New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
THE STRIKING PENNSYLVANIA MINERS.
icy TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE
PARTIALLY UCCESSFUL-SECRErARf FLANNhhi
l.nr>-,oN-oprpA Arnns, RESOIrTIONS.

TBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE
PtrTsBuRG. March 1.-THE developments
m the miners strike to-day have caused the opinion 10
be general here that the river miners will win in the
e1bt against the operators All but two of the river
mines are closed down. A victory. however, would be
only a temporary As soon as enough coh couiu De
mined to fill Southern contracts the operators Woua De
independent and the miners would Dc no rlcher 'hah
they now are The railroad miners, 1t seems, are mol
well organized and will be obliged TO abide by the decis-
ion of the arbitrators who reduced their half cent
a bushel. There are few exceptions TO this The
Union Valley mine, the Streets Run Branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has been running since
Monday at three cents The miners at Midway ana OF
Mcdonald Station, the L" Pan Handle " road, are also
working the threecent rate At the Primrose mines
On the same road the been offered the reduced
rate with the advantage of reductions in rents ana I'd
store goods This is substantial victory Tor them anu
will more than Offset the twoand-ahalf-cent reducuop'
Secretary Flannery said to-day that every river mine
in the three upper pools was deserted ana that
the strike hourly growing stronger Inc
operators maintain the same stand today ana say
they cannot and will not pay the rate demanded cor
respondent In the fourth pool elegraphs that Vi
the operators express their willingness 10 cohceue INC
price as soon there indications OF general move
ment in that direction At Scott Haven on the Baiu-
more and Ohio road, the miners living In the company
honses have been told to leave them. telegram from
Bridgevie on the Little Washington Branch Of the
Pittsburg Cincinnati and St. Louis road, says that the
men
stores are wholly unprepared for strike ana tbat they
will the first to give In The miners there are quc'
and well behaved. .x-.. 4. A.. .so,,
ed Resolutions to effect that they Will boycott any
merchant who uses natural gas. Ioughlogheny coal
operator credited with saying that ne VIII not pur
chase supplies from manufacturer VINO uses ha!ura
gas In this particular the operators ana miners
united -, ...... l.. ,h,. "a, :,
today and the following resolutions were Unanimously
Whereas Owing to the recent reduction IN mining coal
I'm the Hooking Valley and Kanawha, with which our
coal comes largely into competition. 1t Impossible ior
the Pttsburg coal operators 20 advance Tie price o MN
ing; - .,,.;o-. ax,r,,
the prce OF mining the first, second and thrd pools
ot 90 cents aud In the fourth pool at cents
All of the shippers present and they agreed no.
TO furnish any lOadening TO operators VINO d ne price
demanded by the dggers One operator sdlu nc looked
Tor long bitter fight. The officials at the miners
condemn the posting OF ineendry nolces
fntepded to frighten miners who are WORKING at tne
reducd rate The troubles which form the basis OF the
great strike are various. The miners have grievance
In the manner In which they paid for digging All OF
the coal that passes through screen goes 10 he
operators without but sells we'll In the market
About onefourth of the that run out Is nut cos
aud slack The operators receive from three 10 Iou
cents bushe for all such coal All THIS Is Clear Prot,
as the miners receive nothing