Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-07
Conflicting Statements as to the Num-
Der of Men Out.
UNION OFFICIALS STRONG CLAIMS
Operators Insist Most of the Mines
Are Still Running.
SITUATION AT PITTSBURG

burg district indicate that there is almost
a total suspension of work in the pits to-
day and that the strike, so far as the river
miners are concerned is general.
A dispatch from Monongahela city says:
The bitter feeling between the river and
railroad miners that has always interfered
when a strike was inaugurated heretofore
and prevented good results has been lost
sight of, and organized, unorganized and
imported miners have Joined in one faith
and for one purpose. Today there are
about fifty men at work and 1000 idle in
the Monongahela valley.
but few men are at work in the Cha
mount mine, operated by the Tide Coal
Company, and they are working out a con-
tract, which expires this month. Yester-
Gay few miners were working at the
Ivifl, Apollo, Acme, Foster and Clark
mines. but nothing is being done at these
pits today. Such complete suspension of
mining has not been witnessed in the Mo-
nongahela valley before for many years"
No Trouble to Fill Orders.
Representatives of several central Penn
sylvania and West Virginia coal concerns
are in the city. Several operators whose
Offices they had visited said there would be
no trouble in filling urgent orders held 10y
the Pittsburg operators, even should the
suspension here become thoroughly gen.
eral. 1t was said that representatives OF
the Pennsylvania and West Virginia COM
panies were here trying to relieve local
operators Of Pittsburg contracts. The West
Virginia representatives claimed their state
would be able to supply the whole market
during the strike, but could not attempt to
ship to the lakes.
Claim Strike IL General.
According to the miners officials the sus-
pension in the railroad mines Is almost as
complete as 1t is along the rivers. All the
large mines except those of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, they
claim, are idle today. Among the works
forced to close down by the refusal of the
diggers to work. they say, are the Pan
handle mines Of NJ. A: Hanna & Co., Bead
ling Bros, Robbins Co. and the Pittsbura
and Chicago Gas Coal Co. According to
President Dolan's figures not more than
300 men are at work in the district today
Most of these are employed In the mines OF
the New York and Cleveland Co., and he
will have them out before the end of the
week. He claims a large number of men
quit work there yesterday and today. This
morning he sent word to various members
Of the district executive committee, and ex-
traord.nary efforts will be made to induce
the men still working to come out.
II think" said he, that before the week
is over you will find that there is very little
Pittsburg coal going out"
Operators Tell a Different Story.
These views are not entertained by the
operators, who still assert that more men
are working than have laid down their
picks.
1t Is positively assorted that notwith-
standing Dolan's statements that all the
men are out at the mines of the Pitts
burg and Chicago Company twenty-eight
cars, or 675 TONS were loaded at the mines
yesterday, and twenty-five cars today. If
tins Is true the company must have nearly
a full complement Of men, as one miner
is supposed to dig out about four tons of
coal per day. Dolan's statement that the
Beading mines were idle was also pro-
nounced untrue by the officials of the
Beading company.
The mines, they said, were running as
usual. list Of mines compiled by the
Grated as usual. was as follows:
Along Pittsburg, Virginia and Charles
ton railroad, Allen. Courtney, Stockdale,
Vigilant. California. Catsburg. Williams
handle railroad. Harrison. Beading. Jum-
bo. Boreland, Panhandle, Allison and Cook
Along Baltimore and Ohio, Eureka, Hamp-
ton, Lyons Run, Elkins. Along Pittsburg,
Banning. Whitsett. Dorr. West Newton.
Wickhaven, Washington, Port Royal and
Euclid. Along Wheeling division, CASTOR
vile, Snowden and First Poole. Along Al
legheny Valley railroad. New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company. At Turtle
Creek, the Oak Hill mines. The Plum
Creek and Sandy Creek mines were also
running.
No Quorum of the Operators.
DETROIT, Mich, July IA meeting of
the Ohio coal mine operators was to have
been held in the Hotel Cadillac this morn
ing. No quorum was present and the
meeting adjourned until afternoon.