The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-21
TIER MARCHING MINERS
Another Demonstration Proposed in
the Pittsburg District.
EUGENE '. DEBs DISCOURAGED.

I.he Great Strike AGitator Admits His
Inability to Induce the West viB-
gina Miners to Join in the Struggle
For Higher Wages.
pittsburs, July 21.-The attention Of
the miners Of the Pittsburg district is
now riveted on the Allison, Boone and
Enterprise mines, near Canonsburg.
The Boone and Allison mines. which
were closed on Monday by the owenrs
to prevent trouble between their men
and the marching strikers, resumed
yesterday with nearly a full force. The
Enterprise mine started up this morn
ing. The program Of the strikers Is to
make another march on these mines.
The leaders said yesterday afternoon
that more than 1000 diggers would be
massed in the Pan Handle district and
another march made on the mines. The
men In the Miller's and Toms Run
districts are Idle and have plenty of
time to make another march. They are
supplying themselves with several
days rations, and II the proposed
march is made they will stay about
the offending mines for several days.
Up to a late hour last night no word
relating to q march had been received
at district headquarters. If the march
Is made the time will be kept a secret.
Just at this stage Of the strike sem
sational developments are expected.
The men are beginning to feel the
pangs of want. and In condition bor-
dering on desperation.
1t was learned yesterday that organ
Tiers have been secretly at work among
the miners of the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal company for several
days One Of them was served with an
injunction to remain off the company's
property and leave the men alone. He
said that he had been at work among
the miners at Plum Creek, and ex-
pressed great hopes of being able to
have them Join the general suspension.
AS near as can be learned concerted
effort will be made In the near future
to bring out the men at 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
a success in this district these miners
must be brought out. They admit that
they have difficult job on their hands,
as DeArmitt's men seem determined
to remain at work. The mines are rum
ming to their fullest capacity, and are
supplying q large quantity Of coal to
the trade.
Tho coal market was quiet yester-
day. Much coal was offered at $1.25 a
ton. Slack took a big jump and sold
for IS cents ton. Before the strike
II was sold at 40 cents ton. There are
hundreds of tons Of slack coal at the
mines In the Pittsburg district, but the
miners officials will not permit any of
1t to be loaded
A number Of strikers interfered with
men who were loading from barges
into cars coal that had been purchased
by W. H. Summonds. dealer, from
G. lutte & Co. The men were COM
PEELED to quit work. Miners Secretary
Warner disapproved of the action, and
issued orders to the strikers to modest
no men who are handling coal that
was mined before the strike was in
augurated.
A dispatch from Wheeling, W. Va,
says that last night the 100 miners en-
ployed In the works Of the Glendale
Coal company, eight miles below
Wheeling, notified the management
that they would not return to work this
morning. A few days ago the 80 cent.
rate was conceded to the men, with the
understanding that they would not
strike. Since then, however, the off,
Gals Of the Pan Handle district union
have been at work on the Glendale
men, and their efforts have proved sue
eessful. The efforts of the miners will
now be turned toward getting the
Moundsvills mines stopped, also the
two or three still at work in other
parts Of the Pan Handle district
Notwithstanding the breaks among
the miners In the Fairmount (W. Va.)
district, large quantities of West Vir-
ginia coal are passing through Wheel
Ing for the west and lakes. There has
been no repetition of the driving of
spikes into frogs on the Wheeling and
Lake Erie, which occurred on Monday,
and the miners officials in the eastern
Ohio district are strenuous in denial
Of any knowledge of the act So far
there Is no clew to the perpetrators.
At Altoona, on Monday, two strik-
ing miners who went to the mouth OF
one Of the Gallitzin mines and beat
drums with the intention Of getting the
non-union men out were arrested and
locked up by the deputies on duty.
The strikers held O long meeting to
discuss the situation, but no conclu-
sion was reached. 1t Is predicted that
q compromise will be affected, and
that all the men will go to work. The
Mitchell Coal and Coke company got
an Injunction from Judge Bell at
Ebensburg yesterday restraining strik-
ing miners from interfering with the
miners or property Of the company at
Gallltzin or any of its employees. The
company will seek to recover from the
county on account of the expense in
Cured in defending its mines from the
strikers.
An Elkhorn wv. Ya) dispatch says:
The only signs of any of the miners
coming out on the Norfolk and West
ern railroad In the immediate future
Is at the Switchback collieries. Here
little dissatisfaction has manifested
ITSELF but otherwise all the mines are
running to their fullest capacity and
operators and miners are on the best
Of terms. OF the 500 to 700 miners In
the Flat Top field who were out Mon
day, about one-fourth of this number
returned to work yesterday morning.
The meetings of agitation Monday
night and yesterday availed naught for
their cause. and the indications are
that unless something very extraor-
binary develops the agitators will leave
the field In this section.
Changes that have an important
bearing upon the coal strike situation
in West Virginia came yesterday. The
state, taken as whole, Is against the
strike for financial reasons. and all
who have struck have been brought