The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-29
THE STRIKE IN DOUBT.
Injunction at Fairmont Knocks
Out Labor Leaders.
MINERS GOING BACK TO WORK.
Dn the other Hand the Miners at Clarks-
burg Are Reported to he Awaiting
the Decision of the Conference at
wheeling Today-Generai situation.

FA1RMoNT, W. Va., July 27.-Mahon
announced a meeting at New Eng.
land, and said he would make
speech there in spite of the efforts Of
the operators to keep their men from
attending. Forty guards have been
placed there" he said "but all the
guards in the county can't keep them
from coming out" Mahon was wrong.
He went there and only % miners
greeted him, which disgusted him so
that he came back to his hotel without
even bidding them friendly goodby.
To the newspaper men who asked him
the reason of his action he said he must
60 to Montana, where half the men
were out but he did not go there, and
investigation shows that not man
there has Joined the strikers.
The injunction issued by Special
Judge Mason has put an end to the
strike here. With all the leaders but
Mahon at Wheeling and he tightly
closeted in his hotel, the men say there
is nothing left for them but to go to
work. Fully 100 men took this step at
Monongah. which, with so men inn
ported from the Connellsville region,
makes $50 men at work there. The in
junction issued has not as yet been
served and the operators think this step
will be unnecessary. 1t was addressed
to Debs, Mahon, Ratchford, Rea, Cos
lett, Miller, Owens, Burgess. Burg and
41 local men and forbids them deliver.
ing incendiary speeches. or in any way
threatening the men who want employ
ment. 1t has done the work There
are many miners who want to go back
to work and that step will be taken
today.
CLARKsBURG, w. Va, July 27.-The
miners held a meeting at the depot here
and organized q union of United Mine
Workers of America. Over 200 men at
tended. Guards were put out and
newspaper men were not allowed to at
tend.
The meeting was secret, but from all
could be learned it was agreed that all
men should be governed by the action
of the meeting of representatives at
Wheeling today. All the men are or
ganized and ready to go out, and if, at
Wheeling, the word is given they will
go.
Il. M. Jackson, president of the Pin
nickinnick mines, said his men re-
ceived from $50 to 1928 per week and
that no trouble was feared. Mahon and
Rea will be here tomorrow and from
present indications all the men Will be
out by that time. If they do not come
out boycott will be declared and any
company using West Virginia coal any.
where in the United States will be boy
cotted by all labor organizations.
Mr.. Mahon says they have the help
of all except Chief Arthur, anafhat he
will be brought to time. The meeting
at Wheeling will settle the matter, and
If West Virginia does not go out the
miners predict that coal from this state
will not be worth 10 cents q ton, as no
union man will work where it is used.
WHEELING, July 27.-Though the
strike leaders gathering here for the
conference this afternoon deny reports
that the effort for q general strike in
the Fairmont region are "A failure. the
coal that is coming to Wheeling from
Fairmont on the Baltimore and Ohio
and sent west and to the lakes by the
three coal carving roads centering
here, shows that the output at Fair.
mont is increasing.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 27.-The
indications are that the coal miners
strike in the southern part of the state
is practically over. There are now only
about 400 men ont in the Kanawha
field, about $50 out in the New river
field and possibly 500 in the Norfolk
and Western field.
The strike organizers have abandoned
these three coal fields and are leaving
for other parts.