The morning news., 1897-07-27
FArRMoNT REGION FAILURE.
Movement of Coal Increasing in
Spite of Denials.

spite or Dentnls.
Wheeling, W. Va. July 26.-Though the
strike leaders gathering here for to-mor-
rows conference dony the reports that
the efforts for general strike in the Fair
mont region are failure. the coal that is
coming to Wheeling from Fairmont on
the Baltimore and Ohio and sent west and
to the lakes by the three coal carrying
roads centerlng here, shows that the out
put at Fairmont is increasing.
The shipments to-day and Sunday have
been larger than for any day during the
past week. To-day the Baltimore and Ohio
sent about 100 cars west, and 50 or rs cars
were sent north on the two other roads
So far there has been no interference with
the passage of the coal trains in the East
ern Ohio district
The indications are that to-morrov's
conference OF labor leaders made up OF
the executive officers of the various or
ganizations centered under the American
Federation of Labor, will be largely at
tended. Among to-day's arrivals are Eu-
gene V. Debs, head Of the social democ-
racy; Vice President Rae of the decorat-
ors and painters. President Mahon of the
street car workers, President Samuel
Gompers of the federation, and President
Ratchford of the United Mine Workers
President Sovereign of the knights of
Labor will arrive from Washington In the
morning. There is some difference of opin-
Ion as to the result of the conference.
Messrs. Debs and Mahon tonight claim
that the published reports of the strike
being failure at Fairmont are incorrect.
Mr.. Debs says he is in possession of reiia-
BILE advices to the effect that the strikers
to-day received aocessions.
If the effects of the agitators in West
Virginia has really been a failure, il is
hall aHrNtk na4 -
ductors, firemen and brakemen will be
asked to refuse to handle West Virginia
coal. There is some talk of a general
sympathetic strike, but this does not meet
with anything approaching even partial
favor. A boycott OF West Virginia. coai
In the event that the miners of the state
should decline to strike will be discussed
at the conference tomorrow.
Fairmont, W. Va, July 26-The strike
in this district, which Ratchford predict
ed would be general to-day, has proven
fiat failure. After days of vigorous effort
by Messrs. Debs, Mahon, Coslett, Miller
and Ratchford, eliminating Sunday with
mass meetings in many places, the miners
at Fairmont remain mistaken. All agree
that this was the critical day. 1t was
agreed that If there was no strike Monday
efforts would cease, and an appeal be made
to the railroad men to stop hauling coal. A
canvass of the situation shows that the
New England CASTOR, Montana and West
Fairmont and Briar Hill Watson miners,
with 1000 men, are all working to-day.
Monongah has fifty more men than on
Saturday, a total of 100. The Pritchard
mine resumed with twenty Of their old
men. The Pinniniklnnick mines at Clarks-
burg are working The only break came
when thirty-one-half of the Hutchings
mine force-quit to-day, followed by Luz
ther and Opekisha, a total Of eighty men,
who, with Aurora, forty; Palatin, 40, and
Kings S5 are all out at this point
Sheriff Cunningham had deputies at all
the mines ready for trouble. Before leav-
ing Fairmont, Mr. Debs said: II nave
done all l could to make the Farmont
miners accept the situation. The poor fell
lows do accept Il In a great measure but
are intimidated by the operators. They
have been locked In the mines, discharged
for attending meetings and threatened
like slaves. They know it and feel pow
erless 10 prevent It. All depends on the
Wheeling conference. The Operators win
now, but they are sowing the wind TO
reap the whilrwind. When the worm
turns he becomes a maniac and manlacs
destroy opposition"
Senator Camden said to-day: During
the past ten days the agitators have been
given full swing They have used every
effort TO get out the men and have failed.
During that time we have been put 20
endless expense and worry. The efforts OF
the agitators have proven futile. Our men
want to work and we propose to do some
fighting now and protect them from the
intimidation Of agitators."
Railroad men are afraid OF the mission
aries who are working among the Balti-
more and Ohio men to induce them to
strike.