The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-15

All Eyes Are Now Turned Towards Pitts
burg.

All Eyes Are Now Turned Towards Pitis'
burg.
PITTSBURG. PA, August H.-For the
next few days the eyes Of the industrial
world will be turned towards Pittsburg.
The greatest anxiety will prevail until
Monday when the injunction proceedings
against the marching miners VIII be hn-
ally heard. That there is much interest
i'm the situation is evinced by tho presence
here Of a number of the foremost labor
leaders I'm the country Michael j.. Ratch-
ford. National President OF tho United
Mine Workers Of America Sanllel
Gompers. President OF the American
Federation OF Labor. and James h. Sow
ereign. Grand Master Workman Of the
knights of Labor, arrived here this even
ing and viii remain few days. While
they are here. they will be kept busy.
They came from West Virginia anu
were brown and enthusiastic. Ratchford
seemed TO be we'll pleased with the out
look and said so in an interview.
President Samuel GOmpers expressed n
hopcful view of the situation in West
Virginia He said there was some coal
being produced I'm certain sections, but tne
suunlv was gradually being cut or. lie
claimed there w1s general sympathy for
the cause I'M the mountain State ana
claims that fully 1900 Of the 5000 dig
gers OF that State have Joined the sus-
pension.
A series Of meetings 70 he addressed
by the labor leaders VIII be arranged.
Ratchford. Gompers and Sovereign VIII
address mass meeting at Camp lsola-
tiou at Plum Creek. tomorrow after
noon. 10 SIS expected to be one or tne
BIGGEST meetings I'm the history of the
strike. IL is said that very nearly all
the miners employed by the New Nork
and cleveland Coal Company will be at
the meeting.
Tbe majority of the campers ARE await
inc onviouelv Tor the cout's decision on
Monday. ,.s q.
1n case the Injunction is continued, II
&c altogether probable that some or the
mon NAV march in order 20 get arrested
Tho reason for holding off rs said 10 be
due 10 the fact that the men have hopGn
that the iniunctlons viii be quashed' IN
case they are. the strikers say they VIII
.,,,,,, ri~bt where they are and march
every morning until the s'rihe ~
THE camp commissaries are Woll STOCK
"a Win provisions. and so far as the
,,,,t.ris1 man is concerned. the strikers
Ian ,,Ct euffer No move will be made to-
,,,,~rov, nv the sheriff I'm raiding the
canine until after the hearing on Mon
dov If the Injunction IS continued he
saws the camps win be broken up IN
short order.
,rbero was hig meeting ~ striking
miners al McKeesport tonight. over
tbroe thousand strikers were present, and
addresses were made by Ratchford' Com
pers Sovereign and Mrs. Jones. Previous
io the meeting there was parade OF l,gp 90
miners and striking steel workers. Inc
sneakers predicted success. denouncinE
the iniunctions and advising the miners
10 obey the law. ~
cAZfETON. PA. August 1.-THE
drivers and miners employed at the Honey
brook No. .. collcry struck this morn
ing for an advance In wages. Some OF
he drivers are Hungarians and Italians.
Thcv have been getting from 81 10 Sl.3O
nor dav. This morning two drivers lcft
Tho striking ranks and were going 10
mo stripping. when about thirty strikers
mot them and tried TO persuade them 10
come back
Superintcndent Conner Jones put in an
appcarance about this time. light fol-
lowed which detclOped into small-slzed
! riot i'm which Jones was knocked down
and kicked. Levi Watts. who came 20 his
aid was struck on the head with a brick
and was severely injured. The coal and
iron police were called from this city.
but before their arrival the men dis
persed quietly and no further trouble has
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