The record-union., 1897-08-02
River men had struck for fifty cents a
ton and a check Weighman

River men had struck for nfty cents a
ton and a check weighman.
Rea- says he intends to call on spec
ial Judge John w. Mason, who granted
the injunction, tomorrow, and he
wants TO know what the Judge means.
He does not know whether the injunc-
tion means to keep him from holding
meetings in the public roads or not.
Tonight there are some more signs
of a general laying down of picks.
None of the operators have contracts of
more than ten days in length, and the
men say if they do not come out the
other miners will go back, and they will
return to the 25-cent rate.
LESS COAL TAKEN OUT.
WHEELING CIV. Va), Aug. l.
There has been a decrease in the
amount of coal coming out of the Fair
mont region on the Baltimore and Ohio
Road compared with the same period
last week. Last week the average
number Of cars received at Bellaire
was 2G0. Now the average is probably
not over 100. Last week the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie was handling 70 TO
100 cars daily. Now not more than
30 cars are handled. The Cleveland,
Lorraine and Wheeling Company COM
parison is the same as the Wheeling
and Lake Erie.
In the Wheeling District the condition
is full of uncertainty. The break at
Boggs Run has made it very difficult
to keep the men at Glendale, Mounds
vile and Elm Grove out Some are
working now, but this week will wit
ness a desperate attempt to make the
suspension general throughout the dis
trict. The operators claim to be sure
of their ability to keep at least half of
their usual number of men at work
Interest in West Virginia is centered
on the miners day" demonstration,
recommended at the late Wheeling con-
ference of the labor leaders of the
country. Although the assignment of
speakers has not yet been made, Presi-
dent GOmpers has said he will send his
best men into the State, with the hope
that the result viii be the tying up of
the mines throughout the State.
LABOR MEETING AT PITTSBURG.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 1.-To-night a
meeting of the Labor League was held
TO take action concerning the miners
strike. The labor unions of Allegheny
We're well represented by delegates,
who took active part in the proceed
ings. Addresses were made by Presi-
dent DOlan, Secretary Warner and Or
ganiZer Miller of the miners, and by N
G. Jones, who became prominent as an
agitator during the troubles in Chi
cago. She viii be one of the speakers
at the McCrea House meeting to-mor-
row, and also at the big meeting here
on Thursday.
The gist of the miners officials re-
ports was that money, and a goodly
sum, must be forthcoming at once, if
the strike is to be continued They
made forcible appeals to their fellow
unionists, and the result was the ap-
pointment by the league of a com
mittee to present the matter to the diff
ferent organizations, with the end in
view of securing the necessary sfnews
of war for the strikers.
Resolutions were adopted expressing
hearty sympathy with the strikers.
calling on all union wOrkmen to come
to their relief, and roundly denouncing
the action of Sheriff Lowry in COM
manding the strikers to not assemble
on the highways of the county.
Many of the delegates of the meeting
Will dlleuu the meeting Tomorrow.
At lilo this morning the strikers at
Camp Determination were aroused and
ordered to march to Sandy Creek, and
800 more to the Plum Creek mines
The march began with Patrick Dolan
heading the force going to Sandy Creek
After proceeding a short distance, Do
Ian was served with a warrant charg-
ing him with riot and unlawful assem-
bly,, at the instance of Thomas P. De
Armitt. The widest excitement pre-
vailed among the marchers, but Mr..
Dolan quieted them by saying that he
would be all right and soon join them.
He was then taken back to the JUS
tees office. Secretary Warner, Or
ganizer Miller and other leaders are in
cluded in the writ.
A citizen of Turtle Creek stands
ready to furnish bail for Dolan. and it
is presumed he will be released. The
incident has caused a very ugly feeling
among the strikers, and if the other
leaders included in the order are stop
ped in their work decidedly vigorous
action will be taken at the big meeting
this morning.