The herald., 1897-07-07
immediately. The strike will affect 25,-
coo men.
RAILROAD MINES

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 6.-According
to estimates of the miners officials,
sixty-two railroad mines are idle and
twenty-six are still in operation. They
reported that in a number of cases they
had heard no news from certain mines
and took it for granted in many cases
that they are in operation. The miners
df this state say the operators will claim
a mine in operation as long as there are
but two men at work. The operators
themselves admit that there were not
the usual men at work in the Snowden
and Gastonville mines, operated by the
Pittsburg and Chicago company where
the iron clad is also in force.
a fair estimate shows that there are
about II, 600 to 1900 railroad miners now
out.
Specials from Monongahela City say
that 5000 out of the 5000 miners are on
strike.
w. H Dearmott, president of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company,
was emphatic in his statement that the
strike would be failure.
I'VE had more men at work today"
said he, than any day for a number
Of years after holiday More than
twenty five mines were worked in the
Pittsburg district today"
At the miners headquarters President
Bolan was apparently in the best of
humor He had received reports from
nearly every part of the district and
seemed pleased with the prospects.
"More miners will join the movement
before the end of the week." said he,
land I am perfectly satisfied with the
progress made. Yet there are some
mines that hoped would be idle, that
were mining today"
AN IMPORTANT STEP
CINCINNATI, o., July Ga very i'm
portant step was taken here today in
| connection with the miners strike,
which puts the power of the United
States against all violence or unlawful
acts in at least a portion of the territory
| in Ohio. An order of the United States
circuit court for the Southern district
| of Ohio, eastern division, was made by
Judge Taft upon a showing made by NJ
T. Herrick and Robert Blickensderfer,
receivers of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railway company and of the Wheeling,
Lake Erie and Pittsburg Coal company,
whereby the United States marshall is
directed to protect their miners at work
and to prevent unlawful interference
with the operation of their railway. The
receivers, state that they are engaged in
the operation of two coal mines; that
there is a strike among the mine work
ers of Ohio and other states under the
direction of the United Mine Workers.
that all of the 500 miners at Dillonvale
and one-half of the 400 at the Long Run
mine are desirous of remaining at work,
but have refrained from so doing by
reason of threats and warnings from
other miners who have Joined the strike,
but the miners will continue at work
if protected from physical injury to
themselves and their property.
| Judge Taft gave an order to the United
| States marshal to send to Jefferson
county and to other parts of the dis
trict a sufficient number of United
States marshals to protect the mining
and railroad property now being oper
| ated by the receivers. The marshal and
his deputies are directed by Judge Taft
to arrest and detain any person destroy
| ing property or threatening to do vio-
lence to any persons in the employ of
the receivers until proper proceedings
for contempt of court can be instituted
| against the offenders. The receivers
are also directed to Immediately file
bill for injunction against all persons
engaged in any attempt to Interfere with
| the lawful opera ton of the mines or of
the railroad in their charge
The Cincinnati Central Labor Council
of the American Fedora tion, of La bor met
tonight and passed resolutions demand
ing that President Gompers and Secre-
tary Morrison call an immediate meet
ing of the executive board to consider a
proposition to aid the miners in their
strike. A weekly assessment of 10 cents
on each member of the order and it's
affiliated bodies, which would realize
$50, 900 per week, for the striking miners,
is suggested.
SURE OF SUCCESS
COLUMBUS, O., July 6.-There are,
quite a number of mining districts from
which President Ratchford of the United
Mine Workers, had not heard tonight,
yet he was as confident as ever of the
ultimate success of the strike. If any
unfavorable reports have been received
by him they have not affected his de-
meanor in the least. He states that he
has received no reports from West Vir-
ginia.
A telegram from William d. Ryan,
secretary of the Illinois miners, stated
| that 10000 men were idle and that more
would quit work tomorrow. President
Garland of the Amalgamated Associa-
| ton of Iron and Steel Workers, had his
sympathy and assurance of support on
behalf of that organization. Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation,
wired: 81 sincerely hope that the min
ers may be successful in their demand
for living wages and that no compro-
mise will be accepted which does not
involve the establishment of that prin-
ciple."
A CANADIAN STORM