The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-07

The strike order of the national ex-
ecutive board of the United Mine
Workers of America was obeyed by
from 10000 to $1,000 of the 21,OOO miners
in the Pittsburg district today The
great struggle is now on in earnest
and the developments of the next few
days will determine the success or fall
ure of the fight for a uniform mining
rate Pittsburg is the pivotal point in
the five states engaged in the contest
and the success of the local officials in
their efforts to secure a general sus-
pension in this district will have an
important bearing on the outcome of
the movement.
While it is estimated that at least
two-thirds of the miners have thrown
. down their picks, enough men are still
at work, however to seriously impair
the chances unless they can ultimately
be brought out. This, President Do
Ian confidently claims can be done. The
operators on the other hand are in no
wise disconnected and assert that the
strike cannot succeed.
The first break in the operators
ranks was made this afternoon by j.
w. Steen of the o. I. c. mine, at Ross
vile. The diggers refused to work and
the mine was closed down, but a notice
was posted that after today the 65 cent
rate would be paid 1t is not likely that
the officials will allow the men to work
until majority of the operators have
agreed to the miners demands.
Pittsburg, July 6.-The strike of coal
miners is on in the Pittsburg district,
but reports as to its extent are so
conflicting and meagre that 1t is diff
cult to tell how many responded TO
the strike order. The miners officials
express themselves as confident that
the order had been generally obeyed
and that all the diggers would be out
in n few days. The reports received
say that all the mines on the Wheel
ing division of the RaIimore and Ohio
railroad are idle. Among the mines
shut down are those of the Pittsburg
and Chicago Gas Coal company, whose
men it was said would not quit work,
as they had individual contracts. The
Oscecla mines are also idle, as are
also those at Shaners.
In the Pan Handle district, the
Champion mine is idle. The only re-
port received of mines that are work.
ing in that district are from the Pan
Handle mine of NJ. A. Hanna & Co,
and Beading Brothers. All the
Bankesville mines are idle and but six
ty men are at work in the Jumbo
mines.
RIVER MINERS IDLE.
The most encouraging reports for the
strikers comes from the river mines
and it can be stated that fully six
thousand river diggers are idle. But
t,,ne in, nd tIn if1-
dications are that by Thursday every
mine will be shut down, as the miners
are determined in their demands.
The operators admit that the mines
on the Wheeling division are idle, but
say it is due 20 the fact that this was
a Slav holiday and that the men will
be at work tomorrow.
A strorg effort was made to bring
out the men at the New York and
\ Cleveland Gas Coal company's mines
Vt Turtle Creek, Plum Creek and San.
\Creek, but it was not successful, as
The men went to work as usual and
say they Will not join in the movement
REFUSED TO STRIKE.
A despatch from Wheeling, w. Va.
says that the men at the Schick mines
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in
Ohio are now at work at the advance
The three thousand miners on the
Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling rail-
road voted 2 to 1 against a strike and
are at work as usual.
~ According to estimates of the miners
~ officials, siXty-two railroad mines are
idle and twenty-six are still in opera
ton. The miners officials say the
operators will claim mine TO be il
operation as long as there are but two
men at work. A fair estimate show.
that there are about 10000 of the IL, 90,
! railroad miners now out.