Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-08
MANY MINERS OUT
Total Suspension ofWork in the River
Mines in the Pittsburgh District.
TO CHECK OHIO MINERS.
A United States Judge Orders Marshals to
Protect Railway and Mines In Re-
celvers' Hands-Weir City,
Kan, Miners Content.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July q Reports re-
ceived from the river mines in the
Pittsburgh district that there is almost
total suspension of work in the pits
to-day and that the strike, so far as the
river miners are concerned, is general
A dispatch from Monongahela City
says: "The bitter feeling between the
river and railroad miners, that has
always interfered when strike was
inaugurated heretofore and prevented
good results, has been lost sight of
and organized, unorganized and inn
ported miners have Joined in one faith
and for one purpose. To-day there are
about 80 men at work and 1000 idle in
the Monongahela valley. The few men
in are at work in the Chamoni mine
operated by the Tide Coal Co., and they
are working out a contract, which eX-
pires this month. Such a complete
suspension of mining has not been
witnessed in the Monongahela valley
before for many years"
According to the miners, the suspen-
sion in the railroad mines is almost as
complete as along the rivers. All the
large mines except those of the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal Co., they
claim, are idle to-day. Among the
works forced to close down by the re-
fusal of the diggers to work, they say,
are the Panhandle mines of M. A. Han
ma & Co., Beading Bros, Robbins Co.
and the Pittsburgh e. Chicago Gas
Coal Co. According to President Do
lan's figures, not more than 5000 men
are at work in the district to-day.
Most of these are employed by the
New York & Cleveland company, and
he will have them out before the end
of the week.
In West Virginia the miners have
been slow in responding to the strike,
and dispatch says that general
wallSout in the state is not probable.
The men are not organized and they
are inclined to regard the strike else
where as favorable to their chances of
securing plenty of work at good prices
while 1t is pending.
A large number of extra coal cars
were sent into the Fairmont, w. Va,
district by the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Co. yesterday. The operators of
that field have notified the railway
people that they can furnish 1000 car
loads of coal day, and shipments are
expected to begin soon.
To Check Ohio strikers.
IL
rick and Bleichensderfer, of the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie Railway Co. and the
Wheeling, Lake Erie & Pittsburgh
Coal Co., appeared before United
States Circuit Judge Taft and repre-
sented that of their 900 miners in this
state fully 700 were DESTROYS of
continuing at work, but were afraid
to do so, because of threats and
warnings of strikers They also repre-
scented that the strikers had threat
ened to stop the shipments of Yir-
ginia coal over the railroads, and the
situation was so serious that watch
men were placed on guard over all
wooden bridges Judge Taft gave an
order TO the United States marshal TO
consult with the receivers and send to
Jefferson county and to other parts Of
the district a sufficient number of
United States marshals to protect the
mining and railroad property now
being operated by the receivers
under order of the court. The
marshal and his deputies are di-
rected by Judge Taft to arrest and re.
tain any persons destroying property
or threatening or doing violence to
any persons In the employ of the re-
ceivers for the purpose of preventing
them from continuing in the employ
of the receivers until proper proceed
ings for contempt Of court can be in
stituted against the offenders The
receivers are also directed to immedi-
ately file bill for injunction against
all persons engaged in any attempt to
interfere with the lawful operation of
the mines or of the railroad in their
charge under order Of this court.
Weir City Miners Well Content.
WEIR CITY, Kan, July There is
little likelihood that coal miners here
about will strike to aid the strikers in
the east, as they are moderately con-
tented. About two-ffths of the min
ers Of Kansas live in Cherokee and
Crawford counties, which produce 2s
per cent. of the coal mined in the state.
This town is the principal shipping
point, sending out three times as much
as Pittsburg, which is second The
receive IS cents a ton for
screened lump and so cents for mine
run, and the winter rates are little !
higher. -
Four People Fatally Injured In a Wreck.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. July -Four people !
were fatally injured and IS or 20 others
were more or less injured in a street
car wreck last night on the Forbes
street line Of the Consolidation Trac-
ton Co The seriously injured were |
removed TO the hospitals and the others
were taken TO their homes.
Weston, the aeronaut, and his helper,
ii. Tapascott who were thrown from |
their balloon at Eureka, Kan. Mon.
day, have died from their iniuries.