The herald., 1897-08-10
THE MINER
IS HUNGRY
But He Shows No Sign of
Yielding
FAMILIES ARE FAMISHING
WHILE STRIKERS KEEP WATCH
ON MINES
The Campaign Of Mass Meeting and
Marchirc O. tn Re Cop pd,,c+ad with
FAMILIES ARE FAMIsHING
WHILE STRIKERS KEEP WATCH
ON MINES
The Campaign of Mass Meeting and
Marching to Be Conducted With
Renewed Vigor
Associated Press Special Wire.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 9.-Appeals
for food and provisions were numerous
at the headquarters of the miners off,
cals today 1t appeared as if there was
wall from every section of the dis
trict, and miners in person were present
to ask that the suffering ones be looked
after. Secretary Warner was kept busy
answering the appeals. He said tonight
that he had sent more than $1,000 worth
of provisions into various parts of the
district. The appeals are now coming
in from the families the heads of which
are at the various mining camps using
their influence to keep other men from
working.
A series of meetings are to be held all
over the district. 1t is expected to keep
up the interest in every section and
strengthen every point where there is
the least indication of weakness. The
vigils on. he mines of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company are to be
kept up and the vigor increased from
day to day.
The following was issued by Patrick
Dolan, the president, and Secretary
Warner today:
There will be a mass meeting of all
the miners at Cannonsburg Wednesday,
August 11th at 10 a. m. All miners of
the above named places will call meet
ings and prepare to go. The meeting
will be addressed by the district officials
and others. Every miner is requested to
attend"
The campaign in westmoreland coun-
| of T,,xx,i ",
| 9 d. m. a monster meeting will be held.
1t is expected that Eugene V. Debs,
Mrs. Mary Jones, M. p Carrick. Patrick
Dolan and others will make addresses.
A march is to be made from Turtle
Creek There will be number of brass
bands in the procession. The strikers
desire to awaken an interest in that
section, as they claim the mines that
are working are an injury to their
cause. g
At the instigation of Thomas e. SUIT
ton off Willocks, Henry Ulrich, Emi,
Mayer, Henry Huser and Gustav Rings,
miners were committed to Jail for
hearing before Alderman j. V. McMas-
ters on various charges today. Ulrich
is charged with aggravated assault and
battery, Mayer with assault and battery
and Huser and Rings with unlawful as
semblage. The arrests are the result of
an alteration at Wilocks, July 26th,
on account of the strike. Warrants are
out for a number of others,
Early this morning the miners of West
Elizabeth made march on the mines
of the Elizabeth Mining company, for
merly operated by Horner & Roberts.
About fifty men were going to work
After a consultation the men asked that
they be allowed to finish loading flat.
They agreed to go out as soon as 1t
was loaded, which will take several
| days. The officials of the company
made an effort this afternoon to get per-
mission from the mining officials to con-
| tinue work on 69-cent basis. This was
not given ,and it is expected that the
mine will be idle as soon ae the flat is
loaded.
IOWA MINERS
OTTUMWA, Ia, Aug. 9.-At meet
ing of the Iowa miners here today it was
decided not to strike in sympathy with
the easterners, but it was voted to as
sess all men rs cents per week for their
aid The meeting was poorly attended,
only one-fourth of the miners in the
state being represented. Another meet
| ing is called for August 10Th at Oska-
| loosa.
MINERS WILL MARCH
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. "a State
Register special from Lincoln says the
miners of that city met and decided
unanimously to march Wednesday
morning to Mount Pulaski and endeavor
to get the miners there to strike, and
from there go to Mantle on a similar
mission, and from there to Decatur,
where the delegations from Springfield,
Pana and other places will meet them.
The operators at Lincoln offered their
men work every day in the week-they
having had but two days work per
week on an average--if they would re-
turn to work The proposition was de-
clined.
MEN PAID OFF
PITTSBURG, Aug. 9.-All the min
ers of the New York and Cleveland Gas
and Coal Company are still at work.
They were paid today. but those who
struck did not receive any money the
company insisting upon the terms of the
contract by which the men agreed to for
| felt all reserve in such case. The strik-
ers say that the men promised to quit as
soon as tney Set their pay, put DeAr-
mitt declares that the strikers shall not
take the men out of Plum Creek mine.
The strike is beginning to cause hunger
among the miners families along the
Wheeling division and in the Panhandle
district The male members are living
much better in the camps than the wo-
men and children at home.
UNDER MARTIAL LAW :.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. "a special to
| the Republic from Coffeen, ILL.,, says:
This town is under martial law. A force
| of 235 armed deputies is guarding the
town and particularly the property Of
the Coffeen Coal and Copper company.
Sudden insanity
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. s.-Miss
! Mary Hieber of 661 West Wabash ave-