The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-13

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enc Trouble Expected at DilionvaI.
| Today Federal Deputy Marshsls IN
Hand-Raiiroad. CondsoAting Au Coal
on Their Lines.
Pittsburg. Pa. July S-The close Of the
third day OF the miners strike finds
the digEers gaining strength rapidly in
the Pittsburg district. elating the officials
and men correspondingly. The net result
of the struggle up 10 date. as CLEANED
from unbiased. as well as from partisan.
sources Is about as follows: Nineteen
thousand men idle: almost total suspcn-
sion Of work in the mines along the
Monongahela river; supervision practically
total on the Wheeling divisions OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. only about
1J0 men working there: all OF the railroad
mines closed down, with the exception of
the NJ. A. Hanna a Co. mines along the
Pan Handle. the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal Company. and a few in
: dividual mines which can have but little
effect on the situation. The Hanna mines
have about one-third of their usual num-
Der of men at work. and this slight in
crease over yesterday appears TO be the
only advantage the operators have
gained.
The coming out OF the men along the
Baltimore and Ohio is a decided victory
for the miners, because these men were
working under an iron clad agreement.
and by their loyalty TO their brethren for
felt 5000 in wages which the company
holds out.
The situation as to the supply of coal
cannot be called serious as yet because
there are from IL. 000. 600 to ID. 200. 600 bushels
OF the black diamonds in stock at the
various pools along the river, which can
he DlAppd IN this civ AT short nntirp md
. If need be, a portion of it could be shipped
to the lakes.
Up to the present time, no sign OF I'M
lawfulness has developed among the
strikers and no evidence whatever that
there will be. Tomorrow promises to be
a day of decided action on the part of the
miners. 1T is reported that n meeting has
been scheduled between President
Ratchford, of the Mine Workers. Associa-
ton and President Gompers. of the Fed
Grafton of Labor. in this city. and the
miners officials announce that a systc-
matte movement will be started to bring
out the iiggerS now at work for the New
: York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company.
The meeting between Ratchford and
, GomperS will be an important one as to
plans for carrying on the strike to the
ultimate success of the strikers. 1t is
claimed that one point will he a scheme
to raise funds from which il is proposed
to pay all the miners that are now work
ing full time. in order to induce them to
make the tie up complete. 1t is said that
! President Gompers will offer to raise "A
fund of 100000 per week to assist the
. strikers in their struggle.
The miners officials are likely to meet
with a serious stumbling block in their
efforts to induce the miners of the New
Yorh and Cleveland Gas Coal Company to
! join in the movement, Notwithstanding
! their confident assertion that these men
will be out before Sunday night next. 4
visit to the mines today disclosed the
fact that a large number of the men are
opposed to striking at this time, because
of their contract agree In9nt. The OFFICIALS
of the mpan say the men have given
, positive assurances that they will remain
j loyal and are in no wise alarmed over the
claim of the miners leaders that they will
have the men out before the week closes.
! Wheeling. w. Va. July S.-United States
| Marshal DeVanny. of Cincinnati. accom-
| panied by a large force Of deputies, pass
ed through Wheeling early this morning
on a special train for Dillonvale. up the
river. on the line of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie road. where the railroad com
! pany is to make an effort to start the
mines tomorrow morning. twenty-five
additional deputies were sworn in today
| at DillOnvalc. Some of the miners at
D~illOnvale who were forced out by Long
Run men on Wednesday morning say they
, will not work if it is necessary for them
to be protected, but General Manager
| BliCkensdorfer, of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie. is confident that he will have all
the men he wants tomorrow morning
when Dillon No. , mine will be started
up. The notice that the mines would re
sumo tomorrow was given tonight by the
blowing of the whistles at the works.
Notices We're posted tC'ay by the coal
company. announcing thu the working
miners would receive protection from the
! deputy marshalS.
| Tonight Antonio Dominicko. was arrest
, ed at Dillonvale. at the instigation of the
! United States authorities, on the charge
of bringing in a car load Of beer for the
purpose, they claim. of melting ON the
strikers to violence through drink.
Chicago. July S.-Railroad companies to.
day issued orders to confiscate all coal
being carried over their lines. The order
carried Confusion in its execution and
local CO. ompanies. who expected to re-
ceive :: ial shipments to meet the de-
mand u the day, were thrown on their
resources to overcome the difficulty. In
addition to the confiscating order the
| price of common soft coal jumped 40 cents
a ton. while the soft screenings were rated
at just double their customary value.
Fully 5000 car loads from the mines in
Southern Illinois were confiscated by the
railroad companies. The seizure is made
because of a recent supreme court Opin-
ion which says that in case of strikes the
railroad companies have the right to con-
fiscate any coal on their property regard
less of the consignee;
Cincinnati. July S.-The Commercial
Tribune's special from Dillonvale, Ohio,
says: This town is now being patrolled
by United States deputy marshals, TWEEN
ty-SiX of whom were sworn in by United
States Commissioner Richards today.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon, three
whistles were blown from the mines to
1IOllIE IHt St1lhtIS lldL lHtg u fttufD
to work tomorrow. That some of the 500
strikers will make an attempt to work is
certain. but it is doubtful If they will be
allowed TO enter the mines. the strikers
being determined that no work shall be
done until the difficulty is settled. Mar
shall Devanney. who spent the day in
visiting Long Run. Steubenville and other
points. returned tonight with twenty-four
deputies to escort those who are willing
TO work.
Tomorrow will be an e~ventful day. The
men have spent the day discussing the
| situation and crowds have been congre-
I eating hourly. The strikers have received
word that large bodies of men from
Wheeling Creek. Bellaire and other neigh
boring points have started for this town
TO lend their assistance in preventing men
from returning to work tomorrow
The English speaking miners are de-
termined but careful and they will permit
no violence. 1t is from the Poles, Hun
garian and Italians that trouble is expect
ed. and every effort is being made to keep
them from drinking. The deputies are
armed with Smith and Wesson 3s-cali-
bre ~revolvers and are patrolling their
beats. Twelve deputies were stationed at
tho Long Pun mines TODAY but this force