The age-herald., 1897-08-10
NJ CHAnGE IN SITUATION Families of Marching Men Cry
 Out For Bread RELIEF GIVEN PROMPTLY Dearmitt Makes House-to. House Canvass for Help, but Without Resuts-Gaining
 Ground in West Virginia.

Pittsburg. Aug. 9.-There was no this vicinity today. 1t apepared as if there was a wait from every section Of the district, and miners in person were present to ask bhaf the suffering ones be looked after. Secretary Warmer was kept busy answering appeals. He said tonight that he had sent more than $1 ,000 worth of groceries and provisions into various parts of the district. The appeals are now coming in from the families, the heads of which ano ar the various camps to use their influence to keep others from work ing.
 A series of meetings is to be held all over the district. It is expec.ed to keep up the interest in the whole seoiion and strengthen every point where there is amy sign of weakness.
 | President Dolan issued a call today for a mass mee.ing of all the miners at Can nonsburg, Wednesday morning. It is an nounced that Eugene " Debs Mrs. Jones, iM P. Carrfck and others will make ad- dresses n pnl .lfs
 l At the instigation of MT. Thomas D. Sutton. of Willocks, Henry Ulrich, Eml Nazro. Henry Huber and Gustav Rings. miners, were committed to jail for a hearing before Magistrate Masters on "Wednesday. Ulrich and Nazro are charged with assault and battery and Huber and Rings with unlawful assem- bly. The arrests are the result of demonstration made on July 27 on behalf of the strikers The warrants are the only ones served.
 There was march on the Elizab eth ton mines today. About fifty men were goii g to work. After a consultation the men asked permission to finish loading a flat can. They promised to go out as soon as it was loaded, which will take several days. The officials of the company made efforts to gain permission from the miners officials to continue work on a 69-cent basis. This was not granted, and it is expe cted the mine wifi be idle a soon as the car is loaded.
 President Dearmitt. of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company, work ed hard to get the miners at Oak Hill to return to work today. By house to house canvass he succeeded in securing a few more diggers than have been work ing About thirty went to work. The men were told by Dearmitt that they would lose all they had earned If they did nod go to work and be given five days to vacate if they did not go to work.
 The strikers claim less than seventy five men were at work at Plum Creek to- day. The company claims that almost full force was working. The strikers are hopeful of regaining their ground and claim the remaining diggers will quit work after getting their pay. The Plum Creek miners were not paid today ,and 1t is said the company will require the men to sign a new agreement before they are given their envelopes.
 The Sandy, Greek men are awaiting developments. They are hopeful that the courts will set aside the contracts of the men which the men were obliged to sign.
 President Dolan will go to the Can nonsburg region and defy the injunc- tions by speaking at mass meeting scheduled for August II.
 It is stated that only thirteen gondola were loaded at Plum Creek today. There Is to be a big demonstration in the meet ing at Plum Cre@k, when the strikers believe they will be able to close down the mine.
 J. w. Dysart, a member of the uni formity committee, returned to the city today after weeks absence. He says the work of securing Signatures win be pushed earnestly and he believes the re- qqired number will be secured.
 The miners, he says. cannot possibly win the strike as the mines already in operation can supply the demand. Some of the coal operators are getting restless and threaten to attempt to start their mines this week.
 e. w. Simmons, large coal dealer, says there is nc scarcity of coal. Last night 250 cars of coal came into Pitts burg from West Virginia and large quantities are being shipped to Pittsburg from the mines.