The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-29
INVASION OF STRIKERS IN THE
CANNONsBURG VICINITY HOUR
LY LOOKED FOR.
SHERIFF HIS FOUR HUNDRED MEN
Deputixed TO Aid Him I'm Case of an
Outbreak-Debs Says the Sui
eide of the Money Power
Is Near.

Pttsburg, July 21.-Trouble, and much
of it, seems to be in store at the ALI
son mine, three miles west of Cannons-
burg. The men want to go to work but
are afraid They fear another invasion
of the strikers and do not want to be
targets for a mob that is liable at any
moment to lose control of itself. Tonight
everything is quiet about the mines, and
the citizens of Cannonsburg are waiting
the arrival of the invaders. 1t was the
intention of the strikers to begin their
march to Cannonsburg tonight, but tel
egram from Bridgeville announces that
owing to the heavy rain of this evening
1t was decided to postpone the tramp
until tomorrow. The men are fully de-
termined to carry out their threat of
making the march. They expect to start
with 800 men and to be reinforced with
about the same number from Bridge
vile and Toms run. The men will start
with several days rations and expect to
be in shape to watch the offending mines
for several days.
This morning number of the men
going to the Allison mine were stopped
by the committee of strikers. Many of
them did not go to work. 1t is said that
the names of the strikers would be pro.
cured and they would all be arrested
for intimdating employees.
Sheriff Vernon Clark of Washington
county is fully prepared for any army
of marchers that may invade his domain.
1t is generally known that ut 6 o'clock
last night he had nearly 300 deputies
sworn in. From the most reliable infor-
nation it was learned that they are
furnished with firearms, ready to 60
business.
The miners who went to work are
stricken with fear and anticipate trouble.
The Allison mine had forty men at work
until noon today, when the plant was
shut down in apparent anticipation of
trouble. During the afternoon a commit
tee from the Enterprise mine, three miles
up the road, paid them visit The COM
mittee wanted to find out what the
status of the situation was. They &C.
cided that the Enterprise would not work
under the present surroundings.
At the Boone mine a game of peck-a
boo is in progress. The men want to
work as long as there are no strikers in
sight Manager Mitchman of the mine
said that he would not make an attempt
to operate the mine as long as there was
any indication of trouble. He said he
was prepared for any emergency and in
timated that the trouble would blow over
in few days.
At committee meeting at the miners
headquarters this evening question was
discussed how it would be possible to
march a body of men to stop the miners
nj the New York and Cleveland Gas
fOal company from working. Every
Ease of the subject was discussed, but
no plan could be hit upon. 1t was the
general opinion that the mines of the
company are impregnable to all attacks
because of their geographic position.
The expected meeting Of the board of
arbitration did not take place tonight,
the western members not reaching the
clay. As soon as they arrive arrange
ments will be made for general meet
ing of operators. The situation of the
strikers in this district is practically I'M
changed. The suspension is complete,
with the exception of the De Armitt
mines. and though considerable destitu-
ton and suffering is reported among the
miners and their families the determine
ton to fight it out is apparently as strong
as ever.