The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-29

! Delegate Blee Of Higbee stated that
he was unaole to account for the non
arrival Of the Kansas and Illinois dele
| cations, but he was Of the belief that
! they reached some kind OF an arrange
Inent at the conference at Pittsburg
Kan. yesterday and If so = was nc
| doubt, understood by the miners Of Mis-
| souri,.
FLASH NUMBER TWO.
Scottdaie, Pa. July 2s.-The delegate
| convention OF coke region miners and
workers 10 form an organization, which
! was called to meet here today, did not
ma terialize. no delegates putting in an
appearance. Agitator Brownfield. the
promoter of the movement to organize
| the coke region. said he expected the
| P,ttsburg miners officials, but they did
noI come.
| TO MOVE ON DE ARMITT.
| Pittsburg, Pa, July 23.-The striking
miners are preparing for the big meet
! ing at De Armi,t's mines tomorrow. I;
will be held in McCree school house
/ about equally distant from the three
mines. With the assistance Of Debs
Gompers, Ratchford ond others, the Of
| ficials hope 20 induce the men 10 join
| the miners in the strike movement.
RIVER MEN FAVOR 1T.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 2S.-D. B. Black
burn. a river operator, says the coal ex-
| change cannot take action on the uni
| formity plan. as il is not composed en-
| tirely OF coal operators. The river OPP
| orators. he says. generally favor uni
formity ard will sign the contract.
TWO WEEKS WILL TELL IT.
Pittsburg. Pa, July 2S.-The Pitts
burg Leader prints today what is claim
ed 10 be inside developments OF the
| labor leaders conference at Wheeling
yesterday. The strike, it says, Will be
won or lost within the next ten days or
two weeks. The plan, as mapped out,
has fixed that point 20 a certainty.
T. II. Morrissey. of rhe Railroad Fire
mems union. opposed the suggestion to
place the campaign in the hands of
Debs.
The management Of the West Virginia
campaign was postponed by President
Ratchford, who said he would make the
appointment within the next twenty
four hours.
MEETINGS NIGHTLY.
Clarksburg. W. Va, July 2S.-The To-
cal branch Of the United Mine Workers
which was formed here Monday has Sc
cured the G. A. r. hall and is now hold
ing Eightly meetings.
NEW RIVER MINERS OUT.
Columbus. O., July 2s-Fred Dilcher.
of the national executive committee.
wired national headquarters at noon
that Sugar Creek. McDougall, Turkey
Mob and Dunlop mines had closed by a
vote of the miners at mass meeting in
New River district.
POLISH WOMEN STRIKE.
Paramount. ". Va, July 2s.-PoIish
women armed with stones and sticks
KEEP. several men from going 10 work a,
Monongah today. Others were warned
not 10 enter Colonel ]. A Fickinger
said today il the men at his mines were
rot at work by Friday their contracts
would be broken.
LOCAL LEADERS ARE wROTH.
Wheeling. w Va. July 2s.-Among
the local leaders general disappointment
was expressed today, that the confer
ence held here yesterday d.d not take
more radical action than 20 merely Of
fer sentimental sympathy, with no fl
nancial or strike aid. 1t was believed
that within the coming week there
would be an army OF organizers and
agita;ors in Wcst Virginia that the min
ers who had refused 10 desist from
work would be compelled 20 do 50
through sheer force OF numbers against
them.
QUIT UNDER PROTEST
st. Louis. Mo. July PA special 20
the Post-Dispatch from Marisss. III.
says:
Strikers arrived here last night AM
go; the men of the four mines here 70
come out today under protest Three
years ago Msrissa miners. through
sympathy. went out and were left -
"hold the bag" They are doing well
again and protest against the striking.
Merchants and business men threaten
- close up business Y the miners strike
WESTERN COAL GOES EAST.
Kansas City. Mo. July pa local
paper says:
II shipments Of coal from me mines
- dAe-tu44 oifI hdUSd- 10 e1-leEI pOlE-%
continue 70 increase as rapidly az they
have in the pas; few DAYS there viii De
NJ immediate danger q any factories
having to close tor want % fuel 1; Is
claimed that hundreds OF carloads az ?
coal are being transferred here and sent
% fill orders u the eastern operators.
3iucn or the coal was billed 20 Chicago. (
care 0, the Panhandle road. FOR ship .
ment. /; Is alleged, 70 the striking dis /
.iIcts-