The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-04
TIE COAL STRIKE.
Work Of Gripping Mines Goes
On -Dolan's Hearing
Today.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 4, lS9I-Tne
striking miners gained another victory at
Plum Creek, this morning, by inducing 20
more diggers to join the ranks. All of
them were diggers. This leaves the
mine working with about>half the force
of yesterday. Committees are working
industriously in the houses Of the
miners. They first enlist the sympathies
of the women, and then the men are more
easily induced to follow. The strikers are
turning their attention entirely to the
dggers, knowing that if they come out
the other employees will be forced to fol-
low
On the other hand the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company is making
every effort to keep the mines going.
They claim that all the Plum Creek
miners are working, while the strikers
say that not more than 40 men are in the
pit. The full force of that mine is $40
men. Before the campers came the OUT
put was from 120 to 140 cars day. This,
however, was about 40 cars above the
average when the other mines are work.
ing. The output yesterday was 80 cars.
With twenty more men out today, the
output is not expected to exceed twenty
cars. The complete closing of the mine
may be expected in very few days.
The march to Plum Creek mine was
begun at one o'clock this morning by the
campers at Centre School house. They
were reinforced by large bodies from
Sandy and Turtle Creeks. The combined
forces arrived at the mine at A. M,
remaining until 6 o'clock, when they
marched back to camp, taking with them
in triumph the twenty diggers who came
out. The campers at Sandy Creek had
little to do. The mine is to all intents and
purposes shut down. There has been no
change so far at Oak Hill. A statement
made by the miners that only two men
were working may be true.
The demonstration against De Armit
has had the effect of decreasing the
capacity of $40 cars to AZ cars with the
probability of it being further reduced.
The campers at Turtle Creek were on the
march at 3 A. NJ, and went to Oak Hill
mine. They marched back at $50 A. NJ,
and had breakfast. Camp life has been
reduced to a system. One hundred men
were sent to Plum Creek and 800 sent
home, leaving 800 in camp. They have
divided into companies of one hundred
each, under a lieutenant. Provisions
seem to be plentiful. The camp will be
policed by strikers sworn in by Burgess
Teats as Borough police.
The hearing of President Dolan and the
other miners officials charged with riot
and unlawful assemblage, is set for three
O'Clock this afternoon. 1t is thought that
the case will be dropped by the defen-
dants giving bail for court and a nolle
prosse being entered later.
One of the notable features of the
strike has been the absence of effort by
the operators to get their miners to work.
There has been no meeting by them to
consider the situation. nor have there
been any attempts to start mines with
new men. This was explained, today, by
have the strike continue until January,
as he has enough coal to last him, or can
get it at prices which will enable him to
make a profit. The lower river markets
are reported to be well stocked with
PittSburg coal and by reason of almost
continuous navigation from January until
July, large stocks have been accumulated
in the New Orleans, Louisville and Cin-
cinnati markets.
Some of the rail operators have plenty
of coal, one producer claiming to have
not less than 100000 tons available for his
contracts, and others can buy coal at a
price almost as low as they can produce
it. Ruling prices are seyenty-fiye cents
f. O. b. cars at shipping point for run OF
the mine and 81 to $1.25 for screened coal.