Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-15
DEARMITT ID THE RESCUE Agrees to Join the Other Coal
 Operatives AND PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT For Settlement of the Great Strike in the
 Near Future.
MORE MEN THROW GOWN PICKS
Satisfactorily Arranged-west vir- ginia Miners Join Their Breth-
 ren in Other States,

settlement of the great miners strike is
 brighter tonight than at any time since
 the struggle began and both sides are almost ready to count on a resumption of work in the rear future. The cheering announcement is made tonight that w.
 P. Dearmtt, president of the New York
 and Cleveland Gas Coal company, whose 1,200 men have been constantly at work
 and without whose assistance the suc-
 cess of the movement would have been jeopardized, has agreed to join with the other operators in plan for the settle
 ment of the strike on a true uniformity basis This result has been brought abaout through the efforts of the joint arbitration committee who have been
 working assiduously at this end since meeting President Dearmitt yesterday. This afternoon the committee called upon MT. Dearmitt and submitted their plan to which he agreed. Then the committee met the miners officials and the proposi- tion received their approval. In agree ing to the terms the miners officials promised to use their influence to obtain the signatures of the operators to the cortract and they will begin tomorrow on this work. They stipulated, however. that the contract should have no imme diate effect in calling off the present gen. eral suspension.
 The miners strike will likely be eXtand- ed eastward within the next twenty-four hours. The miners ladders have arrang- ed for a mass meeting at the mines of the Pennsylvania Gas Coal company on the Pennsyivae.a railroad. A number of speakers from different labor orgafza- tions will deliver addresses and strong effort will be made to induce the miners f to throw down their tools. It is said the employees of the company are ready to join the strikers and a successful agita- tion of the strike question may result in [ a temporary suspension of work with them, the Westmorela1l1 Gas company and other pits in that section.
 President Dolan and Secretary Warner, of tl,e Mine Workers, spent The day at the local headquarters receiving reports from scouts seut out to watch points where kattempts will largely be made by opera [ tors to start their pjalrass. A miner from Stickel Hollow repeated that the men who had been working steadily throughout the sLrike would surely lay down their | tools today and refuse 10 go in any more until the trouble is all over This man said ilhey were "drummed" both yesiaer day and Monday when they came out of the mines in the evening. From ex- preesiorls he heard from many of them he was sure the drumming would have its effect.
 At the office of the company it was stated that all 'tIhe men were at work, and ID interference was expected. The com- pany however, has taken the precaution to engage number of deputies and will
 increase the force if necessary. A report said they would pgo.ect their men and believes they will all remain at work. The strikers succeeded in preventing resumption at two mines today. They
 were the Keeling and Castle Shannon pits The men had agreed to return to work at the 69-cent raI e, but were in duced to change their minds and prom | iised to remain out un'il the trouble is over
 | The miners brought out the men of the | Aylesworth mine, one of the cooperative ! concerns. who have been working right | along, and hey have joined the strikers. | Great pressure was brought to bear | upon them, as the pit was qhe only one
 in the distiict in which men are working. | The miners are getting ready for a move | of somla sort on the New York and Cleve- | land Gas Coal men in the near future. | The fact thai President Dearmitt'S men | have a S yet given mo intimation of jon- | ing the strikers Is a thorn in the sides of | the men already out The operators are vexed at the miners for not succeeding in getting the men of lhe New York and | Cleveland Gas Coal company out.
 Many other mines are ready to quit If | Dearmitt's men can be induced to- lay | down their tools.
 | This afternoon Cook & Sons. owners | of the Allison mines. at McGoverr Sta | tion. Washington county notified Sheriff l Clark to furnish deputies to go on duty l at the mines. The Cooks have about 150 l men at work, the 69-cent rate being paid, | but men from Bishop are trying to influ- ence the miners tc' quit 10 help the gem | eral strike. So far the McGovern men | have refused.
 l Developments from the West Virginia | field are awaited here with great inter | est. The repress sntatives of the organizer , sent from this city and Ohio will carry 1 great deal of weight with the miners of | the Pittsburg district. for they all recog- nizt that unless the supply of coal from | that state can be stopped. serious han dicap to their ultimate success will be | presented.
 Cameron Miller, ex-vice president of | the United Mine Workers. arrived in Pitts burg today and rendered his services to the local officials. He will probably ] go into the West Virginia fields as an organizer. MT. Miller said the conditions
 were more favorable for success than at any time during the last general sus- pension. The men. he said, acted with more unanimity this time in responding | ta tha strike erdar