The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-26
Pittsburg Operators Fear In
ternationaI DiSSentiOn,
MINERS ALMOST WINNERS
OPERATORS MAY YET MAKE
SOME CONCESSION.
PAT DOLAN ARRESTED BY SHERlFFS
Denied the Privilege of Marching Past the
Tramway--Carried to Washington County
Secret Committee Of Operators Given
discretionary Power to Act.
Discretionary Power to Act

Secret Committee Operators Given
Discretionary Power to Act.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 25.-COal opera
tors of the Pittsburg district made a
decided change in front since yesterday.
International discussions mixed with
fear on the part of some, caused n split
in their forces and change of base.
On it's face, the movement looked to
many like a temporary surrender to the
United Iron Workers of America.
This, however, is denied in most en-
phatic terms by the most prominent
lake shippers who say they are going to
start their mines and supply the de-
mand from the northwest and not stand
idly by and let large volume of bust
ness go to operators of other States.
They publicly state that they are willing
to wait for a week or ten days before
decided move is made. They claim
that this will give them ample time to
get the lake trade. Some of the opera
tors in the meeting We're frank enough
to state that the situation at the
present time in all branches of labor
is critical and that they have no desire
to make any move that would cast
odium on the operators of the Pittsburg
district
1t was understood these conditions that
the operators went into session this
morning. There were many who had
not signed the agreement to share their
portion toward the expense that might
accrue in the effort to start the mines
and that they were the loudest in the
appeal to hold off to await developments.
NJ. 10 .1nI "A
the meeting adjourned sine die.
In the afternoon meeting of the most
prominent and largest lake shippers the
following was issued by the press com
mittee:
The organization composed of all the
coal operators which has been in session
at the Monongahela have adjourned this
morning sine die. This action puts af-
fairs into the hands of a committee APP
pointed under an agreement which was
entered into at Cleveland and which has
since been ratified and strengthened 10y
the signatures of Il large majority Of the
railroad producers of this district This
committee is vested with discretionary
power to act.
Al efforts to find out who composed
this special committee were futile.
j. y. Zerbe, who presided at the
meeting was emphatic in asserting that
the operators who had originally gone
into the compact Mt Cleveland to break
the strike had not changed their inten-
tons
The Cleveland operators left for their
homes tonight and it is probable that
another meeting will be held in Cleve-
land within the next few days.
Many of the local operators who took
part in the conference and withdrew,
seemed to be in a good humor 1t is
known that a number of the small pro-
ducers have been making more money
in buying and selling coal than they
would had their mines been in operation
since the strike began.
PATRICK DOLAN ARRESTED.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 25.-Patrck Do
an, district president Of the United Mine
Workers Of America, was arrested in
Washington county this afternoon while
eading a body of marchcrs past the ALI
on mine of Cock < Sons, near Mccoy
In station.
Ever since the strike started the
miners have been making daily marches
from their camp to the mine. From the
mine to the railroad there is tramway,
under which runs the public road known
as the Washington pike.
This morning, with n band at their
head, about 400 marchers tramped along
the pike and passed under the tramway.
On their return they were stopped by
deputy sheriffs and told that they could
not pass under the tramway, but must
return to their camp by crossing a field
and coming down the railroad. The
marchers became enraged and for time
it looked as if there would be serious
trouble. The marchers held n conference
and decided to remain where they were
nd communicated with President Dolan
by telegraph.
Dolan arrived shortly after o'clock
and made a speech to the strikers. He
aid that the deputy sheriffs had no right
stop them from marching on the public
thOroughfare as long as their mission
was a peaceful one, and told them he
would lead the procession. The band,
with Dolan at its head, and the marchers
following, then started down the road to
go under the tramway and on to the
camp When Dolan reached the tramway
he was told by the deputy sheriffs that
he could go no further, and when he
wanted to know the reason why he was
told that such move was a violation of
the law and the injunction. This Dolan
denied and the arrest followed. He was
taken to Washington on the first train.
The marchers were disconnected and
were allowed to return TO their camps
unmolested.