Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-08
EXTENT OF The STRIKE.
About 1850 Miners Reported Idle
Today.
Dcmonstra,ions Planned THAT, 4
Carried ont, may Lend 40
Iroubie.

COLUMBUS, o., July s. - United
Mine Workers. headquarters report
from l25. 900 to 10000 minera OUT.
This is all who were at work except
In West Virginia, outside OF Fiem-
ington and the Wheeling district, aud
the New York. Cleveland coal gas
company OF Pr tsburg. Heau quarters
have advicee, the uticers tGy, suat the
lesl.ng in Pntsburg IL that mining for
this mpany eau be stopped.
WORKING UNDER PROJECTION.
BELLAIRE, o., July S.-Repo rts
from the Dlilonyale and Long Run
mipes on The Hooking o. Lake Erie
railway where trouble Was expected,
saws mat 900 miners, anu cbis fly
Poles, stnrteu 10 work at Dillon No. 2
this morning under the protection oil
United States marshais. The miners
are quiet and the few arounu arc care.
full 10 avoid ell gatherings. A oom'
mite irom Long Run waited on the
Dillon men whu were 10 WORE and IN.
duced some Of them TO come out. The
miners' officials ssy they are IN much
better shape tuday ard that the Return
of tho miners at d Ilonvale 10 OF no
consequence. Not the slightest out
| break nss occurred.
FAyoRABL OUTLOOK FOR THE HINERs.
pIqTsBuRG, Pa, July S.-rhere
were but lew new features In the
| mining situation IN the Pittsburg dis.
trlct this morning anu these were
| generally favorable to the miners.
| With the exception OF lew men al
| scattering mines, the only miners 81
| work were these OF the New York x
| Cleveland Gas Coal company and the
| Canouburg coal company. 10 fact tue
suspension of the mines 10 most COM
plets.
A meeting OF the first pool miners
was neld last night ana they decided
| IN ioiu the etriatre. The result is the
mines are practically closed today, on
Iy a few men bsing OF work. These are
under contract and the 10 per cen. o.
| their earnings have been return ed
eince the first Of the year TO be for
ieittd in the event OF their failure tC
keep their contract. Although these
man could not be brought ont, the
fact that they have decided TO quit ha'
had Il .ct On others to Join Them. Tbs
Pan Handle miners aiso met and de-
cided to throw down their tools 10 tel
hours after the fret pool diggers quilt
work, These men are also under con
tract.
The Beading men have also de
oided 10 quit. 1t is said that arrange
mepts have been maze for q demon
stralion at Gastonvills ami Snowden
tonight. A brass band has been en-
gagged and II IL reported march VIII
be made to the mines. II the program
IA carried out there will likely b.
troubls.
qne Shaner diggers ON the Bslti
more and Ohio railway have cecide'
to return TO work. They mine Goa
for the eastern market ana claim the.
will not be benefited II the strike
either won or lost.
The M ners OF the Yough coal com
many are meeting at Scottcale today
rhey are working under verbal COL
tract at 90 cents ami quit when th
general order was issued. NesrI
3. 900 men are employed at these mine
and It 10 said they ate spxious 10 IL
turn to work.
President Dolau went TO Scottdel
, this morning ami will endeavor l
: keep the nsn In line for the 69 Gel
rate. :.
A number OF coal operators seen q
dny, say that the strike Is beo1miD
serious ami more men are out tina
they Thought would ioia In this NOV
r ment.