The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-03
STRUGGLES OF LABOR.
One-Third of the Ovens IN the Con-
nellsvllle Coke Regions Now Idle.


nellsvllle Coke Regions Now Idle.
PITrsBURG, PA, Aug. 2.-The workers
az Irotter, Tarr & Frick's coke works Joined
the strikers this morning. This makes
/ about one-third Of the ovens in the Connells-
vile region idle. The strikers are confident
( and claim that the strike will be general in
a few davs. The operators, however say
That The strike Will not spread much further,
ana IN It, as many Of the workmen are op-
/ posed to 1t, It viii not be successful
BIG STRIKE AVOIDED.
LONDON Aug. 2.-The DurhHm miners
| nave taken vote on the question of accept-
fng ~ per cent advance offered by the
| owners. The result was in favor Of accept
ihg thiS advance by a ma jority of one. This
decision ayertS a strike which would have
| proved the greatest on record.
NOT AS GENERAL AS EXPECTED.
A dispatch from Connellsville, Pa, re-
cel'ed tonight, says: "The efforts to make
the coke strike general have thus far met
with small success. TIE leaders of the
stilke last night were free in giving out the
impression that this mCrniug would
witness suspension of work at the
lrotter, Mayfieli Donnelly. Cora.
bessemer Pednsville and Southwest No. III
Tor certain and possibly at even more
works. The day has passed. and the list of
ldle works has been Increased by the addt-
Iion Oh only three works. Az was expected,
| the meeting at Trottor last night had the
effect Of changing the decision OF the mon.
they Joined the strikers forces this
luornlng At q meeting held there
last nlght to take final action, n vote was
taken and resulted in r30 in favor of COM
I'g out against SO in favor of remaining at
work. On the strength of this the men
refused to 60 to work this morning. An
Official of the II. G. Frick Coke Company,
at the Davidson works. asked the strikers
Oh these works to meet him at the store.
WHY THEY DECLINED.
THE men first held meeting themselves
at which they decided not 10 accept the in
vltatlon, fearing that they would be asked
To draw ovens or would he told that they
could consider themselves discharged
Meetings were held in the northern end of
the region tonight, the purpose being to
| brlHg the men at work in that
| section, particularly the employees of
| tue Mcclure Coke Company, into line.
| The leaders think that they will be- success
tui In this, aud in the morning the works,
which were expected to come out this morn
| ing but did not, with the exception of Frick
and Southwest Ne. II, will JON in the strike.
The impression prevails generally that it
will DO but few days until the men now
out will be willing aud anxious to return to
work"
CHILDREN STARVE TO DEATH.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL, Aug. Irwin
children belonging TO the wife Of one Of the
locked-out miners, died here this morning,
ana the physicians who attended them pro-
nOunced 1t a clear case OF starvation. The
mother had but little food in the house, and
was unable to provide sufficient nourish-
| ment for them.
LAsALLE's MINES.
| CHICAGO, ILL, Aug "A special from
IaSaile, ILL.,, says: "Dr. e. Fl. Wines Of
| the governors committee now investiga-
ting the coal mining troubles, ia an inter
view here today said that the coal opera
tors in this region had expressed their do
termination not to submit the matter of
their difficulties with their miners to arbi-
tration or in any way follow the lead
OF f. ii. Plumb dt the Coal Run company
OF Streator. The operators and miners are no
nearer an amicable adjustment of their
difficulties than when the mines closed
down May 1. The northern Illinois oper-
atOrs claim that they must sell coal at least
ID cents per ton below last years figures or
retire from the business. This is owing to
the competition from Southern Illinois and
also from the Pennsylvania regions
whence coal Is shipped into Chicago and
the northwest by way Of the lakes
at very low rates. d.. Wines has very
little hopes Of speedy settlement Of the
case and gives it as his opinion that both
miners and operators are in great measure
justified IN their positions At the prices
offered the latter taey can only do busin ess
at loss and at the prices offered the former
they cannot earn a living"