Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-04
TO SUE THEM AGAIN.
RiVermen Will Bring Suits
Against Firms That Fill
Up the Channel.
% ALREADY In COURT.
New Proceedings to Be Begun
Against the Same Companies.
RUN0RS FROM THE RIVER MINES.
Tbs Finishers Gaining Ground a. q
labor Organization.
% ALREADY IN COURT.
RUMORS FROM THE RIVER MINES.
STRIKERS AT THE UNION MILLS SPLIT

The activity of Secretary Tilley, of the
Plttsburg Coal Exchange, in Watching the
manufacturing firms that persist in throw
ing refuse from the mills into the river and
filling up the channel, is about to produce
another large crop of suits. Twenty-Five of
these companies have been already indicted,
and are awaiting trial in court
The Secretary has been keeping
close watch on the river
banks, to secure additional evidence for
new suits lie spent a good part of yester-
day in getting few additional points to
make his position sure. He has had much
difficulty in securing this evidences as siace
the first suits were entered some time ago
the firms, while still persisting in using the
river as a dumping grounds have been very
cautious. They had their men dispose of
tn material either late in
the evening or early in the morning or at
times when they were not likely to be no
ticed. The rivermen noticed that the work
was going on and that their right were
being infringed upon as bad as before any
thing had been done to check the practice.
Did Little Detective Work.
In order TO find out the guilty parties
and catch them at work, the Secretary
adopted the practice of going to the sus-
pected spots very early in the morning and
seeing for himself how the woOk WAS done
His efforts have been amply re-
warded and he now has strong evil
dence against number of firms
He said yesterday that during the coming
week number of new suits would be en-
tered, as the Exchange intended to push
every case to the end. The inteution is to
have number of suits against the same
firms, so that therewould be no opportunity
for leniency after it was shown that the
otfense had been repeated time and again,
and after suits were awaiting trial in court
lie stated that complaints came from all
points between Braddock and Wheeling,
but would not say how many firms would
be prosecuted. The exchange has been 60
ing very slow in this matter, but it has sue
ceeded in obtaining true bill against
nearly all firms against whom information
has been made.
There is but little change in the miners
strike. The tendency of the operators
moves is to have little coal loaded unless all
the mines can be worked together at the
reduced rate. The efforts of some mine
owners to get as many men at work as pos
Eible by importing new men has not proved
very successful, and what coal is mined is
for fats No barges are being loaded
The report that the miners we're prepar- |
ing to 60 to work on Monday at the 81 cent |
rate, claiming they had been granted this
advance by q certain firm, was denied on
Water street yesterday. The operators
claim they stand unit in demanding re-
duction, and that all have given assurance
that they will not break away.
Bound by a Written Pledge.
Every firm in the Coal Exchange is said
TO be bound under a written agreement to
stand or fall together, and the best posted
rivermen do not believe traitor to be in
the ranks There has been general rumor
throughout the valley that the advance
would be granted, but it lacks confirmation.
As opposed TO this one operator said yester- |
day that he expected the strike to last until |
the middle of February, as both sides were |
still in good fighting trim
The following appears In the current issue |
of the Trades Journal, the official organ of |
the United Mine Workers.
resume work at cents bushel for mining. |
which they contend is the district price as
it is the prevailing figure at the railroad /
mines in the same vein of coal many in.
ouiries have been received rs to rates in the
kanawha district. Among river miners the
mining rate in the Kanawha river coal field
is said to Ge as high as the railroad price of
the Pittsburg district. In order to get at the
facts and throw much-needed light unon tho
subject, the query was submitted to Henry
Stephenson, secretary of tile United Mine
WORKERS OF West Virginia, asking for official
figures. MIR. Stephenson replied:
THE price for mining at present is from
to 3 cents a bushelin the Kanawha Barcroft
and Carvers 2Z cents: Raymond CITY. .
cents; Winifrede (two-inch screens). 2sI
and cents; Black Diamond, 2% cents: Nort7 |
CoalUurg and Monarch, 20 cents: CooIbey.
Cedar Grove, Belmont Houley and Kama.
wha, 80 cents. This coal should not be
mined or lower figure than one-quarter
cent less than the rate lat the river mines1
in the Pittsburg district. Considering free
lOckage and short haul to the market we /
should pay the same at Pittsburg"