The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-21
SOME IN, SOME OUT
STRIKE SITUATION rs A VERY
MIXED UP AFFAIR.

Some More Miners Go Out and Some On
Out Go Back to Work Again-Agitato
Have Hard Work Getting Near the Me
and Marching Delegations Fare Sti
Worse-CoaI is Going Gut at a Tr
mendous Rate and the Situation Gene
ally Is Not Assuring to the Strikers
Latest Strike Developments
Pittsburg, Pa, July 20-Tne attentio
OF the miners of the Pittsburg distric
is now riveted on the Allison, Boone an
Enterprise mines, near CannonsDurs
The Boone and Allison mines which wer
closed yesterday by the owners to pre-
Vent trouble between their men and In
marching strikers, resumed today Wit
nearly a full force. No attempt wa
made 10 Start up at the Enterprise mine
The strikers fear that if those mines con
tinue in operation, it will induce the En-
terprise men to go back to work The
program Of the strikers is 10 make anoth.
er march on the Allison mine. The lea
ers said this afternoon that more than
1000 diggers would be massed in the
Pan handle district and another march
made on the mines. Tonight, the miners
Of the Panhandle district were gathering
above Bridgevilie, and it will not be sur
prising if 900 miners are found on the
washington Pike in the morning. The
men in the Miller's and Toms Run dis
tricts are all idle and have plenty of time
to make another march. They were sup
plying themselves with several days "a
lions, and IL the proposed march is made
they viii. stay about the offending mines
t-r several days. Up to late hour to-
night, TO word relating TO march had
been received al district headquarters. If
the march is made. the time will be kept
secret.
Just at this stage of the strike, SEN
sational developments are expected. The
men are beginning to feel the pangs of
hunger and want and are in a condition
bordering or desperation
1t was learned today that organizers
have been secretly a. work among the mi
nerS CT the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company for several days. One
ct them was served with an injunction
to remain off the company's property
and leave the men alone He said he had
been a work among the miners at Plum
Creek. and expressed great hopes of be-
Ing able to have them join the genera.
Suspension. AS near as can be learned,
concerted effort will be made in the near
future 20 bring out the men al Turtle
Creek, Sandy Creek and Plum Creek
Just what procedure will be resorted to
has not yet been decided on.
The officials feel that in order to make
the strike success. those miners must
be brought out. They admit that they
will have job on their hands, as De
Armitt's men seem determined to remain |
at WORK. The mines are running TO their /
fullest capacity and are furnishing a |
large supply of coal TO the trade
The coal market was quiet today. Much |
coal was offered at $1.2O ton. Slack |
took a big jump and sold for S. cents
a ton. Before the strike. it was sold at
10 cents a ton. There are hundreds of /
tons of slack coal at the mines in the
Pittsburg district, but the miners Off
cials will not permit any of it to be load
ed.
A number Of strikers interfered with
men who were loading from barges into
cars coal that had been purchased by w.
Il. Simmons a dealer, from c. lutte &
20. The men were compelled 10 quit
work. Miners Secretary Warner disap-
proved Of the action, and issued orders
tril m x.-Ln |
coal that was mined before the
strike was inaugurated.
Reports come from Brideville late to-
light that the strikers are massing at
hat point, with the intention af MAX
ng raid on the mines al Cannonsburg, |
where the men returned to work today. I
Is the weather and roads are more pro-
itious, it is expected that double the
lumber who made the march last night |
viii be N line tonight. Provisions for {
eveTal days are being prepared and it {
5 expected a determined siege will be t
ne result The sheriff of Washington 7
ounty has been notified that trouble is /
expected and ne is making preparations
} meet any emergency that may arise
J the morning. a
1EAIEhS Ot' DkU Ms.
Altoona. Pa, July 20.-The striking mi :
ers who went to the mouth of one OF j
lie Gallatin mines today and beat drums 1
it'll the intention Of getting the nom I
MON men out, were arrested and locked
p by the deputies on duty. The strikers
ED long meeting 10 discuss the stu
ion, but no conclusion was reached. 1t Q
predicted that compromise will be l
fected and that all the men will go to e
ork. The Mitchell Coal and Coke COM o
my got an injunction from Judge Bel. a
Ebensburg today. restraining striking Il
liners from interfering with the miners n
property of the company at Galatin. ID
any of its employees. The company a
III seek 10 recover from the county on II
count of the expense incurred in de-
nding its mines frem the strikers.
COAL Is GOING OUT.
Wheeling, ". Va, July 20.-Notwi;h- -
inding the breaks among the miners y
the Paramount district, large quaint =.
5 Of West Virginia coal is passing -
rough at Wheeling for the west ana Sc
: lakes. There has been no repetition G
the driving Of spikes in the frogs OF 81
= Wheeling and Lake Erie, which oc- "a
rred on Monday. and the miners Of &
: eastern Ohio district are s;renuously *
any knowledge Of the act "a
far there is no clue 10 the perpetrat-
!, a.,
ALL MINES RUNNING.
Iikhorn, ". Va. July 20-The only
ms OF any OF the miners coming out re
the Norfolk and Western railroad in =