The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-08-25
SERIOUS
CONFLICT
FEARED
A Crisis is Expected Hourly in
the Miners Strike.
FOOD FOR THE STRIKERS
Farmers In the Coal Regions Say They Have
Plenty 10 Feed the Miners.

PITTsBURa, Aug. 23.--Developments
In the coal mining situation in the
Pittsburg district will be watched with
unusual interest this week. Both sides
nre making preparations for movements
that will be to their benefit. From a re-
liable source it was learned that If the
operators start mines on the lines laid
down other mines will also be started
by the miners. IL is proposed to select
operators who are friendly to the min
ers. They will be given permission to
mine coal at the rate demanded and the
coal stored. By this means it is ex-
pected to get a fund from the union
miners that happen to be working and
with this fund pay the expenses Of
fight against imported labor. The min
ers' officials are making arrangements
to have fund on hand ito send foreign
labor home Just as fast as it arrives.
With mines operated under the jurisdio-
ton of the labor leaders, and with oper-
ators that are friendly who reap profit,
they hope to have an available and large
fund. This plan has been outlined and
will be submitted to the national Off
Gals.
Religious services were held in the
strikers several camps yesterday and
all were largely attended, but notwith-
standing the religious air pervading
the camps a conflict between workers
and strikers took place in the afternoon,
during which three strikers were badly
hurt, but none are in a serious condi-
ton. Five of the men who are working
for the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company went to William Sea-
mons clearinghouse, about one-half
mile from Oak Hill tipple, where q
number of strikers are quartered. for
the purpose of persuading the strikers
10 go to work. The meeting was q
stormy one and resulted in Antonio
Podasl1y being shot near the heart, the
bullet going almost through his body.
Grongron Piimold was shot in the eye,
and Botiste Dalmeso was cut with
razor. The injured men are all strik
sers, This was the only disturbance re-,
easdSd 81 tho campus. The aggressive
workmen escaped before the men in
the Oak Hill camp were aware of the
fight.
The report that Sandy Creek camp
will be abandoned is denied by the
strikers, and they say fifty men will be
sent there from Plum Greek and Turtle
Greek.
In addition to the general missionary
work for the week, the leaders have de-
cided to direct especial work TO the pre-
vention of operations at the Sandy
Greek mine. The strikers say they will
resume their marching tactics, claiming
that under the ruling of Judge Golf in
the West Virginia cases they are given
this right.
1t is announced that the New York
and Cleveland Coal aud Gas company
will make eight more evictions tomor-
row from eight different company
houses. 1t is not probable there will be
any trouble.
The sheriff does not say what course
he will pursue should marching begin,
but thinks he is ready to meet every
emergency.
Sympathy for the strikers by the
farmers and citizens is not diminishing
In the least. Yesterday there were
about 700 visitors to the camp at Sandy
Greek. many of the farmers who came
bringing wagon loads of provisions.
Citizens of New Texas sent word that
they had plenty of food for the men
and wanted them to call on them when
needed