Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-17
TODAY WILL DECIDE
NEST VIRGINIA MINERS EXPECTED
TO JOIN THE STRIKE.
CylON OFFICIALS CONFIDENT.
ucbs. Gompers, and other Labor
lenders of National Prominence
The Panhandle state.

the Panhandle state.
7IrgsRCBG. PA, July le.-Duness
miners headquarters and in all the
,.,. .u The Pittsburg District. and un-
. activity in the coal market were
.t. .narctcristic features of the strike
....y. For a strike so general 1t
...e.- the least excitement; peace seems
,, ,,r..,au everywhere but how long this
....e o. Affairs will continue TO exist
a oven be guessed. The miners
.r rrcuuy willing to be idle. ana
ss r., uo suffering Of consequence has
l.r reported at district headquarters.
~t. miners officials were very much
..,t over ncws from West Virginia.
-..I kilograms from organizers in
.t section of an encouraging nature
.-. received. There is nothing start
.1 report from any Of the districts"
.l President Patrick Dolan. "Thc men.
.. he exception OF "a very few. are
OH. and we are satlsfcn with the sit
..u.'
ooI took another tumble in price to-
It sold for N25 at the minc q
drop of o. cents from the day previous.
tour among the operators demon
.-toI that there was plenty of coal
oil band. 10 was learned that the Penn
rr.ura Gas Coal Company. the West
ruerrl Gas Coal Company, the Manor
r f tbe Keystone Coal Company the
Washington Run Coal Company and tho
Boone & Allison mines. were furnish-
rr considerable coal. 1t was esti-
mated that the mines east Of Plttsburg
ar furnishing $50 cars a day.
N..r.y au the empty cars i'm the Pitts
burg District are finding their way to
t West Virginia coal fields. The Bal
tm0re and Ohio took several trains Of
.m to-day. 10 was also learned that
~ cars "a day were going from the POca-
t0r,as field. in West Virginia. into Clcve-
atI The records show that "a cargo
ot 2pO tons was loaded Wednesday, and
similar one Thursday, and the North
Wing was loaded to-day with the same
amount Another cargo viii be loaded
tomorrow. The price is $3.50 along
side. or free on board, the vessel.
STRIKE PROGRAMME.
It was learned tonight that the pro-
efamme of the miners officials is to
bring ont AN the men possible I'm the
West Virginia field and then bring an
tle organizers TO Pittsburg 1t is ok
reetcl that terms will Boz made here as
the district IS looked upon as the most
Interesting point. after West Virginia
has been disposed Of The miners hopes
ore high and they are confident that
fhere viii bc "a good story TO tell from
West Virginia Monday morning.
The mkowarmucss OF National-Prcsi-
dent Ratchford and the bchttllng atu-
tule of District-Prcsidcnt Dolan has pat
somewhat of % damper on the true uni
formity plan. bat President Dolan says
that. Notwithstanding his private opin-
ion concerning Mr.. DcArmtt he has
done. and viii continue 10 DO. everything
u his power TO further tho cOnsumna-
ton Of The schemG
General Little and Mr DeArmitt loft
this evening for Philadelphia. to con-
suit with officials of the Wcsimoreiand
ana other coal companies along the line
of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad. with the
cad in view of securing their co-opera-
ton in the uniformity plan.
AID of the Arbitration Board except B.
Fruk Schmid. OF Indiana. are now out
q the city. They expect 10 have "a gene
r. meeting Of the operators of the five
state. m Pittsburg next Monday or Iues-
aIv. when the commissioners believe an
.micable settlement will be reached.
,,,r,e,r ,-rpcrN-rA
rARMONT W. Va. July 16.-The
events of last night and to-day show
plainly that it is the intention Of tine
miners Of this region 10 come out. and
n. time for the action is supposed TO
I. Tomorrow. when Dcbs. Sovereign
h"irl'"fi ana Poiivets are ui'ieu noiC
Toy t''i'77's' IL i9 ''', op','io' IN, ',". D..
i.. m.n al'thI lne htctl"b 'HVy VIII no'
a' bek 10 WORK m the mines Ine
-...'t impression seems TO pe lh"t 'ue
".. "H ne present al lils Ill.e'i''s' iIo'
o.1 r.l t" show nm Monday morning.
Dc announced positively tonight that
H. UDouuen miners will come out and
r.m meeting held at Monongahela last |
,alt and addressed by one of the agi- |
.fote I'D is almost sure the men there |
aI follow suit
IHo meeting here tomorrow is looked |
'rH. nd t0 with the greatest interest 10y |
...a miners ANA operators. as it is ex-
mus '''
TODAY WILL DECIDE"
CLAEEsBUEG w. VA. July 1.-THE |
mines are lU working here to-day. and !
1.fW.rlIv everything fs running smooth |
INIT r.r. an undercurrent
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