The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-30
..WANT TO SETTLE.
=" Six Governors Ready to
Arbitrate.
-
I If THAT WILL BE FINAL.
Serious Aspect of the Great Coal
Strike.
'EL BECOMING VERY SCARCE.
Railroad Shops Are Shutting Down
and Great HardsEIips Are
Threatened on All Sides.

:. Harrisburg, Pa, May ga commit
Tee representing the coal operators Of the
Midland Pa btumnous coal fields had
conference with Governor Patus0n at the
executive mansion tonight, which lasted
until midnight. At its close the G0verno or
Informed the correspondent Of the AsSo-
ciated Press that he had written 10 James
White. the leader of the striking miners
at HoutZdale as, follows: AFTER a confer
ence with the operators Of Central Penn
sVlvania they are willing and offer to pay
the highest wages in competitive districts
in the United States. and conduct their
business with the miners of Pennsylvania
on that basis"
The Governor said he deemed that
concession. for that is all the operators can
pay, and compete with other operators.
He saws the operators are anxious TO have
a settlement, and he believes the miners
wall agree to the proposition and call off
~the strike.
=. CHICAGO, May 29.-In response to tele-
grams from Pttsburg. Pa, suggesting
that the Governors of the coal States arbi-
trate the coal strike, Governor Altgeld
said to-day: 81 would gladly do anything
I can to assist in settling the present
strike, but inasmuCh as the board would
have no power to compel witnesses TO come
before it, and could not compel submis-
sion on the part of those unscrupulous
operators who participated in the strike by
reducing wages to the starvation point
and who are proftng by the troubles, l
fear little could be accomplished because
honest operators who are ready 10 make
any fair arrangement could not compete
with those who refused to respect the de-
cision of anybody. Consequently even
those operators who are most anxious to
settle the strike would keep aloof."
Governor Mckinley said: Il would be
glad to do anything in my power TO bring
the mine differences to an end, but as
neither party to the controversy has re-
quested me to arbitrate, l cannot assume
any functions of arbitration"
-. .INDIANAPOLIs, May %. - Governor
Matthews said tonight: ''If by mutual
.,aes esAaraent nf opar~sorO end minors differ
ences were submitted to a board of arbi-
trauon composed of the Governors of the
SIX States, l would cheerfully serve. l
would be glad to render all the assistance
In my power to cause a satisfactory settle
meut of the differences"
He said, however. that he would be re-
luctant to- serve unless it was understood
ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Specials from the
railroad centers of Missouri, Kansas ana
Arkansas indicate that business there is
becoming affected by the coal miners
strikes and the consequent scarcity Of
coal. At Sedalis, Mo. the Missouri Paci-
fc shops shut down at noon yesterday for
the remainder of the month. The shops
OF the Central Branch at Atchison, which
is controlled by the Missouri Pacific in
that city, have been closed down indefin-
iteiy. Several regular freight trains have
also been discontinued. At Van Buren,
Ark, the Missouri Pacific shops are at a
~standstill and nothing but passenger and
perishable freight is moving owing to the
scarcity of coal. caused by a thousand
men striking last Sunday at the Coal Hill,
Huntington and Jenny Lind. There are
but twenty-five cars of coal accessible and
that is to be used for passenger trains and
emergencies only. The shutdown is only
- until the strikers resume work.
- LINCOLN, ILL.,, May 29.-The effect of the
coal strike is being felt stronger than ever
here. The roller-mills have closed down,
and yesterday the electric street-Car lines
were obliged TO stop running cars.
= PITTsBURG, Pa, May 29.-At a meeting
: of coal operators here tonight com
mlttee Of ten was appointed to formulate a
- plan for the settlement Of the strike. The
: committee has full power to act for the
Pitts burg operators and can settle for the
: district at any price they may see fit.
F.. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 29.-Patrick Nc
Bride. secretary of the United Mine
workers Association, denies the statement
= that there has been or that there is a
: probability Of the immediate settlement of
the strike.
-: PoMERoY, Ohio, May 29.-The delega-
=: tion OF miners who went down the river
. to-day by steamboat, 800 strong, to induce
:the miners at Spillman. w. Va, to cease
work came back tonight with flying ban
ners and band playing. They accom-
rIished their mission without an unknd
word Oh either side. This closes every
. mine in the Pomeroy bend.
-: LA SALE, H., May 29.-All is quiet
here tonight and the Sheriffs so far
have been unmolested in making arrests
of striking miDers engaged in Thursday 8
Tiot. Eighteen were in custody tonight
and when all are captured there will be
sixty, that being the number for whom
warrants have been issued.
-: One hundred Winchesters and several
thousand rounds of ammunition arrived
today for the Citizens Protective Asso-
:ciatinn. Colonel Bennett, l. q. N. re-
>: celved orders to send TWO companies of
militia to Wenona to-day. a special train
was made up and while the troops
.: were. getting aboard telegram was re-
:ceived stating that the rioters had fed.
#Thepollce found the missing Pole, Bir-
!: El}w7ski, who. it was feared, has been mur-
deree as spy. concealed in a neighbor's S
house.
:'@OrrAwA, H., May 29.-The six Huns
and Italians on trial for participating in
SATURDAYS riot at La Sale were to-day
: convicted and fined 500 and costs each.
' & A1NoY, Ill, May 29.-The coal strike at
-. tAfs place. so far as any demonstration is
cUHCerned. is thought to be practically
10 veI All the militia are now gooe, ana
the Sheriff has discharged nearly all OF his
:. d4puties. at Wenona to-day everything
: Was-quiet.
:: BRAZIL, Ind, May 29.-The strike situa-
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