The news & observer., 1897-07-30
A MINERS INVASION.
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nedy, secretary of the Indiana Miners, IS
here in an endeavor to get the miners OF
this district to join the strike. Kenne-
dy is urging all organized labor to use
it's influence with the miners. Evansville
miners. he says, are sending coal to Chi
cago and many other places where it was
never before thought of patronizing the
operators of this city, and the result is
obvious. A mass meeting of the miners
| is to take place soon.
Charleston, w. Va, July 29.-Messrs.
Gompers, Ratchford and Sovereign, the
committee who came here yesterday to
confer with Governor Atkinson, left early
this morning. Gompers went to Washing
ton. d. c.; Ratchford to Columbus, Ohio,
and Sovereign to Fort Wayne, Ind. The
Governor told them that as soon as he
received an official copy of the injunc-
ton issued by Judge Mason and exam
ined it he would send his reply by mail
| to each member of the committee. The
Governor has telegraphed for n copy of
the injunction and he expects to receive
lit by tomorrow.
Governor Atkinson had a long conver-
sation today by telephone with eX-Gov-
ernor Fleming, at FairmOnt. relative to
the injunction. Governor Atkinson was
of the opinion that it was too far reach
ing in its effects, but Gov. Fleming said
that it had been prepared with great care
and was in accordance with all decisions
Of the courts upon the subject.
Washington, Pa, July 29.-The first
conflict between the law and the strik
ing miners at McGovern took place this
morning when Jim McManus, Tom
Hayes, Ted and Andrew Savage were
arrested and brought to Washington.
The men are charged with having tres
passed on the Allison mine property in
contempt of the injunction recently
granted by Judge j. G. McIlvaine. 1t
is said they loitered along a path leading
to the pit mouth and used abusive
epithets to the men going to work such
as BLACK sheep" ''Scabs," etc., and
singing "We'll hang black sheep to a
sour apple tree" to the tune of John
Browns body lies mouldering in the
grave" They were put under bail to
answer on Monday.
West Newton, Pa, July 29.-It is re-
ported here tonight that the striking
miners along the Monongahela and
Youghiogheny rivers will march to
Sickle Hollow to induce, if possible, the
miners of the Washington Coal and Coke
Company and Perry Coal Company to
join their ranks. The former company
is reported to be preparing to receive the
men and before morning the bloody
scenes Of 1894 in that place may be re-
peated.
Columbus, July 29.-President W. ID.
McMahon, of the street car employees as
1nff tn- ,iryht 70 a ri
w. Va, where he will establish head
quarters for the miner organizers. The
organizers bureau will be under the di-
rect supervision of Mr.. McMahon, who
will have control of the miners forces in
West Virginia. The State has been di-
vided into three districts, with a labor
leader in charge of each. j. w. Rae, of
Chicago, vice-president of the Painters
and Decorators National Union will have
charge of the Fairmont district; Robert
Askew, president of the Mineral Miners
National Association will have charge of
the Elkhorn district, and Chris Evans,
ex-secretary of the American Fedora
ton oil abor, will have charge of the
New River district.
Wheeling, w. Va, July 29.-To-night
in Benwood, just below the city, meet
ing of the miners employed in the two
mines of the Boggs Run Company were
held. BY a close vote the Boggs Run
men declined to come out with the strik-
ers. The miners till within a
few days had men at work
in the mines at MOundSvllle,
Glendale and Elm Grove had commit
tees at to-night's meeting, and they have
determined that the men go back to work
in these mines because the Boggs mines
will not strike. 1t is likely that the
three mines will be in operation to-mor-
row or Saturday. This is hard blow
for the strikers in this district. The
number of men involved is about $50
or 400 The Baltimore and Ohio contin-
ues to ship large consignments of coal
from the Farmont district. The output
this week is larger than last week.