The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11

conner comss tT THsl i vii Vii s. the salvation q this CRY.
not an openly as earlier in the strike.
ALTOONA, Pa, July 10.-The great coal strike
in this region 10 spreading rapidly S Sna t IN some me
| Bcott Haven mines went to Irwin yesterday and
succeeded in getting a large, number q, men TO
mines have nearly ali been closed.
Patrick Dolan, President Of tho Pittshurg dis
at sf'f Port Sa Royal tosd %s'' The RnSe WIVES Of the minors minors
are the most enthusiastic, and are everywhere
encouraging the men to hold out.
over, and say that many of the miners said TO
Corinack' and Schidod returned from the coal.
mining districts to-day. and Will leave In the
m tho co%m fGr piss:09 U9 Illinois iHF Z 'S snS OHIO T sna
vii consent to act with them, It 4,
possible Of operators and strikers in the Pitts
burg district. and thus reach q basis Tor the SCI
price OF coal and tho wogo scale, and unless an
agreement can be reached there 1t is fruitless to
attempt = settlement. .,ou
their Condition and asking that he interest him
sell we v ' RsVo i hsd little fh more %ef than SS Sssiii time work,
or or an average of about three I,S thS r a week Sar
S1EsiiftE; ms 5 ''p pitIsble, viewed from a
human, and moral standpoint, We, with
on and on, hoping our condition. would come
before the public and action be- taken to better
by some, but II is nothing short Of a struggle for
bread. Nature brought US into the world. Cir.
eompeeis us to cat to live. but whore in tho neme
OF the Creator are we to get sustenance when
our bodies demand more food than we gather BY
our labor under a miserly wage ,scalei we
realize that the outlook for our children is worse
than for ourselves, for there arc many who can.
not send their children to sch oil 30 that they
may become intelligent citizcns." 49,
There was great JOY here to-day when the
districts y went out. almost csoimpleteiy tying up
tho mines OF the State. Fully 90 per cent. OF
the Indian9 miners arc now ont. ~ p-o.,,.,t
Knight OF the Indiana minors has ISSUED a call
for 3 mass meeting Of the thousand mine Ell, OF o,
taken on the proposition to strike. He thinks
they will strike. He says.
oo ~ss,,lyan COUNTY Ss Work hai In 'h the oP stat %'n Upon Sa the thss
Ponds the success or failure of the strike in this
knight says also that unless they come out as
n unit he cares little whether they come out at
Hlli s spsna io hsnnsay Of at ' ISra ips'H Creek. .Hf IT.
1 IT is in h0 Isst iisla be to ' ssSiso to f FSt f ,sf
from some miners from this county asking Tor
help and saying the mon at Fontanet are starv'
1t has come to that or helping themselves
| from the farmers fields, and In some places
farmers have to guard their folds over night to
protect their vegetables and crops. In some
! cases the merchants in mining camps have
closed their stores. They say they cannot cN'
| tend further credit, and do not want their doors
open.
SPRINaFIELp. O.. July 1o.-Gov. Bushnell was
asked this morning at his office concerning the
conference OF the Governors about the settle
ment of the miners strike. He stated that upon
holding conference with Secret ,ry Bishop AMI
other members OF the State Arbitration Board
| on Tuesday evening he sent Mr.. Bishop to In
dianapolis to talk the matter over with mem
btr OF the State Board there. and they were
| willing TO take hold of the affair.
Secretary Bishop returned this morning and
Gov. Bushnell and he had a talk over the tele
diana and Illinois are in favor OF the plan.
Gov. Bushnell hopes that the conference II
Pittsburgh on Monday will result in II %sntisfac
tory adjustment. President Rutherford, OF th'
Ohio Miners, Association will meet With hin.
CHICAGO. July 1o.-W. y. Ryan. State Secre
tary OF the Miners Union. has received the fol
lowing answer from senator Mason in reply t
Ryan's open letter of July l:
"Ihnre been surprised an hJckcd by you
letter. I heard yesterday tn, I q plan Is TO bt
proposed in the Senate. and II IL is not done,
shall try my hand ut 1t myself. Hoping ant
civilian Z. MASON"
Operator Hakes of Rutland telegraphed Secre
tary Ryan asking permission to work his miner
until May !, 1898, at last years prices. Ryai
nswered that no such permission could be given