The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-06
COAL GROWING DEAR.
Strike Benefting Operators
Who Were Stocked.
NO NOTING IN COKE REGION.
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CHcAso. May A--Ths sofl coal famine
10 beginning 20 b seriously felt In Chi
eaGo and some Of the surrounding towns
~ well. Coal that ten days ago
was practically . drug in the mar
kst as $a75 ton was eagerly
sought for ss IS ton, and Il il claimed By
some dealers that ~ high - $3.50 was OBJ.
tanned for small quantitisa Some Of the
Chicago consumers attribute the famine
20 . scheme Of the Ohio and Western
srai Manager Wood, Of the Chicago a
Alton. 10 of this belief He said:
"For the last year the Ohio OPERATOR
have bsen storing coal ct the various Lake
poiots. They accumulated 50. 600 tons, then
cut the wages Of the men 70 the starvation
point. knowing they would strike rather
than accept the cut They also figured that
the Indiana. Illinois and Iowa miners
would strike in order TO aid their Ohio and
Pennsyivania brethren"
Several other railroad officials made the
same statement One said that over 50,
00o. 900 pounds Of Pittsburz coal lay in
barges It the docks ct Cairo and even .
greater quantity was ~ the st. Louis
docks and also 1t Alton.
ScorTDALK, Pa, May a-Ths coke region
10 quiet tonight. but there 10 threatening
condition prevailing. Il Is agreed on
eli sides that the success or failure of the
strike depends on the Rainsy plants.
which are stiIi working under guard OF
deputies. Rainey says no 10 willing to
pay the scale, but will not recognize the
labor unions in any way. Rainey will be
forced to fight for his right to make coke
next Monday. and he says he 10 ready for
the trial. The works he proposes to
run are at this moment completely In
vaded by besieging force of strikers.
the plant being garrisoned by men Sc
iected by their proiiting qualities. Forty
eight hours will tell the story. Supplies
of ammunition are going to the garrison
tonight. and Rainey 10 wearing his fight
ing shoes. The strikers are Quiet-omi-
nously 30, and simply say shes&orks shalt
not run.
BxLLAIKE. o., May 5--The blast furnaces
and the steel plant Of tho Bellaire Nail
Company were closed down this evening
owing 20 . shortage Of coal and coke. This
throws 2, 900 men out Of work.
CoLUMBus, O.. May 6-John Mcbride.
president OF the United Mine Workers OF
America, today issued call to send one
tional convention to BE- held in Cleveland
May "A, preparatory to . meeting in joint
session with the coal operators from all
states on the following day.
PITTsBuRo, May 5.-The coal strike con-
tinues. and it il exceedingly hard to say
what the final outcome will be. Both
sides are waiting. The operators who are
friendly to . conference to secure uniform
ity Of rates expect that settlements viii
Be reached at the Cleveland conference.
They are notifying customers that they
viii % in . position to supply coal a.
usual. This 10 based on the assumption
that though all the operators do not agree
to pay the price the miners will b able to
secure such large proportion Of mine
owners who do ~ to justify their allowing
the mines Of the friendly operators to
start and keep idle the other pits until the
uniform rate 10 secured at them. 1t il
learned that this meets the views of the
miners officials. They have succeeded in
totally stopping tho output in Western
Pennsylvania and Ohio and are gradually
getting out all miners elsewhere. They
believe all miners will DO idle by May Is
and will cooperate in any agreement
which might be reached.