The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-12


PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE
OAK Hnl miners whose wages were
withheld by the DeArmitt company
yesterday, because they had struck,met
at Newton last night, and after denoun-
cling the company's action, formally de-
clred the strike at Oak HIll on, and de-
clded to remain out until the district
price Of sixty.nine cents per ton is
paid,
Notwithstanding this action, there
were more men at work in the mine to-
DAY than on any day since the march
ers appeared in the nelghborhood. At
least twenty men went into the pit at
o'clock this morning, who were not
there yesterday or the day before. Near
ly all OF them were among the number
Who were refused cash for their check
Wpighman slips yesterday afternoon,
aud few OF them were at the meeting
at Newton last night. Most of them
live in Turtle Greek and went into the
mine In Hat cars over the DeArmtt
coal road before daylight
The pound parade" at the camp OF
the strikers In Turtle Creek brought to
the C0mm!ssary hardly enough for one
meal. There are about three hundred
men and two bands in the camp and at
ter their usual morning march on the
Oak Hill mine they were served short
ratious.
At Plum Greek the force vas increas-
3D. The full quota Of 2s5 men went In
before O'Clock and the DeArmitt's are
jublant
The striking marchers watched them
20 In, but they will still hold that they
will be out In few days. Al Sandy
Greek there has been no change In the
situation since Monday. The strikers
continue their marches. and about
twenty-five men continued at work.
The output Of the Oak Hill mine yester-
day was four cars. Sandy Creek pro-
duced three cars and Plum Creek twen-
ty-three cars, according to the strikers,
but the company officials say they ship
ped thrty-one cars.
PROFIT Sharing Scheme.
There Is story being discussed about
the mines and on the street corners In
Pittsburgh. that the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company has under
consideration at least, n It has not al
ready adopted It. plan that is entire
ly new as applied to coal mining. II Is
nothing more or less than sharing the
profits with the miners, annually. The
plan will not be put In effect however,
until after the strike, and those claim
ing TO have knowledge of the purposes
Of the company In this respect say 1t Is
copied after the system in force In
Wanamakers stores in Philadelphia
and New York and IN other large retail
establishments In the east. The division
viii be according to the earnings OF the
man, The man who digs the most coal
will get a larger share. II Is proposed
20 retain the present form OF contract,
binding the digEers to work for ten
cents less a ton than the miners are
pad at other mines In the district, so
as to enable the company to compete
with other mines In the market, and
their being allowed to share In the
profits Is designed as an additional
compensation to their being given
steady work and being paid in cash
.wicc a month This plan, 1t Is claimed
VIII enable the company Co select their
men from the best miners In the dis
trist aud to encourage the building OF
BONES by the miners near their works.
There will be no change in the present
system Of working the mine. the
cdeclIweighman will be retained and
the men will stll have their pit com
m,ttceR.
7 b. DeArmltt, when seen. regarding
the proposed new plan. said he would
rather not talk about It at present, as
II was not fully decided upon and
would not 80 into effect until after the
strike.
Several threatening letters have been
received by President DcArmltt recent
H. ho SAYS. some OF them mennclng him
iarsUlally, and others the property OF
t1o company To these no attention
hl7 been given other than to take pre-
'38'.oHdry measures test pcffoh Of
ds1rlered mind be prompted to at
tenn, to carry out the threats that have
been made.
Dtstiintion IN Miners FAmilis"
C9al is s.if plentiful here ana prices
aro steady. There Is stlll large qulu.
I,'g of coal In the river available for
m.l shipment, but much Of II held for
emergencies. IN now being sold by the
operators, ns II 10 regarded aa almost
certain that a break win DO made by
'1n miners nt several places within the
next ten days. The reason for this
view IS that ,thcre lB great dcstllutlun
among the families IN the villages sur
rounding the mines. The contributions
from the public have been devoted
NTFoly 10 the feeding OF the men a the
camps while the women and children In
We hoiatcd villages have been neglect
Appoals 10 the officials come from
.ln villages oyfy day for aid for the
'lWIlios Of men who are at the various
Jumps Opornlor8 think the Eirllic VIII
hr continued al certain places ns long
l. ln' contributions are NO liberal,
The fact Just made public that Che
men ot work In tho Spring IUll mlnp
'I Dnmp7tor lIpyd q Company were
Enii0ng siXty-ninc cents has further
complicated the strike Hltuntlon This
Illo has been paid HlncU July 10 There
N'' hinotE-nlno men 1t work In thl1
hlNn and Two hundred mine wagons are
h.1nl every AaW THIS IN dumped al-
l0.lly into the tenders ut the l0como-
N.0N IN the Pennsylvania railroad,
M effort win bu made bv the strikers
.l 500 Tue miners out bot the lnitur any
0l.P w,ll continue at work until forced
IU" latest m0yfmpnt of the strikers
lhII.llO that the minors leaders have
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