The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-09
TO END THE STRIKE.
,or MoUNr TO ASK OTHER COVER
roRs TO CONFER WITH HIM.

.,tynuta, and Illinois to Couae % Indian
...,.-lAbor Leaders 20 Meet In Pitts-
.,,r 10 Consider the Situation Generally.
,Sp,,s.roIis, July s.-Gov. Mount and the
u.rbes OF the Indiana Labor Commission have
ascided to ask the Governors of Ohio, Illinois,
"a Pennsylvania to meet here on Saturday to
oon,rr regarding the coal miners strike and
.,t,mpt to agree on q plan Of arbitration that
Iii be satisfactory to both sides. Tho investi-
O,tIons by the Commissioners in tho coal dis
,-c,, have convinced them that the miners and
nina owners in this State will agree to any set
,lsment that may be made In Ohio, Illinois, and
pennsylvania, and an agreement In the latter
means the return to work at once in Indiana.
The operators whose Offices arc located in this
.;,y say that it will DO time wasted to investi-
vate here with q view to arbitration. for there
are no differences to arbitrate, and that as soon
"a satisfactory scale 10 reached elsewhere It |
Will BE- conceded here. Secretary Hubbard Of
the Island Coal Company said to-day that the
strike could not last much longer here, for the
reason that Illinois and West Virginia miners
arc at work. Tho Island Company has arranged
to ali all Its contracts with West Virginia coal,
and shipments will begin at once from that State. |
COLUMBUS, o., July s.-The miners strike IL |
assuming q serious phase. particularly at Dillon
Vale, on the line Of the Wheeling and Lake Eric
road. and in tho Sunday Creek Valley, in this
State.
United States Marshal D~evanny, who left this
city lss st evening with a posse Of twenty-five
deputies in obedience to the order Of the court
In the case OF the Wheeling and Lake Erie Com
pam. has been on guard at the mines owned by
this company all day, but reports received here
arc to the effect that mono OF the miners has re-
turned to work, even with the protection which
has been Afforded them.
<hnr> xy;u - ~ orkhr>oH 40 khn
West Virginia mine owners attempt 70 supply
the Ohio and lake trade by shipping train loads
OF coal through the Sunday Creek valley. The re-
ports from there arc to the effect that the miners
will not permit this to be done, and IL they uu-
dertake 10 stop the trains the State or national
Government will be appealed to for protection.
President Rstchford Of the National Mine
Workers organization says tho miners have
gained during the past twenty-four hours. and
he thinks they will win The change in the sit
uation In the Pittsburg district is particularly
gratifying to him. where. he says, $4,000 Of
the $4,000 miners in the Pittsburg district
have Joined the strike. The men in De Armitt's
mines. however. are stfl at work. and unless
they can be induced to lay down their tools the
strike cannot DO made effective there.
President Ratchford left Columbus tonight
for Pittsburg, where he will attend q meeting Of
the Presidents Of various national labor or
CARNATIONS, ant Ehich Samuel Gompers,
President Of the lean Federation Of Labor.
taken at this meeting to give the miners inan-
cial aid, as well as to declare . boycott against
the users of non-union coal
While in Pittsburg, President Ratchford will
dent Doisn in, an effort to induce. De Armitt's
aided by President Gompers of the American
Federation, Of Labor and other labor leaders who
resident Ratchiord said tonight, before leav-
ing for Pttsburg. that De Arrnitt's men must
come OUT If the miners, organikatiSn Is obliged
At this time the situation in West Virginia re-
mains practically unchanged.
said President Ratchford, " from nearly all The
mining centres in West Virginia, which indi-
man within a Few days. osgauizc-s are re.
auested at nearly every point. As yet we haye
miners to quit work, but after We learn how
many are DISPOSED to work and where they are
measures viii = J., be s taken n,Po placing s,n a number Of
pension general by the end of next week"
Mr.. Ratchsord now stimate that there are
over 100000 men in line, and he predicts that
within a weeks time the suspension will be
complete.
PrrTsBURG. Pa. July s.-A meeting of 1000
presided over by Wilson Green, q negro preach
er, rs years old. who also worked in the mines.
cause. Last night he held a prayer meeting,
at which the coloEed miners Of CASTOR
NAiS NSAS PANoSAt- Ato iS AioA tNAtAS -
fen a st-i L E issued ab By h ISs %i fssR?s Sa Il sni fsti
brought them to their feet and in prayer meet.
Ing they passed resolutions to join the strike.
lf DISTINCT R I sss sesy yeE WiiIia no e. Ra 70 seT spoke at
the meeting. and returned tonight to Ptttsburg.
Warner was asked what miners are still work
Ing In this district, and said:
AT Cannonsburg. Cook & Sons, two mines.
employing 100 men. and Boones Hitchman mine.
IS mem the Panhandle. Senator Mark Hanna's
mine, rs men; Prise mine, 7. ID. Storms. 10 men
at 80 cents. the price tonight Tor by the present
strike; the Buffalo mine, only 8 men work
The rest OF the district Is closed down tonight.
M A. Hanna & Co. are paying 60 cents, but the
men working there have been deferred hereto
fore by the notices posted up saying that the
Per cent. retained under the ironclad contract.
This threat is not sufficient to scare the miners
from striking and will not prevent Senator
Hanna's miners from coming out"
With reference to National President Ratch.
forG's statement that De Armett's miners mus.
AFFORD TO pay them wages, Mr. Warner said:
DE ArMett's 1000 men will be out on next
sunday We are going to hold meetings, and
challenge Mr.. De Armett to attend them
pespite stories to the contrary. the railroads
law which permits them 70 take while in transit
such as they may need. The Pennsylyania Rail
f ISa9 t tS,S1ay to ok fro from R. 4IRPesatSr and II 6 y; 69 RaiG
road has ordered tts yardnasters in the Goa
district to appropriate all coal shipped. Some
S~NNNS IA d5 tlCy 0ooOtt LIZ AZ ~
are straining the law and are storing enough
coal 20 last them for six weeks.
District President Dolan is on the Youghio
gheny River tonight. The miners employed
~>taoNynetese4m went out Yesterday. but there
fears that they will go back.
TERkE HAUTE, Ind, July s.-The State Labor
commissioners of this State. with Secretary
Bishop OF the Ohio board, have come to the con
elqsion that the key TO the coal strike situation
sin The PittsburR district and they are making
an effort to hold a meeting in that city OF repre-
9entatiyes from Indiana, Illinois. Ohio. arc
pennsylvania. Commissioners Schmid of thu
Indiana Commission was in Brazil to-day, wher'
ne was informed by the block coal operators tina
thsy would not consent to arbitration because
they had a contract with their 1900 men run
ming unit! next May at 81 cents. the block coe
price not being uniform with the price for MIN
lng coal In other States The Indiana btu
minous a%perators, notably President Tally of tn
operators Association, say the Pitts6urg peopi
must be brought into line frst; that the diiferen
uals IN the other fields are besed on PittsburI
prices for mining. Accordingly, the Commits
,iohsrs OF the two States have telegraphed t
Ihe Illinois state Board and TO Gov. Hastings o
pennsylvania n send representatives tc a moet
ing 70 be held In pittsburg.
PRESIDENT Tally and other Indiana operators
say they are in favor of q board TO limit tho out
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