The Portland daily press., 1897-08-12
THE coal STRIKE.
Miners Claim To BE Gainiug in Many
Places.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. 1.-The commit
tee having in charge the securing of sig
natures to the proposed uniformity
agreement to'govern coal production in
the Pittsburg district has decided not to
urge the operators to sign the document
until they have been given an opportun-
ity to examine the same carefully. The
committee feels that SO much time will
elapse before proposed agreement is to
become effective, nothing is to be gained
by hurryiDg matters. Besides that there
looking after the affair. 1t is propose d
to appoint secretary to the committe e
who shall conduct the correspondence of
the body and to whom the signed con-
tracts may be sent.
Sheriffs Guarding Coffeen.
Coffeen, ILL.,, Aug. 11.-Yesterday was
day of feverish excitement in Cofftsen.
There were fears of an early attack by
Bradley and his army. The guard on
the main road was strengthened but the
strikers failed to appear. The miners
went to the shaft in twos and tours, but
they refused to go below utnil long after
fears of the strikers approach had been
dissipated
Sheriff Randle has ordered out $50
armed men to reinforce the guard pro-
tecting the town against invasion. He
has also telegraphed to Nomokis for 80
more men.
Adyices received by the sheriffs of
Hillsboro state that Bradley is on his
way to camp and that fully 200 strikers
are coming from Auburn, Girard and
other mining towns to the north.
Suit gainst De Armitt.
Of
vice-president Cameron Miller, of the
Uuited Mine Workers Association en-
tered suit today for $1,000 damages
against T. B. DeArmitt for alleged mali
cious prosecution. In addition to serving
iniunctions on Miller, DeArmitt had him
arrested on charges of riot and unlawful
assemblage. These charges were not
substantiated at the preliminary hearing
of the case before justice Sermons, and
the case was dismissed.
Reinforcements for Strikers.
Mont. VIVA. Aug. 11-Powellton min
ers came out today, at the request of
Ditch er's army of marching miners. The
leaders report that the Kanawja district
is practically closed down and that over
five thousand miners here are now idle.
Evansville, Indiana, Aug11-President
AI4
ton. today attended q mass meeting of
diggers representing all the mines of
this district, five of which are still in
operation. After a lengthy speech,
resolution was unanimously adopted by
representatives of all mines agreeing
that the local miners shall lay down
their tools at once and remain idle till
the big strike is settled. The leaders
today believe they have won the file in
southern Indiana
These Mines Working.
Dubois, Pa, Aug. 11.-All the mines
in this region are working except at
Reynoldsville Vigorous but futile eff
forts have been made throughout the
region by agitators to induce the miners
to join the strikers in other sections. AT
Reynoldsville the miners struck because
one of their member was discharged.
1t is claimed by the strikers that the
man was discharged because he took a
prominent part favoring the strike. The
Shawmut, Brickport, Toby Valley,
Eieanora, Helvetia, Adrian, Walston,
were working today.
No General strike of Miners.
Columbus, August 1.-THE representa-
tive of the Associated Press has a state.
ment from high and reliable authority
that there will not be any general strike
in sympathy with the miners. If, says
this authority, the strike cannot be won
on the present plan that will close the in
cident SO far at labor organizations are
concerned at present.