Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-12
Special to the Register.


PittsbWg, Pa, April 1.-THE min
ers are stu confident Of victory and
believe the operators VIII soon yield to
/ their demands and pay 90 cents a ton
for digging. No trouble is reported
from the Midway and Jumbo mines of
/ The Robbins Company. While the rep
reseutauves OF the firm claim that the
mines are in operation. the miners
omcials deny the statement that any
work is being done at all Two men
who came to the headquarters of the
union from the Mcdonald field, said
that only eight tons OF coal were
loaded ON Tuesday and none yesterday.
! The only persons employed at the
mines, they say, are the deputy sher-
ihs
One Of the largest mass meetings of
| miners held since the strike was in
| augurateJ, occurred at Mcdonald
Fully 1000 diggers We're present and
listened to addresses by District Vice
| President Silas Cole and Secretary
William Warner. They urged the men
to remain out until the 69-cent rate is
granted. At the close Of the meeting
the following was adopted:
( Owing TO the depressed condition
Of the mining industry throughout the
United States for the past two and a
half years, and the starvation price to
be paid for mining offered US by some
Of the leading operators in the Pitts
/ burg district for the ensuing term of
the lake trade; therefore, be it
Resolved That while we are able
TO get the necessaries Of life we will
remain on strike until our operators
submit and pay the sum demanded
by this district; and, be it further
Resolved That while we are on
strike, and knowing that our officials
have done all in their power. we still
urge upon the men now at work at the
price paid to solicit aid. not only from
this district, bat from all competitive
fields for it is for their benefit as we'll
as the men in the PittsbWg district
that the price now demanded be main
tained not only for the lake trade or
season, but for the full term of one
year, and no abrogati0ns or concessions
to be made for the fun term. And,
be it also further
/ Resolved, That we deuOunce the ac-
tiOn of the sheriii of Washington cOun-
ty for sending deputies at the request
of operators to such peaceable and
law-abiding places as Midway, Jumbo
and Primrose villages and that the
citizens Of the above named places
petition The sheriff Of said county to
withdraw them from among us.
The work of distributing aid among
! the suffering strikers is being contin-
/ ued Contributions are being received
at headquarters from the committee
that is ont collecting the assessments
from the miners of the river. who are
working at the advanced rate
George HOtchkiss, who is employed
at the Noon run mine, denies the re-
port that the money collected at Bell
No. mine, at Carnegie, has not been
distributed On the contrary Mr..
Hotchkiss says. that within three
weeks, S23j from the Bell mine have
been distributed among the Moon run
miners, and the balance among other
miners. He also saws that If the
other miners who are working had
done their duty like Bells men, there
would be no suffering among the strik-
ers or their families. The Moon run
men return their thanks to those who
have so generously assisted them.
Henry FlOersheim, the Finleyville
. coal operator who has been confined
| to his home for q week is able to be
out lie has established Offices i'm
rooms SUl and S1l i'm the Carnegie
building, where he was seen i'm regard
TO his action last week i'm telegraphing
his superintendent to pay the 69-cent
rate at the Germania and the Noting
| ham mines. and then subsequently
/ CoUutermanding the same order later.
Mr.. FlOersheim said Il learned that
BObbinss First pool miners were
operating full at go cents, and at once
decided that it would be impossible for
me to pay more ! am willing to pay
1 SO cents. or even % cents, ditferential
or no dinerential if the Pittsburg and
/ Chicago Gas Coal Company, with
\ mines at SnOwdeu and GastOnville, are
made to pay the same rate. / am buy
! inc coal now to fill my contracts. ] see
| that the statement made by Mr.. Demp-
/ srer last week. that ne could buy coal
( in West Virginia at 80 cents a ton, is
| contradicted. I can show by bills for
: coal | ann buying at Fairmout and I
! ONLY nav 80 cents q ton at the tippe
| The coal is mined and run over two
/ inch screen. have sold my store and
/ have the regulation 112-inch screen at
/ both of my mines. My neibhbOrs have
( stores and some are mining coal at 54
cents. At RObbins's First pool mines.
/ $50 cents is paid. Yesterday they load
/ ed As cars and the day before 81 cars.
, OF this I am positive. IT this is con-
tinued 1 will not pay more. My mines
/ will remain idle until / get tired buy
ing coal then [ may import men TO
/ start the mines
Col. w. T.. Rend, of Chicago who ha7
/ extensive coal and coke interests in
/ rbis section. has decided to form them
/ info q corporation TO he called the
"Pittsburg and Western Coal and Coke
/ Coppapy." a charter has been ap-
/ nIied for. The inc0rporat0rs are w. u.
/ ReDd Hush Knox. John Rend, James
/ : Watterson. Joseph p. Rend and
Robert c. Newton. The capital stock
| is put at S3Jo00O.
THE COKE TRADE.