Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-14
STRIFE COMMENCED.
MINERS FIGHT AMONG THEM
SELVES IN ILLINOIS.
NEGROES ATTACKED BY FOREIGNERS.
A Train Carrying Miners Also At
tacked-A Good Deal of Firing
Dope-One Miner Said to Have Been
Killed.
Killed.

PITTsBURG, PA, July 13.-There Is
hull in the miners strike In this distrlc''
attributable TO the fact that nearly every
mine in the district is idle. To keep up
the enthusiasm and prevent the striKers
from becoming lukewarm in the cause
however. the officials have arranged ior
series of meetings in different sections
every day.
Three meetings were held yesterday
at which resolutions were adopted not 10
return to work until the officials gave
the order. This morning large meetihs
was held at Snowden, on the Wheeiihs
division. and the men were unanimous
TO stand firm for the 69-cent rate Inc
miners on this division fear that the
company will soon begin evictions from
their houses, and intimate that II TINS Is
attempted there will be trouble.
News reached the miners headquarters
this afternoon that the diggers In the
Camel. Warner. and Morgan mines, Bea-
yer county. had thrown down their picks
and ioined the strikers. The strike mas
also spread to Mercer county. Five mines
are idle in that region to-day. Ine men
struck for an advance OF 1O cents per
ton.
No effort was made to-day to resume
work at the Eagle mine, at Monongahela
City. 1t is a cooperative concern, Dul
the sentiment of a majority Of the stock
holders was against resumption. and IL
was decided TO keep the pit closed until
the strike is settled.
A delegation from BrownsVille says the
Knob, Beaumont, Umpire, and Albany
mines have closed down and the miners
have Joined in the general strike, with
determination to remain out until the
ouestion of wages is satisfactorily set
| tied
National-President Ratchford, Of the
United Nine Workers, is expected III
Pittsburg tonight or tomorrow, and VIII
meet the commissioners
Governor Atkinson, Of West Virginia,
accompanied by his wife and number
Of State officials, spent the day in Pits
burg en- route for Canada, where they
will attend the convention of the Ep-
worth League. Concerning the miners
strike he said: "The coal strike Is not
affecting West Virginia very much. ana
| | do not believe the main body OF our
miners will go out ! do not ah'iclpa.e
anv trouble whatever from the strike III
/
the country will be speedily settled ny
| arbitration"
| STRIFE BETWEEN MINERS.
| TERRE HAUTE, IND. July 1S-A spe-
| cial to the Express from Danviile' H.
| says: Strife between the miners com
| menced I'm this district tonight About
| 400 or 800 Belgian strikers and other for
| eigners gathered at the Pawnee mine, and
| when a cage full of colored miners, who
had been at work, reached the top Of the
| shaft. they were assaulted with different
| kinds of weapons, some using knives
and others slaves. one of the colOred
miners secured a bar of iron and re-
volver and defended his life. Shots were
fred wounding several strikers. This in
furiated the striking miners, and they re-
taliated by an exchange OF shots, at the
same time retreating to the woods.
Later, the strikers attacked a train
on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road,
carrying working miners to the city. The
miners inside the coaches opened fire,
and about fifty shots were exchanged. Il
IS reported that one miner was killed.
STRIKE ACCESSIONS.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, July 1S.-To-
day President Knight, of the Indiana
miners was called to Clinton, where 500
men. who have been working on an un-
organized basis for two years, ana
taking whatever prices were offered, are
anxious to join the union and help along
with the strike.
In Sullivan county to-day the Star City
mines posted notices that no more mining
would be done until the strike was set
tied. This practically ends the mining in
that county.
Advices were received by the miners
officials to-day. recounting efforts OF
several operators TO secure settlements
with their men at the wages asked In
each instance all offers were ordered re-
iected until after the meeting of the
National Executive Board, which will
be held at Columbus, o., at an early
date.
The strike has already begun seriously
TO affect the visible supply of coal. and
the prices go notch higher every day.
Every mine of importance in Indiana is
now idle.
ALL EASTERN OHIO MINES CLOSED.
CINCINNATI, July 13.--A Bellaire (O)
special says the miners in Schink's mines,
on the Baltimore and Ohio road, were to-
day persuaded TO stop mining, and with
the closing of these mines tonight all the
mines in Eastern Ohio will be closed.