The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-20
NO SIGN OF ARBITRATION
MINERS AND OPERATORS APPEAR ENTLY NO NEARER TOGETHER.


 Report of New Features to be Introduced in Some Instances and Unsucces sfui in Others In EndeaY9rins to Induce Men Remaining at Work to Join Their Ranks.
 Pittsburg, July 19.-Some new feat ures will likely be introduced into the mining struggle within the next two days, but the leaders are maintaining the greatest secrecy regarding their movements. It Is believed they con- template calling upon the railway or ganizations for assistance. Secretary Warner gave out the information to- day that meeting of railway em- ployes was held here yesterday and the situation of the miners strike thor oughly discussed. MT. Warner refused to say what was the result.
 From another source 1t was reported | to be meeting of the conductors and brakemen of the roads centering In Pittsburg It was claimed that the &C., ton taken was at the suggestion of the National Trainmen's union.
 l Active work has been commenced in the coke region and efforts will be ! made to bring out all the men at the mines where the product is being ship 1 ped to Pittsburg.
 Cameron Miller and Secretary War ner visited Turtle Creek yesterday to have a talk with the miners employed | by the New York and Cleveland Gas l Coal company. They were served with an injunction restraining them from in terfering with the miners.
 The mines at Leysburg have been closed. The diggers had not been asked to join in the movement, but Cameron Miller communicated with them and they agreed to lay down their tools. General John Little of the Ohio state board of arbitration is still in the east endeavoring to secure the signatures of the eastern coal operators to the uni formity agreement They are expected to return tomorrow. It Is announced tonight that meeting of the arbitra- tion commission will be held here on l Wednesday,
 Canonsburg, Pa, July 1s.--About 50t striking miners from Cecil, Bishop Reissing and BridgevilIe in the Mlllers Run district, passed through town this morning. headed by a brass band an6 a drum corps. A halt was made al the mines of the Canonsburg Coal Go where they were met by armed depu ties and ordered to keep off the com pany's property. They halted in a va. cant field near by and sent committees over to the mines to gather together the miners. The miners did not ap pear to be in sympathy with the strik CTS, and but a very small number were induced to come out and listen to the speeches made by a number of tht visiting strikers,
 The mines of this company closed down to-day to await the decision O the miners employed here. There ar, a few who are inclined to strike, bu there is no prospect of general strike here, as the miners are now being paic sixty-nine cents and have nothing t, Istrike for unless out of sympathy. Th operators here say they will run thei mines as soon as the men are willins to go back to work After holding meeting here the strikers moved Ill the valley to the mines of Cook & Sons where they were met by several depu ties heavily armed and were ordered Ito keep off the company's property The mines there have also closed dow to let the men meet the strikers ant decide whether or not to strike. Tn company Is paying sixty-nine cent and say their men have no reason fo striking except for fear of violence Il case they continue to work.
 Fairmount, W. Va, July 19-Eugen V. Debs arrived here to-day and il company with W. D. Mahon tisite Mayor Kendall and assured him h would violate no law. With that as surance the mayor welcomed him | Fairmount, but added that the law were rigorous on the subject of incen diary talk and If he counseled intimI dation or interference with the miner he would be liable to arrest.
 St. Louis, July 19.-Act1ng on the ad vice of coal companies which distrit ute the product of the mines in the Ill nois district tributary to St. Louis nearly all the brick-making companie in St. Louis and vicinity have pract cally suspended operations on accoun of the lack of fuel Kilns now burnin will be finished and with one or tw exceptions none of the local companie will fire new kilns until the strike over. The prospect of a possible coz famine in St. Louis is alarming opera tors in other lines of business.
 THE IOWA,S SILVER SERVICE.