Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
STRIKERS IN CAMP.
Persistent Demonstration Before
DeArmit's Men Promise Success.
UNITED LABOR LEAGUE TO RALLY.
They Want to Make Demonstration In
Favor OF Free Speech Miners at
ArdmOre Go Out-M0re Iowa
Miners Out.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 5.-The miners
strike situation has not changed ma
terally from Tuesdays report. Every
thing about the Turtle creek camp was
quiet yesterday, the only ripple OF ex-
citement being the hearing of Presi-
dent Dolan and other officials of the
miners for riot and unlawful assem-
blage. The strikers claim 20 new ac-
cessions to their ranks from the Plum
creek mines yesterday. A careful esti-
mate of the men now at work in that
mine shows 2l5 out Of the usual total OF
1856. No work was done at the Oak Hill
or Sandy creek mines. The camp"
was reduced in numbers yesterday by
800 men. They were sent to their
homes for two reasons-to lessen ex-
penses and because these men were
not inclined to respond to the numer-
GUS marching orders imposed on them.
Arrangements have been completed
for the open-air demonstration under
the auspices Of the United Labor
league of western Pennsylvania this
evening, on the Duquesne wharf, In the
interest Of the striking miners The
leaders expect 10000 people to attend.
Eight hundred working men, headed
by a band marched through the streets
Of Turtle creek last night. The strik-
ers had gone to meet them, and about
1900 men were in line. Rev. William
Hall, Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Wilmerding, addressed a meet
ing after the parade. He compliment
ed the miners on their fight and the
peaceable manner in which it was be-
ing conducted. At the close of his ad-
dress he handed the miners bag con-
tanning S965, contribution from the
citizens of Wilmerding.
The miners at the Schmock mines on
the Redstone branch of the Penn.
sylvania railroad came out again yes
terday, and the mines are closed down.
This caused the price OF coal to jump
from rs cents to 81 ton, and brokers
say there will probably be another adj
vance to S1.50 before the end of the
next week.
ARDMoRE MINERS OUT
MACON, Mo-, Aug. t.--For reasons
purely local the 400 coal miners at Ard
more have gone on strike. A short
time ago the employees Of the Kansas
4 Texas Coal Co. at Ardmore, this
county held o meeting and made de-
mand for an increase from 40 to 80
cents a ton, to take effect September l.
The operators made no reply, but at
once commenced to operate all their
five shafts at Ardmore at their fullest
capacity, and were getting out 30 rail-
road car loads per day, besides filling
extra orders. The miners understood
from this that the increase would
not be granted They held another
meeting and determined to strike
ut once unless the operators i'm
mediately agreed to allow the
increase. Only two miners voted
against the strike. When the meeting
was called Superintendent Vail in
formed the miners he could not grant
the increase. The miners say they
will not again work for less than so
cents,
MORE IOWA MINERS OUT
OTruMwA, Ia, Aug. 5.-The miners
at Cincinnati joined the strikers yes
terday and started on march to Men
dota to get the men out there About
onn.hnlf Of tho minnrs In the Ganter-