Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-07-09
THE BIG COAL STRIKE
THOUSANDS OF MINERS OUT ON A
DEMAND FOR more PAY.

InJunctions Against the Miners Recon-
mehded In Ohio Conflicting Claims Of
the Mine owners and strikers In the
Pittsburg Region.
! Pittsburg. July THE strike order
Of the national executive board of the
] United Mine Workers of America has
been obeyed by from 10000 to $4,000 Of
! the 2l,0O0 miners In the Pittsburg dis
| trict during the last "a hours. The
great struggle is now on in earnest. and
the developments of the next few days
VIII determine the success or failure
/ of the fight for a uniform mining rate.
/ Pittsburg is the pivotal point in the five
states engaged in the contest, and the
success - the local officials in their eff
forts to secure a general suspension in
this district win have an important
bearing on the outcome of the move
ment
l. While II Is estimated that at least
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 Dolan
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 yes
terday afternoon by j. w. Steen of the
o. I. c. mines at Rossville. The dig
gers refused to work, and the mine
closed down but a notice was posted
that the 60 cent rate would hereafter be
paid.
II is not likely that the officials will
allow the men to work until majority
of the operators have agreed to the.
miners demands.
According to the estimates of the
miners officials, 60 railroad mines are
idle and 26 are still in operation They
reported that in a number of cases they
had heard no news from certain mines
and take il for granted in many cases
that they are in operation. The mines
idle are: Anderson, Allen. Amyville
Summerhnl, Beechmont, Nixon, Big
Chief, Hackett, Federal, Bowerhl
Yough Gas. Forest Hill, Fidelity Not
tingham, Germania, Harrison Gas,
Banksville, Cliff, Monteour, Fair Ha-
ven, Lake Shore, Webster. Star, Mans
field, No 2; Moon Run Cherry National,
Eclipse, Brier Hill, Essen, Nos. l, 2 and
8; Charters, Hickman, Laurel Hill, Nos.
l, 2 and 3; Bishop, Nickel Plate. Boyd,
Grant Osceola Slope, Belle Vernon,
Standard, Phenix, o. 1. c., Stockdale,
Sheppler, Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Nos.
l, 2, 3, 4 and 5; Guffey, Oakridge, Creed
moor, Panhandle and Man own.
Those reported working are as fol-
lows: Boone, Yough Slope, Harrison,
Allison Eureka, Banning, Oakhill,
Blum Creek, Whitesett, Darr, Painter,
Boreland Baskerville, Snowden, Port
Royal Jumbo. Champion, Glenshaw,
First Pool VIII Grove, Washington,
Nos. and 2flSmithlon. West Newton
and Lockhaven.
The miners officials say the oper-
ators win claim mine to be In opera
tion as long as there are but two men
at work. The operators claim that the
Panhandle mines, operated by NJ A.
Hanna where the ironclad contract is
in force are working as usual. The
miners, on the other hand, maintain
that the entire Millers and Thoms
run district, where these mines are To-
Gated, is out on a strike. The oper-
ators themselves admit that there were
not the usual number of men at work
in the Snowden and Gastonville mines.
operated by the Pittsburg and Chicago
company, where the ironclad is also in
force
Conflicting Reports to River Mines.
A fair estimate shows that there are
about 10000 of the 1900 railroad miners
now out. A list of the mines idle along
the rivers cannot yet be obtained here,
and reports concerning the river situa-
ton are conflicting The operators as
sert that the river mines are nearly all
running, while the miners officials
claim they are all idle. Specials from
Monongahela City say that 5000 out of
the 5000 river miners are on a strike,
w. p. Dearmitt, president of the New
York and CleSeland Gas Coal company,
was emphatic in his statements that the
strike would he a failure. I'VE had
more men at work yesterday" said he.
than any day for a number of years
after a holiday. l attribute this to the
fact that the men came to work be-
cause they did not care to be identified
with this movement More than rs
mines were working in the Pittsburg
, district yesterday"
At the miners headquarters Presi-
dent Dolan was apparently in the best
of humor. He had received reports
from nearly every part Of the district
and seemed pleased with the prospects.
More miners will join the movement
before the end of the week." said he,
"and I am perfectly satisfied with the
progress made. Yet there are some
mines that l hoped would be idle. but
they are still running"