The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-05

PII6bOltG1l 1hsI nus H' AV Ahi~
ners' strike situation has not changed
materially from yesterdays report. Ey-
erything about the Turtle Creek camp
was quiet, the only ripple of excitement
being the hearing OF President Dolan
and the other officials of the miners for
riot and unlawful assemblage.
The strikers claim twenty new ac-
cessions to their ranks from the Plum
Creek mines to-day. A careful estimate
OF the men now at work in that mine,
shows two hundred and fifteen out Of
the usual total OF two hundred and
elghty-flve. No work was done at the
oak Hill or Sandy Creek mines. The
camp was reduced in numbers to-day,
by three hundred men. They were
sent TO their homes for two reasons-to
lessen expenses and because these men
were not inclined to respond to the nu-
merous marching orders imposed on
them. The camp has been costing $500 a
day to keep 1t in provisions, etc, being
at the rate of seven cents per man per
day, as against nineteen cents per day
in the national guard encampments.
The camp is now under strict military
discipline and everything is moving like
clock work. The customary march VIII
be made to Plum Creek in the early
morning and will be continued daily,the
miners officials say. until the suspen-
sion In the DeArmitt's mines Is COM
plete.
At the hearing in the case OF Presi-
dent Dolan and the others for riot and
unlawful assembnge this afternoon be-
fore Judge SemmonB, number of Wit
nesses were heard, but the Justice re-
served his decision until Tomorrow af-
ternoon.
The hearing OF the four miners ar
rested last week, at tho McGovern
mines, near Canonsburg, for trespass.
was concluded this afternoon. No evil
dence connecting the defendants direct
ly with the song Wen hang black
sheep to sour apple tree" or with the
use OF opprobrlous epithets was produce
ed.
None OF the defendants appeared at
the hearing and they were held In con-
tempt. Attachments were Issued for
their arrest.
Paid IFS Compliments to De Armitt.
Secretary Warner paid his compll-
ments to President DeArmitt, OF the
New York and Cleveland Company to-
day, in no very choice terms. The rea-
son for this was the publication Of the
story that Mr.. DeArmitt had said that
$4,000 had been sent into the Pitts
burgh district by the West Virginia op-
erators, In order to bring about a strike
Of the miners In this district, and thus
force the price OF coal up. Both the Sec
retary and President NJ. =. Carrick, or
the painters and decorators. character
ized the story as canard, and said
that II 1t were true they would hardly
send organizers into that district to
induce the men to strike, II possible.
Organizer Cameron Miller Is arrnng-
Ing for n meeting OF business men and
miners to take place at Roscoe, In the
Fourth pool, at y. M, tomorrow. He
expects that about l,SOO men will be In
attendance. coming from all the mines
In the fourth pool, from Dunloyy 70 Call
iiornia. The meeting will be addressed
by President Patrick Dolan and Mr..
Miller.
Arrangements have been completed
for the open air demonstration under
the auspices OF the United Labor Lea
que OF western Pennsylvania, to-mor-
row evening, on the Duquesnc whurfin
The interest Of the striking miners. The
leaders expect 10000 people to attend.
They are urging everybody to attend
to show by their presence that they IA
Vor free speech and the right OF peace
able assemblagc. The speakers will
talk from wagon
To.nlghrs MNW Meeting.
The meeting will be addressed by
Eugene V. Dcbs. Mrs. Mary Jones, OF
Chicago; NJ VI. Garland, president, and
W, a. Carney, vice president of tho
Amalgamated Association; United Mine
Workers Organizer Cameron Mlller;M.
=. Canlck, national president Of the
painters ana decorators union, and NJ.
j. Counahan, national secretary OF the
plumbers union.
After the addresses, an appeal will
be made To the audience for financial
assistance for the striking miners. and
the leaders expect that the results VIII
show that the public Is IN hearty SYM
pathy with the miners In their struggle
for living wages. The miners clnlm
that II they can only get q little more
financial assistance they will easily win
the strickland are Htralnlng every nerve
TO accomplish their end.
The miners at the Schmock mines, on
the Redstone branch ot tho ponnsylva-
MIA railroad came out again to-day and
The mines arc closed down, This intel
llgonce caused the price Of coal to Jump
from scycntp-nve cents to one dollar a
ton ana brokers say there will probably
De another advance 10 ~ 20 per ton be-
fore the end NJ next week
strikers 8tt n Idft
I3ight hundred WbrhiagmeH, headed
by band, marched through the streets
NJ Turtle Creek tonight The strikers
had gone 10 meet them ana about 1900
men were IN line.
Row William Hail N The Methodist
Episcopal church, WllmordInE, nd.
dressed meeting after The parade ltc
c1mpllmontcd the minors on their man
" nRht ana the ponCUnblc manner IN
which Il was being conducted At the
close Of hl8 nddfesq he handed tho min
ers bag containing ilGi. u contrlbu.
ton from tho citizens of Wlmcrdlng \
II Corey, n prominent coal operator.
his sent httor 10 Governor Hastings,
calling attention " The open defiance NJ
tile sheflh'h proclamation, and the fail
ufO To onfOfpo lhO ufDpiumntlOn Hu1