The Forrest City times., 1897-08-13
AMONG TIE MINERS,
Campaign Among De Armitt's Mea
 Not Over Successful.
NATIONS SCARCE IN STRIKERS Csi'p.
The Situation in West Virginia-Miners in Bad Humor Over Reckless Prom- ises Made by Strike Leaders to
 Induce Them to Out.
The Campaign Against De Arm,tr. Men.

The Campaign Against De Armltt'. Men.
 PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 12.-The Oak Hill miners whose wages were with. held by the De Armitt company be- cause they had struck, met at Newton Tuesday night, and after denouncinr the company's action formally declared the strike at Oak Hill on, and decided to remain out until the list price is paid.
 Owing to this action there are more men at work in the mine than any day since the marches. At least 20 men went in the pit who were not there Tuesday or the day be- fore. Nearly all of them were among the number who were refused cash for their check slips Tuesday afternoon, and few of them were at the meeting at Newton. Most of them live in Turtle Creek, and went into the mine on flat cars on the De Armitt coal road before daylight.
 The pound parade at the camp of the strikers in Turtle Creek brought to the commissary provisio ms hardly enough for one meal. There are about 300 men and two bands in the camp, and after their usual morning march on the Oak Hill mine there were served short rations.
 Vice-President Mckay, who is in charge of the camp, said that the latter would be replenished before noon. At Plum Creek the force was increased. The full quota of 2S5 men went in be- fore seven o'clock and the De Armitts are jubilant. he striking marchers watched them go in, but they still hold that they will be out in few days.
 At Sandy Creek there has been no change in the situation since Monday. The strikers continue their marches, and about 255 men continue at work
 The output of the Oak Hill Tuesday was four cars. Sandy Creek produced three cars and Plum Creek 23 cars, ac cording to the strikers, but the com pany officials say they shipped 31 cars
 The Situation in West Virginia
 CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 12.-A special from Wheeling, W. Va, says:
 Reports from the Kanaw ha valley are conflicting. The organizers claim they have the best of it, and that the miners will all be out before Saturday. On the other hand, disinterested persons say that the Diamond, Winifred, Big Mountain and Mount Carbon miners all went back to work, and in bad humor with the organizers for making reckless promises to induce them to strike. In this district there is no change. Moundsville, Glendale, Boggs' Run and Elm Grove are out, and the strikers are working on the few men employed in the Peddling banks. At Fairmont great preparations have been made for the Gompers meeting. The Tunnelton miners were organized Tuesday night, 120 strong.
 The Uniformity Agreement.
 PITTSBURGH Pa, Aug. 12.-The com mittee having in charge the matter of securing signatures to the proposed uniformity agreement to govern coal production in the Pittsburgh district has decided not to urge the operators to sign the document until they have been given an opportunity to examine them most carefully and come to some conclusion of their own mind. The committee feels that so much time will elapse before the proposed agreement is to become ef- fective nothing is to be gained by hur- rying matters. Besides that there is no one person specifically charged with looking after the affair.
 It is proposed to appoint a secretary to the committee who shall conduct the correspondence of the body and to whom the signed contracts may be sent.