Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-20
A NEW PHASE PROBABLY soon TO
DE PUT ON 1T.
DgBS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
lie Is Diligently Stamping '"e
Mine District - He say ''
A.. U,,. NAYS the Great strike
VIII BE Ended.

,ont0a,,ons for assistance. il IS said a
meeting Of the railroad men thoroughly
discussed the strike yesterday, that
resolutions were passed SUSTAINING the
strikers. and that an assessment was
levied looking TO this end. From an
other source II was reported 10 De
meeting OF the conductors and brake
men Of the roads centering I'm PlttsDurs'
II was claimed that the action taken
was at the suggestion Of the natlonai OH
oials OF the Railway Trainmen's UNION
Active work has been commenced III
the coke region. and efforts VIII De i'a"0
TO bring out the men AT the hl'he7'
where the product IS being shipped 10
pittsbure. Ex-Natonal Vice-Presideht
Cameron Miller. Of the United Nine
workers. left this morning for the COKE
region. ana addressed mass-mee'ns
os mon employed at the Smoclt and BOYD
mines. A mqss-meeting is schedules 10
he held at Unlontown tomorrow. which
viii be addressed by Mossrs. Miller ana
Warner.
Cameron Miller and Secretary Warner
visited Turtle Creek yesterday 10 nave
a talk with the miners employed by the
New york and Cleveland Gas-Coal COM
pany. They were served with an IN
turc,ion. restraining them from interior
ing with the miners.
Tho mines al Loechburg on the west
Pennsylvania railroad, have been
closed. The dggors had not been askeu
TO Join the movement, but Cameron MIL
lar communicated with them, and they
agreed to lay down their tools.
General Little. Of the state Board OF
Arbitration. and President De Armitt
are still endeavoring to secure the Sig
natures Of the eastern cool operators
10 the uniformity agreement Ihey are
expected 10 return tomorrow 1t IS an
nounced that a meeting Of the Arbltra-
ton Committee will be held here wed
nesday.
M'KINLEY CALLED on.
PITTsBCRG. July 19-Pittsburg coun-
ellis to-day. I'm regular session, passed
resolution calling upon President Nc
Kinley. to use his good offices in the
settlement Of the coal-miners strike.
PANHANDLE DISTRICT.
CANNONsBURG PA. July 19.-The
striking miners from Bridgeville VINO
visited the Allison. Boone, ana inter
prise mines to-day for the purpose Oh
inducing the men at work to come OUT
dispersed this afternoon, having attain
ed their object without trouble. me
miners Will probably resume tomorrow
Some Of the men are afraid to 80 III
again. as they say the strikers threat
81 violence and said they would burn
the cars and tipples. Everything Is
Quiet tonight.
Tae strikers now say that suspension
iu the Panhandle district is absolute. but
thc operators of the Boone ana Al'soh
mines say their men are not on STRIKE
ard that their mines were closed down
nv their orders to-day TO prevent any
possible conflict
Notwithstanding the present quiet, the
operators express themselves as beng
alarmed over the situation. and have
doubled their force of deputies at the
mines The trainmen who are to take
the coal from the Allison mine have been
armed with Winchesters, like the depu-
ties.
DEBs IN WEST VIRGINIA.
FAIRMONT, w. VA, July 19.-Eugene
Debs addressed the entire male population
Of Fairmout tonight and about 200 miners
ing was a very enthusiastic one, and he
was frequently applauded by the miners.
To-day at Monongha he held meeting
also and about 800 of the $50 strikers
nj that mine were I'm attendance. lie or
panized "A branch of the United Nine
Workers of America, with 200 members
and they will hereafter hold meetings AT
10 o'clock every morning.
Tomorrow night Debs speaks at Rivers
VILE. and the next evening at watson
and as he has chosen the evening 10
make his addresses, 1t Is supposed ne
does not expect the mon>to come out be
fore Thursday or Friday Indeed, in his
speech he said in five days the great
miners strike would be settled.
Ex-Governor Fleming said tonight that
the men at West Fairmont would not
30 out. -
CAUSES OF STRIKE.
COLUMBUS, O., July l9.-President
Ratchford and Secretary Pearce to-day
issued a letter TO the public giving the
causes leading up 10 the present suspen-
sion. The circular says the suspension
is not a choice, but an alternative. forced
upon the miners In their demand for living
wages.
KANAWHA VALLEY.
CHARLIE w. VA. July 1.-THE
strike movement among the miners IN
the Kanawha valley received a slight inn
petus to-day when the coal-diggers az
Two more mines decided to 80 out. This
,nc-.-ses the number of idle mines 10
ten and the number of idle men to about
500 A conference of thirty delegates rep
resenting several mines i'm the Kanawha
Valley was held at Montgomery to-day,
,yben II was decided TO demand an in
crease of / cent pr bushel for hard coal
and f-ith of cent for soft coal. Ar
rangements are being made for mass
meeting OF miners at Montgomery We'd
nesaav when Debs and Sovereign are
expected TO be present
POCAHONTAs FIELD.
BLJrEFIELD w. VA, July lathe
meetings held in the Pocahontas coal
field yesterday and to-day did not mate
RALLY change the situation The agita-
tors succeeded In adding a small num-
Der 70 their list but have not so Tar
impaired the coal trade All the thirty
six operators are working fun force. ex-
ceot the Turkey Gap, at which about
two thirds of the men came out at noon
to-day. The field Is full of agitators
and meetings are, being held by Sove-
reign tonight
ATTEMPTS TO WRECK TRAINS
q MAssILLON, o.. July l9.-Early this
morning three attempts were made 10
wreck trains on the Wheeling and Lake
Erie railway near the Dillonvale mines.
The track-walkers discovered the OBJ
structions In time 10 prevent wrecks.
Such trouble AS this was anticipated as
soon as the movement OF West Virginia
coal was begun. Yesterday, seventy or
eighty carloads were shipped over the
road.