Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-13
mn GREAT STRIKE.
; /, How Supposed TO Have As
,,n.d a Crave Character
,sy OPERATORS nor CONFIDENT


d CLEVELAND W. 80 n, n
.,,b, hours developments o. y
wv, 10 cbarsc,er are expected 10 take
',n. in the West Virginia COAL
s s,,t A leading operator received -, .
' r,rI di.tsnce telephone message al T., ~ =
0 W., this morning stating 'ha' n, .''
Oe'Y' ',.,s had iuat left Plltsburg Tor
ofg,p,se, v,,sinla coslfieids. A per.
.ou who occupies bigh olieia Pat n,
,tnn in the mine workers, union was ~
wv p,tt,burg end OF the telephone.
VIZ syau may look for something slar..
,n thai direction Within ihe next
lps ~ .,snt hours" said be. "Reliabie
w. ,;oss which 1 have received thIs
su.V, con vince me that the west
~ ,a,n,s miners will come out. All
NV wait for is a little urging rom
'S. upiop. | Lam free to,contess 10 you
Wv, while I expected many men
M'nls come out, never hoped ior
NAN a complete and Overwhelming
victory ss this." .a,..,.,
ina foregoing message was repeateu
,ororter who was standing by tbe
ss,,tar who received it. w hen that
Toin, il reached that the coal opera
m. reiute 10 talk for puo'ics'
Nm y the situation is grave In
kd.sd. The operators now urge
arnn their interviewers that un-
~, no circumstances must their
r.mes be used In connection WIN
his information they have supplied
4 IA leadiug operator made clean state
d meui, startling in fact, this morning,
fLut ipsistel his name must not BIZ
used.
d 0Is there not some parts OF your
statement which 1 may accredit to
EyOu" a.ted the reporter.
mo. You see, II | talked for puhli'
n cation would nave to say to you lust
lac opposite OF what l have said. You
,pprciate that there are many reasons
'.w6y would not want my name to
. hppear SO admitting all these iacte."
II Since Saturday the coal strike has
Isaumed q very grave aspect, but
,ull iealisition OF the change did not
rssch iCievelsna operators and dealers
NATL iodsy. Excepting few opera.
d 10 who had some inside information
hbey were disposed to speak lightly OF
ihs matter and loudly declare that
1h.re was enough on hand-nore than
fncugh coal to supply the country
Regardless OF the QUITO me Of the strike.
lodsy Ill this seeming or pretended
fOpfasuce has disappeared. Several
operators went 10 Plttsburg yesterday
b attend the voluntary conference OF
lhs tisie srDitrators. One OF these,
stose knowledge OF the premises IL
bvs question, said today:
THE situation is very grave and l
Participate some very startling Develop
1nsnts within the next foriy.eight
houn believe the West Virginia
hileis will come out, and that will
lnAse the tie-up practically complete,
the strikers will then concentrate
~ 'heif efforts on the DeArmitt,s
,fasn. A small amount OF coal is now
tomlng 'fOn the mines aionS tie
[fsnnsyNania mine line and from the
|frsks rtgloDs, bur II is In comparatively
nsgnificant quantities. think II Will
smut on entirely very soon. From
shht coula learn yesterday at Pilts-
. pug DO not hesitate TO coy IN my bt-
!lel lhal the railroads will hesitate 10
pau West Virginia anu DeArmitt,s
lihts clal. The engineers anu train.
tneh are regarding the situation with
lostflng brows, L. Nj. Arthur's state.
rtnI 10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
"lhe supply OF cOal on hand ia very
.noh, and look for another sharp ud.
,nce ID prices shortly. Saturday, coal
nich was loaded at PittsbuIg for
80 " s'oO, !. Q. b., 10 now held at
.'o' Delivered to Cleveland the
hce u s2,65. Chicago is buying freq.
sna paying high prices. / do moi
,l,nS lae supply will hold cut more
'Dsn week longer"
An EFFORT FOR Arbitration.
drlrisBuRo, July ls.-The arbitra.
n committees representing the
in which the miuers ars INV
naIng, VIII make a strong ,effort IN.
10 o'ipg the operations and m,ns,,
NJ understanding that Will result IN
",'. A" T OF oonelliating their differ
,I v.s. ,he Ohio, Indiana ana Pam.
nlss Commissioners were mo,
,,'n " NOSE from Illinois anu West
suia' The Illinois membera mr..
.nisl Ksele, Edwaru R,dviav al. ~
a ',, H. Cnloi. (. V, BaTten ia ~
figInls. W 'ep'eAeht West
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS srp,,-p
Fanny, IL1vhLAND. o., July Is.-Mr. J. ].
flem,r,,'e oelyeo a telegram from
llow.: W, LUIS AFTERNOON as
,,s @ ,t,s all went out on a s,,,I.
W. 'ais mOrning,D W strike
sNmlnglon Ia an impo,.ar, ,,,
west Virginia eoai as, poin. 10
bill nav ss' eelleye that the strike
p'sAu In West Virginis.
'HR co'nnssIoNERS uun,n
Task.
t s.nalsHuRa. July ls.-I, h..
lbs commissionors long IN s,, uua
a az conclusion that thaer aive
Id ,p p,sa,anl or an essy on,. 'As tx. 10
ors I awhile while msjorliy OF the p Pnsy
lysr S .pe,,l anu miners saw , ,.s.,
l,sr, AaauO,,'.I,a',llOn, they are ipsl;ns aaey
Evs We in outside sl interference "s ann ), 10
,n.sI IL lighting 1t out to A a tio, nt,
/" Y i tDss De-. presidep, o, IN.
Hpspv ana ana Cleveland Gaa ca 'nf
,6ostss' :, S3n,entsd to app, 1I' b soai
po.Iu tai' afternoon an sp, ex p, selore
N h b. hi,, While Mr.. pspa ,I rn,,,,
VI Tia, s n,a nothing to arbitrs na% ,n.
aai..Iaosell,w illin 10 mes, wi.h . tue
NE |, ,,I,,s Ia itself sho~a YIN IN.
g soo ,,'' hope that some set,1s, mat
Ir,s N on 'ae STRIFE situation mere rn J. no
si Nj qu a, IN this ais.rIsi ,s Every;
s,ssU S'', ,s down md ali , m',p m MI
tinta those working ,os men
'''A sold UP 10 $3.50 mar tn,