The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-30
THE WAR FOR WAGES.

Violence at the Hands OF Marching
Miners from CAnonsburg Progress of
the strike.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, July 22. -Trouble,
AID much of il. seems 10 be in store at
the Allison mine. three miles west OF
Sanonsburg. The men want to
go 10 work, but are afraid. They fear
another invasion of the strikers and do
not want to be targets for a mob that
is liable at any moment To lose control
Of itself. Last night everything was
quiet about the mines and the citizens
Of Canonsburg were awaiting the ar
rival of the invaders.
1t was the intention OF the strikers
To begin their march To Canonsburg
asst night, but "A telegram from Bridge
vile, announced that owing To the
heavy rains of last evening, il was de-
.ided to postpone the tramp until to-
lay. The men are fully determined to
carry out their threat of making the
march. They expect To start with 600
men and be reinforced with about the
same number from Bridgeyille and
Toms run. The men will start with
several days rations and expect To be
IN shape To watch the offending mines
Tor several days.
Yesterday morning number of the
men going To the Allison mine were
stopped by the committee of strikers.
Many of them did not go to work. j.
ii. V. Cook said that the names of the
strikers would be procured and they
would all be arrested for intimidatng
his employees.
Sheriff Vernon Clark of Washington
county is fully prepared for any army
of marching strikers that may invade
his domain. 1t is not generally known
that at six o'clock Tuesday night he
had nearly 800 deputies sworn in. who
are available at any time. From the
most reliable information it was
learned that they are all ready, with
the requisite number of firearms, and
are prepared to do business.
The sheriff is ON the ground in per-
son, and if there is a false movement
among the miners. drastic measures
will be resorted to. Miners who want TO
go TO work are stricken with fear and
anticipate trouble. The Allison mines
bad 40 men at work until noon yester-
day, when the plant was shut down in
apparent anticipation of trouble.
During the afternoon a committee
from the Enterprise mine. three miles
up the road, paid them visit They
decided that the Enterprise would not
work under the present surroundings.
AT the Boone mine game of peek
a-boo is in progress. The men want &c
work as long as there are no strikers
in sight Manager Hickman, of the
mine said that he would not make an
attempt to operate the plant as long
as there was any indication of trouble.
He said he was prepared for any emer-
gency and intimated the trouble would
blow over in few days.
AT a committee meeting at the min
ers' headquarters in this city yester-
day afternoon the question was dis.
cussed how it would be possible To
march a body of men To stop the min
ers of the New York Cleveland Gas
Coal Co. from working. Every phase
Of the subject was discussed, but no
plan could be hit upon. 1t was the
general opinion that the mines of this |
are impregnable to attack
because of their geographical position. |
The expected meeting of the board |
OF arbitration did not take place last
night, the eastern members not reach
ing the city. As soon as they arrive
will be made for a gen.
eral meeting of the operators.
The situation among the strikers in |
this district is practically unchanged |
The suspension is complete, with the ex-
ception of De Armitt's mines, and |
though considerable suffering and des-
titution is reported among the miners
and their families, the determination
to fight it out is apparently as strong
As on the first day of the strike.