Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-23
OPERATORS CONFERENCE.
For The Purpose Of Discussing The
True Uniformity Plan.
but EtttIo Hope of Its
Success.

1llIsBuht, W., suiy 80 luz uipi-
trption cJn,miesionsr WAC are trying
to settle tho coal strike have finally
succeeded In getting the consent Of
maj Eily OF the operators in toe Pitts
burg uiatricI to jim la q general COZ
ference for thu pntpOHr OF discussing
the true uniformity plan. IL win
probably be held Monday ur Tuesday.
The call VIII te sent out tomorrow.
The greatest difficulty found by the
srbitratofs In pushing the movement
has teen certain leihsrgy on the
part OF the operators. They nave llltie
nope OF settling tue strike by afbltrs-
lion anu are therefore slew 10 set. III
no case, however, has there been
direct opposition 10 arbitration.
Gen. Little, pIesld.pt OF the board,
stated today tnat the matter was Wv
very near climax. A ter This me -
Ing baa been huid. he thinks theie VIII
be- but little ditilcu ty ia completing
other efrsngemaB,s or the selection OF
atbltrAtugs. GU. Liitle says the
miners have all expressed their an.
lrnvnl Of the agrsemsut and are resuy
10 do all In their power to bring the
question To IA early settlement.
rhe egrt ument gs prepared is d OF
entirely satisfactory to Sums of the
opeIatlIs. Tue objectionable clauses
will be taken upat the meeting AMI
changed to sun the ueaires OF all con-
csfped.
Tue miners tin eilis report every.
thing peaceful throughput the die
tricl.
President Dolan said there was 10
occasion ior apprehension 10 tbs
Cannoushurg district Tor the reason
that there were oDly q few men nj
W rk, aud that they were relatives OF
the manager. pGe preparations MADE
oy the New York g. Cleveland Gse
Coal company u load eli marching
mineIn were ridlCuied by inc officials,
who said the distance wDicn men
from tho Carnegie district wouid be
Obliged IL march WAL be L itsell a
guarantee that there would be no such
march, anu tat none was INTENDED
by tue miners. The members OF the
executive Committee werU busy today
arranging 10 provide TOR the destitute
strikers along the Wheeling divisio D..
President DOlan expects to have two
wagOu loads OF provisions for the mon
tonight.
This afternoon Henry Fioerscheim,
who 10 one OF the largest operators In
the district, inserted advertisements in
the papers fiering HE company stores
Tor sale. He says he Is getting In lin.
for the uniformity movement and no
ono can accuse him OF operating
'pluck me' stores hereafter.
The mines OF the Wash ngton Goa
g. Coke company at Sticle Hollow con.
tinue In iuil operation and fifty car:
OF cgal ars being Shipped fiom tbs
mines every Jay.
Armsd deputies are on gusrd to pro-
teot toe men anu G0tlipg gun Is 10
readiness for Immediate use in case oil
| attack.
Tue Pitisburg, McKetslort and
| Youghiogheny road, whlch Is carry ng
tlis coal, abandoned their ira ins ont
night lbis week on account OF the dis
covery uf distractions upon the tract
| placed there, 1t is claimed, for tn,
| purl Oes Of wreching the coal train
iiom tue Washing'oI miues.
GALL FOR A CONF ERENcE,
FAIRMoUNT, w. Ma, July 9Th,
depnues Re turue this morning IRON
Hites mine and report no 0utbreai
during the night. They cay tweniy
i've miners began work there thi
morning, the remainder joining TIN
uuion. A call will he iesusd by r esl
dent RaIehiori TO all organized lab
anu the chief executives VI eacl
national organization Ia tf1leialll
called to attend q conference al Wheel
ing on Tuesday, July "a. In connsc
tion with the call public Statement
will be Issued. This statement will b,
embodied IN communication {
Pest. G0mpers OF the American
FEDERATION OF Labor.
STRIKE MOVEMENT PARALYzED.
WHEELING, W. Va, July 23.--Th;
strike III vemeut Ia The ksuaw b
valley and along the Norfolk d West
srn road go, ms parai' zec. THIS org m
GERS have nearly ALI departed M
those remaining are mtking no head
way. All hut one OF the Kanswb
soft coal mines IN X .pswha are WORK
ing nearly full force, where fit wer
repor,td struck Yesterday. Al L k
horn, 1hncker, Fiat Top and Pocahou
;R9 all but those who have been II
fused work ara In toe miney. III,
operators are Going all In thoir pnwe
to insulale the men against the N "
uslism OF Debs ana Raichiord. Ine,
are meeting with little success In ge
ting the men out to heaT them.
NOT HAULING MUCH COAL
CLEVELAND. Onin, July 2S Gen
eral MAnsger W. X. WoOuford {
| CIeveiand. IL rain and Wheeling RI al