The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-12
LABOR TROUBLES.
THE BIG COAL MINERS STRIKE

LADUn lnUuDIUD.
THE BIG COAL MINERS STRIKE
,3.1 ~ - y. hi
In tho nfonongaheIa River Regien-Aetiot
Of the oporatOrs' Meeting Both Sides
FIrm-rho Features In the Great
A. Raiiroad ;striEo In tho weis. 3
Pr4spunaH, PA, March u The sit
uation concerning the striking miner
| presents no new features, and Is pract
cally unchanged. Since yesterday mont
of the miners have gone to work, either a
the demand price, or at the old figure
Several mines that were working yester
day shut, down this morning. But in nc
way ID the general condition Of affair
affected, The. strike is strike for alcer
tsinty, and Of such proportions as to make
little most interesting eyentlin the Labor
field now engaging the. attention Of the
public. : . ;, =
UP ull po-ohy tue opeIapuTb quIeIy
looked on, and beyond discussing the sit
uation. in a general way, seemed To have
much less interest in the matter than
would be believed by outsiders. They
were much more interested than they
seemed to be, and this morning ameeting
I OF the Coal Exchange was called to have
discussion OF the trouble, The meeting
was attended by nearly all the memhers
OF the Exchange, and was held at the
Office OF Horner 4 Roberts, on Water
street. Mr.. IN. J.3Bigiey Cpres:ied, and
Mr.. r. Barrons, oificiated as Secretary.
The strike was discussed in a general
way, and the views OF the different opera.
tors were expressed! AS q result ofthe
meeting the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Owing to the recent reduc-
tionlin mining coal inthe Hooking Valley
| and Sanawha, with which our coal comes
largely into competition, tits impossible
for the Pittsburgh coal operators to ad-
vance the price Of mining.
Resolved, That. we reatlirm our former
resolutions, fixing theiprice Of mining In
the First, Second and Third pools at %
cents. and in the Fourth pool at cents.
"This unanimous action OF the Coal Ex-
change has in II the expression OF every
operator have ys: talked witt" said one
OF the operators thismorning. ave have
no intention Of giving IN, or weakening in
our determination. look for long and
bitter fight, as the miners seem to be dead
| Nj :. VI II. Bagbnau, Trustee d ths Hays
Mining Company was seen at his.oilise
this morning. "0ur miners at six-mile
Ferry went out this morning." said he.
'They were working yesterday.p The
Beck's Run mines are still working, but II
is hard to tell how long they will work. !"
IN rHEFtRsrP POOL.
In the First pool, there was no change
reported to-day.f The JordansNe mines
are working. All the efforts tof get the
men ont have 30 lar proyed!of no avail.
The committee from the other pools, who
have been working among the miners in
the Fourth pool, have not accomplished
their object, though they are still hopeful
q getting out the entire pool. d Secretary
Davis 81 the State Association. returned
this morning from a visit to the, striking
miners along the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road. He reports that all the men are out.
and standing firm for the Advanced The
miners at the Hampton Railway mines,
who have been adverse to the strike, are
agitating the subject again, and talk Of
going out tomorrow. S0ut of sixty.six
railroad mines in the district notmore than
one.third are working. SomeSof the work.
ing minesIare getting the advance. Out Of
venty-two'river mines, Secretary Elan
merry puts the number OF idle mines at Gs,
though the operators dispute this calcula-
ton, allowing two-thirdsof the total nun.
ber as idle. Some OF the operators allow
account three-fourths as the number Of
striking, miners. q, -
When the miners at the West Elizabeth
mines Of s0'Neel & Co. came TO fill the
empty barges at the tipple yesterday, they
found an ominous warning posted up. 1t
read: sLook out, Blacklegsl Beware Of
Dynamitep1 The men refused to work
and threw down their toolss and went
home. This is the only place at Which
anything like threat has been used by
the strikers. Nd
"The miners To man will condemn any
such proceedings" said Secretary Flahnery
this morning. He,thought thatthe notice
was not put up at the esihshgation Of the
miners. Itimay have been the work Of
some one Sdesirous OF bringing discredit
upon themin In their struggle Tor what they
deem theirirights." =
BASIS OF THE STRIKE. q
The troubles which form the basis Of the
great strike are various. Competition
with the Kanawha in the lower markets
prevent the operators from paying the ad-
vance, 50 they say. Thsreasen does not