Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
THEY ARE SURE TO COME OUT
Immense Pressure Being Brought
20 Bear on West Virginia
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Fairmont, w. Va, July 1.-the
events of yesterday show plainly that
it is the intention of the miners of this
region to come out and the time fora c-
ton is supposed to be today, when
Oebs, Sovereign, Ratchford, and Com
pers are billed here for an address.
1t is announced positively that the
0Donnell miners will come out. The
meeting here today is being looked
forward to with great interest by both
miners and operators, as it is expected
to be the turning point.
Parkersburg, w. Va, July 17.-There
is an u~ndercurrent of ~uneasiness
among the operators and dissatisfac-
ton among the miners and there is
no doubt that today will settle wheth-
ar there will be n strike declared or
not. There is n strong probability
that a general strike for this region
will he declared. New men continue to
arrive here and all are given work,
and operators are loading all the ears
the roads furnish.
Charleston, w. Va, July 1.-THE
coal diggers at eight mines in the
Kanawha coal fields quit work yester-
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probability is that all of the miners
between Charleston and Montgomery
will be idle by tonight. They number
about 1900.
Williamson. w. Va. July 1.-THE
miners working in the Logan Consoi"
dated mines in Mattewan county came
out yesterday and joined the strike.
Superintendent Hunter of the Logan
mines, will put on n force Of n%on-union
men today at the old price and his
may provoke Il disturbance, although
all is now quiet.
1t is reported that the men of poca-
nontas in this field came out yesterday
Indications now point to "a general
strike in the Norfolk and Western
field.
Hanna Urges Arbitration.
Cleveland, o., July 19.-Yesterday in
Washington Senator Hanna sent the
following telegram to NJ. A.. Hanna d
Co.. of Cleveland;
See other coal operators and urge
them to Join n movement for the I'M
cable settlement of the coal strike at
Pittsburg."
Senator lianna's representatives will
'lEll IN y lAASph1 r ol'i''p'' ~
and today, but a representative Of
he Associated Press called upon them
yesterday. In every instance the OPP
orators declared that they would CO.
operate to the fullest possible extent
II reaching an agreement.
Miners In n Bad Plight.
indianapolis. July IA staff cor
respondent of the Sentinel has been in
restigating conditions in the Indiana
,oal fields this week and reports a de-
plorable condition, the miners already
practically facing starvation. The
block coal miners of Clay county, $500
III number, are all out and a commits
sary has been opened at Brazil TO feed
them.
Eight thousand Indiana miners are
on strike, about 80 per cent of the to-
al number in the district. The mines
II the vicinity of Evansville are the
only ones that are being worked and
he operators there are jubilant.
Information comes from Park Coun-
~ that the men are beginning 10 grow
restless in that district. At Fontenel
he miners. while they were at work,
we're forced to accept - cents. ! cents
oclow the recognized scale of the state.
Governor Mount spent a good deal of
he time yesterday endeayoring 10
complete the organization of n conf
mittee of citizens To go to the mining
districts and inquire into the condi-
ion of the striking men. For the en-
ire block coal district, including Clay;
owen and a part of Parke counties,
state Mine Inspector Fisher says the
miners haze not had on an average
over forty days work in the past six
months.