The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
LOOKING BETTER
FOR THE MINERS
Operators Signing the
Uniformity Agree
ment.
Marching Bodies of Strikers
Are Daily Gaining
Recruits.
Huns and Fins in Conflict at New
port, Ohio-Troube Feared
In Illinois.

P1TTSBURG. Pa, Aug. THE New
York and Cleveland Gas-coal Company
(De Armitt's company will probably ap-
ply for an injunction on Monday in the
United States court against the striking
miners. 1t was intended 10 make appli-
cation to-day, but a question o; 1urisdic-
tion arose. 1t was asserted that there
was no stockh older of the company res
ident outside of the State. If this diff
Guilty exists it Will not stand long in the
way, as a few shares of stock can easily be
transferred to resident of another State.
Meetings were held to-day ami to- n gh t
at Plum Greek. The strikers camp is JUS
across the road from Unity, where the
camp of negroes employed in the It's
bu1g Bessemer plant is situated. Five
murders have already been committed
among the negroes, and two blacks from
the same camp have been sentenced TO be
hanged.
There is more likelihood OF trouble
between the negroes and strikers than
between the strikers and deputies. The
negroes have already applied for rations
at the strikers camp, and on being re-
fused, went away mutterlng threats. They
have tno or three rifles and revolvers in
every tent, while the strikers are unarmed.
Active work Of securing signatures to
the uniformity agreement was begun to-
day. d. B. Blackburn, after signing it
himself, began to circulate it among the
river coal operators. A meeting OF opera
tors was held to-day at the Monongahela
House. They went over the list, each an
nouncing the names of the operators who
had promised 10 sign. When the work
twas completed. 1t was shown that 1os had
pledged themselves to sign. The list in
cludes the largest operators in the district
There were number of OF hers reported
who are certain to sign when they see
that by withho olding their signatures they
will be responsible for the failure of the
movement to establish uniform condi-
tions which would insure fair rate Of
wages for the miners.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, Aug. 7.-Secre-
tary Kennedy of the Miners Union to-day
received a message from VIce-President
Llewellyn, who Is at the head OF the
marching strikers in Southern Indiana,
saying that the men in Bonneville District
struck to-day. The marchers, 200 strong,
are now on their way to Evansville, where
a mass-meeting will be held to coax the
miners working there out. The marchers
will then go into Kentucky to the st. Ber.
nard mines.
President Knight returned to-day from
four weeks work as an organizer in West
Virginia and Kentucky.
He and Secretary Kennedy say the cru
sade will be exten ded to Iowa, Kansas
and Missouri hefo re the end of the strike.
They say the original call of the executive
board included these States. Knight
says: 1--WE have every reason to be hope.
full. There are constant accessions 10 our
ranks and we have nowhere lost ground
since the movem ent ;an.''
BEDFORD, IND, Aug. 7.-Trouble is
feared from the strikers at Petersburg
One hundred and ten strikers arted from
Linton yesterday on march to Peters
burg, sixty miles distant, where they in
tended 10 induce diggers to quit work
he first hall of the march was uninter-
rupted and perfect discipline was enforced
by j. Z. Herley. the leader, who was OIL
Coxey's staff during his march to Wash
ington.
AT Flora, after tranping thirty M lies
they determined to walk no further. The
strikers boarded an Evansville and H.
dianapolis train, ana, having no money,
tLey were ordered off. The tra1nmen re-
fused 10 proceed and the miners took pos
session of the locomotive, but did not at
tempt TO run it. A call was sent to the
Governor for troops, but as none o. the
strikers were armed he refused 10 send aid.
FAIRPORI, OHIO. Aug. There was
rioting between the lron-ore shovelers and
the strikers whom they displaced to-day.
and several were severely injured. The
riot reached such proportions that the
Sheriff and his deputies were boldly de-
fed, and The Sheriff wired Governor Bush
nell for aid. The Governor sent Company
NJ, Fifth Regiment, to the scene. but