The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
THE MINERS STRIKE.
May Take Month to Adopt Tru e
Uniformity Plan


Pittsburgh, Pa, July 17.-True uni
formity may eventually win in the
Pittsburgh mining district through
the efforts of the peace commissioners,
but it viii take time. Ii is expected
that it viii require several weeks, per-
haps month. to secure the signatures
of the operators to the proposition,
and Gen. Little has advised that no time
limit be put on the movement, as at
the former attempt.
The position of the miners officials in
this new phase of the strike movement
is queer NJ ID. Ratchford. the national
president viii have nothing to do with
it. President Dolan and Secretary
Warner have cut loose from their ma
tional executive in the movement and
propose TO give it their hearty sup
port.
Permanent Board Formed
The arbitration commissioners of the
five states, Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. West
Virginia and western Pennsylvania,
have formed permanent board, with
the object of urging the uniformity
plan with all operators Gen. Little, of
Ohio. was made president, and B. Frank
Schmidt. of Indiana, secretary.
Coal took another tumble in price
Friday. 1t sold for S125 at the mine,
drop of 25 cents from the day previous.
A tour among the operators demon
strated that there was plenty of coal on
hand
Situation Reviewed.
Columbus. o.. July 16.-President
Ratchford and Secretary Peace have
issued an official bulletin, No. L, to the
miners. it being a review of the situa-
ton, The bulletin says:
Our fight for living wages now covers
IN whole or in part eight states of the
union. 1t is general suspension, and no
local settlements will be authorized or
recognized The second week and the
eighth day of our suspension brings with
IL greater assurance of ultimate victory
than any previous day Our forces are in
creasing every hour, our determination is
un1inching and our actions are law-abid-
ing in every particular. The states and
number of miners involved are as follows:
Western Pennsylvania = Fully 10000
miners have Joined US for living wages.
which makes suspension almost unanimous
in every mine in the district Work still
continues in the central field, but steps viii
be taken in a few days looking TO a sus
pension, which il is believed viii be sue
cessful.
'-Ohio - Twenty-eight thousand miners
have laid down their tools in their demand
for living wages, making the suspension
general excepting a few local mines
'fIndiana-Advices report every mine and
every miner in this state suspended Eight
thousand have Joined the march for living
wages.
.'nlinois-Reports from this state are TO
the effect that suspension is practically
general and that miners are determined TO
continue the march until living wages are
secured
West virginia-About 1000 miners have
Joined the movement Reports from va
rious sections of the state confirm the be-
lief that miners will suspend. Eight or
GAMERS have left this city for West Vir-
GINA Supply of coal from that field viii
be cut of in very few days.
Kentucky and Tennessee-About 1000
miners have suspended; others may be ex-
pected to follow.
''Kansas-Miners are all at work but viii
hold convention on Saturday 1t is ex-
pected that they viii also suspend.
Administrators indicate that 1900
miners or more have suspended. Conven-
ton to-day. Nothing further learned Of
their action.
The supply of coal is fast becoming ex-
hausted at the various distributing points.
Railroads are confiscating shipments, cities
are almost without supply; in fact. coal
famine is near at hand"
De Armitf's Plan
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 15.-The cheer
ing announcement is made that W. p.
De Armitt, president of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company, whose
1000 men have been constantly al work,
and without whose assistance the sue
cess of the movement would have been
jeopardized. has agreed to join with the
other operators in a plan for the settle
ment of the strike on a true uniformity
basis
Pittsburgh, Pa July 15.-The pros
pect for settlement of the great
miners strike is brighter than at any
time since the struggle began, and both
sides are almost ready TO count on a
resumption of work in the near future
Wednesday afternoon the joint ar
bitration committee called upon Mr.. De
Armitt and submitted their plan, to
which he agreed Then the commits
sion met the miners officials, and the
proposition also met their approval.
Under the terms of the agreement Mr.
De Armitt agrees to sign contract
which will bring about condition of
true uniformity in the Pittsburgh dis
trict. according to the plan formu-
lated. but which failed. is months
ago. The contract provides that there
shall be no company stores. honest
weight, fair screens and the removal OF
ether evils long complained of by the
miners. He viii sign such contract
provided e5 per cent of the operators
in the Pittsburgh district become part
fes to it
Springfield, Ill. July 15.-The miners
of Hillsboro, Montgomery county. $50
in number, went out Wednesday, not
for sympathy, but for higher wages
Cincinnati. July IA Times-Star
special from Bellaire, O.. says; The
miners in Schiek's mines on Inc Bain-