Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-06
snecial to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Fairmont. w. Va, August O.
Miners Day" was not celebrated by
any Of the men around Fairmont to-
sav. At all the mines the usual num-
5er of men were in and a few addl-
lions At Hite's and one or two other
sorteries are reported. The men who
went in at Hite's are all foreigners
and make 80 men in that mine to-day
Supt. Rolf Hite said to-day that this
number would be increased.
Hite's mine is on the Tygarts Val
ley river. three miles above town, on
the Baltimore & Ohio. 1t is owned by
he Virginia Coal & Coke Company, the
Hite boys being the principal stock
holders. Sam R. Hite has charge OF
he mine and Rolf is superintendent
Il is said to be the model mine OF the
region. 1t is there that the men and
operators are on such good terms, and
it was after a visit to this mine that
Sylvester Stovel wrote the story TO
The New York World about the Lend
me ten till pay day" attitude Of the
men toward the operators. Before the
trouble at that mine 65 pick men were
ut work. There are now only forty.
1t was through a man from this mine
shat the Register correspondent learn
cd to-day that Rae has been impos9l
on by the miners of this region. He
mas been betrayed into the hands sOt
the operators, who know his every
movement.
At all Of Rae's conferences men from
several mines have been present who
have informed the operators of all
D that has taken place. Rae has insist
ed that they keep ''Rlm' but If our
= information is correct these men came
to the meeting tA8I aid Hf6pqB5a5 Baked 'f5 Them
by the injunction secured at Parkers-
burg yesterday. All Of his efforts
have been in vain. He can do moth
lng now, as this injunction ruins his
plans.
Rae will naturally be incen1ed when
ae learns of this action. but il will
prove to him that the men of this dis
rict cannot be depended upon to aid
aim.
The Monongah men are going in
one by one, said a gentleman from
that town to-day TO the Register man,
even those who Joined the union.
President Phil Burgh. of the union.
has done all in his power TO keep them
m line, but without avail. The strike
has had no more faithful worker than
Burgh, but II has resulted in losing
him a job at any time at Monongah
and he has already been notified to
vacate the cOmpanys house.
oh. yes, We are well supplied with
provisions, said he in answer to the
question, and can live several weeks
vet all right. The farmers are send
ing in wagOn-lOad after wagon-load of
provisions which with the small gar
dens some Of them have. lets them live
In plenty. They never were bad of.
The wives of many Of the miners
dress in the latest style. The tables
are loaded with the best of food when
the men work. and they live in plenty.
The MOnOngah men were not bad off
by a good piece when they struck"
He was asked about Ficklinger's
statement to a Parkersburg reporter
about The fight being an equal one be-
tween operators and organizers. and
replied: The Colonel is very wary.
He knows full we'll that with the two
injunctions they have the organizers
on the go. They have all the odds and
he knows it. Every one thinks mn
there that he will get all the men to
90 back in eventually. as his threat to 7
bring in more men proved to be un,
founded"
Governor A. B. Fleming returned /
from Parkersburg this morning. He I
seems well pleased with the result of /
his journey there.
Judge Mason denies the item taken 4
from the Associated Press yesterday /
about several men being arrested. or. /
rather. the injunction being served on /
them. He says it is unfounded. The
report was given out here Tuesday
and seemed TO come from such high /
authority that its truth could not be
questioned.