Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
Manufacturer Only Hope Now is
From West Virginia Mines.
SITUATION GROWS WORSE DAILY
Miners Officials Say They viii Get
All the Men Out.
FUEL FAMINE IMMINENT

ference in this city to send organizers into
West Virginia and furnish funds TO bring
out the miners in that state, practically
narrows down the strike to a fight between
the ccal operators OF West Virginia and
the labor unions of the country. The cry
of union miners will now be that with West
Virginia I'm line the strike will utima.ely
be successful.
No money or effort will be spared. Il is
said. to accomplish the suspension of every
mine in that state. Special organizers will
also be sent to the mines of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and
every argument used upon the men at
work to induce them to Join In the move
ment Many operators in this district arc
anxious to get the miners of the New
York and Cleveland company out and In
several instances money has been offered
10 help pay the wages of DE Armit's men
II they consent to strike.
Coal Scarce fn Pittsburg.
Coal is a very scarce article in the Pitts
burg market and IT is impossible to buy in
carload lots. A representatives of an oil
well drilling firm made application today
for a carload. and was told by the opera
tor that he could not get It. He was ad-
vised to get a team OF horses and haul
what he needs fer present wants. The oil
man said IL fuel could not be procured It
would cause suspension of field work in
this section.
Operators are making every effort to
protect contracts for future delivery.
Failure to deliver On these conditions Will
entail heavy loss. as thousands OF dollars
will be forfeited.
Higher Prices Next Week.
A prominent operator said today that the
local market will be well cleaned up by
the end Of the week, and higher prices
will result next week.
Further accessions to the rank of the
miners were made today. At Allenport the
200 men in Vesta mine met last night and
decided to strike for the district price.
To-Day the pit is empty. and work has been
suspended. The Panhandle mine of Hanna
d Co Is said to have been shut down COM
pletely today by the order of Manager
Young, About seventy-fve men were at
uerk in this mine yesterday.
According to the miners officials. less
than 300 men outside of the 21o eu4uoy-
ed by De Armit in the New York and
Cleveland Co. entered the pits in this dis
trIct today.
No Men at Work fn Yough Valley.
District President Dolan, who is lust
back from two days tramp through the
field, said: -s...-
There was not a speck of coal mined
today i'm the Yough valley from whttseit
to Pittsburg. 1 have been all over the ter
rtory, and 1 know what / am talking
about"
On Thursday night at IL o'clock he ar
rived at Port Royal. after a jump across
country. He had learned that The men
We're to go to work there, through a mis-
understanding of orders. When he ex-
planned matters to them they decided 10
remain out until the strike is won Pres
ident Dolan also held meetings at BAN
ming and Smithton. Today a meeting of
Panhandle miners is being held at Bower
HILL
Mny Cause "A Railroad strike.
The miners leaders will leave nothing
urdore to aid them in any way in bringing
the great struggle to a successful termina-
ton. AS last resort the employees of the
railroads will be brought into the fight If
possible. The heads of the various railway
organizations have been appealed TO for
assistance If needed. and il is said they
will render all aid possible. 1t report
ed that p. NJ. Arthur chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, had been
asked to issue orders to the engineers not
to haul coal until the miners differences
are adjusted. This would effectually lie up
all the coal ready for shipment and what
might be loaded in the event OF the failure
to bring all of the miners cut. When Pres
ident Ratchford was asked to the truth
Of the report, he said:
I'VE have been keeping that feature of
the strike from the newspapers for several
days. 1 will say, however, that have
communicated with the heads of all the
railway organizations in the country and L
believe We will have their support in this
struggle
las to asking them to call cn the railway
employees to refuse to haul coal until this
trouble Is settled 1 will say this will only be
done after We have exhausted all other
means. 1t would hardly be fair to ask this
until We had used every effort to close
down every mine in the bituminous coal
fields. 1 do not care to discuss this subject
any further. We are certain OF success and
the situation today is more encoura ging
than at any time since the strike was In
augurated.
OrEaniXers Going Into West Virginia.
"Organizers will be sent into West Vir-
ginia, but how many will go will not be
known for a few days. The national off,
GERS of the trades unions with whom We
met last night have agreed to send organ
izers, but they will have to consult the ex-
ecutive boards in order to determine how
many men each organization can send into
the field
The district officers will make a defer
mined effort tomorrow TO bring out the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
panys miners. Arrangements have been
made for a march on the mines on Sunday.
Secretary Warner says four brass bands
have been engaged. and with a number Of
men a move will be made on the mines at
Turtle, Plum and Sandy creeks.
I'VE are not afraid of the injunction
against u.s." said he. las we will keep on
the public highways. and will have a reld
on which to hold a meeting"
The latest accession to the ranks of the
strikers was the miners employed at
Smock's Mines on the Redstone branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad. The coal from
these mines has been going to the eastern
markets. Efforts will be made to bring
out all who are loading coal for the east.
LITTLE BEING DONE ALONG ID. AND O.
ORcials Report That the Mfncs Are
BALTIMORE, Nd, July l0.-Bahfmore
and Ohio railroad ofiicials report this morn
ing that all the mines in the gas coal re-
gion between Pittsburg and Connelisviiie
and all the mines on the Wheeling division
between Pfttsburg and Elm Grove are
closed. 1t is understood that at a meeting
held last night the heads of the Different
labor organizations decided to appoint COM
mittees to go into the West Virginia coal
fields and get the miners out Strong ef-
forts are being made to have the men Ar
the large DArmitt mines out, and n this
succeeds 1t win probably close every mine
In that territory.