The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-08

PITTSBURGH, March THE strike Of
,ss minors Of the Pittsburgh dia,rics Is
on In full force and 1t was expected that
to-day would SEQ general suspension
oI work. There are three companies
whose miners 1t Is thought will stay as
work, and the men employed in these
mines aggregate less than 1000.
At the Monongah mines. near No.
nOlgahela City, last night the mon held
a meeting. aud, after completing the
l,adiug OF a barge a. tho request Of the
superintendent, quit work.
All the miners Of the fourth pool are
expected to come on. this morning.
There is o good boating stage and the
operators are desirous OF continuing
work. Some OF them have proposed
compromise scales, but in each case
they have been rejeUed with the de-
maud for the rates decided upon by tho
convention.
Reports received at tho miners' head
quarters in this city show n general sus.
pension Of work throughout the dis
tric. From the report OF tho commits
.oner OF labor showing tho number oil
miners employed in the district 1t is OF.
iimated tha. the number who arc on
strike ia over g, 900 aud that the nun.
Der employed at mines where there will
be no strike is about 1900. The men
are determined to win, although each
one will have to rely on his own re-
sources for sustenance during the sus.
pension, as the organization ha. not the
funds to pay strike benefits.
4 prominent miners official tonight
said be thought some OF the retail oper.
a,ors would agreo to pay the price, and
get i. on the market, but did not think
bic firms would agreo to it.
He thinks the ssrike at present ill-ad.
yised, and said the men should have
waited until the middle OF April. He
regrets the action by the men.
The latest estimate Of strikers is IL
900, leaving those at work In tho neigh
bovhood OF 1900. Among the few min.
ers at work arc ali on Painters Run,
Charters branch. Beatty Bros. and
Panhandle Coal Company, all Mt work
4, 81 cents; the Forsyth Company. in
fourth pool at the rate paid before the
strike; the New York. Cleveland Gas
Coal Company, p.00O); Pittsburg aud
Chicago Gas Coal Company. at Finley
vile, $500 men) and Robbins first pool
men. All OF the above are working mn
Dc, irouclad contracts, and should the
men quit work, they forfeit bonus,
and place themselves in jeopardy OF tho
law for breach OF contract. Robbins
men aeriously contemplate tho break
and run the chances. The company Of
fetal. cannot soy what tho men will do.
Some OF the big mines on the Pan
Handle which suspended to-day are:
The Standard Coal Company. 275 men;
NilIcr's Run Coal Company, 200; Ridge
way Bishop Company, go; nearly all
other minos in the Mansfield district
are oa.. The Euclid mine OF the Ohio
sad Pennsylvania Company a. Port
Royal on the b. & O.. aud tho Cecil
lincs at CTeedmors also closed to-day.
Considerable uneasiness WAS caused
the operators to-day, BY tho Hacke.t
Coal Company, 4. Finleyvillc, con.roll.
ed by Boyle Brothers, posting notice
tha. their mines will resume tomorrow
at SO cents, the rate demanded by the
men In the same section asked simi.
Jar concession. but were cmphatically
Refused. The Boyle Brothers were
asked By tho operators 10 rescind their
notice under promise Of having thoir
orders filed from tho mines ut work for
81 cents. but they replied tina. it was
their intention TO conduct their own
business. Tho men at Cat,burg on tho
NonongaEela river have returned to
york, Tho company having conceded 10
the .calr.
Reports from all parts o; tho distric!
tonight confirm tho earlier reports
that the s!riko 10 complete, with tho
los exceptions mentioned.