The record-union., 1897-08-10
SUFFERING IN The
COAL REGIONS.
Families of Strikers in Need Of
heCesSdries of Life.
Appeals for Food Numerous at Headquarters
Of Miners Officials.
Wives and Children Suffer at
Home While the Heads of Fam
lilies Are at the Various Mining
Camps Using Their influence to
Keep Other Men From Going
to Work.

Keep Other Men From Going
! to Work.
PITTSBURG Pa-), Aug. 9.-Appeals
for food and provisions were numerous
at the headquarters of the miners offic-
ials in this city to-day 1t appeared as
if there was a wait from every section
of the district, and miners in person
were present TO ask that the suffering
ones be looked after Secretary War
ner was kept busy answering the APP
peals. He said tonight that he h d
sent more than 81 900 worth of pro-
visions into various parts of the dis
trict. The appeals are now coming in
from the families, the heads of which
are at the various mining camps using
their influence to keep other men from
working.
A series of meetings are to be held all
over the district 1t is expected to
keep up the interest in every section,
and strengthen every point where there
is the least indication of weakness.
The vigils on the mines of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany are to be kept up, and the vigor
|
lowing was issued by Patrick Dolan,
the President, and Secretary Warner
to-day:
There will be a mass melting of all
the miners at Canonsburg on Wednes-
day, August 11th, at 10 a. m. All min
ers of the above-nam places will call
meetings and prepare to go. The
meeting will be addressed by the dis
trict officials and others. Every miner
is requested to attend"
The campaign in Westmoreland
County WIFI begin at Irwin Wednesday.
At : p. M, monster meeting will be
held. 1t is expected that Eugene V.
Debs, Mrs. Mary Jones, NJ. P Carrick,
Patrick Dolan and others will make ad-
dresses. A march is to be made from
Turtle Creek. There will be a number
Of brass bands in the procession The
strikers desire to awaken an interest
in that section as they claim the mines
that are working are an injury to their
cause.
At the fnstigation of Thomas E. SUIT
ton of Willocks, Henry Ulrich, Emil
| Nagel, Henry Huzer and Gustave
Rings, miners, were committed to Jail
for a hearing before Alderman J. V.
McMasters on various charges to-day.
Ulrich is charged with aggravated as
sault and battery, Nazer with assault
and battery, and Huser and Rings with
unlawful assemblage. The arrests are
the results Of an alteration at Will
locks, July 26th. on account of the
strike. Warrants are out for a number
of others.
Early this morning the miners of
West Elizabeth made a march on the
mines of the Elizabeth Mining Com
pany, formerly operated by Horner &
Roberts About fifty men were going
to work. After a consultation, the
men asked that they be allowed to fin
ish loading a fiat. They agreed to go
out as soon as it was loaded, which will
take several days. The officials of the
company made an effort this afternoon
to get permission from the mining
officials to continue work on a 69-cent
basis. This was not given, and it is
expected that the mine will be idle as
soon as the fiat is loaded
/ STRIKERS FAMILIES SUFFER.
PITTSBURG Pa.), Aug. 9-All the
miners of the New York and Cleveland
work were paid to-day, but those who
struck did not receive any money, the
company insisting upon the terms of
the contract, by which the men agreed
to forfeit all the reserve in case they
quit work.
All miners who can give reasonable
excuse for attending any of the meet
ings will be paid. The company has the
names of all the men who have been at
these meetings and took part in any of
the demonstrations. Unless they can
give a satisfactory explanation they
| will get no money.
The strikers say the men have prom
ised to quit work as soon as they get
their pay, but De Armitt says the
strikers will not take a man out of
Plum Creek except twenty-nine who
will be discharged.
Owing to the carelessness of the
guard about Sandy Creek, forty men
went into the mine at o'clok this
morning, and are now at work. Last
week there We're only three men at
work and only three tons of coal were
mined.
Some Of the details of the march on
the mines in the Westmoreland County
and Central Pennsylvania have been
arranged. 1t will probably be made
Tuesday, but not later than Wednes-
day. 1t is expected to take a small
army Of men from the Pittsburg dis
| trict and march to the mines that are
in operation. Several brass bands have
been engaged, and it is hoped to make
| a; successful compaign-
Word was received last night that
| many of the men at work were anxious
for the appearance of the marchers. as
| ii will give them a subterfuge for quit
ting work. Captain Miller said that. so
| far as the New York and Cleveland
miners are concerned, the situation was
very gratifying. He intimated that the
mines would not be neglected on ac-
count of the campaign started in West
moreland County. He said there would
be enough men left at the three mines
| to guard them and see to it that they
are kept idle.
| Nowaski, the Connellsville agitator
| who addressed the meeting last night
/ in four languages, was expelled from
the camp and ordered to stay away for
using profane language in his speech
William Briscal, a day man at Plum