The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-23
NEWS II THE STRIKE.
The Leaders Secretly Preparing for a Grand
Move-Supposed They Will Get Assists
ance from Railway Men-More Miners
Joining the Strikers.

Joining the Strikers.
Pittsburg, July 19.-Some new features
will likely be introduced into the coal
struggle within the next two days, but the
leaders are maintaining the greatest
secrecy regarding their movements. 1t is
believed they contemplate calling upon
the railway organizations for assistance.
| Secretary Warner gave cut the inforsna-
ton today that a meeting Of railway en-
| ployes was held here yesterday and the
situation of the miners strike thoroughly
discussed. Resolutions were adopted
| pledging support to the strikers, and each
member was assessed 81 for the strike
| fund. MI. Warner refused to divulge the
| name of. the railroad employing the men,
stating that it might lead to an investi-
| CATION and the discharge of the men.
From another source it was reported to
| be a meeting of the conductors and brake
| men Of the roads centering in Pittsburg.
| 1t was claimed that the action taken was
at the suggestion of the national officials
of the Railway Translnen's Union
Active work has been commenced in the
coke region and efforts will be made to
bring out all the men at mines where
! the product is being shipped to Pittsburg.
{ Ex-National Vice President Cameron Mil
Ter, of the United Mine Workers, left this
morning for the coke region and address,
ed a mass meeting of men employed at
the Smock and Boyd mines.
A mass meeting is scheduled to be held
at Uniontown tomorrow, which will be adj
dressed by MesSrs. Miller and Warner.
Cameron Miller and Secretary Warner
visited Turtle Creek yesterday to have a
talk with the miners employed by the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany. They were served with an %injunc-
ton restraining them from interfering
with the miners.
The mines at Leechburg. on the West
Pennsylvania railroad have closed. The
diggers had not been asked to join in the
movement, but Cameron Miller commune
) Gated with them, and they agreed to lay
down their tools.
General John Little, of the Ohio state
board of arbitration and w. De Armitt, of
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company, are still in the east, trying to
get the signatures of the eastern coal
operators to the uniformity agreement.
They are expected to return tomorrow.
1t is announced tonight that a meeting Of
the arbitration commission Will be held
here on Wednesday.
The Pittsburg council today, in regular
session, passed a resolution calling on
President Mckinley to use his good offices
in the settlement of the coal miners strike.
Canonsburg, Pa, July 19.-The striking
miners from Bridgeville, who visited the
Allison, Boone and Enterprise mines, to-
day for the purpose of inducing the men
at work to come out dispersed this after
noon, having attained their object with
out trouble The miners will probably re-
sumo tomorrow. Some of the men are
afraid to go in again as the strikers
threatened violence and said they would
burn the cars and tipples. Everything is
quiet tonight. The strikers now say sus-
pension in the Panhandle district is abso-
lutte, but the operators of the Boone and
the Allison mines say their men are not
on strike, and that their mines were
closed down by their orders today to
preVpnt any DOSSible conflict.
notwithstanding the present quiet, the
operators express themselves as being
doubled their forces of deputies at the
mines. The trainmen who are to take
the coal from the Allison mine have been
armed with Winchesters like the deputies.
Fair Mont, w. Va, July 19.-Eugene
Debs addressed the entire male population
of Fairmont tonight and about 200 miners
from the neighbOring cOllierieS. The
meeting was a very enthusiastic one and
he was frequently applauded by the
miners. Today at Monongahela he held
a meeting also and about 200 of the 65(
strikers at hat mine were in attendance
He organized a branch of the United Mine
Workers of America, with 100 members
and they will hereafter hold meetings a.
10 o'clock every morning. Tomorrow night
Debs speaks at Riversville, and the mex
evening at Watson, and as he has chosen
the evening to make his addresses, it is
to come out before Thursday or Friday
Indeed, in his speech today he said ir
, five days the great miners strike would
> be settled.
Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming said tonigh
that the men at West Fair Mont would
not go out.
Columbus, Ohio, July 19.-Presiden
Ratchford and Secretary Pearce today
issued a letter to the public, giving thu
causes leading up to the present suspen
sion. The circular says that the suspen
sion is not a choice, but an alternate
forced upon the miners in their demand
: for living wages.
, Charleston, w. Va, July 19.-The strik'
, movement among the miners in thu
r kanawha valley received a slight impetu
, today when the coal diggers at two NOR
mines decided to go out. This increase
the number of idle men to about 800. /
2 conference of thirty delegates represent
ing several mines in the kanawha vale.
5 was held at Montgomery today, when i
} / was decided to demand an increase of on
cent per bushel for hard coal and one
, fourth of a cent for soft. Arrangement
l are being made for a mass meeting o
= miners at Montgomery, Wednesday,, whel
1 Debs and Sovereign are expected to b.
present.
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