The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-23
Excitement at Fever Heat in Pitts
burg Mining Circles.
Operators Convinced That Matters Have
Taken a Serious Turn.
Strikers March on the Beno1a
Mines and Succeed In Bringing
Out the Men at Work-Trouble
Expected at Canonsburg if
Marching Strikers Attempt to
Force the Closing of the Mines.


PITTSBURG, July 22.-Excitement
was at fever heat in local mining cir
Giles to-day. The operators were appar-
emily prepared for any demonstration
and before nightfall they were con-
WINGED that matters had taken a serious
turn. Early in the morning about
300 miners from the Finleyville district
marched on the Bunola mines, on the
river, and succeeded in bringing out
the men at work
Sheriff Iowrey of this county has a
force of deputies ready for duty at a
moments notice, and trouble is looked
for at any time. The deputies are in
readiness to go to the mines of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company. A march on the Turtle Creek
and Sandy Creek mines is expected at
any time.
AT Canonsburg it was reported that
LOCO men would march to the Cook
mines tonight, and stay there until the
diggerS came out. Sheriff Clark Of
Washington County is on hand with a
large number of deputies and trouble is
expected if the strikers attempt to force
the men to quit work
The new State law to compel operat-
ors to weigh the coal before it is screen
be tested to its fullest extent, and the
whole uniformity agreement Kings on
this test. A large number of operators
are putting in scales so as to weigh the
coal according to the new law, but 9TH
ers are preparing to fight 1t.
A member of the Arbitration Com
mission said tonight that the new anti
screening law he would cut a figure in
the new agreement, and the law would
be thoroughly tested before it is incorpo-
rated in the agreement. The arbitrat-
ors were at work among the Pittsburg
operators to-day, and they are trying
every means to bring about meeting
of the operators. So far they have
been unsuccessful in arranging for a
meeting but it is hoped they will ac-
complish this shortly.
SHORTAGE OF COAL AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July PA shortage of
coal has begun to manifest itself in
the Chicago market. The Chicf.go
Sugar Refinery, which uses 400 tont( OF
operations in view of the high prie IS of
coal. Local coal men believe that the
sugar refinery suspension is a forerun-
ner of a number of similar cases when
similar large consumers attempt to re-
plenish their stock.
Governor George w. Atkinson of
West Virginia, who is here attending
the Logan Day ceremonies. believes the
miners will eventually win. He says:
"All the indications in West Virginia
point to the success of the miners. l
believe that many in my State will
leave their work They have nothing
to complain of, but are IN sympathy
with the suffering miners outside. So
am I, and so is everybody else / know
anything about. There are 10000
miners in the State, and, of course, 1t
will take time to reach them all and
perfect organization, but there is no
reason for the discourag cement of the
strikers
INDUCED TO COME OUT.
the Buenola Coal Company's mines,
near Elizabeth, Joined the strikers to-
day They were induced to come out by
400 marchers from Finleyville. The
marchers were headed by brass band
and were very orderly.
District President Dolan returned to-
day from Columbus, where he has been
attending a meeting of the National Ex-
ecutive Committee. He says the strike
is in better condition in West Virginia
than reported in the papers. He conf
IDENTIFY expects to have De Armitt's
miners out within the next few days.
Secretary Bishop of the Ohio Board
of Arbitration returned from Cleveland
this morning and expressed himself as
satisfied with the result of his visit in
the interests of true uniformity.
No effort has been made as yet to
call together in a general meeting the
local operators, but through individual
interviews General Little thought the
prospects were hopeful.
STRIKERS FIRE UPON A WORK
MAN
PITTSBURG, July 22.-Andrew
Dougherty, an engineer Of the Balti-
more and Ohio road, claims to have had
a rough experience with several strik-
ing Italian miners of the Bealing mines
near Bridgeville last night. He had
Deen NlSlIlnS MS SICK 1dlnsr. w men ne
started to the station on his way home,
he says, met several Italian strikers,
who saw he wore an engineers badge,
and began to abuse him for hauling coal
mined by non-union miners
Dougherty says he did not deny this,
but as he wanted to avoid trouble he
moved away. He was followed, how
ever, by several of the men, two of
whom were armed with shotguns. In
the dispute that ensued one of the Ital-
ians fired two shots at Dougherty, a
number of buckshot taking effect in his
leg, which he says were removed by DR..
Bryant, a Glenwood physician.
Dougherty was compelled to return to
the residence of his friends. He came to
Pittsburg to-day and reported the mat
ter to the police.
MORE TROUBLE.
FAIRMONT CIV. Va.), July pa tel
ephone message from Hite at 3 o'clock
announces that half the men are out
and won't let the others work.
The Sheriff and deputies were called
to eject them from the premises and
keep them from destroying proptrty.
NONE WENT TO WORK.
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