The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-18
Ranks OF JIlNERS STILL FIRTH.


PITTSBURG, Pa, July 17.-District
mining officials have come to a realiza-
ton of the gravity of the coal miners
strike situation, as far ;as this ship
ments of coal from the district just east
OF Pittsburg and the Clearfield- Cambria
HELD are concerned. They have come to
realization of the fact that the coal
from these producing centers is playing
havoc with the cutting off of the sup
ply for the Pittsburg trade, thus mill
tatlng against the success of the strike.
An important meeting Of the executive
BOARD and the district officials was held
this afternoon. Cameron Miller. the
natlona1 organizer was present, and
the situation was discussed in detail.
II Is now proposed to send organizers
INTO the districts, and, if possible, in
uuce the men to come out in sympathy.
III Is not expected to bring every mine
III tnese sections out. Mines that fur
nlsh coal for the seaboard will not be
molested. 1t is proposed to hold a num-
Der OF mass meetings during the next
week.
An important message from West
Virginia was received at miners head
II. lC
from prominent state official and
states that the situation has taken a
change, with the indications strongly
In favor Of the miners coming out. The
miners officials believe that the West
Virginia will be out Monday morning.
There was very little doing in the
loca! coal market today. There was
no change in the price One prominent
operator rd no fhof s
west Virginia miners came out. there
would be great danger of a coal famine
Many are In hopes that the uniformity
agreement will be signed, and are
lighting shy Of making any large pur-
chases. Opinions seem to differ. The
operators apparently realize the lack
OF confidence in each other has dis
turbed the trade and done much to-
ward the general mixed condition of
the coal trade.
Inc ranks of the miners are still
noldlng firm with no sign of a break at
any point. A large number of meetings
will be held tomorrow to give encour-
agement to the men.
Arbitration Commissioner Schmid
VINO is the only one of the commission
IN the city tonight, received telegram
from commissioner of Labor Barton,
or West Virginia, announcing that the
situation in that state was entirely
changed, and he expects the miners
there to strike.
CLEVELAND, July 17.-While local
operators having mines in the Pitts
burg district have agreed to, or will
agree to, sign the true uniformity scale,
they have little or no faith that the
Efforts Of the arbitrators will be sue
cessful. In Cleveland there are nine
P1ttsburg district operators. They are
M. A. Hanna & Co., the Morgan, Moore
Bafne company, Moon Run Coal COM
pany, Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal conf
pany, Osborn, Saeger & Co., Pickands,
Mather & Co., J. w. Ellsworth, the
Rhodes &Beidler Coal company, Morris
Coal company, ]. H. Somers & Co..
Mr.. Thomas Young, manager of M. A.
Hanna & Co., acting on the suggestion
OF Senator Hanna, who has been i'm
portuned to use his good offices by
Pittsburg operators, visited the afore.
mentioned operators this morning to
sound them on the true uniformity
proposition. He found them all will
ing to agree to it, but most of them,
like himself, gave their consent with
the conviction that arbitration will
come to naught.
They claim that Dearmitt will kick
over the traces. The local operators
are now unit in the belief that the