The record-union., 1897-08-18


give notice to all strikers that they are
willing to employ all the old hands, and
should the strikers not choose to re-
turn to work within a few days, the
company will try to employ some who
will work.
The securing of signatures to the uni
formity agreement is progressing ia
vorably and in a few days the list will
be ready for publication. About thirty
operators are said to have signed, but
the committee is not willing to say
whether or not any of the larger op-
orators are on the list.
The contemplated plan to have the
women make marches has been definite
ly decided upon by the leaders, and the
wives and daughters of the strikers
Will now take up the work which the
men have been enjoined from doing.
1t is the intention to begin to-mor-
row, and to have the women do the
marching, while the men remain in
camp. The leaders think the injunction
is not operative against women, and it
remains to be seen what the outcome
viii be.
A new element is to be introduced
in the situation at an early date. The
farmers of the entire country surround
ing the several camps are making ex-
tensive preparations for a demonstra-
ton to show their sympathy for the
strikers. They propose to have a par
ade headed by a band march down the
Salisbury and up over the hills.
About 600 strikers from Thom's Run,
accompanied by $50 women and chill
+o ENo nj, y
Canonsburg to-day They viii remain
at the camp until Saturday, when a
meeting will be held.
Suits and counter-suits promise to be
one of the most prominent features of
the coal miners strike. While the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany has been prosecuting it's injunc-
ton case, the miners have been gath
ering material ON which to bring suits,
not alone for wages, but for trespass.
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
WHEELING CIV. Va.), Aug. 1.-THE
strikers show material gains in all sec
tions of West Virginia to-day. In the
Wheeling District there is not miner
working. On the Ohio side the last
man except those who are to furnish
coal for water and electric light plants
will be out tonight.
In the FairmOunt District the strike
leaders did not succeed in closing the
Montana mine entirely, but they made
decided gains. The camp will be MAIN
tanned there till the last man leaves his
work, when these recruits will be taken
with the main body to the other Wat
son County mines to help close them.
In the Kanawha Valley 800 men have
gone to work since yesterday, but more
than that number have left their work.
The trouble is that the mines are so
far apart that concerted action is hard
to get. In the Norfolk and Western
region the organizers have gone to
work again with a will and in sufficient
numbers to prove effective. The lead
ers are getting on to the United States
Court injunctions and find that they
prohibit nothing but trespass. They are
no longer the cause of alarm to the
organizers.
FAIRMONT CIV. Va), Aug. 1.-THE
marching strikers have succeeded in
getting about half of the men out of
the Montana, and it is said that they
march on New England this afternoon.
If they do they probably will be ar
rested by the Deputy Marshals who ar
rived this morning. Mr.. Camden, a re-
cent arrival from Parkersburg, says
from what Ex-Governor Fleming tells
him he would not be surprised if the
region was tied up Monday.