The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-07-10
CRISIS In THE NINE STRIKE
FEARS or OPEN REYOLTS AND RE.
SORTS no MOB VIOLENCE.

Operators and Strikers Appear to be San
guine of Victory Reported Big Ship
ments of Coal-Efforts to be Made to Per-
suade Workmen Yet at Work to Join the
strikers.
Pittsburg, July 9.-The lines are
tightening in the Pittsburg mining dis
trict. The diggers in the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company mines
are still working, but President Dolan
and Secretary Warner are preparing
for q move Of a sensational order. 1t
was looked for to-day, but will be made
some time Saturday or Sunday. Pres
ident Dolan was at Wickhaven
strengthening his cause there and will
visit several Of the river mines before
he returns.
into the miners office. One of these,
written by a miner Of the Wheeling di-
vision Of the Baltimore and Ohio, COM
plains that operators are influencing
the boarding house keepers to issue at
tachments against the single men for
the small amounts they owe, and are
also threatening the men having fam
lilies with landlords rents and election
II they do not return to work.
A special from Fayette City says:
Crowds of idle miners are gathering.
and unless the miners Of the places lay
down their tools at once 1t Is said that
a march Of miners, beginning at Fay
ette City, with a brass band leading,
will be made and every man persuaded
to quit work The miners when spok-
en- to were in deadly earnest and will
not rest until every digger comes out
and joins in the strike. The serious
condition of affairs in this valley has
been made known to miners, and Pres
ident Dolan will probably arrange for
mass meeting at Monongahela within
the next forty-eight hours"
The operators say the Pennsylvania
alone handled thousand cars of coal
yesterday. Most of it they say went to
the western markets.
The officials of the United Minework-
ers, both local and national, realize
that this is a crucial time In the strike
movement, which necessitates prompt
action.
President DeArmitt says the men are
perfectly satisfied with the price and
conditions in the Cleveland mines The
miners leaders are determined to bring
them out and claim they will succeed
Trouble is expected on the Wheeling
division tomorrow as it will be pay
day. 1t is estimated that fully $4,000
will be paid out in cash. An effort will
be made to have the saloons in Findla-
vile closed tomorrow, claiming that
there will be riotfng if the men Wfe
have money patronize these places
There are many foreigners employed in
the mines and they are considered dan
gerous when under the influence OF
liquor. An unusual quantity of Goa
came in from the Fairmont region OF
West Virginia over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and is crowded in the
G1enwood yards. Most of 1t will go tc
the lakes The miners on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad are running to theil
fullest capacity and operators in need
of coal are making purchases. Whole
sale dealers are the only ones shipping
west.
The movement among the operators
to get conference among the miners
leaders had not as yet assumed a def
mite form. Colonel Rend, the Chicago
operator and others are working hare
to secure an agreement
Ottawa, ILL.,, July 9.-One hundred anG
eighty miners at e. Hakes' shaft, Rut.
land, went out on strike to-day. A
body of $50 miners from Toluca march
ed across the country and met the
Rutland miners as they appeared at the
shaft. Fearing trouble the mayor o.
Rutland telegraphed the sheriff tha
the situation was alarming and asked
for assistance. Before the deputies
were sworn in to go to the scene wore
was received that after the Toluce
strikers had paraded the streets they
left for home, and all danger hat
passed.
Peoria, ILL.,, July 9-Two hundred
coal miners met in a grove at Barton
vile and agreed to send delegates tt
the conference with the 1oerators G
week from to-day. Meanwhile the fifty
men in the district now at work viii
keep working. They propose to ask fol
1894 prices
Usage City, Kan, July 9.-Since thu
dispatch from this city a. few days ago
setting forth the destitute condition o.
the coal miners, most of whom hav,
been idle since January, new ordel
of things has taken place. Many, If no
all of the men have been put to worl
in what is known as the company mine:
and the prospects are that they will be
kept at work for several months a.
least
Pittsburg, July 9.-The greatest gath
ering of labor leaders that ever assem-
bled in this country during a. strik,
was held at this city tonight to devils,
means to assist the coal miners in theil
contest for increased wages The con
ference was called suddenly but the Of
ficials responded, representing nearly
every branch of organized labor In tn,
United States Those present wert
Samuel Gompers, NJ. d. Ratchford, NJ
NJ. Garland, Stephen Madden, ]. NJ
Hughes, NJ. J. Counnahan, NJ. P. Car.
rick, L. r. Thomas, w. B. Mahon, Pat
rick Dolan and W. NJ. Warner.
The conference was fixed at 10 O'Clock
this morning at the Monongahela houst