The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-13
Very Little Change in the Sit
uation Yesterday.
MOVEMENT is MORE GENERAL.
ironclad Contracts i'm the Nououxr-
heia valley swept Out OF Exfsts nee
-Hothcads Are Advising Drastic
Measures-Th~y Have Been k.pt
In check Thus Far. but May Leap
Beyond Bounds-The Greatest In
terest Manifested in the Proposed
scheme for Arbitration->ituati
In the Several states.

PiTTSBCRG. July l2-Beyond the
STRENGTHENING 81 the miners lines along
the rivers, there was little change in the
strike situation today. The ironclad con-
tracts which were In force a. several
mines in the Mouougshela valley were
swept ont ~ existence today. and the
strike was made general in the fourth
pool The Cham0uni. Jack Jones and
q Neilfs Fayerte Cily mines which rad
been running with light force Of men
and under ironclads. are Idle. The men
at the Cnsmouni mine were the last Ia
lay down their tools. The miners along
the river are rejoicing over this victory.
The only mine reported in operation in
the region is the Equitable al Webster.
II IS stock company. comprising about
seventy-five stockholders. and they are
mining their own coal. The miners IN the
Sickle hollow mines of the Washington
Coal Company also went out today. max
ing the suspension complete IN this dis
trict except at the mines Of the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal Co. where
about ] a1 men are working.
The hotheads are advising drastic
measures They have been kept in check
so far, but there is no telling when the
fever will break cut ana concerted
move on Sandy and Plum creeks be
made.
the scheme 10 arbitrate the strike ques-
tion
Labor commissioners and official arbi-
traitors OF the several states are gather
ing in this city.
Ohio is the only state which has a regu-
larly appointed board of arbitration. 1t
exists for just such emergencies as this,
and is naturally well prepared for the
work Most of the others interested ara
4
iiciaus. who are also we'll able to act in the
capacity of arhtrators from the nature IT
their work of keeping in touch with the
working classes generally.
All the states. with the exception az
kentucky and Tennessee, where the strike
is on. will be represented In the confer
euccs which are "a be held here during the
next few days. ipvitations have been sent
10 the operators OF the Pittshurg district -
meet the arbiirators Informally aud talk
over the matter OF settling tina strike.
James Young representing the NJ. a. Ham
na mining interests. came on from Cleve.
land goday. and was in consultation with
peacemakers al the Seventh Avenue hotel.
Cne or two of the smaller operators drop
ped In 80 look over the situation. but no
large conference has Yet been held II Is
expected by the arfitrators that a number
Of larger operators will he gotten together
within the next twenty four hours, Per-
sons who are we'll acquainted with fhs
warning factions that exist among the op-
orators say they Will be hard to get to-
gether in ths movement. although the ex-
treme gravity Of the outlook may have
the desired effect.
one Of the dissenters is ". r. De Armitt.
president of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company. He declares he has
nothing "a arhItrate. and SAYS the strike is
the result of the Vaccinations Of politi-
clans
There has been marked increase in
the price of coal IN the past few days.
and il is claimed that a io-cent rate per
hushcl in boat load fots viii be reached
within the present week The retail deal
ers c0ucede that famine is imminent
and look for prices TO advance beyond the
limit reached during the previous general
strike in 1894.