators to get
their miners to work. There has been
no meeting by them to consider the
situation, nor have there been any at
tempts to start mines with new men.
This was explained Wednesday by an
operator who said he is satisfied to have
VIC SUING SOlltluuC ulill' y, as lie
has enough coal to last him or can get
1t at prices which will enable him to
make profit. The lower river markets
are reported to be we'll stocked with
Pittsburgh coal, and by reason of al
most continuous navigation from ,Ianu-
nry until July large stocks have been
accumulated in the New Orleans, Louis
vile and Cincinnati markets and no
coal boat stage of water can be expect
ed now before November
Some of the rail operators have plen-
ty of coal, one producer claiming to
have not less than 200, 900 tons available
for his contracts and others can buy
coal at price almost MS low rs they can
produce it. Ruling prices are rs cents
+. o. b. cars at shipping point for run
of the mine and 81 TO $l.25 for screened
coal.
Warner Scores DE Armit.
Secretary Warner paid his compli-
ments to President De Armit, of the
New York e. Cleveland company, in no
very choice terms. The reason for this
was the publication of the story that
Mr.. De Armit had said that $50. 600 had
been sent into the Pittsburgh district
Another Great Invention.
The tall man wheeZed heavily anl
looked 1t tho a1itor JIo bnI ,,,pt al