The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17
INTENSE INTEREST
Centered Ia the strike-IrJuaction Cases
to be Tried romorrow-The strike Lend
ers In Good Spirits-Cxmp Com isas Ia y
Well Stocked.


Well Stocked.
Pittsburg. August H.-For the next
few days the eyes OF the industrial
world will DE turned towards Pit r>s-
burg. The greatest anxiety will prs.-
vail until Monday when the injuo or-
ton proceedings against the marching
miners will be finally heard. ThsHt
there is much interest In the situation
is evidenced by the presence her. Il
number OF the foremost labor leaders
in the country. Michael D. Ratchfor1,
national president OF the United Mine
Workers of America; Samuel Gompexs.
president of the american Federalism
Of Labor, and James II. Sovereign, gei-
eral master workman Of the Knights stf
Labor, arrived here this afternoon ard
will remain few days While they
are here, they will be kept busy. THY
came from West Virginia and we've
enthusiastic. Ratchford seemed to- be
well pleased with the outlook and Ira nm
interview, said: The fight is in bet
ter condition today than II ever waa-
The men are as solid as a rock, while
they are increasing in number and de-
termination. They are growing strOza-
ger every day and there are more Or'-
ganizers among them than there h3ve
been. We have reached the point
where we are closely curtailing the out
fight. In this connection / wish to sly
for every man that is incarcerated
there will be 100 friends gained for the
cause. We have not come here to DEFY
the courts or judges, but discharge n
plain duty as we understood It. II n
would be a crime to talk to men OF the
benefits Of trades unionism and call
them together in peaceful assemblaeH.
we are surely ready to meet the issue"
President Samuel Gompers expressed
q hopeful view Of the situation IN
West Virginia. He said there wMs
some coal being produced In certain
sections, but the supply was being
gradually cut off. He claimed there vysxE
general sympathy for the cause in the
mountain state and maintains that ful-
ly $4,000 of the 10000 diggers of thAa
state have Joined the suspension.
A ries Of meetings to be addressed
by the labor leaders will be arranged
Ratchford, GOmpers and Sovereign
will address a big meeting at CamcD
Isolation at Plum Creek. tomorrow at
ternOon. 1t Is expected TO be one of
the biggest meetings in the history OF
the strike. 1t is hoped to bring nearly
all Of the miners employed by the New
York and Cleveland Company at tlras
meeting and make one grand effort tzs
rally them to the standard Of the strik-
ers.
The majority of the campers are
awaiting anxiously for the courts de-
cision on Monday.
In case the injunction Is continued. IL
Is altogether probable that some Of thse
men may march in order to get arrest
ed. The reason for holding of IL said
to be due to the fact that the men have
hopes the injunctions will be quashed-
In case they win, the strikers say they
will camp right where they are and
march every morning until the strike
il won.
The camp commissaries are wesl
stocked with provisions and 30 far rs
the material Is concerned. the strikers
will not suffer. No move will be maxzn
by the sheriff In raiding the camps
until after the hearing on Monday II
the injunction Is continued he says the
camps will be broken up in short or
der.
There was big meeting Of the
striking miners at McKeesport tonight
Over 5000 strikers were present ana
addresses were made by Ratchforll.
Gompers, Sovereign and Mrs. Jonex-
Previous to the meeting there was n
parade Of 800 miners and striking
steel workers. The speakers predicted
success. denounced the injunctions ana
advised the strikers to obey the lawn