The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-22

A Mine Shuts Down TO Prevent Possibility
of BI00dShed.
Nearly Three Hundred Deputy
Sheriffs Sworn in and Armed,
Ready to Meet Any Array OF
Marching Strikers Who May
Invade the District.


PITTSBURG, July 21-Trouble, and
much of it, seems to be in store at the
Allison mine, three miles west Of
Canonsburg The men want to go to
work, but are afraid They fear an
invasion of the strikers, and do not
want to be made targets for a mob that
is liable at any moment to lose control
of itself.
The strikers were to begin their
march tonight, but a telegram from
Bridgeville announces that owing to
the heavy rains of last evening, it was
decided to postpone the trip until to-
morrow The men are fully deter
mined to carry out their threats Of
making the march. They expect to
start with 600 men, and be reinforced
with about the same number from
Bridgeville and Toms Run. The men
viii start with several days rations,
and expect to be in shape to watch the
offending miners for several days.
Sheriff Vernon Clar of Washington
County is fully prepared for any ar
ray Of marching strikers that may in
wade his domain. 1t is not generally
known that at o'clock last night he
had nearly 300 deputies sworn in, who
are available at any time. From the
most reliable information it was
learned that they are all ready. with
the requisite number of firearms, and
are prepared to do business.
The miners who went to work to-
day are stricken with fear, and an
ticipate trouble. The Allison mines
had forty men at work until noon to-
day, when the plant was shut down, in
apparent anticipation of trouble Dur
ing the afternoon a committee from the
Enterprise paid them a visit. The
committee wanted to find out what the
situation was. They decided that the
Enterprise would not work under the
present surroundings.
At a committee meeting at the min
ers' headquarters, in this city to-day,
the question was discussed sow y
would be possible to march a body of
men to stop the miners of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany from working. Every phase Of
the subject was discussed, but nothing
certain could be hit upon. It was the
general opinion that the mines of this
company are impregnable to attack, be-
cause of their geographical position.
The expected meeting of the Board
of Arbitration did not take place to-
night, the absent members not reach
ing the city. AS soon as they arrive
arrangements will be made for a gen.
eral meeting of operators.
The situation among the strikers in
this district is practically unchanged
The suspension is complete, with the
exception of the De Armftt mine, and
though considerable restitution and
suffering is reported among the strik
ers and their families, the determine
ton to fight it out is apparently as
strong as on the first day of the strike.
STARVING MINERS
PITTSBURG, July 21-Miners' Sec
rotary Warren issued an appeal for aid
to-day in which he stated the miners
We're in a starving condition. lone wo-
man of foreign birth" the appeal says,
actually died of starvation, and the
men at Toms Run. Shire Oaks, have
applied to headquarters for assist
ance."
The men, it concludes. ARE just
as determined and viii not go back to
work without securing living wages"
Chairman Little of the Arbitration
Commission and President De Armitt
of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company arrived in Pittsburg
this morning from the East, where
they went to secure the co-Opera ton of
mine owners along the Pennsylvania
Railroad on the uniformity agreement
"a
ern operators were confidential, but he
could say in a general way the result
of the trip was very satisfactory and
that the success of the uniformity
plan depended now entirely upon the
local operators.
He viii suggest the calling of a meet
ing of operators in the near future to
consider the matter. There were some
clauses in the agreement that were OBJ
jectionable, and a modification would
be necessary to get the changed con-
dition.
Mr.. De Armitt refused to talk further
than to report progress, adding that
1.-The situation was by no means dis
coura ging.'
Harry Floersheim, one of the largest
operators in the district has placed
himself on record as favorable to the
uniformity plan, but said Mr.. De Ar
mitt would never accomplish it by run
ming around to Philadelphia, New York
and Atlantic City looking. for sigma
lures
Why don't he call meeting of the
operators" said he. Ito be held here in
Pittsburg, and have ali the operators
attend it and then affix their signatures
TO the agreement? That's the only way
IT will ever be accomplished"
Mr. Floersheim declares that he can
buy West Virginia coal at the mines
for 60 cents a ton, and asks how the
operators in Pennsylvania are expect
ed to compete against that and pay SO
cents for mining. Some small for
tunes are being made during this
strike, and one of them will be by the
Monongahela Gas Coal Company. For
a year almost all of their slack has
been dumped into immense banks and
there IT has remained while other OPP
orators throughout the district were
selling it at from - to % cents per ton.
To-day the market price for it is in the
neighborhood Of 81 30 per ton and the
company has an almost exhaustless