The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-21
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
The Flat Top Miners Resist All Ap-
peaIS to Strike.


There were no disturbances in the field
to-day. All the operators are working
full forces except the Ashland Coal and
Coke Company. They expect to resume
work tomorrow morning.
The loading was very heavy throughout
the field to-day. A few men were idle al
each mine, but enough miners were at
work to furnish more coal than the rail-
road company can haul. The prospect is
now that this field will not strike to any
extent to injure business.
Bluefeld, w. Va, July 20.-The meet
ings held in the Pocahontas coal lields by
the agitators of the strike, have not ma
terially changed the situation. They sue
ceeded in adding small number to their
list, hut have not impaired the coal trade.
All of the thirty-six operators are work.
ing full force except Turkey Gap, at
which about two thirds of the men caIue
out at noon TO-DAY. The field is full of
agitators.
Fairmount, w. Va, July 20.--As n re.
suit of Yesterdays meeting at Willow
Tree Grove, near Monongah, 225 miners
refused to go to work this morning The
drivers, being in sympathy with the
miners, refused to haul, and the rest of
the miners at work were compelled to
come out
The sixty miners at Pritchard, afte~
hearing the news from Monongah, came
out Immediately, in accordance with a
report that If the Monongah came out
the rest would follow. Hutchinson, Luz
Their and Palatine were the next to quit.
and all the men, with the exception of
those at Hlte and the Shaft mine. will
soon be out.
The Bluefield Telegraph says
There was coal mined mt every mine in
the field yesterday. A few men at Buck.
eye, Turkey Gap, .Powhatan, Elkhorn
and Shamokin did not go to work, but
some men worked at every operation in
the field, and it is extremely probable
that all of these mines will have their full
quota of men at work to-day.
The eastern and western coal shin
ments from this field yesterday aggre-
gated six hundred cars
AgitatorS are busy, but have received
very little encouragement
General Master Workman Sovereign of
the Knights of Labor held meeting Sun
day at Simmons Greek and there were but
few of his auditors who were in sympa-
thy with the movement. Yesterday
Messrs. Sovereign, Evans and three lesser
lights spoke at Trestle No. q, near Nav
beury, to about $50 CT 400 men.
Last night Sovereign and Weber were
billed TO speak at Eckman, but Sovereign
went to Pocahontas, where he hired the
Opera House and attempted to make a
speech, when the lights were turned out.
He then went to a vacant lot and started
to speak when an order, from the MAYOR
was served on him forb:dding him to
speak. He stopped and it is rumoredshe
left for.Columbus on the 8 o'clock train.
At Pocahontas Sunday night an agita.
tor was struck on the head and severely
hurt while making speech from the
depot platform. -Four other agitators
were run away fl ON Pocahontas by the
miners.
The Southwest Virginia improvement
Company and the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company have posted notices
warning trespassers to stay off their
property.
Coopers, w. Va, July 2O.-Mr. sover
eign, president of the Knights Of Labor.
after an unsuccessful attempt-to hold
meeting at Pocahontas this afternoon,
walked to Cooper, over the country road,
followed by six or eight men and bows
who never worked fol- anybody.
He engaged the Opera House at Poca.
hontas, but owing to the electric lights
failing to come on, adjourned to an open
lot, the owner of which ordered him from
the premises. He expects to meet Mr..
Debs in time to turn him back from such
region as the Pocahontas Flat Top coal
field.
AT Cooper he was attacked in converse
tion by the grand old man, John Cooper.
who satisfied Mr.. Sovereign in Few we'll
chosen words how the operators stood in
this contest.
Disguised and discouraged mr.. Sover-
eign bought ticket for Columbus and
boarded the westbound train to- night.