The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
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Over 1000 Miners Form Camp atIrwln,
Pa, Rnd Enter on campHiEn-GreRt
Excitement Prevails.

Over 1000 Miners Form n Camp atIrwin,
Pa, Rnd Enter on n CampaiRn-Great
Excitement Prevails.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. s.-Irwin is fill
ed with striking miners. The town is
wild. over 1000 men who are contend
ing for sixty-nlne cents or nothing, To-
Gated tonight In hurriedly formed
camp directly opposite the offices OF the
Penn Gas Coal Company, Marches to
the nearby working mines have already
commenced, and every effort will be
made to induce the miners employed by
the Penn Gas Coal Company and the
Westmoreland Coal Company to quit
work. Armed guards are patrolllng the
property OF the coal companies and
Sheriff II. S. Seanor from Greensburg,
was there tonight, He returned TO
Greensburg for the purpose, 1t 10 said,
OF collecting number OF deputies.
Early this morning strikers from
West Newton, Sutervllle, Banning and
Port Royal came to Irwin. Three bands
accompanied the delegation. The men
marched to a plot OF ground in the
heart OF Irwin and waited. Then came
n number Of tents. Two were hastily
put up and commlssary department
established. Six other tents were erect
ed last night. The arrival of 200 men
from Turtle Creek and Plum Greek will
cause two additional tents to be put
up tomorrow.
This noon n mass meeting was held
Two Hungarian orators addressed the.
strikers an the utmost excitement pre-
vailed. Towards the close OF the meet.
ing other leaders among the men took
the stand and announced that II was
the undlsguised intention of the strik-
ers 10 get the working men TO quit.
They said the residents OF the Yough-
iogheny valley had pledged themselves
to contribute all the food and supplies
necessary, and that the men need have
no fear OF n scant supply OF eatableT.
Resolutions were adopted condemn
ing the operators who persisted In al
lowing the miners 10 work during the
strike and many inlammatory speeches
were made.
A further mass meeting was held to-
night and 1t is the intention to carry
out n campaign similar to that now on
against the De Armltt miners Working
In the several mines Of the Westmore-
land company and the Penn company
are over 5000 miners.
Injunction proceedings are expected
to follow the marches. II was learned
to-day that the two coal companies
have resolved to adopt the same meas
ures used by the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal Company to endeavOr to
suppress the marches. They intend to
repel the strikers at alt hazards, 1t was
stated, and rioting is feared.
The strikers from Enterprise and
Venture mines, at Banksvllle, have done
but little marching, but instead have
applied themselves to the perfecting of
a plan to establish cooperative gem
eral store. They have formed an or
ganizatlon for the purpose and the
strikers have already dug the cellar for
store building and the contract for
the stone work has been let. The store
will be opened about November and
every miner in that region has pledged
himself to purchase all Of his supplies
from the store.
David W. Van Eman, general man
nger OF the Pittsburgh and Chicago Gas
Coal Company, left for Snowden this
evening. He has completed all ar
rangements TO start his mines on Mon
day. It is understood train load OF
miners from Virginia points Will be run
through Pittsburgh tomorrow to the
mines under protection OF special force
OF deputy sheriffs and detectives. Mr..
Van Eman declined to say anything
concerning the Columbus agreement