The herald., 1897-08-08
SOME SIGNS OF SETTLEMENT T
Is SHOWN IN THE ACTION OF
OPERATORS
If Only the Uniformity Agreement Is
Signed All the Troubles Will
Be Easily Settled
Associated Press Special Wire.

Work III securing signatures 10 the UNI
formity agreement was commenced to-
day. A number of operators who have
already placed their names to the agree
ment met at the Monongahela house
during the day and went over the list.
When the work was completed it was
shown that los had pledged themselves
| to sign. The list includes the largest OPP
orators in the district. There were a
number of othres represented who are
certain to sign when they see that by
Withholding their signatures they will
be responsible for the failure of the
movement.
When the required number of sigma
lures is secured the strike, if it is still
in existence, will be easily settled ana
mining disputes of a serious nature will
be at an end until January |, 1899, at
least.
The strikers continue orderly and are
gaining accessions to their ranks con-
stantly. The $50 men employed at the
Horner and Roberts coal mine at Eliz-
abeth refused to go to work this morning.
About seventy-five miners at the Equit-
able mines in the same locality also
struck. The Bunola men, who were per-
suaded TO come out last evening, all re-
manned away from the pit today and no
coal was mined.
1t was reported that an effort to start
the mine Monday morning will be made
The strikers are preparing for the strug-
gle and will be there on Monday morning
1000 men strong. This closes down all
the mines of the first, second and third
pools
This was pay day at Sandy Creek, and
when the strikers demanded their pay
they were told that inasmuch as they
had broken the ironclad contract, no
money whatever was due them. The le-
gality of the contract will be tested in
the courts.
When it was found but few men were
going to work at Plum Creek this morn
ing deputy sheriffs were sent to the
houses of the men, and they were
drummed out and escorted to the mine.
The company claims that this mine was
working full today and that the usual
amount of coal was loaded.
The output of the De Armitt mines
was still further reduced today, no coal
being taken from the Oak Hill mine.
Three men at Sandy Creek mine have
mined one gondola car I'M three days.
At Plum Creek the 200 men at work
mined seventeen gondola cars of coal.
Counsel for the New York and Cleve
land Gas Coal company has prepared
a bill to be presented to Judge M. w.
Acheson of the United States circuit
court on behalf of the nonresident con-
sumers, asking for an Injunction to re-
strain the striking miners from congre
eating at the mines at Turtle Creek,
Sandy Creek and Plum Greek and from
interfering with the workmen of the
company. This new move is being made
for the purpose of getting the aid of the
United States marshal, as well as the
sheriff of Allegheny county, to break up
the camps the strikers have established.
THREATENING TALK
HILLSBORO, ILL.,, Aug. THE miners
at Coffeen worked today, taking out
large quantity of coal. Gen. Brady ar
rived with reinforcements for the
marching miners and about 500 are en-
camped just outside of the village limits.
Many of them are armed with clubs and
talk threateningly.
| Stringent measures are being taken to
prevent interference with working min
ers Pickets have been put out and the
village appears as though under martial
law. An attempted parade of strikers
with fife and drums was stopped by a
posse armed with shotguns. President
Traynor of the village issued a procla-
nation forbidding crowds gathering in
| the streets, and called on all citizens to
aid in preserving the peace.
AT PITTSBURG
PITTSBURG, August 7.-Pending de-
velopments later in the day, the miners
in the three camps besieging the Dear
mitt mines are resting. AT no time dur
ing the strike has the situation been so
critical 1t is not believed that the min
ers will be drawn into the fight. If
trouble now comes, 1t will not be between
the strikers and the deputies, but be-
tween the strikers and the negroes in
camp at Unity, who are employed on the
Pittsburg and Bessemer railroad. The
deputies will be drawn to quell the
troubles, and a three-cornered fight is
not improbable. In the camp of the
negroes are deprayed men and women
together in tents and huts, every one of
which is "Gpeak-easy," They have ter
| rorized the community for miles around.
and shooting affrays are of almost daily
occurrence. The strikers camp is sew
cred from that of the negroes by the
township road leading from Unity to
Williamsburg. Already there have been
several brawls between the two parties,
The negroes are walking arsenals, while
the strikers have no weapons
Thomas B. DeArmitt says he has out
witted the strikers and made gain at
Plum Creek mine. He says there are
now 315 men at work there. He denies
that pay day has been deferred at San
dy and Plum Creek. The men will be paid
today and Monday. The expected i'm
portation of negroes from Virginia for
Oak Hill has not taken place yet, but the
strikers are keeping strict lookout for
them, and think they can be persuaded
not to work when they do arrive.
AID ASKED
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 7.-At II
o'clock tonight Gov. Tanner received the
following telegram from Sheriff Rar.-
call of Montgomery county at Coffeen
Ill: County and local resources ex-
hausted; must have militia Sunday
night by 10 o'clock a. Coffeen."
In reply Gov. Tanner promptly sent
the following: you fail to give any
facts or reasons. Please advise fully OF
the nature of the trouble and what you
J have done. In the meantime It IL your