Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-18
RETURNING TO WORK
Miners Who Will Resume the Pick
Today.
The SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL
Large Plants at Pittsburg Where
Work Was Done.
THROUGH THE COAL FIELD

PITTSBJRG Pa, June 1S.-The settle
ment of the great coal strike and the re-
turn to work today of 1900 OF the 10000
miners in this district has given an impetus
To all kinds Of business. and the situation
IS more hopeful than at any time fo- many
months Among the large plants in this
city. which resumed today, after long idle
ness, were the Carbon Iron and Steel Com
pany's works. divers 26th street works
Zug & Co.'S works, Shoenburgers &
Howe, Brown & Co.
The latter has been shut down for two
Yeas. and started up In full. giving en-
ployment 10 800 men. The Black Diamond
steel works will also begin operations this
week. and the Edgar Thompson steal
works will start soon as a sufficient
supply Of coke is received At McKeesnor,
everything is quiet. but it is thought the
TUBE works will start UP soon,, as many of
the strikers have expressed a willingness to
return whenever the firm was ready to re-
sumo.
At scottdale, the Scottdale Iron and Steel
Companys plant resumed in full after an
idleness OF several weeks
well-informed authority in the coal
business estimates that the coal strike in
this district has cost the miners in wages
I,SO.OOO, taking it for granted that the
borrnal output of the region had been main
tanned. Estimating the gain of the miners
py the settlement of the strike 20 be ten
them about one and one-half years to make
up. by incre ase OF earnings. for the time
they have lost.
There was no general resumption of min
ing operations in the Pittsburg district to-
Day. although at most of the railroad mines
md at many of the river mines the diggers
have taken their tools 10 the pits and are
making preparations to start. There are
many minor disputes to be settled, and IL
will be several days before the colleries are
ali running.
o. and in the West Newton district dis
trtcts the miners were nearly all at work
but in the Montour, Westmoreland and
Thick Vein districts the diggers were out
per ton, instead of IS cents, as agreed at
Columbus. In the river districts the men
ere still out in the second and fourth pool
Inc operators object to signing a yearly
agreement. and the miners will not 20 back
Until this is done.
At Manown work has not been resumed.
but will be shortly. The deputies are still
On duty.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. June 1s.-Reports
received from points along the Cleveland
Lorraine and Wheeling road this morning
SHOW that work was resumed at only two
r'nes On the entire length of the <oa6l
These were at Rack Hill. In the Massillon
district not a man went to work. the miners
having decided IN mass meeting not to
abide by the Columbus agreement. They
Will hold out for l5-cent differantial over
The militia continues to guard all bridges
and trestles along the c.. L. and W.
The miners at Camp Blee today stated
that 8 long the differential was with
beld not a pick would be raised, and that IL
"scabs" were chosen in their stead there
would be the biggest riot in the country,
and that the militia would be of little con-
sequence to suppress It, The miners in the
New Lisbon district returned to work to-
day on the basis adopted by the Columbus
conference.
CHICAGO, June 1S-A special to the
Times from Cincinnati says:
\ gigantic conspiracy to corner the coal
market by bribing striking coal miners has
developed here. Large holders Of coal in
Chicago sent an agent to this city to engi-
neer the scheme. and offered representatives
of the miners $4,000 to keep the men out
until October.
MARTINS FERRY. Ohio. June 1s.-The
miners at the Laughlin Nail Works, Gay
lord. Long Run, Bellaire and other mines
returned to work today. and a general break
up Is expected. The Whe ealing creek miners
are still out Several factories are preparing
70 resume. in view of a prospective fuel
}upply.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 1S-Letters and
kilograms today to national headquarters
OF the United Mine Workers of America
give unmistakable evidence that the senti-
ment in favor of sustaining the national
officers is growing rapidly. 1t is believed at
headquarters that at least two-thirds of
morning. although no information has been
received on which to base an estimate of
the exact number. President Mcbride Is
OF the opinion that all except those In the
Massillon field will resume work prior to
the close OF the present week.
Epecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.
FROSTBURG, Nd, June 1S.-Governcr
Frank Brown surprised the Maryland
militia early this morning by arriving in
Camp Frank Brown unheralded and unan-
nounced He sent for the sheriff of the
county and other people who could post him
on the situation. and has ordered the fourth
regiment and the brigade staff home to-
night leaving the fifth regiment in charge
of the situation. As far as the Consolida-
tton Coal Company is concerned, the strike
Is, practically, broken. Two mines are
working full time. and at Hoffman mine the
force increased from forty on Saturday to
los today. Nobody at all Is working at
Homecoming today, and the strike there has
settled down into the same old rut 1t was