The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-28
mr. STRIkE SITUITfON.
Generally SPEAKING. There Were But lie"
Changes Yesterday.

Changes Yesterday.
WHEELING. w VA, July 2''-Ihe
coal strike in this State does not show
much change to-day. At Fairmont, the
Mongah mines added "a number Of men
ID their working force to-day making iO'
mon employed about twO-thirds OF the
rorco before tho strike. Eighty men
came into the field froI. Conneilsville to-
dav and were put 10 work IN the various
mines
All tho Watson mines are working fuil
as are the Castor. MOtana. New Eig!ahd
and West Fairmont. The agitaio:s are
an ont of the field to-day except the To-
cal men and they are waiting on the de-
cision of the Wheeling conference. Al
though the workers are devoting Hercu-
leon efforts TO the Kanawha Valley they
appear TO be doing little good and no
fewer men are working there to-day than
Yesterday and the strike is having no
practical effect toward reducing produc-
tiOn.
On The Norfolk and Western mines are
nearly all working and shipping heavily
As the result of a big meeting held by
Secretary Treasurer r. i. Lewis az
Moundsville this morning. tho men al
the Moundsville and Glendale mines are
all out to-day in spite OF the Efforts OF
the opera tors 10 induce them 10 get OUT
enough coal to supply TIE Ohio river ana
Baltimore and Ohio railroads, with Whlch
the companies have contracts This adds
one Hundred men 10 the strike. Al the
Boggs Run mines. in this city. the men
are still at work though they nave
promised emissarics Of the Union to quit
in the morning.
A meeting will he held for them to-
morrow when they vii probably quit.
This will tie mp the upper Pan Hahdle
district completely.
This morning fifteen train loads OF coal
were hauled through here from west
Virginia mines.
CIrCINNATT. O.. July PA special TO
the Commercial Tribune from Clarksburs,
w. Va. says: The new lorlge Of the Unit
cd Mine Workers OF America organized
here yesterday nave rented hall and VIII
hold lengthy meetings hereafter. They
have already about half the men in this
section enrolled and before the end OF
week will have twO-thirds and VIII con-
troll the situation here.
The meeting held Sunday by Mahon
and Rea has had its effect so far as or
ganization is concerned.
The Injunction granted the operators
at Fairmont prohibiting meetings mas
helped the miners cause. Many who
indignant over what they allege IS the
suppression Of free speech, and are now
favorng organization. which will place
them under the leadership OF tho national
officials Of the United Mine Workers.
PEORIA. Ill. July 27.-The miners OF
the Peoria district met to-day and adopt
cd a w scale making an advance OF
about 40 per cent. i'm wages not 10 be
operative until a general settlement is
effected The operators also met and
called another meeting 10 consider tho
scale
FAIRMONT. ". VA. July 27.-Men and
operators in tho Fairmont await a re-
port of the Wheeling conference with anX-
iety No new developments are reported
in the region.
ROCK ISLAND. Ill. July 2i.-As re-
suit of the visit Of committees from the
Spring Valley and other striking miners;
100 men employed I'm mines near Coal
Valley. this county struck to-day.
ALTOONA. PA. July 21.-Five hundred
or more miners AT Hastings have gone
out on strike because the operators OF
the Mitchell and Sterling mines refused
to accept resolutions adopted by. the
miners at a meeting held Saturday night.