Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-28

Pittshurg. Pa, July 26.--Lively times
this week A crisis is impending. This
are promised in the coal mining situation
is conceded on all sides. The arbitra-
ton commissioners, on the one side, feel
hopeful that they will bring about the in
ltiative for a settlement at the meeting
Tuesday morning. The miners officials,
on the other hand, claim to have adopted
measures that will make complete tie
up.
1t has developed that many of the West
Virginia miners are awaiting word from
the Pittsburg district, and especially
from the New York and Cleveland mines.
They want to hear of the miners in these
mines having joined the general sus-
pension.
This, it is claimed by the officials, will
bring all the faltering ones in West Vir-
effective IN that it will shut off the supply
OF coal. To accomplish this arrange
ments have been made for Eugene V.
Debs and other prominent officials TO
come to this city and hold meeting for
the benefit of the New York and Cleve
land miners Thursday morning. Among
the others expected to be present are
Samuel Gompers, NJ. d. Ratchford, NJ.
NJ. Garland and w. d. Mahon. At this
meeting it is intended to strike a final
decisive blow and. if possible, make the
te-up complete.
The place has not been selected as yet
but 1t will be in a grove in close proximi-
ty to the Turtle Greek, Sandy Greek and
Plum Greek mines Of the New York &
Cleveland Gas Coal company. The repu-
taton OF Debs. it is expected, will prove
to be magnet and 1900 miners are
looked for at the meeting.
The meeting at Scottdale Tuesday of
the miners in the coke districts and the
meeting of labor leaders at Wheeling are
also looked upon as important features
at this period of the strike Should The
Westmoreland miners be brought out
there are fears for serious trouble ut De
Armitt's mines
Reports from the coke regions indicate
that the cookers will not likely come cut.
The board of arbitrators report matters
quiet, waiting on the report of the meet
ing tomorrow. which they claim to think
means much toward the result of the pro-
posed settlement of the strike by Grbi-
tratiOn. An effort is being made to have
as many river men attend the meeting as
possible.
The report that a raid on the mines
of the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal
company was contemplated this morning.
was without foundation The mines
were running as usual today and every
thing was quiet The special deputies
this morning. no strikers having appeared
in the vicinity. \ raid is not probable
now until after the Debs meeting on
Thursday. If the men refuse to come
out then. demonstration will quite like
~ be made later.
\ band of strikers marched on the
Jumbo mines Of Robbins in the Pan
Handle district and induced the few men
at work there TO quit. The mine is now
closed down. There was no trouble.
f. B. Sargent, Val Fitzpatrick and G.
II. Wilkins, executive heads of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
Railway Trainmen and Order of Railway
Conductors were in PittSburg today. en-
route to the meeting of labor leaders at
Wheeling tomorrow. They addressed q
large mass meeting of railway employees
at Scottdale yesterday and represented
ishing condition. They refused to say
anything in regard to the proposed meet
ing at Wheeling i'll the interest of the
striking MINERS.
Col W F. Rend. the Chicago opera
tor. arrived in the city today. While he
heartily favOrs arbitration, he says the
true uniformity movement is q humbug
If the meeting tomorrow is not for the
purpose of settling the strike by arbitra-
ton, he will not attend, as he will not
lend his support to a plan to bring about
settlement when uniformity is estab
liShed. Operator james w. Shields
voiced similar sentiments and declared
that he would not participate in the uni
fCrmity movement.
Wheeling. w. Va, July 26.-It is now
admitted that the efforts of the strikers
to tie-up the West Virginia mines have
not been sufficiently effective to cause
serious lack of production in any Of the
several districts. Everyone has settled
down to await DEVELOPMENTS of the big
conference here tomorrow