Evening journal., 1897-07-23
MARCH ON THE MINES
Pennsylvania Strikers Bring Out
the Men at Work.
TROUBLE MAY OCCUR At ANY TINE.
The New Antiscreening Law just Passed
Ia to BE Fully Tested-The Coke
Region Not Likely to Be
come n Factor.

Pittsburg, July 23.-Excitement Is at
fever heat in local miners circles.
About 500 miners from the Finleyville
district have marched on the Bunola
5mines and succeeded in bringing out
the men at work Sheriff Lowry of
this county has a force of deputies
ready for duty at moments notice,
and trouble is looked for at any time.
The deputies are in readiness to go to
the mines of the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal company. A march on
the Turtle Creek. Plum Creek and
Sandy Creek mines is expected at any
time. It is learned from reliable authori-
ty that such a march is in contempla-
tion, but will not take place until to-
morrow.
At Canonsburg it is reported that 1000
/ men will march to the Cook mines and
stay there until the diggers come out.
Sheriff Clark of Washington county is
on hand with large number Of depu-
hes. and trouble is expected IL the
strikers attempt to force the men to
quit work.
The miners leaders continue at work
n an effort to stop work but dispatches
. from Uniontown and Dunbar indicate
hat they are meeting with poor sue
cess. A Uniontown dispatch says the
4 eaders are very much disheartened and
4 admit privately that they have failed
10 create any strike sympathy.
Coke Men Not Likely to Join.
The Red Stone miners. it is claimed,
& will be back next week. Dunbar dis
patches say there is very little probable
ty that the coke region viii become a
actor in the strike.
The new state law to compel opera
ors to weigh the coal before It is
screened and to pay the miners on its
basis lis to be tested to its fullest ex-
lent. and the whole uniformity agree
nent hinges on this test. A large num-
Der of operators are putting in scales
90 as to weigh the coal according to
he new law, but others are preparing
O fight IT, Among the latter is w. +.
De Armitt. who says the law can be
abrogated by the right of private con-
ract. and he intends to test 1t by the
contract he has with his men. Under
his contract he agrees to pay his men
a cents per 1000 pounds Of coal,
screened over a one-half inch screen,
With nothing to be paid for coal drop
ping through said screen. He claims
he miner has a right to mine coal to
& De paid after screening, and that the
operator can also pay the miner in this
fashion.
A member of the arbitration commits
sion said that the new antiscreenins
aw would cut a figure in the new
agreement, and the law will be thor
bughly tested before it is incorporated
n the agreement.
The arbitrators are at work among
he Pittsburg operators, and they ar
rying every means to bring about
meeting of the operators. So far the.
nave been unsuccessful in arranging
or a meeting. but it is hoped to accom-
)lish this shortly. Mayor Ford sai'
hat he had not consented to call
meeting and would not do so, although
Il had been suggested to him that sucl
4 proceeding would be the best thinl
do under the circumstances.
A Wheeling dispatch says the miner
At the Boggs mines refused to come ou
when requested by a committee o
trikers to do so. and arrangements ar
being made for a demonstration o
strikers. While 1t is declared to be
peaceful demonstration another refusa
o come out may precipitate trouble.