Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-09

refuse to handle or use coal mined dur
ing the strike. II this plan IL carried
out Q large number Of unions AFFILIATED
with the American Federation will be
affected. Ratchford said there were ap-
Fortunately 900 miners now idle. He
win lend the officials Of the Pittsburg
miners all the assistance possible In in
ducing the miners OF the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company to suspend
work.
NOBODY saALL 60 TO WORK.
Dissemination OF seriksrs 1t Dtllo.v.ie.
O.-U. q Marshals % Guard.
|. Cincinnati. July S.-The Commercial
Tribune's special from Dillonvaie. O..
says: This town is now being patroied
by United States deputy marshals. TWEEN
ty-six OF whom were sworn in by United
States Commissioner Richards yester-
day. At o'clock yesterday afternoon
three whistles were blown from the
mines to notify the strikers that they
could return to work today. That some
Of the 800 miners will make an attempt
to 60 to work Ii certain. Marshal De-
vanney, who spent the day in visiting
Long Run, Steubenville and other
points. returned last night with twenty
four deputies to escort those VINO are
willing to work. The strikers are de-
termined that no one shall enter the
mines. Today will be an eventful day.
The men spent yesterday discussing the
situation. and crowds were congregat-
ing hourly.
The strikers have received word that
large bodies of men from Wheeling
Creek. Bellaire and other neighboring
v1fr hexy a. x<><l o. =
their assistance in preventing men from
returning to work today. Anticipating
trouble Receivers Herrick and Dickens
dorfer. Of the Wheeling. Lake Erie and
Pittsburg Coal company and the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie Railroad company,
have issued the following notice: "An
persons are hereby given notice that
these mines are being operated by the
Undersigned as receivers Of the United
States court. All persons in our en-
ploy will be fully protected by the
United States court. Ali others are here
by warned that they must not modest
in any way the persons IN our employ,
or the property in our possession"
The receivers have issued an order to
all the agents along the road to refuse
to haul whisky or any other intoxicants
consigned to this town. Mount Pleasant
and Long Run. One of the first resoiu-
tons adopted by a mass meeting Of
strikers was one refusing emphatically
to return to work and declaring that
others should not work. The deputies,
each one armed with a Smith & wesson
38-calibre revolver. are patroling their
beats. Twelve deputies were stationed
at the Long Run mines yesterday, but
this force was reduced last night and the
balance sent here to reinforce these now
guarding the property in this town.
Railways Coufscatins the Cool.
Chicago. July 9.-The railroad COM
panies yesterday issued orders to con-
fiscate all coal being carried over their
lines. The order carried confusion in its
execution. and local coal operators who
expected to receive shipments to meet
the demand were disappointed. In addi-
ton to the confiscating order the price
OF common soft coal jumped 40 cents a
ton. while soft screenings were rated at
Just twice their customary value. Fully
15.0C0 carloads from mines in southern
Illinois were confiscated by railroad
companies. The seizure Is made because
Of a recent supreme court opinion which
says that in case of strikes railroad COM
panies have the right to confiscate any
coal on their property regardless of the
cOnsignee. This IL not a privilege OF
their franchise. but because they carry
the mails
Deliberately Broke Their Contract"
Brazil. Ind. July s.cB. F. Schmidt.
member Of the board Of state labor
commissioners met q fun delegation Of
the block coal operators here yesterday
to discuss the mining situation and en-
dpQvnP m
ment OF the existing trouble. The con-
ference accomplished nothing. as the
operators insisted that the miners de-
liberately broke their contract and they
were in no position to consider q propo-
sition. All the miners are out here ex-
cept a few working in No. I Brazil
Block Coal Co.'S mine. A committee has
been selected to order them out and II
they refuse to obey q brass band COM
posed Of miners will escort them to and
from work daily until they stop work.
Strike situafioa In Illlaoss.
Springfield. Ills. July s.-The miners
strike situation in Illinois II as follows:
All the miners in the Wilmington dis
trict, 1900 In number are out. In the
| Springfield district most Of the miners
are working. In the Peoria district the
miners are still working. The miners
at Staunton and Mount Olive had given
| out assurances that the BelleviIie min
| ers would strike. but the BeileviIle men
met and decided to go to work. At Car
linville there is no strike. virden and
Auburn miners struck weeks ago. The
| miners at Assumption are out, but at
Pana and Taylorville are working. At
Westville. vermilion county. the miners
are out, but at work at Danville