The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-26
STRIKING OPERATORS,
A Split in the Banks of Pittsburg
District Mine Owners.
PRESIDENT D0LAN ARRESTED.
The Leader Of tho PIttsburg District
Mine Workers Led a Party of March.
Ing Strlkors, and Was stopped BY
Deputies.

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Mine Workers Led Party of Mnrch-
ing Strikers, and Was stopped by
Deputies.
Pttsburg, Aug. 26.--The coal oper-
atcrs have made decided change in
front since Tuesday. Internal dissen-
sions, mixed with fear on the part OF
some, caused split In their forces
and change Of base. On Its face the
move looked to many like a temper.
AIRY surrender to the United Mine
Workers Of America. This, however,
Is denied in most emphatic terms BY
the most prominent lake shippers. who
say they are going to start their mines
and supply the demand from the north
west, and not stand idly by and lei
q large volume Of business go to oper-
ators Of other states.
They publicly state that they are
willing to wait for week or ten days
before q decided movement Is made
They claim that this will give them
ample time to get the lake trade. Some
OF the operators in the meeting were
frank enough to state that the sit
uation at the present time In all
branches of labor Is critical and that
they have no desire to make any move
that would cast odium on the operators
Of the Pittsburg district.
1t was under these conditions that
the operators went into session yester-
day. There were muny who had not
signed the agreement to share their
portion towards the expense that might
accrue In the effort to start the mines,
and they were the loudest In the ap-
peals TO hold aloof to await develop
ments.
1t was proposed that notices be
printed In various languages, embrace
Ing briefly the position of the operators
md also final notice to the miners
That the mines were ready to be oper-
hted as soon as the men expressed
desire TO 20 to work. This proposal
was voted down. showing that many of
The operators had receded from the
stand they had taken. A motion to dis
rharge all committees and adjourn
Sine die was made and prevailed. In
the afternoon another meeting of the
most prominent and largest lake ship
pers was held. The session was short,
and as result a notice was issued
by the press committee declaring that
the adjournment puts affairs into the
hands of the committee appointed
Under the Cleveland agreement, and
that this committee is vested with dis
eretionary power to act
All efforts to find out who composed
This special committee were futile The
press committee, after repeated en-
treaties. refused to divulge the names
bf the committeeman. ]. B. Zerbe, who
presided at the meeting, was emphatic
In asserting that operators who had
originally gone into the compact at
cleveland to break the strike had not
changed their Intentions. In the course
Df an interview he said:
Il wish to say, and say 1t In all sin
terlty, that the operators who original
W made the move toward starting
lheir mines have not changed their in
lentions. 1t is true that the organiza-
lion that has been in session for the
)ast few days has been virtually aban-
loned. The old organization, the one
That was originally formed with Peter
NJ. Hitchcock us chairman, c. NJ.
Baine as secretary and ]. c. Dysart as
treasurer. has not been abandoned,
Ind will continue the work on lines
originally mapped out. Just when this
resumption Is to take puce l am not
prepared, nor am at liberty. to state"
The Cleveland operators left for their
homes last night, and 1t is probable
That another meeting will be held in
Cleveland within the next few days.
Patrick Dolan, district president of
the United Mine Workers Of America,
was arrested in Washington county
yesterday afternoon while leading q
body of marchers past the Allison
mine OF Cook & Sons. near McGovern |
Btatlon. Ever since the strike started |
The miners have been making daily |
marches from their camp to the mine. |
From the mine to the railroad there |
ls a tramway, under which runs the |
public road. Yesterday, with a band
at their head, about 400 marchcrs
tramped along the pike and passed
under the tramway. On their return
they were stopped by deputy sheriTs
Ind told that they could not pass under
the tranway. The marchers became
and for time it looked as
II there would bo serious trouble. The
decided to remain where they
were, ana communicated with Presi-
dent Dolan by telegraph.
Dolan arrived shortly after O'Clock
md told them he would lead the pro-
ccssion. The band. with Dolan at its
head and the marchcrs following, then
started. When Dolan reached the tram
way he was told by the deputy sheriffs
that he could 80 no further, and when
he wanted to know the reason why
he was told that such move was a
violation of The law and the injunction.
This Dolan denied, and the arrest fol-
lowed. He was taken to Washington on
The first train. The marchers were al
lowed to return to their camp unmo-
lestcd.