The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-20
RAILROAD MEN TO THE RESCUE
DANGER OF NEW COMPLICATIONS IN
THE MINERS STRIKE.

Held at PittsburE Sunday and Res-
OIutIOns Adopted PIedginE support
to the Strixers-Each Man Present
Reported Assessed $2.
Puttsburg, Pa, July 19.-Some new feat
ures win likely be introduced in the coal
struggle within the next two days, but
the leaders are maintaining the greatest
secrecy regarding their movements. 1t is
believed they contemplate calling upon
the railway organizations for assistance.
Secretary Warner gave out the informa-
ton to-day that a meeting of railway em-
ployes was held here yesterday, and the
situation of the miners strike thoroughly
discussed. Resolutions were adopted
pledging support to the strikers and each
member was assessed 81 for the strike
fund. Mr. Warner refused to divulge the
name of the railroad employing the men.
stating that it might lead to an inves dga-
ton and the discharge of the men. From
another source 1t was reported to he
among conductors and brakemen of the
roads centering in Pittsburg. 1t was claim
ed that the action taken was at the sug-
gestion of the national officials of the
Railway Trainmens Union.
Active work has been commenced in the
coke regions, and efforts will be made to
bring out all the miners where the product
! is being shipped to Pittsburg. Ex-National
Vice President Cameron Miller of the
United Mine Workers left this morning
for the coke region, and addressed mass
meeting of the men employed at the
| Smock and Boon mines. A mass meeting
is scheduled to be held at Uniontown to-
morrow, which will be addressed by
Messrs. Miller and Warner.
Cameron Miller and Secretary warner
visited the Turtle Creek yesterday to have
a talk with the miners employed by the
| New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany. They were served with an inJunc-
| ton restraining them from interfering
| with the miners.
The mines at Leechburg, on the West
| PENNSYLVANIA railroad, have been closed.
| The diggers have not been asked to join
| the movement, but Cameron Miller COM
municated with them, and they agreed 10
| lay down their tools
Gen. John Little of the Ohio state board
| of arbitration and w. ?. DeArmit of the
| New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany are still in the east endeavoring to
| secure the signatures of the eastern coal
| operators to the uniformity agreement.
| They are expected to return tomorrow. 1t
| is announced tonight that meeting of
| the arbitration commission will be held
here on Wednesday.
The Pittsburg councils to-day, In regular
session, passed a resolution calling on
| President Mckinley to use his good offices
in the settlement of the coal miners
| strike.
| Cannonsburg, Pa, July 19-The strik-
ing miners from Bridgeville, who visited
! the Allison, Boone and Enterprise mines
to-day for the purpose of inducing the men
at work to come out, dispersed this after
noon, having attained their object with
out trouble.
The miners will probably resume to-mor-
/ row. Some of the miners are afraid to go
| i'm again as they say the strikers threaten
ed violence and said they would burn the
cars and tipplers. Everything is quiet to-
night.
The strikers now say the suspension in
the Panhandle district is absolute, but the
operators of the Boone and Allison mines
| say their men are not on strike and that
| their mines were closed down by their or
ders to-day to prevent any possible con-
fict.
Massilon O.. July 19.-Early this morning
! three attempts were made to wreck trains
on the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway,
near the DlllOnNale mines. track walkers
| discovered the distractions in time to pre-
| vent wrecks. Such trouble as this was an
| ticipated as soon as the movement of West
| Virginia coal was begun. Yesterday 70 or
80 carloads were shipped over the road.
Falrmount, Va, July 19.-Eugene V.
Debs addressed the entire male popula-
ton of Fairmount tonight and about 200
miners from neighboring collieries. The
meeting was a very enthusiastic one and
| he was frequently applauded by the min
| ers To-day at Monongah he held a meet
! ing also and about 800 of the go strikers
/ at that mine were In attendance. He or
| ganized a branch of the United Mine
! Workers OF America with 200 members,
| and they will hereafter hold meetings at 10
| o'clock every morning. Tomorrow night
| Mr. Debs speaks at RiversviEe and the
| next evening a Watson. and he has chos-
/ On the evening TO make his addresses IL rs
/ supposed he does not expect the men to
/ come out before Thursday or Friday. In
! deed, in his speech to-day he said IN five
/ days the great miners strike would be set
| tied.
Columbus, o., July l9.-President Ratch-
ford and Secretary Peary to-day issued
letter to the public giving the causes lead
| ing up 10 the present suspension. The
| choice, but an alternative forced upon
| the miners in their demand for living
| wages.
Charleston, W. v, July 19-The strike
movement among the miners In the Ka-
nawha valley received a slight impetus
| to-day when the coal diggcrs at two more
/ mines decided to so out This increased
| the number OF idle miners 60 ten ana the
number OF idle men to about 800. A corr
| ference Of thirty delegates representing
several mines In the Kanawha valley was
| held az Montgomery to-day when it was
| decided 20 demand an Increase OF cent
per buehel for hard coal and one-fourth
| Of "a cent for soft coal. Arrangements arc
being made for n mass meeting Of miners
nt Montgomery Wednesday. when Mcssrs.
Debs and Sovereign are expected 10 be
present.
Biuenelds. w. Va. July io.-The meet
ings held In the pocahontas coal field yes
terday and to-day by agitators OF the
strike did not materially change the slt-