The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-04
The GREAT MINERS STRIKE.
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tomorrow. It will doubtless concur in
the action OF the meeting to-day.
LOUISVILLE. KY. July ga special
to tho Times from Washington. Ind.
says: The order OF the National Board
OF United Mine Workers commanding
Goa. miners to strike. will be disregarded
here. Cabel & Co.'S miners have been
out since May LIST on account of dis
agreement. and Wilson's miners will con
tinue at work having. by consent of the
State Organization. made special agree
ment with their employers.
EXCITEMENT AT PITTSBURG.
PlTTSBURG, July 3.-Tndustrial circles
were much excited to-day over the de-
Velopment In the situation among seve-
raj important trades on tho verge OF de-
claration Of the coal miners of the Pitts
burg district TO take the lead OF the
general suspension of the coal mining
Industry came TO concession OF the tin
plate manufacturers to the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
The miners officials here say that idIeness
VIII prevail In the majority OF all rail and
river mines In the Pittsburg district They
claim the struggle for higher wages will
De OF short duration and that by reason
or the great demand for coal for the
lake trade at this season OF the year they
VIII be granted an advance before the
operators lose large contracts for the
future delivery OF coal.
The miners officials claim that a con-
servative estimate fixes the number OF
men who will go on strike in Pennsylva-
MIA, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois at 100000.
They hope to increase this number as
the strike sentiment grows
The tin plate workers are fubilant over
the concessions made by the manufacture
srs. IL is estimated that 5000 skilled
workmen will resume Tuesday morning
Nearly all the tin plate manufacturers
III the Pittsburg district have enough or
ders 10 Keep their plants running for the
next SIX months In a few plants the
eh0ife put for the next year has been
already sold
VICTORY FOR TIN MEN.
IIIIoBURG, PA, July 3.-Skilled tim
pate workers identified with the Amalga-
mated Association OF Iron and Steel
w, w orkers scored decisive victory to-day.
They secured an advance i'm wages and
a protective clause that the tin-plate
mllls VIII not manufacture sheet iron.
Inc workers are jubilant and look upon
the future with hope. as IT is claimed the
siBhlhg or the remaining scales OF the
%
The conference between the scale COM
mlttee and committee OF manufacturers
auJourned this morning after having been
IN session two days. The workers want
ed an advance OF fifteen per cent, which
the manufacturers were not inclined To
give. a readtustment was made which
would give the workers an average ad-
vance Of about "a per cent After con-
siderable discussion the workers agreed
10 inc proposition. provided the manu-
lecturers signing the scale would agree to
give them a protective clause guarantee
ing that the tin-plate mills would not
manufacture sheet iron in the event of
market for tin being depressed. The prop
osltlon was agreed to and both sides adj
Journei. apparently we'll satisfied. The
settlement means much 10 the workers.
DECIDED TO STRIKE.
PITTSBURG, PA. July 3.-The coal
miners of the Pittsburg district, in dele
cation convention here to-day, decided
unanimously TO comply with the order Of
the National Executive Board to strike
and all OF the union miners in the dis
trict VIII lay down their tools tomorrow
morning and enter upon a struggle for
better wages. which promises to be one
OF the longest fights ever known in the
labor world. The delegates TO the con-
vention left for their homes full Of the
strike sentiment. each man promising a
complete suspension Of work I'm the mines
he represented.
Nv Iiill'ir tlllfldlS nave competed ar
Tangements for mass meetings to be held
throughout the Ell 4 district, and it
IS the belief that these meetings will
bring out every digger in the district.
those who are under iron-clad agreements
as well as the others.
NO STRIKE IN MIDDBESBORO.
LOUISVILLE L. KY, July "a special
10 the Times from Middesboro. Ky.
says: There will be no strike Of coal
miners in the Middlesboro district. The
miners get good wages. and are satisfied.
and no walking delegate. it is said. could
force them out. They will disregard the
order to strike.
ST. LOUIS. MO. July St Louis coal
operators, most of whom own mines in
Illinois, are preparing for the threatened
strike, and so are the consumers of this
city.
Orders enough have been received dur
ing the past five or six days to keep in
operation all the mines I'm Southern and
Central Illinois. The ST. Louis coal mar
ket was never in a more demoralized con-
ditiOn.
Ii is doubtful II the miners OF the Belle
vile ILL.,. district will quit work I'm
body. They are poorly organized. and
there is lack Of concert among them.
Mass-meetings are being held at various
points 10 determine on "a plan Of action.