The herald., 1897-08-12
COAL MINERS
Call on the Coke Workers
for Help
THE PROVISIONS Distributed
FALL FAR SHORT OF URGENT
DEMANDS
THE PROVISIONS Distributed
Many Homes Lack Bread, But tn,
Strikers Are Not Turned From
Their Plans
Associated Press Special Wire.

PITTSBURG, August 1.-THE Oak
Hill miners, whose wages were withheld
by the De Armitt company yesterday
because they struck, met at Newton
last night and formally declared to
strike, after denouncing the company.
They say they will remain out until the
district prices of 50 cents person are
paid. In spite of this more men are at
work this morning than at any other
time since the marchers appeared. De
Armitt has received several threatening
letters recently.
The fact, just made public, that the
men at work in the Spring Hill mine,
Dempater, Boyd & Co., were getting 60
cents, has further complicated the strike
situation. This rate has been paid since
July 10th.
There are ninety-nine men at work
In this mine, and two hundred mine
wagons are loaded every day. This is
dumped directly into the tenders of the
locomotives on the Pennsylvania rail-
road. An effort will be made by the
strikers to get the miners out, but the
latter say they will continue at work.
The last movement of the strikers in
dicates that the miners leaders have
abandoned all hope of drawing the coke
region into the strike, and have adopted
plan of using the cokers to assist the
strikers in more profitable way. Com
mittees have been in the coke region
all the week collecting money and pro-
visions. The headquarters of the dis
trict officials of the United Mine Work
ers in this city are still besieged with
piteous appeals for aid from the starv-
ing women and children of the striking
miners. More than $1,000 worth of pro-
visions has been distributed the last two
days, and the requests for help are far
in excess of means to respond. Around
the Bunola mine and along the Wheel
ing division of the Baltimore and Ohio
road the suffering seems to be the worst.
In many homes there seems to be moth
ing but dry bread to eat, and in some
cases not even that.
A large meeting was held at Cannons-
burg today, where both the Boone and
Allison mines have resumed operations
in full.
The striking miners who were former
ly employed by the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company met this
afternoon and formed a permanent or
ganization and appointed, committee
from each mine to take charge of the
strike at those mines.
Following the organization they at
tended meeting at Turtle Creek, ad-
dressed by Mrs. Jones of Chicago, at
which 5000 miners and their wives were
present from the different sections of the
district.
The feature of the meeting was the.
crowning of Emma Haas with a wreath
of daisies by Mrs. JONES' who presented
her to the miners as the Joan of Arc of
America"
This is the 16-year-old cripple who
came into prominence through firing a
pistol as the miners marched passed her
home on their daily visits to the mines.
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
WHEELING, w. Va, August lire
ports from the KanawhaValey are con-
f1icting. The organizers claim that they
have the best of it and that all miners
will be out by Saturday. On the 'ther
hand, disinterested persons say large
number of miners returned to work this
morning, disgusted with the organizers
for having misrepresented matters to
induce them to strike. There is no
change in the situation at Fairmont.
SEATTLE MINERS
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 1.-THE con-
dition of things at the mines of the Seat
tie Coal and Iron company, at Issaquah,
is unchanged. The men have not ac-
cepted the offer made them by General
Bryant, to be allowed check man of
their own at the scales, and they have
given no indication of their intention
to return to work. They have made no
hostile demonstrations, but remain firm
in their protest at being docked for short
cars. Gen. Bryant, the receiver of the
company stated this evening that he
has managed the cargo for the Walla
Walla and has been successful in divert
ing other vessels bound for Seattle to
load Gilman coal for San Francisco. He
is thus relieved of demurrage fees by
getting his charters off his hands. The
United States court order confirming the
sale of the property is expected August
18th.
NEED OF FOOD
BRAZIL, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE miners
executive board met here and reported
that there were IT'S persons in the min
ing camp district who were in actual
need of food. The actual distribution
given yesterday has not exceeded
cents per capita