The herald., 1897-07-19

nave caused resort 10 violence. Bu
our miners in this instance. profitins
BY the experience Of the past. would not
cause trouble themselves nor allow
themselves to become involved in trou-
+ Bile by the action of Others.
Reports from some eastern cities to
the effect that the coal supply il not
short, are intended to discourage the
miners II the coal supply is not short.
why are prices advancing? Why is
coal worth 81 ton and even $3.50 more
than 1t was two weeks ago? Why are
the railroads conflscating coal ship
ments? Why are the shops and facto-
ries, whose wheels are put in motion by
the labor of the MINER ceaslng to oper-
ate? Why are operators all over the
state offering their miners rate even
higher than the one demanded IL they
will only continue.at work? The reason
is patent to all. Coal IS scarce. Those
who have it TO sell get fancy prices and
those who offer an advance, particularly
in West Virginia and portions of Illinois.
do 1t for the purpose of checking and de-
feating this movement, and miners who
do not know this will realize it fully
wien the battle Is over. If such operat-
ors have their way.
1--WE have started into this movement.
realizing fully the Importance of the
work before US and the responsibilities
resting upon US, and after two weeks of
suspension, involving more than 10000
miners, we are well satisfied with the
results Only those who are best ac-
quainted with condition of the miners
have any-idea of the extent of this sus-
pension and its paralyzing effects upon
labor and business of the country. II
has not reached it's full proportions. The
coming week will add 1000 men to the
idle column. The week following will
bring greater accessions to our ranks.
The movement will continue to grow not
only from the point of numbers involved,
but public opinion will become cystal
lized more fully and through the press of
the country will demand solution of
this great difficulty.
1.-THE organized trades of the country
are today in closer touch than ever be-
fore. Never before in the history of labor
troubles have they been 90 closely allied.
Our demand for living wages and the
determination of our miners to secure
1t have brought expression of sympathy
and material support from almost every
branch of organized labor. whose efforts
In our behalf will endear them to all
lovers of fairness and establish for the
miners with their own efforts a living
rate of wages"
CAUSE FOR WAR
WHEELING, w. ". July1S.-The strik-
ing miners at Dillonvale, up the river on
the Wheeling & Lake Erie road. have
been notified by the management that
the mines there will resume Monday
and that If they do not intend to work
their places will be filled with outside
men. Some of the Dillonvale men are in
favor of returning to work, but the ma
jority, most of them foreigners, are op-
posed to such action. If the company is
IN earnest in its expressed intention to
bring in outside men the miners officials
predict that there will be trouble at
Dillonvale.
There Is heavy movement of West
Virginia coal through Wheeling today.
Sixty or seventy cars were transferred
from the Wheeling terminal track to tbs
Wheeling & Lake Erie and started north
without molestation. 1t is learned to-
night that all the coal being sent over
the Wheeling road is for the Lake Shore
and other northern Ohio roads that need
the coal for firing their engines
There is no change in the strike stu
alton in this district. All of the eastern
Ohio luiners are out and there is no in
dioation of break at any point.
WILL NOT STRIKE
HUNTINGTON. w. ". July 1s.-The
miners at Thacker, Logan and Dingess,
who yesterday afternoon~ decided to
strike held a m sc m atino +bic oFtor