The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-23

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Return to Work-Trains Moving an Inn.
mense Amount of Coal
Bluefield, w. Va, July 20.-The
mayor refused to allow Grand Master
Workman Sovereign to speak at Poca-
hontas last night. Today w. j. Freid-
man, an agitator, was seriously injur-
ed by being struck by a stone and
four agitators were forced to flee.
Columbus, Ohio. July 20.-Organizers
Green and Wallace today notified
headquarters here that they were COM
PEELED to leave Pocahontas. Va, at
the point of six-shooters. They did not
offer resistance. They, however, re-
manned in the n~eighborhood with the
intention of doing missionary work
among the miners.
One thousand workers in the Simons
mine have gone out, said Secretary
Pearce today.
Cleveland, Ohio. July 20.-James
Bishop, member Of the state board Of
arbitration, arrived in the city today.
He is endeavoring to secure a general
adoption of De Armitt's true unifor-
nifty policy and is meeting with sue
cess. He says that a great deal Of the
trouble between miners and operators
originates from the lack of uniformity
among the operators and that as soon
rs an agreement is reached among
them the question Of wages will large
1y be settled.
Peoria, Ills, July 20.-The grand
lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen has issued a circular sympa-
thizing with the striking coal miners
and p~etitioning subordinate lodges to
donate money toward their p
~Steubenville, Ohio, July 20.-The Dill
1onvale and Long Run miners held a
monster meeting in the school house
yard at Long Run today and voted
unanimously not to work until they
got their price. The entries to both
mines have been boarded W but the
miners regard this as mere bluff, and
say as SOC as the strike is settled the
company will be glad to open the mines
again. The deputy United States mar
ShalS may go away tomorrow.
Pittsburg, July 20.-The attention of
the miners Of the Pittsburg district is
now riveted on the Allison, Boone and
Enterprise mines, near CanOnsburg.
The Boone and Allison mines, which
were closed yesterday by the owners
to prevent trouble between their men
and the marching strikers, resume to-
day with nearly a full force. No at
tempt was made to start at the Enter
prise mine. The strikers fear that if
these mines continue in operation it
will induce the Enterprise men to go
back to work. The programme of the
strikers is to make another march on
the Allison mine. The leaders said this
afternoon that more than 1000 diggers
would be massed in the dis
trict and another march made on the
mines. Tonight the miners of the Pan
handle district were gathering above
Bridgeville and it will not be surprising
If 1000 miners are found on the Washing
ton pike in the morning. The men in
the Millers and Tom Run districts are
all idle and have plenty Of time to
make another march. They were sup
plying themselves with ratiOnS and if
the proposed march is made they will
stay about the offending mines for sew
eral days. Up to a late hour tonight no
word relating to a march had been re-
ceived at district headquarters. If the
march is made the time will be kept a
secret.
Just at this stage of the strike sensa-
tiOnal developments are expected. The
men are beginning to feel the pangs of
hunger and want, n are in a cOndi-
vi DoI III ol uCoDCl uLloll.
1t was learned today that organizers
have been secretly working among the
miners of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company for several days.
One of them was served with an in
junction to keep off the cOmpany's
property and cav the men alone. He
said that he had been at work among
the miners at Plum Creek and express
ed great hope of being able to have
them join the general suspension.
AS near as can be learned a concert
ed effort will be made in the near flu
ture to bring out the men at Turtle
Creek, Sandy Creek and Plum Creek.
Just what procedure will be resOrted
to has not yet been decided on. The
officials feel that in order to make the
strike a success in this district, these
miners must be brought out. They ad-
nit that they have a difficult job on
their hands, as De Armitt's men seem
determined to remain at work. The
mines are running at their fullest ca
pacity and are supplying a large guam
tity of coal to the trade. The coal mar
ket was quiet today. Much coal was
offered at $1.25 a ton. Slack took a big
jump and sold for So cents a ton. Be-
fore the strike it vas sold at 40 cents
a ton. There are hundreds of tons OF
slack coal at the mines in the Pitts
burg district, but the miners officials
will not permit any Of it to be loaded
A number of strikers interfered with
men who were loading from barges
into cars coal that had been purchased
by w. H. Summonds, a dealer, Of c,
j. Jute & Co. The men were COMPEL
ed to quit work. Miners Secretary
Warner disapproved of the action and
issued orders to the strikers to modest
no men who are handling coal that was
mined before the strike was inaugu-
\ rated.
Wheeling, w. Va, July 20.-Tonight
the 1,2O0 miners employed in the works
of the Glendale Coal Company, eight
miles below Wheeling, notified the
management that they will not return
to work tomorrow morning. A few
days age the 60 cent rate was conced-
ed to the men, with the understanding
that they would not strike. Since then.