The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-19
woB OF MINERS ON THE MARCH
c.NNoNsBURG THE DESTINATION
OF THE STRIKERS.


biItties-WOme Urge on the strik-
ers-The situation in West Virgin
:, Not Altogether Favorable to the
strikers.
pittebprg. July 1S.-The events OF to-day
In tbe Pittsburg coal mining district indi-
oo,a that there is trouble ahead. The
.+r;xa has been on for two weeks, with
m cause for alarm in any quarter, but
to-dav the pangs of hunger and mutter-
,ngs Of discomfort have taken tangible
.or,, and before morning 1000 miners will
have marched on Cannonsburg, the OBJ
iective point being the Boon and Allison
mines.
few days ago the operators of the
mines made a requisition on the sheriff
of Washington county for additional depu-
ties. 1t is supposed that there are at
least thirty deputies at each mine, well
armed for any friction that may take
pace.
To-day the miners of the Millers and
Toms Run district held mass meetings.
The men are employed in the Slope and
prtdgeville mines, Essen No. and No. 2,
ana steens mines met at Bridgeville.
Cecil was the scene of mass meeting
Of Laurel Hill Nos and 4, Creedmoor and
Bishop mines, and the diggers employed In
the standard and Ellsworth mines In Mil
Ier's Run also held a meeting.
The gatherings were attended by men,
women and children. The women did not
lag in the interest taken. Many of them
openly branded their husbands as cow
ards. They argued that they might as
well fight as starve. The men said the
victory could be won, providing every coal
miner employed in the sections where the
lake trade is supplied would join the gen
eral movement of idleness.
Plans for bringing out the miners at
work in the Boone and Allison mines were
discussed. Special committees were sent
from one meeting to the other. 1t was
decided to march on the Cannonsburg
mines tonight. The Reissing brass band
and the Cecil drum corps were engaged,
and the march across the country is on.
The procession will be made up of three
divisions from the different sections. They
will mobilize at Bridgeville and take up
the tramp of twelve miles across the
country. A miner, who was very enthus-
iastio over the plan, said there would be
a. least 1000 men in line. 1t was learned
late tonight that the scheme has been in
process of formulation several days. 1t
was talked of several days ago, and got
10 the ears of the operators of the Can
nonsburg mines, hence their decision TO
Increase their force of deputies.
Whether the miners will go armed is
not known as yet, but they expect to be
a he 1. Ig,,re
are ready to go to work, and will use
every influence possible to keep them from
going into the mines.
Some of the most conservative of the
leaders calm that there will be no blood
shed. They say that when the colliers
see such big demonstration in favor of
what they term peaceful battle for bread,
they cannot enter the mines and retain
thelr manhood. Every effort was made
% Keep the movement a secret for fear
the force of deputies at the mines would
ue further increased. Just what the re-
SUIT VIII be, 1t is difficult at this hour to
teh' The men are known to be in condi-
uoh OF semi-insanity on the strike ques-
uon. They have been goaded on by suf-
ierng wives daughters and sweethearts,
ana 1t appears as If 1t is the beginning of
'ne end Of the strike.
me negotiations TO induce the coal oper-
ssoIS oil this district to sign an uniformity
agreement are stil going on. The com
uhss'oners having II in charge feel as il
.y uey would be able to accomplish it. Sec
rgo4.y r5rl.y g. f. Schmid said to-
brighter than they have been since the
,souatlons began. He said that within
re ls next few days powerful and potent
'."uehces would be brought to bear on the
op.'a'oIs, and with the strike in the pres
cesss..l (sgIlallon' the indications were for sue
eonsummation of the agreement.
- an evidence that the operators are
no' counting on arbitration. II was an
giysI gaisI tonight by a prominent operator
No. nc " me strike in West Virginia does
or o. poF prove successful the Pittsburg operat-
stsr, IN II make an effort early next week to
rats lAeF mines at the 69-cent rate, the
% now asked by the strikers srhav
ne b,'' Gain cain that as they are willing to nav
IN i'e asked, the law must protect them
'"e operation of their mines.
WI
''Hs' W. Va, July 1s.-The strik-
,l miners at Dillonyale, up the river. on
re-, neeIing and Lake Erie road have
min 'ol'ned by the management that the
And i'Ie viii resume Monday morpine.
their r1e ,1t u they do not intend to work
M p.aees Will be filed with outside
. 80 some Of the DillonvaIe rnen 80 ~
tor,,, u returning to work. but The ma
n ienuy most OF them foreigners, are VIC.
Conn, 'PPosed 10 such a course. n tho
teDtio,,y IS IN earnest In its expressed In.
ners, l. 10 bring in outside men. the mi.
trogbieo o'leials predict that there win be
Tue Tue az Dlllonvale. "'' Oe
gri3 o,.5 Il heavy movement Of West vIr-
Or seye... s,,l through Wheeling TODAY. sIxtv
from J J'y cars OF coal were transferred
Whso.,roa Wheeling terminal tracks to The
wtbo", ana Lake Erie ana started north
night tt "oiestation. IL Is learned 10
n Whsellpea' an the coal being sent over the
other We. road is for the Lake shore ana
coal f5r a1 e,,lern Ohio roads that need me
There 10 nring their engines. "s'1 '''s
ln This 4,.,to uo change I'm the strike situation
Miners ,,asrlet' ssl All Of the Eastern ohIo
Of a b,aa,e out and there il no indics,ino
az any point avn
men s,,.., W. Va. July is.-over 200
tod. ''.'nded the coal miners, mee,,ro
n hons. ~ 'ne woods at Willow Tree schoo,
rassi tsel. 5ear Monongah, and si7 :, 't,oO ,hoO,
sneak.r ''.r hands when j. d. Mabor mem ,hn
mauy 5f 400, took a vote 10 asoertsin a"' & ,ne
the fno.nim ,1em were willing TO come , o,i, now y,
nfs' but pot ,... ne miners were chilly Al