Evening journal., 1897-07-13
OINCS OF STRIKERS.
> Lines Strengthening In All
Directions
BITRATION MAY BE THE NEXT MOVE

.oOmething Is NOT Decided upon soon, ]
the Men May Break Out and Thus
CompIicate Affairs sGreatly-They
Are Becoming Rostive.
'pittsburg. July 1S.-Beyond strength
8ng the miners lines along the rivers
ere was little change in the strike sit
4 tion. The ironclad contracts which
re in force at several mines in the
'Dnongahela valley were swept out Of
istence, and the strike was made gem
Ill in the fourth pool The Chamouni,
polio, Jack Jones and O'Neirs Fay
& e City mines, which had been run
'ng with a light force of men and un-
4 r ironclads, are idle. The men at the
4amouni mine were the last to lay
\ wn their tools. The miners along the
f7er are rejoicing over this victory.
5 rhe only mine reported in operation
. the region is the Equitable at Web
ar. 1t is a stock company, compris-
.g about 75 stockholders, and they are
Sning their own coal The Blyth Coal
mpany has offered the SO cent rate to
5 cir men at the Red Bird mine, but
e officials will not allow them to go to
+ ork at present. A mass meeting was
I'D at Fayette city and plans made
. look after the strikers interests and
that no mines resume.
sThe men in the Stickel Hollow mines
+ the Washington Coal company have
so come out, making the suspension
3mplete in this district, except at the
lines of the New York and Cleveland
as Coal company, where about 1,zOO
en- are working. No effort has yet
zen made to get these diggers out, and
F. he miners at other pits who have laid
Dwn their tools are grumbling at the
owness of Dearmitt's men in joining
be movement.
The hotheads are advising drastic
Seasures. They have been kept in
+ heck so far, but there is no telling
. hen the fever will break out and
soncerted move on Sandy and Plum
reelSs made.
An Arbitration Scheme.
The greatest interest is now mani
asted in the scheme to arbitrate the
.trike question. Labor commissioners
. nd official arbitrators Of the several
tates affected are mobilizing in this
.ity. The state of Ohio is the only one
-hich has a regularly appointed board
|f arbitration. 1t exists for just such
Emergencies as this and is naturally
|minently well prepared for the work
Host of the others interested are labor
commissioners and industrial stats.
8iclans, who are also well able 20 aci
n the capacity of arbitrators from th'
ature of their work in keeping il
ouch with the working classes gener
lily.
& The Ohio board is composed of S. N
)wen, chairman. of Columbus, who wal
ormerly chief justice Of the supreme
8ourt Of Ohio: ex-Attorney Genera
ohm Little of Xenia and Joseph Bish
b. of Columbus, formerly president o
he Amalgamated association. The In
llama labor commissioners here are L
P. Mccormick, ex-president Of tn
state typographical union, and 3. I
bchmid of Indianapolis. James NJ
clark, industrial statfstician of Penn
ylvania, has arrived from Harrisburg
rhe same officials Of the state of Yves
Virginia are expected to get her
ihortly.
The Illinois commissioners. J. I
Seefe, ]. B. Gill and II. S. Golf. are o.
heir way to Pittsburg, and will NEE
he other commissioners in this cit
tomorrow. Thus all the states, wit
he exception of Kentucky and Tennes
pee, where the strike is on viii be rep
resented in the conferences which ar
to be held here during the next FEY
days.
Invitations have been sent to the coa
operators Of the Pittsburg district {
meet the arbitrators informally an
talk over the matter of settling tn
strike.
James Young, representing the NJ.
Hanna mining interests, has arrive
from Cleveland and was in consulta
ton with the peacemakers at the SeN
enth Avenue hotel. One or two Of tn
smaller operators dropped in to loo
over the situation, but no importar
conference has yet been held.
1t is expected by the arbitrators tn;
representative number of the LOCI
operators will be got together will
+ in the next u hours. However, pc
sons who are well acquainted with Il
warning factions that exist among II
coal operators here, say they will
hard to get together in this move, a
though the extreme gravity Of the ou
look may have the desired effect.