The Portland daily press., 1897-07-22
ALLISON MINERS AFRAID.
Ready To GO To Work But Don't
Dare To.
FEAR ANOTHER INVASION OF THE
STRIKERS.

STRIKERS.
| Don't Like the Idea of Being a Target
| for a Mob--strikers Planning Marches
| Warm Welcome Prepared for Them
in Some Places.
of it, seems to be in store at the Allison
mine. three miles from Canonsburg. The
/ men want to go to work, but are afraid
They fear another invasion of the strikers
and do not want to be targets for mob that
is lible at any moment to lose control of
itself. Tonight everything was quiet
about the mines and the citizens Of
Canonsburg were awaiting the arrival of
the invaders. It was the intention of
the strikers to begin their march to
Canonsburg tonight, but telegram from
Bridgeville announces that owing to the
heavy rain of this evening it was decided
to postpone the tramp until tomorrow.
The men are fully determined to carry
out their threat Of making the march.
This morning number of men going
to the Allison mine were stopped by the
committee of strikers. Many of them
did not go to work. j. Fl V. Cook said
that the names of the strikers would be
procured, and they would all be arrested
for intimidating his employees.
| Sheriff Clark of Washington county,
is fully prepared for any army of march
ing strikers that may invade his domain.
At the Boone mine the men want to
work as long as there are no strikers in
sight. Manager Hitchman of the mine,
said that he would not make an attempt
to operate the plant as long as there was
any indication Of trouble.
At committee meeting at the miners
headquarters in this city this afternoon,
the question was discussed how it would
be possible to march a body of men to
| stop the mine of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company from work
ing. Every phase of the subject was dis
cussed, but no plan could be hit upon
1t was the general opinion that the
mines of this company are impregnable
to attack because of their geographical
position.
The expected meeting of the board of
arbitration did not take place tonight,
the western members not rea ching the
city.
Miners Seize Train.
Peoria, Ills, July 2l.-Fifty striking
miners at Pennington seized Burling-
ton freight train at IL o'clock this morn
ing, and demanded that it. carry them to
| Dunfermline, where they intended to call
out the $50 miners at work, their wage
having been incresed three per cent.
They refused to pay or get off and held
the train till three O'Clock, when the con-
1 n ont off ho cftr n NJ
ton, returning with the sheriff and the
state attorney. They argued with the
men and the latter finally abandoned
the train after holding 1t five hours.
The Peoria county miners are threaten
ing to march across country to Dunferm-
line tomorrow to force the men out.
The managers of the mines there say the
men want to keep at work and are pre-
pairing for trouble.
The Uniformity Agreement.
| Pittsburg, July 21.-Chairman Little
of the arbitration commission and Presi-
dent de Armitt of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company, arrived in
Pittsburg today from the east where they
went to secure the cooperation of the
mine owners along the Pennsylvania rail
road to the uniformity agreement. Cen
eral Little said the interviews with the
eastern operators were confidential but
he could say in a general way that the
result of the trip was very satisfactory
and that the success of uniformity now
depended entirely upon the local opera
tions. He will suggest the calling of a
meeting of operators in the near future
| to consider the matter. There was some
clauses in the agreement, he said that
were Objectionable and modification
would be necessary to meet the changed
conditions.
Mr.. de Armitt refused to talk further
than to report that the situation was
| by no means discouraging
| Miners Secretary Warner issued an an
peal for aid today in which he stated the
miners were in starving condition.
zone woman of foreign birth, the ap-
the men at Roms Run, Shire Oaks and
Bunola have applied to headquarters for
assistance.
"The men, "it continued, "are lust as
determined as ever and will not go back
to work without securing living wages"
Miners Return to Work.
Birmingham, Ala, July 21.-All the
idle miners of the Sloss Iron and Steel
company and all except those at Blue
Creek, employed by the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railway company returned to
work today, having compromised with
the operators at 81 1-2 cents per ton,
reduction of 1-2 cents.
A Union Organized.
| Fairmont, W. Va, July 21.-This af-
ternoon the Aurora and O'Donnen mir.
ers organized a union with eighty MEM
bers. The women of Monongah presented
the strikers flag, which was carried on
the march to Hutchinson. Over 400
miners, with their wives and children
were in the ranks. At Pritchard, twenty
men joined the strikers
Wost Virginia Miners Join Strike.
Columbus, Ohio, July 2l.-President
Ratchfordl this afternoon received tele-
gram from Organizers Dilcher and Weber
the miners at fifteen mines in that dis
trict, at mass meeting had decided to
Join the strikers and would quit work at
once.
Striking Miners Return.
| Wheeling, W. Va. July 21.-There is