The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-21

! miners at Bloomington to-day went to
work as usual. by "Wednesday night
| they will have finished putting the mine
! I'm order the strike beginning Thursday
morning. The Union men have notified
the operators they will remain Idle until
! the general strike is successful and until
! the Bloomington operators pay 70 cents
! for the third vein instead OF so cents now
| being paid They declare they Will not
! allow any men to work after Wednesday.
The operators assert that they Will fully
| protect all desiring 10 work, no matter
| what the cost. A conflict is probable on
Thursday.
| The Lake Erie and Western railroad Is
| unable to obtain coal here and has aban-
| doned three construction trains and one
way freight by which 100 men are made
| idle.
WON'T RETURN 10 WORK.
WHEELING, W. VA, July 2s.--To-nlght
| the one hundred minecs employed in the
| works of the Glendale Coal Company,
| eight miles below Wheeling, notified TIE
| mana cement .hit they will not return 10
work Tomorrow morning. 4 few days
ago the GO-cent rate was conceded The
men with the understanding that they
would not strike.
Panhandle District Union have been at
work on the Glendale men. and tneir ef-
forts have proved successful The efforts
of the miners will now be turned toward
getting the Moundsvlle miners stopped.
Notwithstanding the breaks among the
miners in the Fairmont district. large
quantities of West Virginia coal passes
west to the lakes There has been no
repetition Of the driving of spikes into
frogs on the Wheeling and Lake Erie
which occurred on Monday. and the
miners officials in the Eastern Ohio dis
trict are strenuous Of denial OF any
knowledge Of the act. SO far there Is no
clue 10 the perpetrators
SCOTTDALE. Pa, July D.-The Scott
dale Iron and Steel Company will at
tempt to resume operations with non
Union men. An advertisement for men
to take the places of the Amalgamated
Workers was inserted in the Pittsburg
papers to-day and the mill will be started
a. soon a : a force il secured. The Anal
gamated men say the company cannot
get competent men and that no trouble
will follow the appearance OF non-Union
men at the mill.
ALL MINES ON n. & W. RUNNING
ELKHORN. W. VA. July 20-The only
signs OF any of the miners coming out on
the NOffOlk ana western ldiilNtb IN the
Immediate future is at the Swtchback coll
lieries. Here a little dissatiiactiOn has
manifested itself. but otherwise all the
mines are running to their fullest capacity
and operators and miners are on the best
of terms. OF the five TO seven hundred
miners in the Flat top field, who were out
yesterday, about one-fOurth of this num-
be- returned to work this morning The
meetings OF agitation last night and to-day
ayailed naught for their cause and the
indications are that unless something very
extraordinary develops the agitatOrs Will
leave the field in this section tomorrow
morning. The coal shipments on the Nor
folk and Western have been exceedingly
large again to-day for the North. but the
rumors that the Ohio strikers might MAJ Ae
an attempt TO prevent coal from being
handled by this railroad has caused some
little cOmmOtiOn. Several extra guards
were placed on duty at the kenoya bridge
this evening and additional watchmen
were put out at other points on the Keno
va and Scioto divisions. This has been
decidedly the biggest day in the fields
since the strike began.
CUMBERLAND MD. July 20.-Georges
Creek miners in town tonight state the
miners n this region ali are working over
time. The Cumberland and Pennsylvania
railroad for the first time in its history
has been compelled 10 run night coal
trains in order TO supply the miners with
empty cars and move the loaded ones.
Agitators from Pittsburg ana elsewhere
have been mingling with the miners If the
Georges Creek, but are not meeting with
any success.
RETURNING TO WORK.
CANNONsEURG. PENN, July 20
More than half of the miners employed at
the Allison mines at McGOvern returned
To work thos morning. and others are
expected to follow them during the day.
A large number of armed deputies ere
guarding the mine property. idily re-
pared to resist any attempt Of he .tr'k-
ers who promised 10 return to-day To
bring the men out If they returned 10
work. Everything is quiet so FAR to-day.
COLUMBUS, o., July D.-Grand Master
Sovereign of the X. Of l.. arrived this
morning at headquarters, having left
West Virginia 10 escape arrest. ha was
sent into the PocahOntas District. bIt tie
operators interferred with his attempt 20
address the miners he says by forbidding
the miners to reach town BY the ailroad.
that being the only road, and refusing To
run trains and warning all persons not
In trespass upon their tracks The men
came over mountains. however. he
meeting was to be held I'm the opera
house but the wires were cut just be-
fore the meeting. and the miners found
themselves IN total darkness The citi-
zens offered him an open lot. and TO that
they adjourned.
PREVENTED THE SPEAKING.
lie had Just begun speaking. he says.
when the policeman stepped up and serv-
ed a notice upon him from Mayor Penn
berton 10 the effect that for the preser-
walton Of public peace all assemblages of
more than three persons were prohibited,
and ordering the police To enforce the
provisions Of the proclamation. lie had
not yet advised the men to strike, and
quickly closed by requesting the miners
To retire pesceably TO their homes ana
stay there. AS thugs were following fim
around trying to provoke a breach or
peace, be thought Ii best 10 avoid arrest,
and lay the case before President katch-
ford.
Mr. Sovereign goes 10 Fort Wayne to-
day and will go back TO West Virginia
If the national officers desire him 10 do
so. The national officers are highly IN
dignant at the action of the Mayor OF PO-
cahontas. President Ratchford has re-
ceived letter from W. T. Rend. looking
to a conference to negotiate for the set
tiement OF the strike. lie will answer
ii tomorrow.
COLUMBUS, O., July 9.-Cameron Mil
Ter. OF unlOntown, Pa, te.egraphod fteS-
ident Ratchford to-day as follows:
'All miners on red Red Stone Branch
suspended this morning"
ALTOONA, PA, July 1.-TWO striking
miners who went 10 the mouth OF one
of the Gallitzen mines and beat drums
with the intention OF getting the non-un-
ion men out. were arrested and locked up
by the deputies on duty. The strikers
held a long meeting to discuss the situa-
tion, but no conclusion was reached. IL
is predicted that compromise Will DO
effected and that all the men Will go TO
work Mitchell Coal and Coke Company