The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05
It WILL Be A LOCKOUT.
Mine-OWnerS Refuse to In
crease the Scale of
Wages.
Militia fastened to a West Virginia
District to Prevent Fresh
Disturbances.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 4.-The Joint
convention of miners and operators ad-
iourned sine die tonight without fixing
the price of mining. Although there was
only difference of cents between the
propositions of the miners and operators,
neither side would make any concessions
A lockout now seems probable, as the
operators say they cannot operate their
mines and pay over 81 cents for mining.
They claim they cannot compete for lake
trade against the Pittsburg district at the
rate proposed by the miners. About q, 900
miners in the State suspended work May l,
pending settlement.
The operators will probably quietly await
the end of the Pittsburg strike, and in the
event OF failure to adjust the differences
there with the miners will declare lock-
out. The operators, it appears, have an
ticipated a suspension and a months
stock of coal, it is said, has been accumu-
lated.
ROANOKE, VA, May 4.-In accordance
with orders from Richmond the following
military companies passed through here
this morning en- route to Graham: Two
detachmenls OF the Richmond Howitzers
with two Calling guns and 5000 rounds of
ammunition, Monticello Guards of Char
lottesville and the Lynchburg Home
Guards.
They we're joined by the Roanoke Light
Infantry and Machine Works Guards and
it was understood that the jeff Davis
Rifles of Salem and the military company
at Radford would get aboard the train on
its arrival at the foregoing named places.
All of the military carried three days
rations.
The receivers of the Norfolk and West
ern road have had notice that the recent
injunction granted by Judge Jackson was
intended for use in the coal regions. They
state that the company is in the hands of
the United States courts and warn all
persons at their peril not to interfere with
the property or traffic of the company.
The officials Of that company regard Sun
day as the critical day, and all prepara-
tons seem to have been taken with a view
of preventing trouble on that day at Poca-
hontas.
WEIGH, W. VA, May 4-Over 300
troops from Richmond, Danville, Lynch
burg and Charlottesville are at Graham to-
night, awaiting orders to quell any dis
between the miners now working for the
Southwest Company and the strikers.
They have brought with them two Cat
ling guns. All is quiet, but it is impossible
to say what a meeting of 10000 strikers
and the men now working at the Browning
and Southwest mines at Pocahontas will
result in tomorrow.
RICHMOND, Va, May According to
reports received at the Governors Office,
there has been no outbreak as yet in the
Pocahontas mining district. Governor
O'Ferrall and General Phillips feel anxious,
however. They sat up all last night re-
ceiving and transmitting kilograms. In
explaining his orders calling out the
militia, Governor O'Ferrall stated to-day
that he was determined that the striking
miners from West Virginia should not be
allowed to overawe and force the Poca-
hontas miners, who seem DESTROYS of con-
tnuing at work, to leave their jobs.