The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-29
WILL BE sHoRTLIvED.
Strike Probably Over Within Ten
DAYS.

PttSburg, Pa, July 2S.-The Pitts
burg Leader today prints what L
claimed to be the inside developments
of the labor leaders conference al
| Wheeling yesterday. The strike itself
will be won or lost within the next ter
days or two weeks. The plan of cam
paign mapped out has fixed that point
! to 2. certainty.
T. H. Morrissey of the Railroad Fire
mems Union opposed the suggestion O.
I Ratchford to place the West Virginia
campaign in the hands of Debs. He
said that while he had a deep regard
for Debs, the corporations and courts
are prejudiced against him, and he be
lieYed his pathway would be hare
one. The naming of man TO manage
the West Virginia campaign was post
poned by President Ratchford, who
said he would make the appointment
within the next "a hours.
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION.
The Pittsburg & Castle Shannon Rail
road company today lecured a prelim-
mary injunction against President Dolan,
Secretary Warner and others interested
in the miners strike. The plaintiff claims
that The working of its mines in Baldwin
township has been interfered with oy the
defendants and others cooperating with
them, intimidating and preventing the
miners who desire to work from going
day set for the hearing.
GROWS LESS ENCOURAGING.
The general strike. situation is less en-
couraging from the miners standpoint
than il was week ago. Breaks in the
ranks of the river men and genera
feeling of encouragement over the West
Virginia outlook have combined to Quench
enthusiasm in a remarkable degree.
One prime factor in bringing back TIL
condition of affairs is thought to be the
inaction of the Wheeling convention in
deyising ways to stop coal shipments
from the disputed territory. On all sides
the conference was confidently looked
upon by the men as presenting speedy
solution of the West Virginia problem
and a means of making the tieup general.
The issuance of long resolutions instead
was in the nature of a boomerang.
Tomorrow morning viii witness one OF
the most interesting and what some con-
fidently predict to be the last mass meet
ing of the present strike. All efforts have
peen concentrated on De Armltt r. Is,
and labor officials are to rally the men
from all over the country. Eugene V.
Debs and President Ratchford will be
among the chief speakers, while there
will be a host of lesser officials and or
ganizers. The demonstration is planned
as a peaceful one and with the .dea OF
making one last effort TO bring out the
working miners by the strongest kind of
moral suasion. The meeting win be held
at McCrea'S schoolhouse, near Plum
Creek. Miners will march 10 the place
OF dSSemDldSe from dll nearby mines.
All sorts of rumors are in circulation to-
night concerning this meeting. One is
that force will be used should moral
suasion fail to bring the De Armitt min
ers out. In support of this it is reported
late tonight that at least 800 strokers are
at Turtle Creek now, and small parties
are constantly arriving TO augment the
crowd. The men carry clubs and have
provisions for two or three days out
ing. A large number of deputies are IN
readiness to take hand should their
services be needed.
The miners officials say positively that
there will be no trouble and that the,y
believe the working miners will listen TO
reason and join their brethren in strik-
ing.
Can't Take Action.
Pittsburg, Pa. July 2S.-D B. Black
burn. a river operator, says the coal ex-
change cannot take action on the uni
plan, as it is not composed en-
tirely of coal operators. The river oper-
ators, he says, favor uniformity and will
sign the contract
The striking miners are preparing for
the big meeting at De Armitt's mines to-
1t will be held in McCrea
about equally distant from
the three mines. With the assistance of
Debs. Gompers. Ratchford and Others.
the officials hope to induce the men to
join the miners in the strike movement.