Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-12


situation In the Pittsburg District.
Pittsburg. Pa. August 1.-THE Oak
hill miners, whose wages were with
held by the DeArmitt company yes
terdav because they had struck, met at
Newton last night and after Ndenounc-
ing the company's action formally de-
clared the strike at Oakhill on, and de-
cided to remain out until the district
price Of SO cents per ton is paid.
Notwithstanding this action there
were more men at work in the mine
to-day than on any day since the
marchers appeared. At least twenty
men went in the pit at five O'Clock this
morning who were not there yester-
day.
The pound parade at the camp of the
strikers in Turtle Greek brought to the
commissary hardly enough for one
meal. There are about 800 men and
two bands in the camp, and after their
usual morning march on the Oakhlll
mine they were served short rations.
There is a story being discussed that
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company has under consideration a
plan for sharing the profits annually
with the miners. The division Will be
according 10 the earnings of the man.
T. B. DeArmitt when seen regarding
the proposed new plan, said he would
rather not talk about it at present.
Several threatening letters have been
received by President DeArmitt re-
Gently: he says some of them menac-
ing him personally and others the
property of the company. To these no
attention has been given, other than
TO take precautionary measures lest a
person of disordered mind be prompted
TO attempt to carry out the threats.
Coal is still plentiful here and prices
are steady. By the operators it is re-
garded as almost certain that break
will be made by the miners at several
places within the next ten days. The
reason for this view is that there is
great destitution among the families
in the villages surrounding the mines.
The miners leaders have abandoned
all hope of drawing the coke region
into the strike, and have adopted a
plan of using the cOkers to assist the
strikers in a more profitable way.
Committees have been in the coke
region all week, collecting money and
provisions.
The headquarters of the district Off
cials of the United Mine Workers in
this city are still besieged with piteous
appeals for aid from the starving wo-
men and children.
Around the BunOla mine and along
the Wheeling division Of the Baltimore
d Ohio, the suffering seems worst.
In many homes there seems to be moth
ing but dry bread to eat, and in some
cases not even this.
Arrangements are being made for a
big labor meeting in McKeesport Sat-
urday evening, which all the striking
miners in the Turtle Greek and Mo-
nOngahela Valleys are expected to at
tend. The meeting will be in charge
of the striking puddlers' committee.
The speakers engaged are:
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor; NJ. D..
Ratchford, president Of the United
Mine Workers; and NJ. NJ. Garland
president of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. A parade will precede the
meeting.
a large meeting was held at Canons-
burg to-day where both the Boone and
Allison mines have resumed operations in
full The strikers will make daily
marches from Camp Victory until they
regain lost ground.
The striking miners. former employees
of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company, met this afternoon and formed
a permanent organization and appointed
a committee from each mine TO take
charge Of the strike at those mines.
Following the organization. they at
tended a meeting at Turtle Creek. ad-
dressed by Mrs Jones, of Chicago. at
which 5000 miners and their wives were
present.
The feature OF the meeting was the
crowning of Emma Haas with a wreath
Of daisies, by Mrs. Jones. who presented
her 10 the miners as Joan Of Arc of
America" This is the 16-year-old cripple
who came into prominence through firing
a pistol as the miners marched past her
home on their daily visits TO the mines.
Her father was working in Plum Creek
mine and she said she fred the pistol 10
enthuSe her father with the Just cause
of the strike She was brought before
the deputies and the pistol was taken
from her. She was told if she repeated
the performance she would be sent to the
reform school Mrs. Jones said the girl
Will be sent to school and educated for
her future work in life. Il is intended 10
make of her a speaker on economic and
Industrial topics.
In spite Of the announcement by the
company that 2S5 men were al work in
the Plum Creek mine only 50 pit wagons
Of coal were brought out for half a days
work. whereas the usual output should be
6S5 wagons per day.