The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-16
A TRUCE PREVAILS
In tn, Pltt,burgh District Pending Settle
msnt Of the Strike.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. July t5.-Foreign
coal is beginning to cut quite a figure in
the Pittsburgh market. and the miners
officials recognize its Importance. They
are, for the time being. satisfied with
the small amount of coal that is being
dug In the Pittsburgh district, and from
now on will look after what they term
outside encroachments.
Much coal Is being sold In the Pits
bnrgh market from the Clearheld and
Cambria district 1t Is true that 1t does
not come to Pittsburgh. but goes TO iill
the contracts made at the great lakes.
The miners are working at good wages,
and It ls claimed are willing to come out
1, the matter Is properly brought before
them
THE men In the cihhrHsld and Cam
btl districts are working under the de-
lugl5n that they are not conflicting with
the general suspension" said President
Patrick Dolan. ave have arranged
conference with some Of the leaders In
that section, the time OF which am not
at liberty To announce. ] am satisfied
that we will be able to make them see
the error OF their WAYS and Join US IN
thls great battle for bread. AZ far MS
the Pittsburgh district proper Ia con-
Cernpd we have every reason 20 be sat
isRed with the situation. II must be
borne In mind that when but few men
are IN a mine It is not falr to class II
among the active list. The fact is, II Is
impossible to produce coal at q profit In
the large mine with only few men at
work. have hopeH In yet being able to
get the New York and Cleveland men
cut There Is very little change In the
situation. aud is practically rs II has
been for the last few days"
whiting to Wager on West virginia.
The local officials are maplfesting
much Interest in the situation In West
Virginia. Cameron Miller said to-day
that he would be willing to wager that
most N the miners OF the Mountain
S,nt would be out before the end OF the
week He said there were about 2b,OoO
miners In TINT state, and n the organl-
zofs succeed In getting 10000 OF them
out, the battle could be considered won.
An important feature OF the local SIT
uatl5n vas tho shipment of several
hundred empty cars from the Pitts
burgh 8 Chicago mines OF the Wheel.
ing division Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad 10 West virginia. They Will be
loaded with coal and sent TO the lakes,
illlng contracts made with Pltthburgh
Operators
The Pittsburgh operators claim that
,heY were offered coal from all sections
N tho country. and had TO refuse n
number Of propositions. The prevail
Ink price was 81 10 ton. no change
being noted from the quotations of tho
day previous The operators claim that
ilo Enterprise, Boone and Cook mlncn
un the Charticra branch NJ tho Pan
Handle, aud che Bunola mines on tho
Munongnheln are running OF the sixty
nine cent rate. The latter was recent.
" purchased BY the National rolling
nlll Company. nj MoKoo8pOft, mud N
claimed 10 be- running IN full
The miners officials Hucceodef I'm
hnoplnV the men employed az tho Keel.
Ing Eureka and W0yofly mlnoi from
liuIng 10 work to-day NJ the rlxiy.nlne
rnnt rate, which has been offered IA
them Nv thclr employers
Company stores closed,
According to the miners officials the
operators have closed TIM company
.tetgs uH ovsf tho disifidt aud auppiioa
70 The men have been out on, THIS