Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-02

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500 men ordered to march to Sandy Creek
and 500 to Plum Creek mines. The marches
began with President Patrick Dolan heading
the force going to Sandy Creek. After
proceeding short distance Dolan was served
with a writ charging him with riot and
unlawful assembly, at the instance OF
Thomas =. de Armitt. For time great
excitement prevailed among the marchers,
but Dolan queted them by saying that he
would be all right and soon join them. He
was then taken back to the Justices office
and the msrchers proceeded. Secretary War
ner. Organizer Cameron Miller and other
leaders are included in the writ \ citizen
OF Turtle Creek stands ready to furnish bail
for Dolsn and 1t is presumed he will be
released. The incident has caused very
ugly feeling among the strikers, and II
the other leaders included in the order OF
arrest should be stopped in their work de-
cidedly vigorous action will likely be taken
at the big meeting this morning.
LESS COAL is MINED.
WHEELING w. Va Aug There has
been a decrease in the amount OF coal com
ing out of Fairmont region on the Baltimore
& Ohio road compared with the same period
last week Last week the average number
OF cars received at Bellaire was 200; now
the average is probably not over 100. Last
week the Wheeling & Lake E.ie was hand
ling seventy-fve to 100 cars daily; now not
more than fifty cars are handled. The Ceve-
land, Lorain e. Wheeling comparison is the
same as the wheeling & Lake Erie. In the
Wheeling district the condition is full Of
uncertainty. The break at Boggs Run has
made 1t very difficult to keep the men at
Glendale, Moundsvlle and Elm Grove out.
Some are working now, but this week will
witness a desperate effort to make the sus-
pension general throughout the district. The
operators claim to be sure of their ability to
keep at least half of their usual number Of
men at work.
Interest In West Virginia is centered on the
miners day" demonstration recommended
at the late Wheeling conference of the labor
leaders of the country. Although the as
signment of speakers has not yet been made
by President Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. it is said he viii send
his best men into this state with the hope
that a result of the demonstration will be
the tieing up of the mines throughout the
state. At the Wheeling meeting it is prob
able that Mahon. who is in charge in West
Virginia, will be the principal speaker.
PROMISE TO FURNISH FUNDS.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. Tonight a
meeting of the Labor league was held to
take action concerning the mine's' strike.
The labor unions of Allegheny were well
represented by delegates who took active
part in the proceedings. Addresses were
made by President Dolan, Secretary Warner
and Organizer Miller of the mineIs. and by
Mrs. n. G. Jones, who became prominent
as an agitator during the A. r. U. troubles
in Chicago. She will he one of the speakers
at the McCrea school house meeting tomor-
row and also at the big meeting here on
Thursday.
The gist of the miners officials speeches
was that money, and quite a goodly sum-
must be forthcoming at once If the strike
is to be continued. They made folcible ap-
peals to their fellow unonists and the result
was the appointment by the league of
committee to report the matter to the differ
ent organizations with the end in view of
securing the necessary sinews of war for
the strikers. set OF resolutions was
adopted expressing hearty sympathy for the
strikers, calling on all union workmen to
come to their relief. and roundly denounced
the action of Sheriff Lowry in commanding
the strikers to not assemble on the high
ways of the county. This proclamation they
consider an infringement of the rights of
peaceahle citizens. Many of the delegates
! at the meeting will attend the rally to-
mo; row.
SCoTTDALE, Pa. Aug. 1.-Coroner Owens
today held an inquest over the remains of
William S. Cummings the nonunion mill
worker who was killed last night during a
quarrel with strikers A large number Of
witnesses We're examined. but the only one
VINO gave positive testimony was BILE
Longanecker, who testified that he was
standing within a few feet OF the parties
Wnen the Shoot;ng took place and plainly
saw the flash and smoke from the revolver
! beside William C. Hubbs. The jury found
| Hubhs guilty and he was al once arrested.
! Hubbs was roller in the employ of the
| Scottdale Iron and Steel company before the
| strike and is one OF the best known young
| mon in the town. While opinions differ as
| to the effects of Cummings death. 1t is gen.
orally believed that the trouble last night
| viii end the roting and boodshed and the
| strikers will be more guarded in their ac-
| titns. The town tonight is as quiet as Oh
any ordinary Sunday