New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-20
DEBS TAKES THE LEAD.
FAIRMoNT MINERS PERSUADED BY HIM
TO STRIKE.
THE DECISION OF THE MoNoNGAH MEN Ex-
PEcTED TO RE lNDoRsED BY oTHERs-oNLY
800 STRIKERS LEFT on THE NOR
FOLK AND WESTERN
FOLK AND WESTERN.

FOLK AND WESTERN
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuHr.l
Wheeling w. Va, July 19--While the striking
miners have suffered losses in numbers in the
Norfolk and Western region to-day, they have
made gains In the Fairmont region. The arrival
of Eugene " Debs at Fairmont early this MORN
Ing turned the tide in their favor. and the Mon
ongah miners. who met at Willow Schoolhouse
yesterday and voted to strike. changed their
minds and decided this morning. upon the
arrival of the famous railway organizer, to stay
out and hear what he had to say. After MS ao-
dress they were determined not to return till
the strike is settled. This success will be fol-
lowed up energetically.
When Debs arrived there was crowd TO meet
him. and he was taken in hand by the leaders.
He was escorted at once to the presence OF
Mayor Kendall to whom he applied Tor per-
mission to speak This was granted, ana the
Mayor assured him that free speech was sale III
Fairrnont but expressed the hope that 'here
would be no incendiary utterances. Deos prom
ised to be good, and meetings were ahhou"eeo
for several places in the region.
The meeting at the courthouse to-nlsh' was
the biggest gathering ever held In THIS Guy! 'he
people turning out without regard 10 occupa''o''
Miners were there from all over the region anu
were attentive and enthusiastic. Depss speech
closed as follows
The Mayor Of Farmont need not be afpaa svsr taa. d
will advise bloodshed or lawessness. he.ei ,u ar
wise anything of that kind say thss see out ana
sand sam Ha aogeher and keep vosnee nd al
ways loses these srusges between iaDot aVe We
have lose if The p geaSs il not cu PFs
served 10 ns SEn Of ss s 'se by force We
to appeal to the fairness of every one. operator
miner TSe symppthy Of the large majority Of the people
Of OF TINS in illinois and Indiana are anxious
for the miners be victorious In mar many ~ eas cnaI
Ssy sys ssNs SssS to ssse
miners win they win ondon ss9 IL Of 'hs the miners they
would consider 1t humane act to help the men IN
their fight for livelihood
An appeal for all favorng the strike to hold
nm a hand was met with demonstration that
seemed unanimous.
The situation tonight in the Fairmont region
Men out: Monongah, 20: Aurora fo' rie"i-
ington, 150 O'Donnel 60.
Still at work. Adamson Mine. Brentwood,
Briar HILL Central, Chiefton Despard' Gas.on' ~
Hutchinson Kings. Mason. Montana, Monon-
gah Nos. | and 3. New-England. Palatine TN
ninckinck Nos. /. 2. and 4. Prichard, Iyrcon-
nell and West Fairmont. employing III 'he az
The coming out of the Monongah men will, In
all probab ability be followed by general sus-
pension as the men in the smaller mines nave
been waiting on them ana promishhs '"e u
ganzers to follow their lead u,
When the Monongah men came out this morn
ing the coke drawers and laborers were pur nc, ~
work but. after disarranging the eect1cai ., mo
ch,nery and causing several thousand dollars
loss. they were ordered out OF the m,ne ~
The operators made their final move TINS morn
ing offering 80 cents ton for mining. an ao-
vance OF 10 cents. and the plgsest wases ere'
heard Of in the Fairmont region ms "aa a
fused even when the promise was TO sisn q
scale of 35 cents to run through the year ai'ei
the strike Is settled , ,,..,. h,nca
In the Kanawha Valley there Is m're n,t heny
from last night, the number OF men @ ou. Ie hnn
.rrsi,er than on Saturday by about three nun
6red. leaving the striking force at aoo"' se'e"
n .hs Norfolk and Western the Elkhorn men
.,t went to work again this morning, ana Oh ns uns
ten Thousand men in the entire He,u @ .h"rsand to,
ss-ht hrndred are now out, where tour 'houSa,."
eisnt nan NJ, nr Satnrday The organizers are dis
heartened and that the only way ~ iaoo and
region Idle is TO have men al e'ery ~, u,iu he
teen the strike sentiment not Deps M'' ~
ttan into that region the last of the week
NO STRIKE AT CANNONsbor'"'
rur u,NEas GETTING SO CENTS AND coN'hNi
TO WORK.
co,shu,e Penn July 19.-About five nuhoreu
s,,iking miners from Cecil Bshop, nesS'e asoa
,,ridrevIlle in the Millers Run district pIs
poh ,oun this morning, headed by brass pa"u
"a = arun, corps A halt made al the NM.
a, the Cannonsburg Coal Company "he,e nv go ,ha
,,s, nv armed deputies and ordered u h.ep w. 49,
comnanv's properly. They halted in heio he'. y.
coipa, @ promif,ees over to the mines TO gather
.o.e,ber the miners. The miners ola not appea ~
=. an sxmnsthv with the strikers. ana oHiy e'''
number were induced TO come ou' anu .N,.aS ns.e" -
.,.aches made BY a number OF the s'i'n -,
r.. ,,,res of this company closed DOWN to-oay
.a.ait the decision Of the miners employed mere.
There are few who are inclined 10 sum- tus tha
there is prospect Of geneTai ns and have nothing
70 strike for uness out OF sympaiiny ~ from otner
nes The here say they W wi 10 run BACK to
Wines as soon as the men are wlnhs i 10 So naeng
niiLE' rE hnf viii not interfere with their "ec'"e
with the strikers. .no strkors moved
After holding meeting here the strSe g sons Where
up uhe met by several deputies. heavily aren. en
orde5sd Ssre to keep haSe Sa also
iet the men the strikers ana n payins ss cents
n9t to aT s'Tk their men have reason for strR d
Ing for fear fear COMPANY 06 H1Ssyes will
tnte e men are ready TO go In Inc & hev are
ers are camped about tne tear Of Violence is felt
here.
,,Nr POSSIBLE IN ST LOUIS
=. ,o,,,s 1r,v 1s.-Nearly all the brickmaklhs
'' - q, G, Louis and its vicinity nave pro.
.,oai,v suspended operations for 'he ia'A I.h ono
xuns now burning will be hnisheo' ~ - nnap,es
or two exceptions. none OF 'he io'aa var The
I'm a.. now kilns until the strike ID I'VE. ,s
VIII nis ~ nossble coal famine In 81; LOUIS IL
slsrning operators n or Lines al and ffy miners
It learned that nde,s four Of the ST. Conso
ppS Coal company collinsyilie d delegation
today al stanton Gencarbon and M2qn' he action
coal mines. They created ,;ns no This forenoon. at
w;o was tanen ,ss visiting miners in attendance
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ALTOONA REPORTS BOOM.
Altoona Penn July 1s-while the coai SUD- lna,r
A.. nrogress in the West, coal miners IN 'hs - -,
," poes,.t,,tng counties are having seaso" "a
-. ,rosnerity The greatest troupe u III IL
Do cars. the Pennsylvania Railroad oe'ne 49, =,
an keen I'D with the demand A represe" s,,,,rdov
W w. Rend of Chicago. was here on sTtu'uaI Tha Al