The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
GENERAL TIE-UP OF COAL AND
COKE COMPANIES.
NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
Strike AgitatoIs ut Work Among the
Thousand Men VIII stop workable
niaI Of Negotiations for settlement
Crowds not Allowed TO Congregate
at the Stanton Colliery.

Inc miners strike ordered TO take
place tomorrow will be general, and the
tie up OF the forty or more coal and coke
companies works in the Flat Top fields
will no doubt be complete. All miner
coming out of the various mines to-
night are bringing their tools with
them. All is quiet at this place and no
trouble is anticipated. Twenty thou
sand men will quit work. The Hunga-
rians are entering the strike with the
native miners. a number of agitators
are employed along the Norfolk and
Western railroad directing the strike
any "a what move they will make to
resume work. Events of tomorrow are
looked forward to with interest, and
business is at a s~tandstill. Miners are
~discounting their two weeks time with
the merchant and paying UP their ac-
counts. A great many company stores
received cases of fire arms to-day"
A prominent Norfolk and Western
railroad official who is thoroughly ac-
quainted with both the railroad situa-
ton here n in the coal fields, said to-
day that a strike of thirty days would
not interfere with the 1000 men employ
GU III tHe ScHeIdI SIlOpS III lllS CITY, DIS
they have enough work ahead to keep
them going full time for more than d
month. He said, however, that it
would naturally reduce the train crews
materially.
WilkerSbarre, Pa, June 5.-The strike
of the soft coal miners in West Virginia
for higher wages, which is to be inau-
gurated tomorrow, will be directed by
President Mitchell from Wilkesbarre.
He said to-day there are $4,000 men in
that field; that $4,000 will stop work
and that he expects the others will all
be out in the course of a few days.
Mr.. Mitchell to-day positively and un-
e~quivocally denied to the Associated
Press correspondent all knowledge of
any negotiations for peace. So far as
he knows, he said, neither the civic fed
Grafton nor any other organization or
Individual is at present negotiating for
a settlement of the anthracite strike.
Everything is off,, he said.
Last nights shooting had a SOLDERING
effect upon the idle men and boys in
this valley, and as a result, the Wyom-
ing region was a place of almost abso-
lutte peace to-day. There were no pa
radeS, marches or any considerable
gathering of persons and the police au-
thorities of the county had little more
to do than keep watch.
At - ~ NA~ ~
ing occurred, was visited by hundreds
of persons who expected to see more
trouble, but no crowds were permitted
to congregate in the neighborhood. The
colliery is closed down as tight as q
drum as a result of the disturbance
Even the Goa and iron police, with 1:lg
exception of four or five, gave up their
jobs and left town as quickly as they
could get out. There were about twenty
in the party, including several colored
cooks. Last nights demonstration was
too much for them and they decided to
leave.
The preliminary hearing of the four
coal and iron police who are charged
with the shooting of Charles Mccain.
the 13-year-old boy, was not held to-
day, but they probably will be arraigp-
ed tomorrow morning. The condition
of the boy is still serious, but it is be-
lieved he will recove
President Mitchell said to-day ID,
the strike of the engineers, fremen and
pumpmen is practically complete. The
mining superintendent say as far as
they are concerned there was no change
in the general situation during the past
twenty-four hours.
Water is still accommodating in the
lower levels of some of the mines, Blu;
the coal company officials seem to be
Indifferent regarding the flooding E"
the works.
Fair Mont, w. Va, June 5.-The or
der for a general strike of the coai
miners in the two Virginias, known az
district II, takes effect tomorrow. The
un%easineSs manifested in business cir
cles during the past week has, in a
great measure, disappeared, for there
are no evidences that the strike ordaI
will be generally obeyed. The ASsoclat-
I'd Press correspondent has completed
.:-:. A. n ~ aon1 -nrinrr NJ Iyac.
Virginia, and finds the situation very
much the same everywhere Throughout,
the state. Unless all indications are
misleading, the strike order will be-
needed by a very small per cent. Of the
5000 miners in West Virginia.
The order emanated from headquart
ers of the National United Mine Work.
ers through a convention held in Hunt
ington, w. Va, a few weeks ago. The
convention was composed of twenty
five delegates, the majority of whom
were state and national organizers and
officers. The chief issue is for recoE-
milton of the union. There is no ques-
ton Of wages. Union sentiment has
never been strong, and strike move
ments have been popular In this
state.
Indications here this evening are hat
there will be a small following of strik-
ers in each field tomorrow, but none
of the National United Mine Workers
officials are here as yet. Secretary
Treasurer W. B. Wilson is expected.
Thomas Haggerty, in charge of the
movement in northern West Virginia.
said to-day, Unless We get half OF the
men out tomorrow in West Virginia
we will not claim a victory. Failing IN
half the operators will gain and we
will lose strength thereafter. The min
ers are hard to reach and hard to con-
vince"
Ekhorn, w. Va, June 5.-The great
coal strike in West Virginia is now on
in the Flat Top, Elkhorn, Tug river n
DingeSs fields. This evening probably
10. 900 miners, all members of the Unit
ed Min Workers of America came from
the mines with picks On their should
ers and related their intention to remain
out until the operators make them the
concessions demanded at the Hunting
ton meeting a few weeks ago. From
present indications o more than a
dozen collieries in the region along the
Norfolk and Western will be at work
morrow. The miners in the field ara