Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-08


Coal Strike Situation.
Pittsburg. Pa, August THE strik-
ers are continuing orderly and are
gaining accessions to their ranks con-
stantlv. The $50 men employed at the
Horner & Roberts coal mine at Ellz-
abeth refused to go to work this morn
ing. about 70 miners at the Equitable
mines in the same locality also struck.
Both mines are paying the district
rate. The Bunola men, who were per-
shaded to come out last evening, all
remained away from the pit to-day
and no coal was mined. The COM
panv leased the ground where the
strikers we're located yesterday and
ousted them. but another field has
beep secured by the strikers, which the
owner refused to lease TO the com
! pany. and a permanent camp Will be
established.
Vt is reported that an effort will be
made to start the mine Monday morn
ing. The strikers are preparing for
the struggle. and by o'clock Monday
morning 1000 men will likely be in
camp there. This closes down all the
mines OF the first, second and third
pools. Twelve recruits from the Plum
Creek mines joined the strikers to-day
and a number consented to remain at
home. When it was found that but
few men were at work at Plum Creek
this morning deputy sheriffs were dis
PATCHED to the houses Of the men and
they were drummed out and escorted
10 the mine. The company claims that
this mine was working full to-day and
that the usual amount OF coal was
loaded.
This was pay day at the Sandy Creek
mines and the diggers were all paid
of. On Monday those working in the
Plum Creek mine will receive their
wages. and on Monday evening an
other big meeting will be held at Plum
Creek. It is said that the miners there
will Join the strikers after Monday.
No trouble is expected at Plum Greek
tonight, notwithstanding the prox-
unity Of the miners camp to the negro
quarters at Unity. The miners and
railroad laborers are not expected to
affiliate with each other
A special from West Newton says:
'The sympathy Of this entire COM
nunity is with the striking coal min
srs. The use of a large building on
Third street has been given free for
a commissary, and the town people and
farmers have contributed provisions
literally. Several hundred dollars
have also been contributed. This
warm feeling for the strikers took
sudden turn last night when the report
was circulated that the strikers had
visited the Troup and Riarick pits in
Coal Hollow and ordered the few men
working there TO stop work. These
two pits have been supplying coal for
the borough electric light plant and
for family use, and have only been in
operation a few weeks. The report
reached the leaders of the strikers
here. and they at once branded il as
the work of the enemy to injure their
cause. This morning they notified
Troup and Riarick that they might
mine all the coal they could.
simultaneously with the move on West
moreland county mines next week. q dem
onstration will be made against the Wash
ineton Run mines I'm Fayette county. Il
was near the Washington Run tipple that
four striking miners were killed and ten
others hurt by deputies TWO years ago.
More than 400 miners are organized in
Favette City and are ready 20 march. a
committee from Faye,te City viii meet
Dolan tonight and If he consents. the
march will be made Monday. a site has
been selected one and one-haf miles from
the Sickle Hollow tipple. Being that dis
tance from the mine. the miners hope TO
escape injunctions.
The output Of the DeArmitt mines was
SIN further reduced by no coal being ta-
ken from the Oak Hin mine. The three
men at Sandy creek have mined one gon-
dola car in three days.
At Plum Creek the 200 men al work min
cd seventeen gondola cars Of coal. There
are FIVE cars on the track near the OAK
Hill tpple.
Counsel for the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company has prepared bill to
be presented to Judge NJ. ". Acheson. Of
the United States Cir.Cit Court on behalf
OF the nonresident stockholders Of the
coal company asking 20 an injunction TO
restrain the striking miners from cOngre-
eating near the mines at Turtle Greek.
sandy Creek and Plum Creek from inter-
fering with the workmen Of the company.
This new move is being made for the pur-
pose of getting the aid of the United States
Marshal. as well as the sheriff of Ale
cheny county. TO break up the camps the
strikers have established.
There was a perpetual injunction issued
during the last strike Of the miners by
the County Court against men prominent
I'm the present struggle. restraining them
from congregating near the mines Of the
New York and Cleveland Coal company
and It Is claimed that 1t is stin in force.
fIt is now desired 10 supplement this with
an order which II disobaysd. viii result
| in the sending OF United States marshals