The record-union., 1897-07-19
Pangs of Hunger and Discomfort Take
Tangible Form.
Thousand Miners Ready to
March on Cannonsburg, Where
Additional Deputy Sheriffs
Have Been Sworn in to Protect
the Mines-The Men Are Semi
Insane on the Strike Question
and Goaded on by Their Wives,
Daughters and Sweethearts.

PITTSBURG, July 1S.-The events of
to-day in the Pittsburg coal mining
district indicate that there is trouble
ahead. The strike has been on for two
weeks without cause for alarm in any
quarter. but to-day the pangs of hun
ger and mutterings of discomfort have
taken tangible form, and before morn
ing 1000 miners will have marched to
Cannonsburg, the objective point being
the Boon and Allison mines A few
days ago the operators of these mines
made requisition on the Sheriff of
Washington County for additional dep
uties. 1t is supposed that there are at
least thirty deputies at each mine, we'll
armed for any friction that may take
place.
To-day the miners of Millers and
Tom Run districts held mass meetings.
The men employed in the Slope and
Bridgeville and in No. l and No. and
IN Steene's mines met at Bridgeville.
Cecil was the scene of meeting, and
the diggers employed in the Standard
and Ellsworth mines at Miller Run
also held meeting. The gatherings
were attended by men, women and
children. The women did not lag in the
interest taken. Many of them openly
branded their husbands as towards
They argued that they might as well
fight as starve. The men said the vic
tory could be won, provided every coal
miner employed in the sections where
the lake was supplied would join the
general movement of idleness. Plans
for bringing out the miners employed
in the Boon and Allison mines were
discussed. Special COMMITTEES were sent
to march on the Cannonsburg mines
tonight
The Reissing brass band and the Ce-
ell drum corps were engaged, and the
march across the country is on The
processes viii be made up of three di-
visions from the different sections.
They mobilize a Bridgeville and take
up the tramp of sixteen miles across
the country. A miner who was very
enthusiastic over the plan said there
would be at least 1000 men in line. 1t
was learned late tonight that the
scheme had been in progress of for
mutation for several days 1t was
talked Of several days ago, and got to
the ears of the operators of the Can
nonsburg mines, hence their decision to
increase their force of deputies Wheth-
er the miners will go armed is not
known as yet, but they expect to be
at the mines when the offending dig
gers are ready to go to work. and will
use every influence possible to keep
them from going into the mines
Some of the most conservative of the
leaders claim that there will be no
bloodshed. They say that when the
golfers see such big demonstration
they will come out and retain their
manhood. Every effort was made to
keep the movement a secret for fear
the force of deputies at the mines
would be further increased. Just what
the result will be it is difficult at this
hour to tell. The men are known TO he
semi-insane on the strike question
They have been goaded on by suffering
wives, daughters and sweethearts. and
1t appears as if it is the beginning of
the end of the strike.
The negotiations to induce the coal
operators of this district to sign the
uniformity agreement are still going
on. The commissioners having it in
charge feel as if they would be able
to accomplish it. Secretary Frank
Schmidt said tonight that the pros
poets were brighter than they have
been since negotiations began He
said that within the next few davs
powerful influences would be brought
to bear upon the operators. With the
strike in the present condition. the in
dications are for successful consum-
nation of the agreement.
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are not counting on arbitration. if was
announced tonight by prominent
operator that if the strike in West Vir-
ginia does not prove successful the
Pittsburg Presidents will make an ef
fort early next week to start their
mines at the G9-cent rate. the rate now
asked by the strikers. They will claim
that if they are willing to pay the price
that the law must protect them in the
operations of their mines.