Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-10
KEEPING UP THE FIGHT.

KEEPING UP THE FIGHT.
Pittsburg District Miners are Getting
Hungry But They show No Inclination
20 Go TO Work.
Pittsburg. Pa. August 9.-Appeals
for food and provisions were numerous
at the headquarters Of the miners Of
flcials in this city to-day. 1t appeared
as if there was a vail from every sec
tion of the district and miners in per-
son were present to ask that the suf-
fering ones be looked after. Secretary
Warner was kept busy to-day answer
ing the appeals. He said to-nlght that
he had sent more than $1,000 worth OF
groceries and provisions into various
parts of the district. The appeals are
now coming in from the families, the
heads Of which are at the various min
ing camps using their influence TO
keep other men from working.
A series Of meetings are TO be held
all over the district. 1t is expected 10
keen I'D the interest in every section.
The vigils on the mines of the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company
are kept up.
There will be a mass meeting OF
miners at Cannonsburg Wednesday at
9 a. m.
The campaign in Westmoreland
county will begin at Irwin on wed
nesday. At p. m. monster meeting
will be held 1t is expected that Eu-
gene V. Debs. Mrs. Mary Jones, NJ. P.
Carrick. Patrick Dolan and others will
make addresses. A march is TO be
made from Turtle Creek.
At the instigation OF Thomas Z. SUIT
ton. Of Willocks, Henry Ulrich, Emil
Nagel. Henry Huser and Gustav Rings,
miners. were committed to jail for
hearing before Alderman McMasters
on. various charges to-day. Ulrich IS
charged with aggravated assault and
battery. Nagel with assault and bat
terv. and Huser and Rings with un-
lawful assemblage. The arrests are
the result Of an alteration at Willocks,
July %. on account Of the strike. War
rants are out for a number OF others.
Early this morning the miners OF
West Elizabeth made a march on the
mines Of the Elizabeth Mining Com
pany. After a consultation the men
asked that they be allowed to finish
loading a fiat. They agreed 10 go out
as soon as it was loaded, which will
take several days.
Thomas 3. DeArmitt, superintendent
of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company, worked hard to-day 70
get the miners az Oak Eiu TO return
to work BY a house to house canvass
he succeeded in getting a few more
diggers than has been al work Thirty
seven miners went in. The men were
told by DeArmitt that they would lose
all they had earned if they did not go
10 work. and would be given five days
70 vacate the company's houses. The
strikers say only 20 men out Of 2S5
were at work in the Plum creek mine
to-day. The company claims almost a
full force was working.
The strikers are hopeful that the re-
naming diggers will quit work after
getting their pay. The Plum Greek
men were not paid to-day. and 1t is
expected the company will require the
men to sign a new agreement before
they are given their envelopes.
The Sandy Creek miners are await
ing developments. They are hopeful
the courts will set aside the contracts
of the company which the men were
Obliged to sign.
Hunger is doing more injury to the
cause Of the miners than any other
thing. and the officers of the commits
Sary department are doing everything
possible to provide against this con-
tingency.
President DOlan will go to the Can
nOnsbUrg region and defy the injunc-
tions by speaking az a meeting sched-
uled for the 11th inst.
There is to be a big demonstration
in the morning at Plum Creek. when
the strikers believe they will be able
to close down the mine
J. c. Dysart. a member OF the uni
formity commission. believes the re
quired signatures will be secured. The
miners. he says, cannot possibly win
the strike. as the mines still in opera
ton can supply the demand.
Some Of the coal operators are get
ting restless and threaten 10 attempt
TO start their mines this week. ". II.
simmons. a large coal dealer, says
there is no scarcity Of coal. Last night
- cars Of coal came into Pittsburg
fr2l West Virginia. and large guam
titieN are being shipped 10 Pittsburg
from the mines along the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.