Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07
MORE MINERS OUT.
The Strikers Still Continue to Gain
Accessions to Their Number.
HUNGARIAN MINERS ARE RIOTOUS.
Italians Beaten for Announcing Their In
tention of Going to Work-Indiana Min
ers Marching-Missou Iowa and
Illinois Miners Quit Work.


PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 4-The strik-
erS still continue to gain accessions
to their number from the New York &
Cleveland Co IS men. Sandy creek and
turtle creek mines are completely idle,
and the Plum creek men are slowly
but surely coming into line with the
men encamped in the vicinity. Yes
terday nearly half of the diggers at
this stronghold of the company failed
to go to work, and a number of those
who did go into the pit have promised
to quit as soon they clean up the
coal now lying in their rooms. There
are close upon 2, 900 strikers in camp at
Turtle creek, $50 at Plum creek and 800
at Sandy creek. If this number is not
sufficient to deter the DeArmit miners
from going to work, all these camps
will be largely increased before the end
of the week.
Mr.. DeArmit is confident the strikers
cannot wholly shut down his mines,
and AYERS that a change will come
over the scene within the next few
days, although he does not say how
this is to be brought about. Mr. De-
Armlt intimated he would soon spring
the injunction against the miners
which was granted May 25, 1896, and
court after the superior court had re-
versed the lower court.
HUNGARIAN MINERS ARE RIoToIJs.
WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. At Cor
NTH, W. Va, last night Joseph Clio
zannl, an Italian coal miner, was beat
en- so badly by gang of striking Hun
garlan coal miners that he cannot live
and four of his fellow-country were
severely maltreated. The miners at
the Oakland Coal & Coke Co.'s mines
were organized last Sunday and joined
the strike Manager William Nc
Laughlin yesterday notified the men
that if they did not go to work this
morning all would oe discharged Five
Italian miners declared their in
tention of going to work. They were
corralled by so hungarian miners and
when they again declared their inten-
ton the Hungarians assaulted them
with clu bS and stones. Sheriff Wilson
went to the scene, but the Hungarians
defied him and his two deputies Last
night the Hungarians crossed the line
into Maryland. They threaten to kill
any man who enters the mine
INDIANA STRIKERS MARCHING
PRINCETON, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE stril1-
ing miners of Daviess, Pike and Gibson
counties have taken the marching
fever, and yesterday a movement began i
IN which they will attempt to close |
every coal mine in southern Indiana |
The march began among the Daviess |
county miners They invaded Pike |
county and have closed the mine at |
Rodgers and the Wooley mine at
Petersburg. 1t is reported here that |
the strikers entered the Wooley mine |
and drove the men at work out like
cattle. The strikers have threatened
Icx-i1l 10 G. +
line freight train and take it to Hunt
ingburg, where they will call the men
out They will then go down the
Evansville branch on the air line and
close all the mines in Warricl>, Spencer
and Perry counties. Trouble is feared
MISSOURI MINERS STRIKE.
BEvIER Mo-, Aug. 14.-The miners
by the Kansas &c Texas Coal
Co, at Ardmore, Mo-, seven miles south
Of here, came out on strike for an
ADVANCE of 10 cents per ton. The oper-
itors refused to grant their request,
all the miners, numbering
lbout $50, refused to go to work. All
he regular hands We're laid off except
ng the engineers and the mines closed
Town by the company.
IOWA MINERS GO OUT.
OTTUMwA, Ia. Aug. "A thousand
miners went out in this district last
light. They demanded so cents and
l. 90 from the operators. The latter
.ranted the SO-cent rate, but refused |
o bind themselves to the winter
rlces- The men at several Center
lille, Rathbun and Flatbush mines
ave also stopped work.
MORE ILLINOIS MINERS TO QUIT
MOUNT VERNON, Ill, Aug. 4.-Every ,
inner employed in the local mines re-
used to return to work yesterday
hey all called at the office and were
aid off in full The company is filing
IS contracts with coal shipped from 4
-entucky and Tennessee. A coal
anime is probable here in a few days
Family of Seven Perish L
ELLSWORTH, Me-, Aug. Melville o
lis. his wife and five children, who