The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-16
WAGE WAR FAR FROM WON.
THE MEN IN MANY PITS STILL
TURNING OUT COAL.

The Coal From These Mines Now BE-
ing Shipped to FIJI Contracts of
Operators in the Pittsburg Dis
trict-COmpany stores Closed All
Over the Strike District and the
Miners Forced to Forage on the
Surrounding COuntry-Advnnce in
Wages Fails to Keep Men at Work
in Several Mines.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 15.-Foreign coal is
beginning to cut quite figure in the Pitts
burg market, and the miners officials rec-
ognize its importance. They are, for the
time being, satisfied with the small
amount of coal that is being dug in the
Pittsburg district, and from now on will
look after what they term outside en-
croachments.
Much coal is being sold in the Pittsburg
market from the Clearfield and Cambria
districts. 1t is true that it does not come
to Pittsburg, but goes to fill the contracts
made at the great lakes.
The miners are working at good wages
and it is claimed are willing to come out
if the matter is properly brought before
them. "The men in the Clearfeld and
Cambria districts are working under the
delusion that they are not conflicting with
the general SUSPENSION" said President
Patrick Dolan. I'VE have arranged
conference with some of the leaders in
that section, the time of which 1 am not
at liberty to announce. l am satisfied
that we will be able to make them see
the error of their way and join us in this
great battle for bread. AS far as the
Pittsburg district proper is concerned, we
have every reason to be satisfied with the
situation The local officials are manifest
ing much interest in the situation in West
Virginia"
An important feature of the local situa-
ton was the shipment of several hum
dred empty cars to West Virginia. They
will be loaded with coal and sent to the
lakes, filing contracts made with Pitts
burg operators. The Pittsburg operators
claim that they were offered coal from
all sections of the country and had TO re-
fuse a number of propositions. The pre-
vaillng price was S1.50 change being
noted from the quotations of the day pre-
vious The operators claim that the En-
terprise coal and coke mines on the Char
tiers branch of the Panhandle, and the
Boulana mines on the Monongahela are
running at the 69-cent rate. The latter
was recently purchased by the National
Rolling Mill Company of McKeesport and
is claimed to be running on full time.
The miners officials succeeded In keeping
the men employed at the Keeling, Eureka
and Waverly mines from going to work to-
day at the 69-cent rate, which had been Of
fered to them by their employers.
According to the miners officials the op-
orators have closed the company stores
all over the district and supplies to the
men have been cut off This leaves the
miners dependent upon the fruits of for
age and charity. In one or two agricul-
tural communities where the miners are
on strike, the farmers have invited the
strikers to organize committees and send
them with a wagon into the country TO
solicit rather than confiseate supplies. The
strikers are taking fun advantage of the
invitation Quiet reigned to-day through
out the Pittsburg district, a truce SEEM
ing to prevail. pending the outcome of the
Deacq NEGOTIATIONS.