The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-11

was seen favored arbitration at this
time. One of the most prominent
operators said: 'I cannot see what
could be accomplished by a conferences
en- the arbitration question. This
strike is not far enough advanced
for such a move. 1t has caused a little
scare, but with the mines running in
southern fields there will be no difficult
ty in supplying the market"
There was a furry in the coal mar
ket today. Before the strike coal was
quoted at 70 cents per ton. This after
noon it was difficult to buy it at $1.50
ton. A few of the operators who
were on the inside made considerable
money. Some of the operators have
gone into the brokerage business on
West Virginia coal The Port Royal
Coal company bought 800 cars of West
Virginia coal and was selling at from
$1.10 to $3.50. This afternoon a repre-
sentative of the Monongahela mine in
West Virginia arrived in the city to
secure miners and new contracts.
The decision of the labor leaders at
the conference last night in this city,
to send organizers to West Virginia,
and to furnish funds to bring out the
miners in that state, practically mar
rows down the strike to fight be-
tween the coal operators of West Vir-
ginia, and the labor unions of the
country. The cry of union miners will
now be that West Virginia in line the
strike will ultimately be successful.
No money or effort will be spared, it
is said, to accomplish the suspension
of every mine in that state. Special
organizers will also be sent to the
mines of the New York & Cleveland
Gas Coal company, and every argu-
ment used upon the men at work to
induce them to join in the movement.
Further accessions to the ranks of
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port the 200 men in Vesta mine met
last night and decided to strike for
the district price Today work was sus-
pended and the pit is empty The Fan
handle mine of Hanna &: Co. is said
to have been shut down completely
today by the order Of Manager Young.
About seventy-1ive men were at work
in this mine yesterday. According to
the miners officials, .ess than five
hundred men outside of the 1900 en-
ployed by De Armit, n the New York
& Cleveland company, entered the pits
in this district today.
The miners leaders will leave
nothing undone to aid them IN any way
in bringing the great struggle to d sue
cesSful determination. AS a last re-
sort, the railroad employees will be
brought into the fight if possible. The
heads of the various railway orgarIza-
tions have been appealed to for assis-
loHCt, IL uCSuSu, anu IL - SoilQ IH6y
will render all aid possible. It was
reported that P. H. Arthur, chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
had been asked to issue orders to the
engineers not to haul coal until the
miners differences are adjusted. This
would effectually tie up all the coal
ready for shipment, and what might
be loaded in the event of the failure
to bring all of the miners out. When
President Ratchford was asked as to
the truth Of the report, he said:
1--WE have been keeping that feature
Of the strike from the newspapers fer
several days. 1 will say however, that
we have communicated with the heads
Of all the railway orgautzau ons in the
country, and L believe we will have
their support in this struggle. AS to
asking them to call upon the railway
emplayes to refuse to haul coal until
the trouble is settled. I will say this
will only be done after we have ex-
hauSted all other means"