New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-18
1T COST TWENTY MILLIONS.
NET RESULTS OF THE GREAT SOFT COAL
STRIKE

1T Is BELIEVED THAT NINETY PER CENT OF TIE
MINERS WILL. RETURN To WORK TO-DAY
A TALK WITH PRESIDENT MRR1pE.
Chicago. June 1.-THE belief IS general among
mine owners and operators in this city that 9o per
cent Of the miners will go to work Monday morning
under the Columbus scale Of wages TelogranS
from the bituminous ccal fields OF Western Penn
sylvana Ohio and parts OF Illinois. verify this pre-
dction. All the talk about Disagreement ana
the forced resignation OF President Mcbride and
those Interested in effecting the Columbus settle
ment. receives only passing comment. tn" dis-
content mostly centred in the Hooking Valley in
Ohio and was fostered 10y President Adams. James
H. Ellsworth and others were In receipt OF teIe-
grams yesterday from that section. saying that the
miners had accepted the Columbus settlement ana
would go 20 work Monday despite the utterances
OF Mr Adams and his handful OF followers The
mine owners particularly Interested in the Hooking
Valley field aver that the following of Adams Is
composed OF those who were lawlcss during the
strike and whose services are not desired when
operations begin
The Illinois miners. despite yesterdays ind'ca-
tions from the Springfield conference will not be
likely to hold ont against the Columbus scale when
IL is explained In detail
In speaking Of the situation Yesterday, James
Ellsworth said: Il think that II may be safey
said that 90 per OF MI the ht'imnous mines IN
the country Will be in operation Monday. II so
the supply Of coal In this and oth"r markets III
fected 10y the strike Will Doe sufficient for all imme
date wants within short time
This the first general strike ~ the Miners As
sociation. began April 2l ard has continued with
out interruption 10 the present time. win nm OK
ception here and there the entire bituminouS coal
nclds have bcen involved Virginia. West virginia.
Western Pennsylvania. ohio and Illinois ana lndi-
ana. Iowa and parts Of Missouri and kcntu'ky
comprise the territory. The struggle was herc"-t
IN Western Pcnnsl lYania. ono am limos. on
servativc estimates place the number ~ men IN
VOWED at lolpO These men, according 7" tA"
hcs, ohtalnahle Information. earn on an average
g ~ q day Tho loss 20 The miners ~ wages ior
the say nfiy days duration ~ m" strike. makes
the astounding total OF $4,000"
That a number 81 miu~ owners lost heavily is
equally true buf ~ g. more difficult even To hp-
proNiniate the loss Naturally. none 81 them VII
discuss their loss though one was candle enough
to say II had been heavy. AMI that u ~" others
situated Ike himself Lost az heavily "a" operators
were ont OF pocket several million dollars.
Then again. there Is the cost 20 ~" S'hf" IN
general of maintaining order hy troops ana an lh-
rroa4e 0f the civil forces lI ~" several iu'nrTr'
tioun-v counties 81 the several states properly.
TOO tho losses II uauufa turing plants D" tNse ot
lack of fuel and fhos" - %" rnilf"nls hLi "ih'f
means Of loromoiiun must be ir r.lua"I. This loss
Is reprcsenel r the increased pric" ihil ior coal.
Tho advance being from s p - ~ u ana > ton
In all then upon tn" basis ot an operator =
0curing the grand total lOss ~ result of IN.
miners strike for MY days VIII not fall snort OF
go 5000