Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-05
TERROR OF THUNDER.
Striking Miners Shocked llO H.
StnSlbiliy.
CONFEDERATION IN THE car.
A Record Breaking ID mousiratiO5
Contemplated for N'xt saiur-
day EvruIpg

untion was caused In the miners camp
last evening by terrific wind and
electrical storm which passed over the
Turtle Creek valley, doing great dam
age.
At Sandy Creek tree 10 the yard
OF the il ffersoD school houte under
which was group OF striking miners,
was struck by bolt and shattered into
mstchwood epliuters. VsLcel Cotflc
and George Sedgwick were shocked
into insensbiiiiy anu the condition is
critical. Si1 Others were also shocked.
The occurrence caused the wild ell ex.
element among tho striking miners.
The storm cameup without warming
anu there was hurry for Shelter, oi
which there was Zone except that
sflOrueu by their email teDts ami trees.
When the storm came up many of
the strikers toOR refuge Ia DeAtmIt'e
Btables where the oeputies ate q IRr.
tered. They were not discovereu until
the storm had passed. an they were
immediately ordered away.
The strikers are jubilant over their
succi SEES Isl DeAtuiilt'1 mines. Tne
total output yesterday was eighteen
cars
Col. A. L. MeCsnJlees. surgeon in
chief Of the p. nneylvanIa National
guard, and Col. "A. J. Logan, quarter.
master general, were IN Iurne ere ek
today, IL t. said that they were look.
ing for o suitable site Tor camp in
case tne troops bhOuld be called out.
Col. McCnndless REUSED t. atiitm Or
doHy tnnt he wRs IN the distinct in
uOno ecli0n with the inquiries being
made by the governor. AT pTeGslt
there Is absolutely no need Of lroopt.
President DJlAu has announced that
tho Ltxt demonstration at Camp ID
termination Will lake place Saturday
event. <. 1t viii be a record breaker.
All Of the steel workers from Homo
suad ana Brald0ck Will be pres, nj.
Pans are being maIufsd for tho sltis-
ors tu march 10 Btsddoch sad there
meet the visiting CO. tingent with their
Lands anu march BACH, gathering up
recruits all along tho route. In the
WY they Ipect 10 bring in All enUi-
mUus crowd.
AT least 1900 are expected from the
two tOwns o She Mo .ongahe u.
BY the first Lext week, wne the
strike leaders cay III, y expeG to have
all the New York apd Gle vslabd
cOmpaDy's mites closed tight, the
strikers at TUrtle creek, Plum creek
and SANDY crack win move on iLtO
the West Murelund Field anu locate
camps at the different mines there.
All OF the West MoreIand mines are
running and IL IL to stop the putting /
Eel. bat
that the move Is contemplated.
The manager Of the West Moteland
coal company states that the strikers
will te Treated ss u,spatseIs. The
Psnnsylvanis Gas Coal company will
pursue the same taotics.
There 10 an agreement betwe cen De
Armitt aud the West MoTslaud COM
paDy and the former ships west only.
the latter eHat.
IL tue strikers are successful In
causing suspension at the West
Moislsnd miues, the march to the
Central Psnpsytvsnia helIs will be
aRsn up. Tbs miners 10 this district
are in sympatuy with the mUvemeLt
and q convention OF the Clear cid and
Jefferson county miners was heiu
yesterday. The strike leaders were
W HANo htttbtluu "
Central Pennsylvania with view to
holding a general convention OF al
IN pers shipping cal to tue eastern
seaboart.
PROMISED TIE UP DoRs NOT MA.
TEkIAllZE.
FairmJpl the tie-up promised by Or.
k,0 anls
aside from IL fsw men ut ClaIksuurg
there are 10 additions TO the sttikers.In
Kanswnh Valley all but one m. ne ste
working. On the Norfolk anu West.
eIn, the strike has entirely dissppssTeu
MineTs' day 10 being ceiebIatsu by
laboring people generally ia WHEEL.
and Vicinity. Tho western missIs are
getting hungry Gnu hive soliciting
committees Out with wagons. The
people are contributing literally anu
Secretary Lewis thinks they Can
hold out anOthsr-mOnth at least.
ALARM FELT Al CLEVELAND.
CLkvELAND, o., Aug. 6.-Cisveiand
coal men are viewing tue eOsi strike
situation with much apprehension.
They are deeply interested 10 the mass
mesliag held 10 the Ciearfisld District
in Pennsylvania. which the strikers
have not reached. Advices in Cleve.
laud are to the tfi sct tuat DeArmItl's
mines are psral Fed aud the feeling
here ia that there msy be an sb.olute
iie.up. Resumption Of work by
several OF Cisvelsnu's large manu-
fac ories will rapidly decrease the
supply OF coal in this city and much
alarm 10 felt. Ihe CIsvsiand RIliinu
mill and The Union Rolling mill,
which have resumed Gro using 500 tone
OF coal per day.
GOVERNOR ATKINsoN's REPLY 10 THE
LABJR LEADERS.
WARRINGTON, ID. O., Aug. g.
Governor AlGinton Of West Virg MIA,
has written the following reply 10 tue
labor leaders who recently conferred
with him regAr ing the miners' strike.
He says In paTH
CHARLESTON, Aug. 3.
Messrs, Gompers, Sover Ign and Ratch.
ford, committe, etc:
Gen,lemeL-Rolerfing TO your visit
10 me several days ago 10 winch there
was friendly discussion between us
OF certain Iassages Of ths lsb y troubles
this stRte anu especially OF the
strike OF the coal miners anu to your
several kilograms recently received
and referring also especially to your
desire that l should take slops q
secure to you the wofkir gmsn OF lhs