The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-10

house keepers to issue attachments
against the single man for the small
amounts they owe, and are also threat
ening the men having families with
landlords warrants and election II
they do not return to work.
Preacher Green, the miner who was
chairman of the meeting at the Forty
foot Cut, Snowden, on Thursday, was
again in the field Thursday night and
presided at meeting Of the Gaston-
vile diggers at that place. Several
fiery speeches were made, resulting
eventually in a unanimous vote favor
ing the strike In a letter to Secretary
Warner Green stated that the whistle
for the men to go to work at Gaston-
vile blew yesterday morning as usual,
but not a miner from his home entered
the pit.
Another miner wrote Secretary War
ner this morning from the Jumbo
mines saying that only seven men
were at work at that pit yesterday
From the same source it was learned
that everything was quiet and idle on
Miller's run. The Jumbo mine was re-
ported to be working. and 1t is pretty
certain that nearly one-third of the
Pan Handle miners of Hanna & Co. are
at work. The miners officials had no
definite information from there, but
claimed the pit was practically de-
serted.
From an operator It was learned that
the mines of the Washington Coal and
Coke company in Stickles Hollow are
working full and on Thursday loaded
100 cars of coal which went to Cleve-
land. This mine Is on the line Of the
Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghio-
gheny railroad, and has not heretofore
been considered in the Pittsburg dis
trict.
The best information puts the pres
ent state of the strike in this district
as about complete, with the exception
Of the pits of the New York g. CleVe-
land company four or five small mines
and several others in the fourth pool.
It seems that the officials are having
more trouble in getting the miners OF
the Upper river section out than in any
other portion of the territory. Strong
efforts win be made this week by Presi-
dent DOlan to get all the river diggers
into the movement. BY his efforts on
Thursday the miners at Whittsett and
West Newton are out.
Some of the reports from the Monon-
gahela river district indicate that many
of the miners of that section are weak
ening, and that some have already re-
turned to work, with prospects of more
following the same example before
long The Chamony mines of the Tide
Coal company, the mines of the Charles
lutte company and the Samuel O'Neill
mines at Fayette, and the Jones' mines
at Monongahela, were at work yester-
/ day. This condition of affairs Is caus-
| ing much excitement in the valley. A
special from Fayette City says;
Crowds of idle miners are gathering,
| and unless the miners Of these places
! lay down their tools at once IT Is said
a march of miners, beginning at Fay
/ ette City with brass band leading,
win be made, and every man persuaded
| to quit work. The miners when spoken
| to were in deadly earnest and will not
rest until every digger comes out and
joins in the strike. The serious con-
dition of affairs in the valley has been
made known to the miners officials,
and President Dolan win probably ar
range for a mass meeting at LucyVille
or Monongahela.
The officials of the United Mine
Workers, both local and national, re-
alize that this is a crucial time in the
strike movement, with the greatest in
terest centered in the Pittsburg dis
trict where every effort viii be made
to get the men out. Much depends
upon their success, and in fact It will
be likely the turning point I'm the
movement. Up TO the present time not
man has quit at the mines OF the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company, and none are expected to
join the strikers. President W. p, De
Armitt says the men are perfectly sat
ished with the price and the conditions.
A number of the miners who were
sDoken TO yesterday afternoon say they