The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-14

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Sept. 1s.-rhe
national bitumInous coal miners strike
OF 1897 will probably be the last of Its
kind for the present generatlon' and
hereafter the difficulties arising through
wage difficulties will likely be settled by
states and districts, and a revolution
may be expected In dlfferentials favor
ing other states, as the Pittsburgh NIL
ners have had their eyes opened.
Delegates arriving from the Column
bus convention tell stories OF how bar
rels were tapped at Columbus, Chicago
and Wheeling and how delegates, hired
by Illinois and West Virginia operators,
fought to prolong the strike so as to
weaken the Pittsburgh district, to en-
able them to get some OF It's immense
tonnage.
NJ. d. Ratchford, national president,
and Patrick Doian, district president,
both expressed themselves privately
that they were thoroughly disguised at
uGllOlld VI lllN hNltbhANo AAohA
nois and West VIrginia and the cupid
Ity Of some Ohio delegates who wished
to continue the strike for political rea-
sons. II Is said that neither OF these Of
flcers are In favor of having the Pitts
burgh miners pay any attention to the
attempt to hold the Pittsburgh district
back ten days, but cannot openly ad-
vocate II. They will, however, wink at
any attempts 90 start the mines and
viii not make any effort to stop It.
In order to take advantage OF this
condition q meeting Is scheduled for to-
morrow between the operators and
President Dolan at which strong eff
fort will be made to have the miners OF
the Pittsburgh district secede Ia body
from the national organization and go
10 work at once at the slxty-five cent
compromise. The facts will be laiS be-
fore the delegates to the convention
wednesday. and II Is believed the whole
district viii be running In full by
Thursday morning.
The machine cutters at the Darr mine
OF Osborne & Saeger went TO work this
morning and the men resumed at tho
Jumbo No. mine Of the Robbins Coal
Company. The miners OF the Eclipse.
Anderson, Hackett, Nottingham and
Germnnia on the Wheeling division, al
SO met to-day. and after hearing a re-
port from the delegates to Columbus, de-
cIded to ignore the ten days clause and
TO resume work in the morning.
]. ]. o'Nelli received word from the
men at the Webster mine yesterday,
that they would resume in the morning.
The miners In the vicinity of Mcdonald
alos decided to get into the pits and 1t Is
believed that by Thursday the mines
will have generally resumed. The men
at osceola mine will also be at work In
the morning.
Meetings were held to-day all over the
district and in anticipation OF a general
resumption the operators have every
thing In readiness for the diggers TO be-
gln work at moments notice.
Tonight President Dolan met in con-
ference with the original committee OF
seven. representing the big Thirteen"
or lake shippers. After the meeting
Mr. Dolan said he had told the oper-
ators that the ten days clause In the
Columbus settlement was a farce. and
that he would not Interfere In any way
with any miners who wished 10 return
TO work tomorrow or any day before
tho ten days had expired.
II Is the operators intention to make
concerted effort to have the Pitts
burgh miners In body secede from the
national organization and form an as
ISOLATION for this district alone.