The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08
COAL OPERATORS CONFER.
yIyE OWNERS MEET IN DETROIT
TO CONSIDER THE STRIKE.

but 5000 OF the Winners or Pennsylvnnin
60 Out-Ninera Hesitate In Other Places
The Effort to bring About Arbitration.
DETROIT. Mich. July Tho Board OF Con.
troll Of. the Ohio Coal Association met here this
,ftsnoon and very soon after adjourned to
meet In Put.in.Bay on Wednesday next. Tho
meeting was secret and was participated In by
d r. Hanna Of Cleveland. son OF SEN
ator Hanna: T. +. Young. Cleveland; b.
r. Berry. Detroit, Vice. President OF tho Wills
Creek Coal Company; II, II. and Thomas John
,on, Columbus; ]. S. Morton, Columbus; f. S.
Brooks, Columbus, and II. j.. Booth, Toledo.
Mr.. Young. when questioned, declared that,
although tho entire coal situation was discussed
Informally, nothing was done. and no attempt
was made to accomplish anything definite.
other members Of the board confirmed the
statement, and they said that while all were
anxious to soc tho strike broken speedily thoro
WIS absolutely nothing that could DO done at
tho present time. Mr.. Hanna spoke OF the
coal supply, and said that for the present
there was plenty for everybody, and that there
was very little cause for either railways or firms
getting in \ panic over a prospective famine.
None OF the men seemed DESTROYS of talking at
length to reporters, and very possibly the ad.
journmcnt to the island In Lake Erie was to seek
reclusion.
PrrTsBuRo, July TAN but 1000 Of tho
$1,000 coal miners of the Pittsburg district
have quit work. This evening word came to
President Patrick Dolan that tho miners
along the Youghiogheny River had left
their tools to-day. The following mines are
among those affected: Smithton mine. Harris
Brothers. 200 men; Eureka mine. Eureka Coal
Company, 900 men; White Lily mine, Morgan,
Moore Il Balm. $50 men; Wickhaven mine.
Wick Brothers.. $50 men; Water Lily
and Whitsett mines, Osborne s. Saeger,
800 men. The senior member of this
firm is q cousin OF President Mckinley. In all
coal pits the miners organization has left two
men at work so that the necessary repairs may
be made and the mines not crippled by falling
roofs.
The hundreds Of miners working at the first
pool mines of Francis L. Ribbins. tho largest
operator in the district. also quit work
this afternoon. 1t was learned this morn
ing that the employees Of NJ. A. Han
ma s. Company Joined the strikers. All
the mines on the Panhandle Railroad closed
down to-day. At present the only mines in
operation are those Of the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal Company, w. p. Dearmit, Presi-
dent, working about 1000 men, and several
smaller mines, whose owners say they are not In
the Pittsburg district.
District President Dolan received word to-
night that the miners in the Wheeling Crock
district. Ohio, had gone out to-day. There
were 5.0O0 OF them. These mines were
operated during tho last suspension. Later
the Monongahela Mining Company took
orders from operators here to I'LL their contracts
during the present strike. The strike OF the
company's miners will prevent it from filling
the orders unless its advertiser ents for new
men are responded to favorably.
strike by peaceable means. He will discourage
the custom Of marching across the country from
CoLrM1us..:o 20. July 7.-Unless the striking coal
miners Of the various States who went out in
Of the United Mine Workers Of America are
soon reinforced by their co.laborers in the east
eF Pr aastIsE,'i R sns siF'eS himself Tlaa 81 ad tnltR.f they can
not hope for success unless the strike becomes
E fse spnbe he 81 F'f mse w to siS are US st anny al Work az SS sG
says that the outlook now is more hope
5Hl saa arc sHeG Sssta FROM as r fas s si's ssia
70 DO 10000 miners in the bituminops
a assest 20 si mass ' at the heaaSg gus Sse1sa OF tho b IA:
tional Mine Workers officials, the number Of
% sosPs an and ih jain stif is T shs s haSs l %iil d nos et se s's
22 TSo . ths ss%a tsesiEs sioG spo 6sin W s.ill V = wG5k;
arc on to I the effect cs's that the heo% miners there will
not participate in the strike. On the con.
trar{. the operators n at Fair 1n Ini have o,1 nd,
Of the harvest they expect ,i to od reap i the
for protection rs officers OF the United States
Myron i: HsFrIek and Robert Pliekegnsdo5teE
receivers of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Rail.
and Pittsburg Coal Company. have applied to the
United States Court for protection. not that
OF trouble. These companies own and operate
mines in Jefferson county. employing about
had no no CONTROVERSY With their ! enm min SaSs who
desire to remain at work. and who suspended
Tested. The court despatched United States
b marshals to the scene.
All coal carrying roads are reducing their eX'
penscs by laying off men in the shops or %curtail
Ing the number OF extra trains. As matters ap
70 Jour st%atesMohio. Indiana a. Illinois, and a part
Of Pennsylvania. 1t is said that the number
estimated and that Inc total number viii not
exceed 10000. as follows: Ohio, IS 900; western
diana, 700. The miners OF Alabama. Tennessee
and Kentucky. were on a strike before this ma,
Iowa, MISSOURI, Kansas, Arkansas, wyoming,
and the Indian Territory are still at work; 10,
been ~ st nGw ae to secn 1ea for the the P miners JUST what hal
was secured by, the, compromise agreement
G " Oh put t an ns end tot to th be strike ,o of pp s9a; R iTneiy'
John Mcbride was at the head of the national
organization, at that time. was ronndly dc
W r. Rend. The big Chicago operator, was II
wants a conference of miners and operators
called to be held in This city the latter part O.
TrRRE HAurr' Ind July The two mem
bers Of the Indiana Labor Commission camt
miners. Ono member OF the commission WA,
hurriedly called back to indianapolis and tho
other held an informal conference with
President Talley. OF the Operators Associa
ton and several other operators. President
Knight OF the miners brought Mr.. ralley to
meet the Commissioners The operators ex
press different opinions AS to the efficacy OF ar
Duration. President Knight says he is willing
TO submit the controversy TO "A joint labor com
mission. but he doubts II such a board would bt
able TO accomplish anything.
There are several thousand operators In thu
competitive field" said he. land II a few o
them refused to abide the decision of the major
iy the work Of The board would go for nnught
Men like DearInit of Pennsylvania and Kcllo,
Of the Grape Creek; Ill. field would never con
sent TO arbitration"
The two Commissioners will be In Brazil TO
morrow to consult with operators and miners o
the block COIL field, returning here IN the even
ing, when the situation will be further dis
cussed. President Knight has word that all thu
men in the VI million county field are now out
and that nearly all in the Sullivan county helt
are also out, which makes the strike as genera