The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-26
4 PROFOUND SECRET
rAc4,. Destination Cannot he Learn
e-l-The strikers Oflfcers Declare
That There VIII BE No March. so
Tronble In Not Antlcipased-Deb
VIII Attend q Conference OF Lead
er~-Today VIII Settle the strike
One Way ar the Other at Fair
monf, W. Va--The Mine OperAao<s
Claim.

rTTTSBCRG. July 5.-sixty deputy
she-l9s have been ordered out and are
now sinidnishtl at the Union station wait
ing orders 10 move. Their destination IS
kept a profound secret. bur IL Is supposed
they are 10 be sent TO the mines OF tne
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany.
But as the strikers officers declare
that the contemplated march has been
abandoned no conflict is feared. Another
march on Cannonsburg was begun tonight
big meeting of the miners was held at
Reising this afternoon. They were in
formed that the Allison mine intended 10
resume work this morning. and in very
short time it was decided TO make an
ether tramp and reinforce the 100 strikers
that have been on guard
They will remain until Tuesday morn
ing. There was great hurryiny 10 and
fro In all the mining settlements in that
section before the sun went down. Every
man decided TO take two days rations.
Women. as has been the case during the
present strike. were among the most
active agitators. They are advising their
husbands and sweethearts TO take an
other tiresome trip across the country in
order that their conditions might be bet
tered.
The mine operators at yesterdays con-
ference claimed they have unmistakabie
proof that the Illinois strikers had sent
about fourteen delegates here to agitate
a strike in all Of the important mines.
The delegates came quietly and dealt
with the delegates selected by the sew
eral mines TO the convention only.
The strong argument the agitators used
with the Kansas miners was that the
Kansas men held the key OF the situation
westward; that If Kansas went out. the
railroads would bring the operators to
time.
The operators say 1t will make no diff
ference whether Kansas. with only 10. go
men. goes or stays, but the miners see
in the extra work and storing of coal
going on desire on the part of the oper-
ators TO fortify themselves against
strike. There are also suspicious that
coal from Kansas mines is to be smuggled
into the strike territory.
1t is learned that deputies have been
supplied with Winchester rifles and dis
patched to the New York & Cleveland
Company's mines. The request for depu-
ties. it is said. came from Mr.. De Armitt.
who received word that large body Of
men were marching toward the mines.
coming from the direction of Mckeesport
and the Youghiogheny district. Nothing
more definite than the above Is known
here.
WHEELING. w. Va. July 25.-E. Y.
Debs will be the first of the labor leaders
to attend the conference of executive off,
GERS OF the various organizations OF the
country called by President Ratchford
to consider mears to bring success to the
coal strikers. Advices received by the
local leaders are to tho effect that nearly
all the executive officials of national
labor organizations Will come to Wheel
ing for Tuesdays conference. As to the
outcome there Is much uncertainty,
though 1t Is claimed the result VIII he
the calling upon the nremen, brakemen
and conductors to refuse TO haul coal
cars handling West Virginia coal There
is no hope Of ability to have the railway
engineers join the movement: in fact the
engineers will not be represented at the
conference.
FA1RMONT. W. Va, July 25.-E. V.
Debs held three good meetings at the
various mines today, and Is confident
that the men will be gotten out, although
he will not say he expects the move to-
morrow. The general impression is that
II the break is not made tomorrow it will
not be made at all.
All the mines are guarded by deputies
and no men are allowed on the company's
81 ounds. A body of the organized men
Will stay at the different mines today,
and a herculean effort is to be made
to induce the men not to go to work to-
morrow. Tomorrow will certainly settle
the strike one way or the other so far
as this region Is concerned.
CLARkSBURG, W. Va, July 25.-The
miners meeting advertised for today has
proven a great success from the miners
standpoint. On every train scores OF
miners arrived. About 500 miners and
double that number of citizens listened
to the speeches. J. w. Rea. of Chicago,
vice president of the Decorators Union.
spoke Of the benefits derived from organ
lied labor. w. D. Mahon stated that If
this strike was lost /; would be on account
of the West Virginia miners and that
general boycott would be declared against
all West Virginia coal in the United
States.