The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-07

ordered oy the national executive board
81 Mine Workers Of America w4S oh..,e8
es leeo al the = Qp miners IN th,
f4tlsour- district today The Sratx
>fasSie = now oa IN earnest and sne
"tN eiopments of tie neN tew DAYS VIA
determine the success OF the eght fof !.
uniform mining rate. PttGsfars is tho
iNotal point su ths fiye states eusAg ii
III The contest. and the success or thse
local ORGANIZATIONS ia thelr efforts 10 So
cure general suspension IN tbs district
"'H have an Important bearing on .ne
outcome Of the movement While il is
expected tnat two-thsrds OF the miuvgs
have thrown down their picks enough
fAeh are s'll9 at work, however. to serl-
o|S'y impair their chances unless they
can ultimately oe brought out Tnls
PRESIDENT Doian confidently claims can I've
done.
The operators. on the other hand. are
IN no wise Disconnected and assert mat
the strike cannot succeed.
Inc irst break ina tnc operators ranks
Vas made today 0y J. ". Steon ~ the -.
/ G. mines. at CrossYIAe The rHlne was
closed down. but notice Was pasted that
AFTER To-Day tde is-ceut schedule wiu he
paid,
According 60 estimates q The miners Of
n0ia.s, slXtS-jwo railroad mines are Idle
ahd ~ ,nty-siN ara stu in operation. Taey
reported that ia a number ~ eases they
had heard 40 news from certal1 mines.
ana took II Tor granted In many casts
that they are In operation The r1lnegs II
this state say the operators viii claim a
mine in operation as long as there are hut
two men AT work The operators them
selves admit that thege were not the
usual number az men az work IN tho
Snowdou and Gastouvile mines. operated
hy the Pittshurg x Chicago Company. \
fair estimate shows that there are about
leo" 10 Sl,fsp railroad miners now out
Specials from Mououg.4 hels say that
G.fo0 OF; OF The s0oo miners are on strike
II. " Dermott. president OF the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company.
was empha;ic IN his statement that lhe
strike would be a failure. We mad more
Men At work today" said he. than any
day Tor number OF Years after \ holiday.
More than twenty-five mines were worked
in the FiftSburg district today"
A. the miners headquarters President
Doiau Was apparently IN the best ot
humor. He had received reports from
nearly every part of the district. and
seemed pleased with the prospects. "Mcr,.
miners wll! Join the movement before this
end Of the week. said he, and | am
perfectly satisfied with the progress made.
Yet There are some mines that 1 hoped
would BE- idle that are running"
In West Virginia the miners have been
patch says that general strike in tie
state is not possible. The men are n.t
organized and regard the strike eisow here
as favorab Die 20 their chances Of securing
plenty OF work al good prices while it a
pending. Great pressure - being brought
20 bear upon them "a join the strike. but
so far without success.
\ large number of extra coal cars wC-e
sent into the FaiFmount. W. Va, district
BY the railroad company today, The oper-
stors there have notified the railway pc0-
pie than they can furnish l..1 car loads
of coal a day. and shipments are expected
10 begin soon.
BeIiair- Has 5.on0 strikers.
BELI.AIRE. - July s. Today IS really
the first day II the big coal miners strike
III this district. although large number
of men came out yesterday. quite a sur-
prise was created last night. when IL he-
came known that the operators o. the
Chick fnines .hree miles wes; ~ this city.
had granted the advanced scale and the
miners returned - work. However today
a committee waited on the miners ard
commanded them 20 cease work at once.
This thev did Fully essi miners IN this
district are now cut and ~ the end OF au-
other day every mtner IN the district viii
ba in line ~ battle
L. \ Narshai- sworn In.
g = y = T.
r-ortaut step was taken here today IN co8-
n.~tiou with the strike which put tna
rover * the United States against All
violence or unlawful acts In At least
portion of the territory ia Ohio. An
CIDER - ~ United states circuit court.
Southern district of ohio Eastern diy'-
sto,, vas made by Judge Taft upon 3
showing rvafe BY " T Herfiek arl
Robert Slrteusd ,rfer receivers ~ "a
Nyh~aiinz Lake Erie 4 F1t,ss 3rE Coal
C'trnrany. whereby the F-ui'aG STATS
marshal is directed So protect th~'r
miners ~ work ara - prevent unla~fnl
interference with the operation ~ their
ra9Nay
Tn. receivers state that they arp erTagsi
in the operation - tNo coal mines nat
there "a s strike among the Miners ~ Ohio
ard 0f her <f4s-e under he election nf 'ha
r-nttad Mir. WCrkcrs fAat all n fhe sf
~ .~,ars a. Ts3.cnHilic ea3 ha1t - ~" Ar if@
Iorg Ran mine sre deslFous ~ rsfna n.r<
AZ work hut h8ve RETAINED from 80 do,rr
~ reason af th1eatx aud warnings from
other r~i--~s Rhe 1aVa ]ciu@d p" sfris-
bat sh8t the niuers Wf5} continue RI work
r protected from .Ufurf 70 "a ffss~tv@s
a~d their property. Judge 97ff gave au
or8ar 70 fhe Nritei @tafaS marshal Z" @~nA
20 Jefferson county ard u either parts 0f
flse dIstrtrt 3 sufficient number - E-ntted
State rnsr~nAis 10 protect tne nllatns an4
railroad urctp-vfr now being operate ~
tha r@ealv '-s Tna receivers are siso ll-
fecte1 ~ irDm.dlatslY flr bill for iniuuC-
ttau against a'l persons engaged in arv at-
tsrart 70 interfere w!tn 49, lswf4i opera
fias4 ~ tae us.He< or Of the 70 alruad prog
erty 10 th-ir charge.
b.. Encouragement From labor Leaders
COLf'SfBr = o Jsly There are q4i-.
"A u4-uter cf mining Districts frotn whf.4
Ple-t3ent Eartltor4. of tAe tnlseQ Ni--
Workers ats a2f Heard tonlEaf. sci -a