The sun., 1894-05-12
soE1 COAL GETTING so.RcE
Philadelphia sna BALTIMORE short d. n
ruppiy-toni Operators IN Session.

Philadelphia sna Bnitiruore short q. a.,
| ruppiJ-toni Operators In session.
PITTSBURGH. May 11.-Ahout seventy-hve Of
the river and railroad coal operators repre-
senting 100 mines and about 1000. 600 tons
annual OUTPUT were present at m eeting here
to. day 20 consider the strike After a pro-
tracted session the meeting passed resolu
tions. by vote OF 50 to 81. that the coal op-
orators OF western Pennsylvania are not
bound In any manner by any action Of the
meeting to be held In Cleveland on May 10.
1t was further resolved to meet and discuss
with employees any time the possibilities Of
adjusting grievances The resolutions CEN
sured the miners for having struck without
proper and sufficient cause and without proper
notice. with having troken faith anil contracts
with their employers with using force to In
timidate their fellow workmen. The United
Mine Workers officials were also censured for
having counselled and abetted the miners In
their acts.
A committee OF ten was appointed 10 lay
the decision before the Cleveland convention.
1t is understood by the makeup OF the vote
and By current talk that this action was forced
through BY the river operators. and against
the wishes OF most OF tho railroad mine opera.
tors. The river men nre in no hurry for the
strike TO end. This railroad operators want 1t
says many OF tho railroad operators and most
OF those voting for the Cleveland conferences
will attend the Cleveland convention. and
PHGapELpHn. May ii.-The strike Of the
soft-coal miners is having a serious effect on
the coasting trade Of Philadelphia. 80 great
Greenwich Point piers OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. which are exclusively devote,i to this
trade; have had to suspend operations entire
ly. The coal there In transit has been taken
By the railroad company for use in its locOmo.
tives.
The same state Of affairs prevails at tho Port
all the coal destined for the pier OF the Balti-
more and Ohio liailroad has been seized by
that company.
Tho result Of this embargo on soft coal Is
that one OF the largest fleets OF idle vessels
ever seen on the Delaware River now floats at
Orders for coal have been coming In freely
from New England places and the West Indies
but they cannot be iilled.,
BALTIMoRE. Md. May IL Tho coal situation
is daily growing more serious. Dealers to- day
resorted to heroic measures to obtain few
hundred tons OF fuel for their customers.
Locust Point. which the Baltimore and Ohio
officials ordered hauled to their yards. An
engine was despatched to tho piers. but en-
ployees OF the dealers removed several yards
Of track. The cars wore then hastily unloaded
into scows. which were soon safely anchored
!" ki.SoSsS the news from the mining dis.
tricts has been favorable for a satisfactory
settlement of the strike. the railroads con-
coal on their tines. Factories have been forced
tn use other fuel. or to shut down entirely be-
cause Of the scarcity Of bitumlhous coal.
with coal. but not pound Ia being shipped
from this port. several partly loaded vessels
being unable to- com,plets their cargoes. Ad-
the effect that but little work is being done.
The strikers and walking delegates have thus
far sucre dead In persuading many OF the men
the mines.