The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-21

IlllSDuIs, July zO-Ine 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 yesterday by the owners
to prevent trouble between their men
and the marching strikers, resumed
today with nearly a full force. No at
tempt was made to start up at the En-
terDrise mine.
The strikers fear that if these mines
continue in operation it will induce the
Enterprise men to go back TO work.
The programme OF the strikers is 20
make another march on the Allison
mine. The leaders said this afternoon
that more than 1000 diggers would be
amasSed in the Pan Handle district.
and another march made on the mines.
Tonight the miners Of the Pan Handle
district were gathering above Bridge
vile, and it will not be surprising if
LOCO miners are found on. the WASH
ington Pike in the morning. The men
in the Millers' and Toms Run districts
are all idle. and have plenty of time 10
make another march. They were sup
plying themselves with several days
rations, and if the proposed march is
made they will stay about the offending
mines for several davs.
Up TO d late hour tonight no word re-
lating TO a march had been received at
district headquarters. If the march is
made the time Will be kept a secret.
Just az this stage of the strike, sen
sational developments are expected.
The men are beginning to feel the
pan.s OF hunger and want. and are in
condition bordering on desperation.
1t was learned today that organic
ers 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
property and TO leave the men alone.
He said that he mad been at work
among the miners at Plum Greek and
Expressed great hopes OF being able
to have them join the general sus
pension. As near as can be learned
a concerted effort viii be made in the
near future 10 bring out the men at
Turtle Creek, Sandy Creek and Plum
Creek
Just What procedure Will % resorted
to has net yet been decided on. The
Officials feel that in order TO make the
strike success in this district the
miners must be brought out. They
admit that they have difficult job on
Their hanGs, as De Armitt's men feel
determined to remain at work.
The mines are running to their full
est capacity and are furnishing a
large supply of coal TO the trade.
SSThe coal market was quiet today.
Much coal was offered at S1.25 a ton.
Slack today made a big jump and sold
for So cents ton. Before the strike
it was sold at 40 cents a ton. There
are hundreds of tons of slack coal at
the mines in the Pittsburg district,
hut the miners officials will not per
nit any OF il to be loaded.
A number of strikers interfered with
men who were loading from barges /
into the cars coal that had been pur-
chased by w. II. DiamOns, a dealer,
from C. lutte & Co. The men were
compelled to quit work. Miners Secre- /
tary Warner dSapproved of the action
and issued orders 10 the strikers to not
modest men who are handling coal that
was mined before the strike was in
augurated.
MINERS MASSING.
Reports come from Bridgeville late
tonight that the strikers are massing
at that point with the intention of
making a raid on the mines at Canons-
burg, where the men returned to work /
today AS the weather and roads are
more propitious it is expected that
double the number of men who made
the march last night will be in line to-
night. Provisions for several days are
being prepared and it is expected a de- ]
ter9niner siege will be the result. The |
sheriff of Washington county has been |
notified that trouble is expected, and |
he is making preparations to meet any |
emergency that may arise in the morn |