Evening journal., 1897-08-10
APPEALS FOR FOOD.
Miners Ofcials Besieged by Hun
cry Men.
WORKERS ARE HOPEFUL, HOWEVER.
Mass Meetings Arc to BE Held at All
Points Where There Is the Least
Indication of Weakness-Or-
der by the President.

der by the President.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1O.-Appeals for food
and provisions have been numerous at
the headquarters of the miners off,
cials in this city. 1t appeared as if
there was a wall from every section Of
the district, and miners in person were
present to ask that the suffering ones
be looked after Secretary Warner was
Kept busy answering the appeals. He
said that he had sent more than 81 900
worth of groceries and provisions into
various parts Of the district The ap-
peals are now coming in from the fami-
lies. the heads Of which are at the vari-
Gus mining camps using their influence
to keep other men from working.
A series of meetings are to be held all
over the district. It is expected to keep
up the interest in every section and
strengthen every point where there is
the least indication Of weakness. The
vigils on the mines of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company are to
be kept up and the vigor increased from
Gay to day.
The following has been issued by
President Patrick Dolan and Secretary
Warner:
There will be a mass meeting of all
the miners at Canonsburg on Wednes-
day, Aug. II, at 9 a. m. All miners Of
the above named places viii call meet
ings and prepare to go. The meeting
will be addressed by the district Off
cials and others. Every minen is re-
quested to attend. The campaign In
Westmoreand county will begin at
Irwin on Wednesday. At 2 p. m mon
ster meeting will be held. at which Eu-
gene Debs, Patrick Dolan. M. p. Car
rick and others are expected to make
addresses. A march is to be made from
Turtle Creek"
A number of brass bands VIII be In
the procession. The strikers desire to
awaken an Interest," in that section.
They claim the mines that are working
are an injury to their cause.
Miners Committed For Hearing.
At the instigation of Thomas +. Sut-
ton of Willcocks, Henry Ulrich. Emil
Naser Henry Huser and Gustav Rings,
miners. have been committed to Jail for
a hearing before Alderman J. b. Nc
Masters on various charges. Ulrich is
charged with aggravated assault and
battery. Nagel with assault and bat
terry and Huser and Rings with unlaw-
full assemblage. The arrests are the re-
'
26 on account of the strike. Warrants
are out for a number Of others.
Early yesterday morning the miners
Of West Elizabeth made a march on
the mines Of the Elizabeth Mining COM
pany, formerly operated by Horner &
Roberts. About 50 men were going to
work After a consultation the men
asked that they be allowed TO finish
loading a fat They agreed to go out
as soon as it was loaded. which VIII
take several days The officials of the
company have made an effort to get
permission from the mining officials to
continue work on CD cent basis This
was not given, and it is expected that
the mine viii be idle as soon as the fiat
is loaded.
Trying to Get the Men to Work.
Thomas b. De Armitt, superintendent
of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company, has worked hard to get
the miners at Oak Hill TO return to
work. BY a house to house canvass he
succeeded in getting a few more dig
gers than have been at work. Thirty
seven miners went in. The men were
told by Mr.. De Armitt that they would
lose all they had earned If they would
not work and would be given five days
TO vacate the company houses.
The strikers say only 70 men out Of
2S5 were at work in the Plum Creek
mine yesterday. The company claims
almost a full force was working. The
strikers are hopeful that the remain
ing diggers will quit work after get
ting their pay The Plum Creek men
have not been paid. and IL is expected
the company viii require the men to
given their envelopes.
The Sandy Creek miners are awaiting
developments. They are hopeful the
courts will set aside the contracts Of
the company which the men were oblig-
ed to sign.
Hunger is doing more injury to the
cause of the miners than any other one
thing. and the commissary department
Is doing everything possible to provide
against this contingency.
President Dolan will go to the Can
onsburg region and defy the injunctions
by speaking at a meeting scheduled FOR
tomorrow. 1t is said only 13 Condo
las were loaded at Plum Creek yester-
day. The strikers believe they will be
able to close down the mine at the lat
ter place.
J. c. Dysart, a member OF the uni
formity commission. has returned to the
city after weeks absence. He says
the work Of securing signatures win be
pushed earnestly, and he believes the
required number will be secured. The
miners. he says. cannot possibly win
the strike. as the mines still in opera
tion can supply the demand.
Some Of the coal operators are getting
restless and threaten to attempt to start
their mines this week. w. II. Simmons.
a large coal dealer. says there is no
scarcity of coal. Two hundred and fifty
cars of coal have come into Pittsburg
from West Virginia and large quanti-
ties are being shipped TO Pittsburg from
the mines along the Pennsylvania rail-
road
Enforcing Fishery Regulations.
ST. Johns, N. F.. Aug. 10.-The British