Evening star., 1897-07-30
Strike Leaders Discouraged at Action
of De Armitt's Men.
Big MEETING had LITTLE EFFECT
Organizers in West Virginia Pre-
pare for an Active Campaign.
STRIKERS ARE PEACEABLE

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suits of the meetings OF the miners OF the
| New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany, the camping strikers were a disap-
| pointed lot of men this morning. for the
| expected exodus from the Plum Creek,
| Sandy Creek and Oak Hill mines did not
| occur.
The miners did not quit work, as they
PR missed to do last night, and all the mines
| were In operation today.
Until daylight the Indications were that
the strikers had won, and that no more
| coal would be mined until the strike was
over, but the dawn brought disappointment.
Inquiry About Plum Creek.
IE the vicinity Of the Sandy Creek and
Oak Mil mines anxious inquiry made
| about Plum Creek. At the two meetings
| last night the leaders announced that the
Plum Creek miners would come out and
that no more coal would be dug until the
strike was won. What reports these state
ments were based on could not be learned,
| but they must have been unfounded. for at
330 O'Clock this morning 2Vo strikers, after
| making demonstration at the Plum Creek
| mires. went into camp at Negley Post Of
| flee. one-half mile from the tipple where
| they remained until o'clock, and left only
when they learned that all the miners had
gore In, and that yesterdays work had
been fruitless.
| At Sandy Creek a small body of strikers
| watched a majority of the miners who at
| tended the meeting last night go back TO
work.
Interest i'm Oak Hill Mine.
The main interest in the strike, so far as
| De Armitt's men concerned, is at the
| Oak Hill mine, about two miles from Tur-
| tie Creek The strikers thought that mine
would close. but this morning the Oak Hill
miners boarded the company's train at
Turtle Creek as usual and started TO work.
A body of the strikers was camped along
the railroad track, and the train haul
ing the miners passed the camp. four of
the strikers jumped on the cars. Two of
the miners, believing the strikers were
about to make an attack, jumped from the
cars and Joined the strikers. These two
were the only Oak Hill miners who started
from Turtle Creek for the mine and did
not go to work.
The mine officials say that, including
these two men, not over q per cent Of the
Oak Hill miners are idle, and their abb
sence is caused by sickness or something
other than the strike.
Next Move of Strikers.
What the marchers will now do is not
known. but from indications given by the
speakers yesterday 1t is believed that large
bodies of strikers will be brought to the
vicinity of the De Armitt mines and the
demonstration will be kept up.
Much credit is given the leaders and the
strikers for the good order which has been
maintained, and the indications are that
there will be no violence. The men are not
drinking and perfect order is maintained
in the camps.
Claims Men Will Strike Tomorrow.
Secretary Warner claimed this afternoon
that all Of De Armitt's mines would be idle
tomorrow. Not a pound of coal was mined
at Sandy Creek today, ne said, and not
more than fifty men We're working at Tur-
tie Creek. This afternoon he ordered tents
for the strikers encamped near De Armitts
mines. The strikers, he said, would rot
leave until the men quit work. il they
camped there for a month.
A call for meeting of the United Labor
League on Sunday evening. to arrange for
mass meeting on August ), was issued
today. Debs has promised to return and
speak on the occasion.
President De Armitt denied Warmers
statement that the men went out at Tur-
tie and Sandy creeks today. He claimed
that all Of the miners were at work.
ORGANIZERS PREPARE FOR WORK.
AgitatOrs Will Canvass West Virginia
Distrfcts-Boggs Run Men Return.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 30.-The or
ganizers in the several fields are mapping
out their campaign though no actual work
will be done before Saturday or Sunday.
The Mason injunction is creating wide
spread comment, and nearly every one
agrees with Governor Atkinson that it
covers more ground than comes under the
courts jurisdiction. Boggs Run miners in
the Wheeling district, who went back to
work this morning, will be followed 10y the
other five hundred strikers. The break is
cEly a blow to sentiment, however, as none
of the Wheeling district mines ship coal or
help to relieve famine.
Strikers Desert Roanoke. III.
PEORIA, ILL.,, July 3O-yisiting coal
miners have now all left Roanoke and its
vicinity. There were not more than half a
dozen in town last night. No one is work.
ing at the mine. At Benson last night,
miners boarded a Sante Fe train and want
ed to ride free. 1t was necessary for the
conductor to knock some of them OF the
II Iain.
CANVASS FOR SIGNATURES.
Committee Representing True Uni-
fOrmfty Plan Sanguine Of Success.
PITTSBURG, Pa, July 30.-The coal op-
orators committee appointed at the true
uniformity conference to secure signatures
to the agreement were busy this morning
revising and correcting the proofs Of the
contract which is being printed. As soon
as these papers are received from the prin-
ter they will be placed in the hands of the
several members composing the committee,
who will at once begin an active canvass
OF the coal operators for their signatures.
1t Is still a question of dispute among
many OF the coal operators as to whether
enough signatures can be obtained to the
contract to make 1t operative. The mem
bers Of the committee are positive there
will be no difi1culty ip getting the required
number of signatures. They think their
work will be accomplished speedily, and
expect to secure many OF the signatures
within the next two days. Despite denial
from some quarters, II is asserted the
river operators are as anxious for the
agreement az are any of the others Some
Of the most prominent river operators took
part IN the conferences, and assurances
have been given that the river men will
not hold aloof now.
Claims to he a Striking Miner.
EAU CLAIRE. WIS.,, July S0.-Marshal
H. J. Walker Of Durand last night shot aud
fatally wounded James crone. who. with
companion. was burglarixing q store. Crone
saad he was . striking miner from Scran-
ton, Pa. driven to the commission OF crime
through hunger.