Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-21


history. has been compelled to run night
coal trains. I'm order 70 supply the mines
with empty cars. and move the loaded
ones. Agitators from Pittsburg and else
whore have been mingling with the miners
Of Georges Greek, but are not meeting
with any success.
GLENDALE MINERS STRIKE.
WHEELING, w. VA, July D.-To-
night the 100 miners employed in the
works Of the Glendale Coal Company
eight miles below Wheeling notified the
management that they will not return 10
work tomorrow morning a few days
ago the c0-cent rate was conceded TO the
men with the understanding that they
would not strike Since then. however.
the officials Of the Panhandle District
Union have been at work on the Glendale
men. and their efforts have proved sue
cessful. The efforts Of the miners VIII
now be turned towards getting the
| Moundsville mines stopped.
WEST VIRGINIA COAL GOING WEST
WHEELING. w. VA, July 2O.-Not-
withstanding the breaks among the
miners I'm the FairmOnt District, large
quantities of West Virginia coal pass
west to the Lakes.
There has been no repetition OF 'he
driving Of spikes into frogs on the Nhe.l-
inc and Lake Erie road. which occurred
/ on Monday. and the miners oihcials III
the Eastern Ohio District are strenuous
in denial of any knowledge Of the act.
| SO far there is no clue to the perpetra-
] tors.
THE CANONSBURG MINES.
| CANONSBURG. PA. July 2O-Boone
mine. Of the Canonsburg Coal Company,
n 4. at
| Cavern. which resumed operation this
| morning. ran all day without expert
| encing any trouble. These mines viii
be operated i'm full tomorrow. At the
mine of Coke & Son about six miners
| refused TO 20 in this morning. They
were given their tools and paid off. Six
/ Of the strikers from Millers Run VINO
came over yesterday. were employed 10
take their places. The Enterprise mine
was closed to-day The men refused 10
work because they were told the Cokes
men had ioined the strikers. The En-
| terprise mine VIII resume work to-mor-
row. as the men learned Of their mis-
| take. The agitators visit had no et-
| feet Whatever as they claimed they
were fooled. and would not come out
| AGAIN If was rumored last evening
that the miners were going to come out
| tomorrow.
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
ALTOONA. PA. July 20.-Two striking
miners who went 10 the mouth Of one Of
the Gallitzen mines and beat drums win
| tho intention of getting the non-union
men out. were arrested and locked up
bv the deputies on duty. The strikers
held a long meeting TO discuss the situa-
| tion but no conclusion was reached.
II is predicted that a compromise viii
be effected. and that all the men will 60
tn work. The Mitchell Coal and Coke
| Company got an injunction from Judge
| Rel at Ebensburg to-day restraining
striking miners from interfering with the
miners or property OF the company az
! Gallitzen, or any Of its employees. Ihe
company will seek to recover from the
county on account Of the expenses in
CURED I'm defending its mines from the
| strikers. -
DEBS AT RIVERSVILLE.
FAIRMONT. w VA, July @-Fffty
miners heard Eugene Debs speak at
| Piversville tonight but only a few Of
them came from Montana. the most i'm
portant mine i'm the region, excepting
| Nonongah. Debs's speech was an sppeal
10 the men 70 lay down their picks and
! throw i'm their fortunes with their
striking brethren. His words were re-
| ceived very enthus siasticaly, and the
miners present seemed deeply interested.
No attempt was made TO organize the
! men. as Debs thought there were not
| enough miners present. Tonight at
| NOnongah the newly organized men held
their second meeting and many new
men SDined, making 239 in all The new
| members are men who were employed to-
| day
The operators here are jubllant and
say the great strike, as far as West
Virginia is concerned IS a. failure
SCALE OF 1854.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. July 20.-At a
secret meeting Of strike leaders at Mont
| gomery it was decided TO demand re-
| instatement of the scale Of 1884 which
was 76 cents per ton for hard coal and
Sc cents per ton Tor soft coal. com
| mttee was appointed 10 wait upon the
! operators and make the formal demand.
Nothing Will be done until after Thurs
day, when the operators Will be waited
upon for their decision.
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
CINCINNATI. O., July 20.-A special to
| the Commercial Tribune from. Wheeling,
! W. Va. says: Changes that have an i'm
portant bearing upon the coal-strike stu
| alton in West Virginia came to-day. The
| State. taken as "a whole. is against the
! strike for financial reasons. and all
who have struck have been brought out
under the pressure of organizers and asl-
| tators from elsewhere. Generally. they
| have been shamed into striking and
| their minds change when the agitators
| move on TO other sections. In the Fair
mont regions Debs admits that he is
sorely discouraged. Seyenty-siX Of the
| Nlonnongha men. brought out yesterday,
returned this morning. The Fairmont
managers declared that If the Watson
men. about 1000 i'm number can be kept
at work the other miners Will be work
| ing Thursday, as usual.
Debs spoke at Riversville tonight to
the Watson men but he was not so sue
cessful as at Fairmont. and no union
was organized Tomorrow he will speak
| at Worthngton and Minersyille. 1t Is
! generally predicted that he will have no
success. The Watsons and their men
are on excellent terms and neither has
had a grievance.
IL transpires to-day that Debs has been
shadowed by two Pinterton men, and
| that he has been threatened with death
if he goes TO Kanawha. He Will go,
however. on Thursday. 4 gang Of $50
Italians are TO arrive at Fairmont to-
morrow. They were TO have worked on
a new railroad, but will try mining.
KANAWHA VALLEY.
In the Kanawha Valley there is no
material change, the success of the or
ganiZers at one point being offset by re-
sumptions at others. One thousand six
hundred cars e coal were shipped to-
day. the biggest shipment in years. There
have been threats of holding up trains at
Kenova and over in Ohio. and more
watchmen have been placed at danger
points. Senator Camden to-day said there
| -. - ril,n q the minns Of the Gam