The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-27

said: II have done all could to make
the Fairmont miners appreciate the situ-
alton. The poor fellows do appreciate
it in a great measure, but are intimidat- {
ed by the operators. They have been
locked in the mines, discharged for at
tending meetings and threatened like
slaves. They know it and feel pOwerless
to prevent it. All depends in the Wheel
ing conference. The operators win now,
but they are sowing the wind to reap
the whirldwind. When the worm turns
he becomes a maniac and maniacs de-
strong opposition"
Senator Camden said to-day: "Dur-
ing the past ten days the agitators have
been given full swing. They have used
every effort to get out men and failed.
During that time we have been put to
an endless expense and worry. The eff
forts of the agitatOrs have proven futile.
Our men want to work, and we propose
to do some fighting now and protect
them from intimidation of agita tors"
Railroad men are afraid of missionaries
who are working among the Baltimore
and Ohio men to induce them to strike.
CanOns, Pa, July 26-Everything is
quiet at the mine of Cook and Sons this
evening. The mine was running to-day,
but very little coal was brought out.
The strikers cannot safely trespass on
the company's property, and the miners
who are working keep so close to the
mine that the strikers cannot reach
them. About 200 strikers from Millers
Run arrived at the camp at McGovern
this afternoon by way of Plumm Run
and HOustonville. About forty more
came through here this morning from
Bishop. They brought large quantity
of provisions to the camp. A wagon
loaded with provisions from Finleyville
passed through here to-day en- route to
the camp. About one hundred strikers
returned home this evening. A number
of small girls. whose fathers are en-
camped at McGovern, made canvass
of the town to secure supplies to-day.
They secured quite large quantity of
food.
The injunction against the miners of.
ficials and others obtained last Thursday,
was made permanent to-day.
Pittsburg, Pa. July 26.-This after
noon Rufus G. Crawford, owner of the
Bunola mines, went into court and Sc
cured a preliminary injunction restrain
ing the miners officials and strikers from
interfering with the employees or con-
gregating about the mines. The hearing
was set for Saturday. President Dolan
said the miners officials woi Id not at
tempt to fight the injunction. They were
not hunting trouble, he said. and would
not deliberately violate the law.
The sheriff of Westmoreland county
has been called on for deputies to protect
the miners at the Rostraver mines at
Webster. The Webster company pro-
poses to start with non-union miners to-
morrow or Wednesday
Wheeling. w Va. July 26.-Though
the strike leaders gathering here for to-
morrows conference deny the reports
that the efforts for general strike in
the Fairmont region are a failure, the
coal that is coming to Wheeling from
Fairmont on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and sent west and to the lakes
by the three coal carrying roads center
ing here, shows that the output at Fair
mont is increasing. The shipments to-
day and Sunday have been larger than
for any day during the past week. To-
day the Baltimore and Ohio road sent
about 100 cars west and so or 70 cars
were sent north on the two other roads.
So far there has been no interference
with the passage of the coal trains in
the eastern Ohio district.
The indications are that to-morrow's
conference of labor leaders, made up
Of executive officers of the various or
ganizations centered under the American
Federation of Labor, will be largely at
tended. Among to-day's arrivals are
Eugene V. Debs, head of the Social
Democracy; Vice-President Rea. of the
Decorators and Painters; President
Mahon, of the Street Car Workers;
President Samuel Gompers, of the Fed
Grafton, and President Ratchford, Of the
United Mine Workers.
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