The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-10

P1TTSBURG, Pa, July 9.-The situ-
alton Of the miners strike tonight
shows but little direct change from yes
terday, though the day has been
fraught with incidents leading up tc
decisive action in the immediate fu-
ture. The principal movement made by
the strikers today was the securing OF
conference of the national leaders OF
the several powerful labor organiza.
tions of the country with the purpose
in view of devising ways and means
to assist those who are making what
is considered by all Of them the su-
preme effort for wage advancement. II
is known that concerted action will be
taken at once to make the suspension
or mining in West Virginia complete
which move, If successful will kill of
the most effective enemy the strikers
have to encounter. 1t was this field
that broke the strike in 1894 and nc
eHort Will be spared to bring it into
subJection at this time. To supplement
the conference of this evening a special
meeting Of the state labor league has
peen called for Sunday night in this
city, at which further means of SIM
port will be devised. The operators In
the meantime are viewing the condi-
tlons calmly, and profess to be in nc
wise alarmed at the ultimate success
Of their cause.
Inc lines are Tightening in all Sec
lions Of the Pittsburg mining district
with the exception Of few spots. The
d1ggers Of the New York & Cleveland
put President Dolan and Secretary
warner are preparing for move Of a
sensational order ON that point. It was
looked for today, but will be made
some time Saturday or Sunday. the
time not yet being agreed upon. Presi-
dent Dolan was out at Wickhaven to-
day, strengthening his cause there. and
Will visit several of the river mines
before he returns.
Inc best information puts the pres-
ent state of the strike in this district
as about complete with the excention
OF the pits Of the New York & Cleve-
lana company, four or five small mines
anu several others in the fourth pool.
II seems that the officials are havino o.
more trouble in getting the miners n@ e
lne upper river section out than in
any other portion of the territory Tt
Is so, TOO, with the Dearmitt mine tho
vital point of the district. Strone af0
t0tts Will be made by President DoIa ~
s thls week to get all the river diggers
my Iileo the movement. By his efforts
yesterday the miners at Whittset ava
Western Newton went out. Some ~
the reports from the Mononga hela
river district indicate that MANY Of
the miners of that section are weaken
ing and that some have already re-
turned to Work, with prospects of more
long oeiore
The officials Of the United Mine
workers realize that this is a crncia !
time IN the strike, movement with tha
greatest interest centered in the Pitts
oufS district. Efforts will be made ~
get out all the working river minar.
ana the Dearnlitt men. Much denends
upon their success and, in fact. if will
nkeIy De the. turning point in the
movement. Up to the present time
not a man has quit at the mines of
the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal
company and none are expected to ioin
the strikers. President Dearmitt saws
the men are perfectly satisfied wit h
the price and the conditions. A MN
per OF the miners who were spoken
10 thls afternoon say they will not
JON IN the movement The miners,
leaders are determined, however n
bring them out and claim they will
succeed. VIZ
Trouble is expected on the Wheeling
division tomorrow, as it will be nav
day. 1t is estimated that fully $40 O0D
will be paid out in cash. An effort
Will be made to have the saloons at
t1nleyYille closed tomorrow. claiming
that there will be rioting if the men
places.
The shortage of coal is severely felt
by the railroads. Wholesale confisca-
tlons are the rule on all lines Shipping
West. Beading Bros. reported thai
the railroad had taken eight loaded
cars shipped by them yesterday, bur
by making a vigorous protest the firm
got three of them back.
CLEVELAND, July 9.-The coal min
ers in the Wheeling & Lake Erie dis
trlct won great victory today. Col
Myron L. Herrick, the receiver for the
W. q l.. E. road, received a dispatch
at noon today saying that only one
man went 10 work at Dillonvale This
IS the place where the receiver de-
cided to make the test. Mr.. Herrick
said that he was led to believe men
wanted to work, and that, therefore.
he secured protection for them. He
fully expected that one thousand min
ers would go TO the mines, and was
astonished to learn that only one ma IN
reported. Twenty-Five deputies were
on hand to protect the miners. The
full force Of this intelligence can be
appreciated when it is stated that
Cleveland manufacturers and shippers
expected that if matters came to the
very worst the district covered by the
Wheeling &, Lake Erie would supplv
whatever coal was needed. This means
TO Cleveland now a practical tie I'D.
The surprise of the day, however
came when D. r. Hanna, the manager
OF M. A. Hanna & Co., received q
message stating that every miner en-
ployed at the company's mines had
gene out: The Hanna people have
been confident of their ability to hold
their men. Information received here
shows that the shut down of the
Wheeling division Of the B. & O road
is absolute. General Manager Wood
ford, of the Cleveland, Lorraine 3
Wheeling railway, says that no coal is
being mined along his road.
Col. Herrick, Of the Wheeling g.
Lake. Erie, has not yet decided What
he will do regarding the West Virginia
fields. He does not doubt that there
will be serious trouble If he hau1s
West Virginia coal, but he Is inclined
to believe the attempt to haul 1t will
be made. Unless coal begins coming
into Cleveland in few days the situ-
alton in the city will be serious The
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