The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-14
WEST VIRGINIA A~D ILLINOIS
What the Day Brought Forth: About
Wheeling. Fairmount and Decatur.

What the Day Brought Forth: ASou,
Wheeling. fairmouns and Decatur.
Wheeling, ". Va. Aug. 1S.-The offer
OF the miners at the I.aughlin Iron and
Steel company's mine TO give 10 per cent
Of their earnings 10 the strike fund. ard
the proposition OF the company 10 duoli-
cate any sum the miners might give, was
no, satisfactory TO the eastern Ohio
strikers. and this morning the marching
column from out OF the Cleveland. Lo-
raine and Wheeling railroad mines
marched with hags and band 70 the
Laughlin mines The miners az work
refused TO come ont til the National
officers had passed upon their proposit-
ion. Except the Laughlin and Aetna
STANDARD mines. everything in this vi
entity was closed down. The Kanawha
Valley showed no change this morning.
Fairmont, w. Va, Aug. l5.-The meet
ing at Monogah took place this after
noon and Ra,chford spoke TO the men.
He was followed by Gompers. Sover-
eiga, OC0nneu and Mahan. The njunc-
ton had not been served and a promi-
men, operator told eAe Associated Press
that IL would not be served. James
O'Connell. when tod this. said:
II was afraid this step would not be
taken. when Il was circulated that We
wanted the move made. Nevertheless IL
gives us an opor,unity OF addressing he
men OF this section and with the big
meeting at Fairmont tonight We will get
10 talk with many OF the Fairmont dis
trict men"
President Ra.chford. Gompers. Sover-
eign. Mahan. O'conneH, Jones. Barnes
and several others this morning held
long conference. Il is reported that Sow
ercign made some interesting remarks
on Judge Jackson but they were not
given to the public O'Conneli said all
the men would be on, by Monday.
Decatur, IL. Aug. 13.-Abcut a hun
dref non, the advance OF the body OF
niarchers from the west. were me, today
by Sheriff Nichols and Marshal Mason
Ihree miles west OF the city and ordered
not 10 come farther. They went into
camp. Two hundred men form. Pana and
places south encamped two miles south.
All were orderly and quiet. The miners
here were stiIl working.
Decatur. Ill. Aug. 13.-Arc1ie Neil and
John Davis. two leaders and speakers for
the Springfield marching miners. coz
ferred this afternoon with B. h. Ray
Governor Tanners representative. al the
s.. Nichols Hotel. They told him they
Thought they had a right 10 enter the
city as individuals and 40 far they had |
done nothing to be kept out al the point |
OF the muske,. Mr.. Ray advised them
confer with States Attorney Mills About |
a hundred miners from Springfield and |
Pina came in as individuals and went |
quietly about town. Several went 70 the |
coal chaft but were warned away by the |
police.
Decatur. III. Aug 13.-The miners |
leaders in their conference with B. H. /
Ray decided to submit TO the city and |
county authorities a proposition that |
they permit one man from each district. |
making a delegation OF about twelve
men. to come in and arrange a meeting |
for the Decatur miners. and II the Deca- /
tur men refused to attend the invading
miners would leave for home.
Mowehsqua. III. Aug 13.-Ths city |
was invaded last night by large body
ot miners from Pana. Assumption and
NOkomis en- route 10 Decatur. They |
were reinforced here by a number Of
miners and LETT for the north about mid
night.
Kansas City. Aug. IA special from
Macon. Mo. says that representatives
from Springfield. Ill. raised about $3.50
among The Bevier miners 70 help sup
port the eastern strikers. but that no
made no effort for strike az Bev.er.
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