Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
nittsburs hibers Discuss the Strike
Cireulat ip Convention.
GREENSB1Ra MEN WILL MOI GO OUT
Order VIII mot Affect Men in
p Central Pennsylvania Region.
sITU ALTON IN OHIO

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 3.-The largest
convention Of coal miners ever held In
this district began here at 10 o'clock this
morning to take action on the strike cir
cular sent out by the general officers a
few days ago.
Nothing had been done when the con-
vention adjourned for lunch, but President
Dolan stated that the committee on reso-
lutions had prepared a report favoring a
strike, and this would be presented this
afternoon. The feeling among the dele
gates, he said. was strongly in favor of q
strike, and the resolutions would probably
be adopted.
In case @ strike among the coal miners
in the Pittsburg district is declared at the
convention today, p 900 miners will be
concerned in the result. Many of these,
however, have not been working regularly
for spme time. In the Clearfield district
$4,000 miners are employed when the mines
are running and District President Dolan
says the whole district will also go out
The number of men in other states who
are concern ed in the present strike, so far
as can be cst'n eted. are as follows: Ohio.
$1,000 men: Illinois. 10000 men: Indiana
5000 and IN West Virginia about $1,000
men; total of $4,000 all told.
Greensburg Miners VIII Not Strike.
The miners employed in the vicinity of
Greensburg will not Join the strike. but
on the contrary are preparing for rush
of work. The Greensburg. Madison, Hemp
field and Carbon coal companies employ
about 1900 men who have never been iden-
tilted with the miners union and have al
ways been paid the highest scale of wages.
The miners are mostly Americans and
many of them own their own homes in
that vicinity.
The Inauguration Of the strike means
steady work for them, and as much of 1t
as they can perform. During the general
strike Of two years ago the miners and
operators of Greensburg literally coined
money. end their experience at that time
Is guiding the men now.
Work Goes on Mt Dubois.
DUBOIS. Pa. July 3.-The Rochester and
Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company miners
are working at all places today. except at
Reynoldsville, where they are idle on ac-
count of holiday observance. The operators
anticipate a strike after the 4th. as the
mines usually work only about half time
during the summer.
The miners ere working at thirty cents
per ton, the kNest rate ever paid here
and are dissatisfied.
1t is reported that the Northwestern Min
ing Company mines at Brockport, Cren-
shaw and sShaNmut will quit work today
At Tyler the men have been out for
several Days on account of a cut from forty
to thirty Gents.f
No l5ecIaratfon MT Cambria.
ALTOONA, Pa. July 3.-Up to the pres
ent time. the miners In the Cambria and
Clearfield Region have made no declaration
regarding the strike ordered by the execu-
tive board Of United Mine Workers. The
miners here are working under pool
agreement made by the Pennsylvania oper-
ators a yearfago, which has not been
broken,c although the pool has fallen
through and the operators are receiving
less Tor coal than when the rate Of wages
was fixed. If the miners In this region
should strike. and there Is no indication of
sympa thetic strike.