Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-07
THE GREAT STRIKE
OF THa YONONGAHELA RIVER MINERS is
SETTLED At LAST.
The Men Win Their Point the Operators Agreeing
T. Give ne Advance Price Asked For-lhe
Miners viii Resume Work on Monday
VIII Help the River Trade.

PIrTsBURG. March G.-The river Goa
miners have won their long strike. Goa
operators have agreed 10 pay the price
demanded, 81 cents per bushel, foi
mining.
The agreement was reached this
morning at 4 meeting Of operators com
prising a larger representation than any
meeting held here for several years
1t had been practically decided two ol
three days ago, by the heaviest opera
tors, to pay the price demanded, but the
decision was not officially confirmed
until to-day. There was considerable
objection To the movement To grant the
miners terms.
After the meeting this morning wa
called to order, the matter was earnest
ly discussed at length. Operators IN
the New Orleans trade found il was ab
solutely necessary to have coal. The
did not care for the Cincinnati and
Louisville trade, that is yet in fan
condition, but for New Orleans, il was
either ease Of deliver coal according
to contract or stand the payment OF
claims Tor non-lullillmet Of contract. II
was therefore either case Of damages
tJ customers or higher rates TO miners,
in which the operators were very much
between TWO hot fires. All this and
more was talked over.
Then it was agreed that If, when a
vote was taken, a majority voted 10 pay
the advance, the minority should stand
with the majority. First, Il standing
vote was taken. 1t was evident, after
the vote was taken, that a majority was
in favor OF resumption, but some Of the
operators were not satisfied, and vote
by ballot was agreed upon. When the
tellers announced the result, il was
found that II voted for resumption and
10 against, u votes east. Thus ii was
decided to go to work next Monday.
On the morning Of that day, nearly
every tipplc from Pittsburgh to Browns
willie will be loading coal.
Intelligence Of this decision was re-
ceiycd by the miners this afternoon.
of the various pits no.
titled the diggerS 10 90 10 work Monday
at their price, aud there is great Joy
aud iolliiication all along the river over
their victory.
January the miners struck for an
advance from to 81 cents per buShel
of screened coal. and have remained
firm since, excepting Il hundred or 50 Of
men in the Fourth pool. The operators,
too. were firm. II is doubtful if ever
before they have acted with such unan-
unity. Until two or three days ago, IN
view Of the attitude Of the operators, it
IL was believed they would be the vie
tors, and their action to-day creates
general surprise. 1t must be said for
.he miners, however, that they have
never before, in the history Of miners
ORGANIZATIONS, stood so firm. For this,
much credit is given by the diggerS and
others to Secretary Boyd and President
of the PittSburg district.
If all, or nearly all the pits along the
river are operated, and they will be un-
III May /, the total cost To operators and
consumers will be II, 800 per day more
han under the old rate. Average
miners. under the new scale, should earn
rom -. 81 to - per day. There are be-
tween 1000 and 5000 diggcrS In the
river district.
Steamboatmcn, merchants in the river
owns and many business men in this
.ity are extremely glad that the strike is
over.
A few days previous to May /, miners
n both railroad and river mines will
present their new scale 10 the operators.
II will demand that all coal mined be
weighed: that eight hours shall consti-
ute a days work, and increased de-
nands rs To dead work will be made, all
# which will comprehend an increase in
.he cost Of mining equal TO about - per
.ent. The operators say 10 weigh all
.oal will upset the principles of mining,
md will not agree with the scale.