New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-19
MINERS GO BACK TO WORK.
RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS IN MANY
DISTRICTS.
BIG PLANTS IN PGTTsBURG START Up AGAIN-cEN-
TRAIL PENNSYLVANIA OPERATORS WILL
NOT YIELD - THE SITUATION
VEST OF THE OHIO

soft coal miners strike and the return to work
to-day OF 1900 Of the 10000 miners In this district.
has given impetus 70 all kinds Of business. and
the situation is more hopeful than at any time for
many months. Among the large plants in this
city which resumed to-day after a long idleness,
were the Carbon Iron and Steel OOmpanys works,
divers TwentyslXth-st. works, Zug e Co.'S works
Shoenburgers and Howe, Brown & Co. The latter
firm has been shut down for two years, and started
up in fun giving employment to 900 men. The
Black Diamond Steel Works will also begin opera
tions this week. and the Edgar Thomson Steel
Works will start as sufficient supply or
coke IS received.
At McKeesport everything is quiet, but 1t Is
thought the tube works will start up soon, as
many OF the strikers have expressed Wiling
nces to return whenever the firm was ready 10 re.
sumo At Scottdale the Scottdale Iron and steel
Company's plant resumed in full. after an idleness
Of several weeks.
Phladelpha June 1S.-Every bituminous coal
operator in Central Pennsylvania. with the eX-
cepton OF a few who had offered their miners 40
cents a ton gross. was represented to-day at d
eecret conference, In the oflce Of the BerTind-
white Coal Mining Company for the purpose or de-
ciding what course to pursue. Edward ). Ber"ind'
president Of the Berwind-Whte Company, ana
chairman Of the Committee Of Seven appointed
recently TO confer with the miners at Altoona pre-
sided over seventy-fvc representatives,. The price
offered to the miners by the operators represented
here to-day is 80 cents ton. gross this figure pelhS
equivalent TO 3j cents tor net. 1t was announced
that the outcome OF the meeting. which 1t IS also
stafed viii hc the final one not 10 deyiatc
from the 40-cert rate but 10 continue the sNihe II
a settlement cannot be effected on this basis
HUNTINGTON Penn. June B-At a meeting OF the
operators of the Huntington and Broad Top DIS
trlc. held here to-day agreement was reacheI
to pay they miners the compromise rate OF ~
cents 4 net ton for mining. Those Include al t-e
mines IN The regions. except hose ot me ces
T. the terms. and holds out for ~ cents Sro,S
ton. President Bradey u me n"ei Mne pr " Tx Tdn
ors' Union f1r this district noti1ea me brodu 10y
miners today - return - work on the basis oi
ne compromise rate. Resumption IN me broad
Top district vii '1le effect to-inorroy morning
Altoona. Penn. June ls.-A portion Of the miners
ln tho Blair and Cambria district went to work
thls morning All others IT is thought. will 20
I'm tomorrow Long trains of COAL which had been
slIeirackei during the strike, are no" passing
philllpsburg penn. June lS.-In the Gaitzen or
mountain district orders were given for work 10 be
resumed this morning at all the mines except those
/ of Scott & Go. ana Leidys. In the CleaTheW anu
/ Dooch Creek regions there was 10 resumption oi
work ar any Of the mines this moIil,hx, IN t.e
operators not having reached an agreement 70 SiNS
an advance break Is l9oked i2r SiaohS Sonn ong
7 operators any moment, anu sHvsilN -
/ the miners viii likely 20 to work at tne me nntes i,
~h%rr the @ al'ai,og ,ors i, Who viii not pay more
! than - cents ton
Cincinnati. June lS-Reports from the Hooking
Valley this morning Indicate that al the miners eX
cont those M s,raitsvi;e ani Lost Run nave re-
rirnoI 20 work \ meeting has been canel i''
the miners named 10 ratify the Co.umnuS sca'e
and by tomorrow all the mines IN the valley WI.
ha +, operation From the sunday Creek Na.ey, al
( t>5-1Tng- Z i reported that The miners are SUI
b,,llne on, for 20 cents ton but will "a" in line
before the end qf in1 week et,,o, rho WHISTLES blew
| f,r work but 50 flr rs known not m'1 d.
Jackson County resp9ale4 IL ,cr IS cr'g s.rict.
are waiting l2r reports from r@tnr' i'S - ~,
! psciay me Hock!rg Na.ey. Ihey, WI ltoo'D, =
S,, ~ "'f~, r>, ~ me miner have gone % work
The Whistles b.ew this morning. but the men d'o
.,1a:ca from Massl.on says: The miner.
Of .he Massi.l0n district are a. 1e iC-iiy. haVlnt
vo,ri E,gr S,i they inorssi That agreement
.bere wou.d SIN have been loca. dinercnuai ISSUE
To- D., ,r'' o oper,,o-. M or~r 80 cents McBrie say
,1ey are entitled - ~ cents ani the men deman.
th, oI price. watch was - cents lheFe IS IL
pr. sp,ct o. loca. adjusimenL . r,,,,r
! rae Wheeling ana Lake Erie mines. A. DNHon
/ vac Larre!ton and Long Run. were put In opera
ION this morning
n.~,ire ONO June lS-The attitude Of th
United Mine Workers in the NI'h Ms'ric' o.
ONO IS encouraging. Near.y $50 peo2.e ,,oun
NAV TIE others about ha.t OF. the miners /
,ao Ilstrc'. w.. await tA@ r"sut 81 ne c3h,eren,
YARNS Ferry. Ohio. June is-The miners at tn
r,ugh.ln nail works Gay,ord. Long Run and oihe
mines returned to work today. genera, oreai
g. sNF
/ ON, Seye-a. factories are getting ready 70 resume
cleveland. june lS-Reports received from point
al,,p th. cleveland. Lora!n and Wheeling Ra'ro1
| ,,,s ,rornlng show that work was resumed az on
49,, l,inr. .u the entire length Of the road. mos
! nr. A. Rock lin. The miners IN the New .lspo
.rir returned ~ work today on the basis adopte
| b,. the columbus conference.
Brazil Ind June lN-The decision OF the miner
IN conference AT Terre Hlu;e Saturday has create
much dissatisfaction among the strikers N ms cy
! W-hsn Inc report was received by crowd ot miner
-..srt toll
! >, receive news from the conference they plttert
/ c.-,-ir,.i tho meeting and vowed that lney Woul
| return 10 work II they had % carry snotguns L
7 defend themselves with
Svrlngacd H. June N.-The coal strike In linoi
* nrohab,v M an end The conference o. the miners
| ,.bi.h had been In progress here since Satur!a'
/ morning came 70 close last evening. \ sea-
| vas agreed upon. and 1t Is believed II VIII be &C
| capted bv the operators Next Nedneslay Is III
| date hxcl for the resumption OF work
Ottawa. ILL.,. June lS-fhe miners at MarSeHe
resumed work this morning. but the la Sale miner
refused to eo - work at the scale adopted by tn
Columbus convention Several hundred Streator min
ors attended a meeting AT coal city a few days ag
and IL was voted unanimously not % 20 % work u
/ lov II Is probable however. THAI the Streator min
/ ,r. suffering for want OF the neccssar!es OF Hft
| None OF the bank mines In this vicinity twenty u
| number are being worked. The owner or me pan
| mine NJ Utca which was entirely destroyed Dy -
mob Of Ia sale strikers recently VIII sue La san
4 ,uutV for damages.