The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-21
FEEL PANGS OF HUNGER
The Striking Miners In a Condition FIJI
for Deeds Of Desperation.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
pittsburG, Pa. lnlv 20 1877

Thc attention OF the miners OF tho
l'itsshurg district Is now rivetcd on the
Alison, Boone and Enterprise mines
near Canonsburg. The Boone ana Ali.
sons mines. which were closed Yesterday
hS the owners to prevent trouble be-
tween their men and the marching
strikers. resumed to-day with nearly :,
tuli force, No attempt was made tc
start up at the Enterprise minc. The
strikers fear that if these mines contin-
ne IN operation, It will induce the I'm
tclprtSe men to go back to work.
me programme OF tho miners H. TO
make another march on the Allison
mine. The leaders said this afternoon
that moro than 2.0GO diggcrS would be
maSS"u In the Pau-lIandlc district aud
another march made on the mines. TO
niEht thc miners Of the Panhandle dis
trlct were gathering above liridgcvillc,
and 1t Will not be surprising If q thou
sand miners are found on tho Washing
ton pix" IN the moaning. The men in
IN" Mlllcrs and Toms Run districts are
;lil ldle, ana have plenty Of time to
make another march. They are s,upply-
ing themselves with ratlonS, ana If tho
proposed march iS made they will stay
hb1ut the offending mines for several
days. Up to Il late hour Tonight no
Wo!d relating Ia march had been re-
ccivcd ai district headquarters. If The
march Is made the time win be kent y
secret.
lust about this stage cf tho strike SON
sAtional Developments are expected The
men are beginning TO feel the panws OF
munger and want. and are in 4 condition
bo!ucrlnG on desperation. 1t was learn
ed to-day ,hat organizers, have been
secretly at work among tho miners Of
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
II
was served With an Injunction 10 keer
OH the compnnys property and leave the
men alone. lie said that lie lad been
al work among the miners at Plum
Greek, ana expressed great hopes Of be-
1nE able 20 have them join The genera
suspension. As near as can be learned
concerted effort will he made in the
near future TO bring out the men at
Turtle Creek, Sandy Creek ana Plum
Creek. JUS: what procccdurc will hc re-
sorted TO has not yet been decided on.
The Officials feel tina; i'm order to make
the strike Il success In these dist riots the
miners must he brought out. They ad-
NIT they have a difficult Job on ,hci,
hands. a9 DE Armi:t'S men Stem ,lcIrr-
nsincd to remain at work The mines
are running AT their fullest capacity and
arc supplying 4 large quantity OF coal
TO the trade.
The coal market was quiet today,
Much coal was offered n $1.25 a ton.
Slack took big jump, and sold for 81
cents ton. Before the strike II
was sold for 10 cents a ton There arc
hundreds of tons Of slack coal at The
mines in the Pitt ,burS district but the
mincns' officials VIZ not hermit any of
II 10 be loaded.
n number Of strikers inierfercd with
men who We're loading from hargrs in. 20
cars coal that had been purchased by
W. "a. Summonds, a dealer, from G..
lutte Il Co. The men We're compelled to
quit work Miners Secretary Warnc;
disapprovcd the action, and issued or
dcrS to the strikers 10 molcst no men
VINO are handling coal that was mined
before the strike was inaug,Iratc1