The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-10


lutte Company and the Samuel oNell
mines at Fayette and the Jones mines
at Monongahela were at work to-day.
This condition of affairs is causing
much excitement In the valley.
A special from Fayette City says:
"Crowds OF idle miners are gathering
and unless theminers OF theplacesin OPP
eratiCn lay down their tools at once II
is said march OF miners beginning at
Fayette City, with brass band leading,
Will be made and every man persuaded
TO quit work The miners when spok-
en- to were in deadly earnest, and Will
not rest until every digger comes out
and joins In the general strike. The
serious condition of affairs In the valley
has been made known to the miners
officials 0nd President Dolan VIII proba-
bly, arrange for mass meeting at Lu-
cyvlle or Monongahela within the next
IS hours"
A miner from the valley who was at
Headquarters to-day said II was neees-
sary to draw out all of the miners IN
that section II success were desired Az
some of the places now WORKING SAID
he, "the mine owners have commenced
TO load coal for rail shipment II this
is permitted to continue the men need
not expect Victory, since 1t VIII be
only n question of time until all OF the
river miners return TO the pits, l un-
derstand committee has been appolht-
ed to lay the serious state OF affairs be-
fore the miners officials"
MINERS AND OPERATORS.
CLAIMS-The operators claim these
mines are either running full or par
TALLY to-day: Pittsburgh & Chicago
Gas Coal Companys mines ut Gaston-
vile and snowden; Jumbo mine of the
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Compa-
nv. and Columbia Gas Coal Company's
mines near West Newton; New York
& Cleveland Gas Coal Company's mines
at Turtle Creek Oak Hill ana rum
Creek; j. u, Corey's IMquesne nine. IN
the Pennsylvania railroad district;
Dlckson's Hampton mine, In the same
district: Whitney & Stephenson's Man
or shaft; Westmoreland Coal Compa-
ny's mines and Penn Gas Compahys
mines at Irwin; Berwynd-WhiteC Com
pany's mines In the Pennsylvania rail-
road district and the keystone Coal
Company's mines at West Greensourg.
The most OF these mines are reported
In full operation and the operators say
the Pennsylvania railroad alone han
died thousand cars of coal yesterday,
Most of it, they say, went to the west
ern markets,
The following is Secretary Warmers
list OF the pits now working, and how
strong:
At the Boon mine, Canonsburg Coal
Company, rs men; 100 men at Allison
mine Of ]. V. Cook & Son; 1900 men at
the three mines OF the New York &
Cleveland Gas Coal Company; a few
men at Painters Buffalo & Cincinnati
mines, and the men at the o. /. c. mine
OF w. j. Steen. working for 60 cents;
but he was sure that the Wickhayen
miners would beNput in the morning He
also asserted thai there were not 500 of
the 5000 river miners at work.
The officials of the United Mine
Workers, both local and national, real
ize that this Is n crucial time In the
strike movement. with the greatest In
terest centered in the Pittsburgh dis
trict. Efforts will be made to get out
all the working river miners and the
DeArmltt men, such as were never
made before in the history of coal
strike. Much depends upon their sue
cess and, in fact. II will likely be the
turning point in the movement.
Up to the present time, not man has
| quit at the mines OF the New York &
Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and none
are expected to Join the strikers. Pres
ident w. ?. DeArmitt says the men are
perfectly satisfied with the price and
| the conditions. They are receiving ten
cents n ton above what Is called for In
their contracts. No deductions are made
| and they are paid in cash instead OF
| store goods. A number Of the miners
who were spoken to this afternoon say
| they will not join In the movement, ne
they are satisfied with the pay they are
receiving. The miners leaders are de-
termined, however. to bring them out
and claim they will succeed.
TROUBLE EXPECTED-Trouble is
expected on the Wheeling division to-
morrow, as 1t will be pay day. 1t is es.
tlmated that fully $4,000 will be paid
| out in cash. An effort win be made by
some of the operators and railroad Off
| cials to have the licensed saloons at
I
that there will be rioting II the men
who have money patronize these places.
There are many foreigners employed at
the mines and they are considered dan
| gerous when under the influence OF
| liquor.
An unusual quantity OF coal came In
| from the Falrmont region OF West Vlr-
| glnIa over the Baltimore e. Ohio rail-
road and Ia crowded in the Glenwood
| yards. Most Of It will 20 TO the lakes,
| The mines on the Pennsylvania railroad
| are running to their fullest capacity ana
operators in need OF coal are making
heavy purchases. one operator pur-
| chased 15O carloads yesterday from the
keystone Coal a. Coke Company
The shortage OF coal Is severely felt
by the railroads. Wholesale cOnhsca-
tlons are the rule on all lines shipping
west. Beading Bros. reported that the
| railroad had taken loaded cars shipped
| by them yesterday, but by mDklng n
vigorous protest the iirm got three OF
| them back.
The movement among the operators
TO get conference with the mlners
| leaders has not yet assumed any def
mite form Col. Rend. the Chicago OPP
orator. and several Others are working
hard to this end. The colonel believes
the controversy can be arbltrated, but
the majority of the operators VIII not
hear Of the proposition.
COAL BECOMING sCARCE-Conl is
very scarce article In the Pittsburgh
market and II is Impossible TO buy In