The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

in their ability to make the suspension
complete before the week is forty-eight
hours old.
From the best information obtainable the
PtttSDurg operators are in no hurry TO nave
the difficulty adjusted Many of them had
stocks on railroad sldings, which they held
for an advance. Much of this was disposed
of Saturday at a good profit. One promi-
nent operator said to-day that it would
take another week 10 determine the exact
state OF the market, and by that time a
general cleaning up will have taken place.
All interested will be ready to begin bust
ness on a new basis and probably at a
higher price
'',This whole thing will result in a COM
promise" said another prominent operator.
1.-THE operators are in position TO stand
II for some time, and I believe the miners
are in about the same condition. 1t LOOKS
as If business viii brighten up, and in that
event the operators will be able 10 get bet
ter prices and the condition of business
and the condition of the miner will be sim
UNANIMOUSLY improved.
Just now the greatest obstacle in the
way Of success of the miner is the activity
of the diggers in the West Virginia fields.
They are working night and day. ana are
getting ready TO supply all the coal that IS
needed. They are repeating what they did
three years ago. when a general suspension
was declared. AT that time there was a
number Of operators in the mountain state
on the verge of bankruptcy. The general
suspension of business was declared, ana
there came a great demand for COAL at
prices that insured a big profit The OPP
orators rallied around them large NUMBER
OF men whose tfienQSnlp ana support liicy
have encouraged ever since. The operators
had profted thousands of dollars When
the season was finished and the strike de-
clared a failure they balanced Their books
and found things on the proper side of the
ledgers. They realized that they owed much
Of their proht to their miners and rewarded
them for it, On every Saturday the miners
were paid bonuses in the nature OF gold
pieces, and naturally the best or feelhg
prevails between the employers and en-
ployes."
This is the condition of affairs the or
ganizers that Will go into the West Virginia
district this week will have to encounter.
1t is argued by the miners that there are
more men out in the section than there
were three years ago, and they express
the greatest confidence In bringing them them
out, If they can get their ears. rms tail-
ing the railroad organizations viii be APP
pealed to. This plan of campaign has been
outlined by the national officers and the
developments OF this week will be watched
with interest. The miners officials say that
the success of the movement depends on
the action of the West Virginia miners.
They argue that many men in the Pitts
burg district who were not affiliated with
their organization sacrificed thousands OF
dollars and Joined the movement. Iney
will tell the mountain State diggers OF the
success in this district, and every effort
will be made 10 have them join.
There are number of operators IN the
Pittsburg district who have expressed
willingness to pay the price demanded, put
the majority of the operators in the district
pay the G9-cent rate or none. This is the
ultimatum of the national officials, from
which there is no appeal 1t is known
that some of the minor officials would be
glad to let ali the operators paying the
69-cent rate operate their mines, but can,
not owing to the decision of the national
officers. who desire to have all the surplus
coal taken from the market.
The new features in the situation to-day
/ were the arrival of the Ohio and Indiana
State Boards Of Arbitration, the meeting to-
night of the United Labor League of West
ern Pennsylvania and the report that
on not n
to take the places of the strikers at the
Pittsburg and Chicago Companys mines
With the United Labor League meeting
sixty-three out of seventy-two labor organ
izatons were represented RESOLUTIONS
were unanimously adopted pledging
financial and moral support to the
miners and calling on all the trades unions
in western Pennsylvania to aid and assist
in every possible manner In turtherlng the
the Amalgamated Association, and Rev
Winston Green. the colored preacher miner,
were appointed organizers and ordered to
begin work at once. Six more organizers
will be appointed this week. Messrs. Car
ney and Green will hold meeting at + ay-
cite City tomorrow evening ana on Tues
day will have charge of meeting or MN
ers and their wives at GastonVille. II is
proposed to interest the women, as We'll as
the men in this movement. The league
also decided to send out circular asklng
Immediate assessment for the Denent or the
miners Previous to adjournment tele-
gram was received from President Simon
ButIer. who is in Washington pledging the
financial and moral support of the window
Judge Setwyn n Owen of Columbus, Jo
seph Bishop of Columbus and Hon John
Little Of Xenia, o., members of the Ohio
State Board of Arbitration. and l.. 7. Nc
Cormack and d. Frank Schmid of Indian
apolis members of the Indiana Labor Com
mission, arrived in the city this evening
The members of the Illinois Board of Ar
bitration and the Statistical Bureau of
Pennsylvania, are expected here to-mor-
row. The boards will meet in joint confer
ence and after hearing both sides, will
endeavor TO secure an amicable settlement
of the differences between the miners and
operators.
The strikers at the mines of the Pittsburg
and Chicago Gas Coal Company were
greatly excited to-day over a report that
owen Grouse was in that region and that
an attempt would be made to resume work
with imported men. Secretary warner OF
the United Mine Workers, said that if this
were done there would likely be trouble
and he feared there would be a. lynhcing;
The only news of the West Virginia field
received here was that the Beechforth
mines. twelve miles south of Morgantown.
had started up full and were advertising
for 100 more men.