The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-13
IRON CLAD CONTRACTS
They Are All Swept Away by
the Miners Strike.
LINES ARE STRENGTHENED
More Mines Have Shut Down and the
Strikers Rejoics Over the Victory
Hotheads Advising Drastic Meas
ures-Arbitrators Gathering.

Pittsburg. Pa. July l2.-Beyond the
strengthening Of the miners lines
along the rivers there was little change
In the strike situation to-day. The
iron clad contracts which were In force
at several ~ the mines In the Monon-
gahela valley were swept out of exist
ence to-day and the strike was made
general in the fourth pool The Cha
mount, Apollo. Jack Jones and O'Neills
Fayette City mines, which had been
running with a light force Of men and
under iron clads are idle. Miners along
the river are rejoincing over this VIC
tory.
The only mine represented In Ohio In
the region is the Equitable. at Webster.
IL IL a stock company. comprising
about $50 stockholders and they are
mining their own coal. The men In the
Stickel Hollow mines OF the Washing
ton coal company also went out to-day.
making the suspension complete In this
district. except at the mines Of the New
York n Cleveland Gas Coal company.
where about 100 men are working. No
effort has yet been made to get these
diggers out and miners at other pits
who have laid down their tools are
grumbling at the slowness OF Dear
mitt's men In Joining the movement.
The hotheads are advising drastic
measures. They have been kept In
check No far. but there In no telling
when the fever will break out and a
concerted move on Sandy and Plum
Creek made. The greatest interest Ii
now manifested In the scheme to agi-
tate the strike question. Labor COM
mlslsoners and official arbitrators OF
the several states are gathering In this
city.
The State OF Ohio Is the only one
which has a regularly appointed board
OF arbitration. IL exists for just such
emergencies as this and is naturally
eminently well prepared for the work.
Most OF the others interested are labor
commissioners and Industrial statisti-
clans. who are also well able 20 act In
the capacity OF arbitrators from the ma
ture OF their work OF keeping In touch
with the working classes generally. All
the states, with the exception OF Ken
lucky and Tennessee where the strike
Is on will be represented In the confer
ences which are to be held here during
the next few days. Inviiat atiuns hays been
sent to the coal operators OF the Pitts
burg district TO meet the arbltrators
informally and talk over the matter OF
arbltrators that a representative num-
ber of the local operators will be gotten
together within the next twenty-four
hours. However. persons who are well
acquainted with the wsrring factions
that exist among the coal operators
here say II will be hard To get together
In this matter. although the extreme
gravity o. the outlook may have the de-
sired effect.
There has been a marked increase In
the price OF coal within the past few
days and II ~ claimed that a $40
rate per ton In boat load lots will be
reached within the present week. The
retail dealers. as well a. the operators
In general. concede that the famine Is
imminent and look for prices to advance
beyond the limits reached during the
previous general strike OF the miners
in 1884.