The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-15
TO TRY UNIFORM MINING.
sTRLKE Rs THINK TREY
err A WAY OUT OF TROUBLE.

va and n Half AGo-Corspnny stores nnd
ot..r Alleged Abuses % ne Aseih.hea-
strikers Make n slight Cats In west virEinia-
prrspURe, Pa. July l4.-The local miners
.nc,al, ba Va Endorsed the arbitrators' plan of
.rorurine uniform conditions in mining coal DO
H., expecting uniform wages for the work. At
=, o'clock tonight ex.Attorney.G General Little Of
ohio. and District President Dolan and District
s.crstary Warner shook hands on Dolan's and
w.rper's promises to use their utmost en-. |
i..vors TO promote true uniformity. They will
,,art to work tomorrow.
nolan and Warner and all the arbitrators but
an. are agreed that the plan insisted on by w. J
p De Armitt and agreed TO eighteen months ago
M A majority OF all the operators in the Pitts
hmrr district is the only way to settle the ques-
lion permanently and prevent tho constant re
,urrence OF strikes in the Pittsburg district. OF
,ourse there 10 much work still to bo done, but
!. Nj. Little said tonight, there seems to DO no
suestion that true uniformity can be obtained.
Joseph Bishop 10 the only arbitrator opposed
n this kind Of attempted settlement. 1t 10
arbitration he wants, and. although he has
found out that 1t is absurd to talk about arbi-
rating differences where mono exist, as in the
en,e Of De Armitt and his employees, he still
h.rps on the old string. Some Of tho influences
which have been booming arbitration dislike to
rec It FORGET to give way to a practicable scheme.
The uniformity plan was talked over at q
Meeting OF the miners, district officials, and the
,,bltrators. The ground was gone over thor
oushly. and Mr.. Little again asked the officials
what they thought Of the plan.
at is the only plan that viii permanently
,,ttle tho strike question in this district" said
hr. Warner.
80 you think the signatures Of the requisite
prcentage OF operators can be obtained r. pur-
sued Mr.. Little.
lido" replied Mr.. Warner.
Briefly, the plan 10 this Ninety-dve per cent.
Of the operators OF the Pittsburgd district shall
rign their names to q contract agreeing to abol-
hh company stores, pay cash every two weeks,
and install check weighmen on the tipples.
II 95 per cent. OF the operators sign the
agreement, a meeting of the operators shall DO
hid and the agreement 60 into effect; should
lsss than 95 per cent. sign. a meeting of the OPP
srators shall be held. and all those signing ex-
ospt those voting no on the question Of adopting
the agreement shall be bound by It's provisions.
he miners officials shall also agree to use their
influence to insure the maintenance Of the con-
tract by the operators.
Dolan and Warner said they would devote to
the work Of securing signatures IS much time
uthey could spare from the strike, and Mr..
little promised to see De Armitt's competitors
today. although he has understood they favor
the plan. as they did a year and ahaf ago.
Warner wanted it distinctly understood that
his recognition OF the efficacy Of the plan must
not be considered as a settlement Of the strike.
Itwould be settled when a general recognition
ofthe 69-cent rate had been established. But
the uniformity plan, IL 1t goes through, will set
lie the strike he said. "Al operators will DO
placed on an equality. and the miners will re-
awe good wages"
The last attempt at uniformity failed because
Mr. Do Armitt included the Westmoreland
and Penn Gas Coal companies mines in the dis.
hat they were in the district.
The owners Of the following mines reported
ne Sei Eq snas les at % Wen naa the dsso Whoa 10 belong Tors:
tg to o'Seill s Patterson. and one at Elizabeth
sls1sn en- mYgs to H Ss1Ss S g EeSsf fss, 4 w wns s ssp0T Ssd
he would give them credit at his store. other
was vase ei ne %e out By S'P Pres iR shf be eS.n' saat fse CAM !.
noas6urg miners who had been working had
!,ruck and only 40 out of $50 had gone to work
coECNBUs, g. July 1.-THE coal operator: in
nd posted notices at the mines agreeing to pay
Ss scale. 60 and SO cents per ton; the prie ;'
Esurn to work. though the proposition Viii srst
B. unlimited to President Ratchford. The
5 ,s.y ,s az sSaiek yot mines so S Tsn and out All tG niSss a rs
The railroads are stil carrying large quanti.
nave not BEEN nelssted. There have been no
developments at Dillonvale. though tho receiy-
have confidence that they. will yet be able to
operate the mines. There l. now said to be an
.bGndanee of coal. West Virginia coal il being
.Debs failed to reach here to-day, but will ar.
YEA rSl% sSdition az o%rra nise len feft t TO- hSye fore the
West Virginia fields. including Fred J. Weber.
General Organizer Of the American Federation
dLabor, and r. Askew, President Of the North.
I'm Mineral Mine Workers Protective Asso-
cation.
ION among the miners in the Monongah fields,
p the region OF Paramount, appears to be about
Vest Virginia. Today a Prominent operator Of
nat district said that the missionary work OF
ne euissaries Of the Miners. Union Is bearing
NUT, and he would not be surprised to sec tho
satire field idle by Saturday.
The only argument in favor of Q strike that
spears to be effectual is the representation that
tnease the strike is lost or won without the aid
sethe West Virginia diggeEs. they will be at the
mercy Of operators, who win probably cut wages
tosuit their own inclinations. The men at one
nine have consented TO strike in case the entire
With the Monongah miners out, almost ono.
Guy oS q The o,s States Rs0duG Gr6%; Of coal ahs Will ms6 DO .
tSsm.. neh' increase In wages ana this may h0''
P.EKERsRyno. ". Va, July 1.-THE men
workers to try and induce the miners to strike
eained a point TO-DAY: They have been working
NE miners in the Pennington, district, who
lumber several hundred. threw down their tools
~ morning ana quit work. a Well-knOWn op-
sstator told SUN reporter this evening that he
nought the strike would spread rapidly through
SGt the State; On the other hand. Senator
y.Amden was interviewed to-day and said he
!noqght all Of the miners would not strike. Al
weight.
Representatives from the Panhandle operators
re going over the State trying TO find miners e
nnort In their mines. They say they. cannot Ill
ne orders on hand. The walking delegates are
x ne Kanawha and Piedmont districts, but
NY Tear they have not accomplished anything
rAsh, III, July l4.-The miners' strike is fast
ssgIsading throughout central Illinois. Last
HHfKht the strikers of Pana sent committees Ia
a. ntn tSsSoro and Taylorville to induce the miner.
M inose places to strike. and rs q result the
ihansSoro miners came out to-day and the Tay
Nn men Will be out tomorrow. Committees
~ oe sent to Decatur. Coffeen. and all othel
onget them out.
Inc niners in central Illinois have so fal
minaIssined the best, of order. About I,oOt
ana ~, are Idle in the nelghborhood Of Pana
s sssn ,uEy 500 in the district. The situation I
Saxdim n a serious aspect for all establishment
sn'ihe q short supply OF coal. The railroads
sp saorIening their train service.
SnrmSG VALLEY. ILL.,. July 14--The question
80 supply for the zinc works In this section