Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-07-20
THE MINERS STRIKE.
Forces Engaged in the Struggle
Determined as Ever.
Efforts Made to Secure Arbitrae1o"
Coal Advances in Prfce-lron-
clad Contracts Quickly
Swept Away.

-COnl Advances In Fr1Ce-ATOA
clad Contracts Quickly
Swept Away.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 13.-The min
ers' strike is causing the price OF coaE
to still advance and it is selling at $l.oo'
an increase of $50 per cent. since the
commencement of the struggle. Ihe
feature Monday in matters pertaining
to the strike was the presence IN the
city of the joint arbitration board who
are endeavoring by every means pos
sible to bring to peaceable conclusion
the strife now in progress. The ooaro
held informal sessions and in the inter-
walls interviewed quite q number OF
operators. the big majority of whom
are in favor of arbitration, provided all
of the operators will abide by the de-
cision rendered. One of the dissenters
is w. P. Dearmit, president OF the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company.
He declares he has nothing to arbltrate
and says the strike is the result OF the
Vaccinations of politicians.
Ironclad Contracts Swept Away.
Beyond the strengthening of the
| miners along the rivers there was little
change in the strike situation Monday.
| The ironclad contracts which were IN
force at several mines in the Monon-
gahela valley were swept out OF exist
! ence and the strike was made general
| in the fourth pool. The Chamouni.
Apollo, Jack Jones and O'Neil's Fayette
CITY mines, which had been running
with a light force of men and under
| ironclads. are idle. The men at the
| Chamouni mine were the last to lay
! down their tools. The miners along
the river are rejo;cingsover this victory.
situation in Illinois.
Springfield, ILL.,, July 13.-President.
j. NJ. Carson, of the Illinois United
Mine Workers, arrived here Monday
night from Danville. The $500 miners
in the Vermillion field, he stated. were
out and the miners in every shaft in
Illinois north of and including Pana
! were out OF had voted to come out. In
the Springfield district every shaft will
be idle after tonight. by Saturday."
President Carson stated. "every miner
in Illinois, we believe, will have joined
the strike" President Carson stated
| that if left to Illinois and Indiana oper-
ators settlement would be effected
with the men at once. He predicts that.
! general settlement will be brought
about within the next two weeks.
May Soon End.
| 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
| - -, c..A
The cheering announcement is made
that w. p. De Armit, president of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal COM
! pany, whose 1900 men have been con-
! stantly at work, and without whose
assistance the success of the movement
would have been jeopardized, has
agreed to join with the other operators
in a plan for the settlement of the
strike on a true uniformity basis. This
result has been brought about through
the efforts of the members of the Joint
arbitration commission, who have been
working assiduously to this end since
meeting President De Armitt Tuesday.
Situation Reviewed.
Columbus, O., July 16.-President
Ratchford and Secretary Pearce have
issued an official bulletin, No. 1, to the
miners, it being 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 recoe-
| nized. The second week and the eighth dav
| of our suspension brings with it greater s.
surance of ultimate victory than any pre-
| vious day. Our forces are increasing every
| hour. our determination is unflinching and
| our actions are lava hiding in every pa rite
| ular. The states and number of miners in
volved are as follows:
! western Pennsylvania - Fully 20 mn
| miners have joined US for living wages
| which m axes suspension almost unanimous
| In every mine in the district. Work still
| continues in the central field, but steps will
| be taken in a few days looking to a suspen-
! sion, which Is believed will be successful
| "Ohio - Twenty-eight thousand miners
| have laid down their tools in their demand
for living wages. making the suspension
| general excepting few local mines
| 'Indiana-AdVices report every mine a nd
| every miner in this state suspended Eight
thousand have joined the march for living
wages.
! ''Illinois-Reports from this state are IN
| the effect that suspension is practically
| general and that miners are determined TO-
| continue the march until living wages are
| secured.
! West Virginia-About 5000 miners have
! Joined the movement. Reports from va
| rious sections of the state confirm the he
Lief that miners will suspend. Eight or
ganizers have left this city. for West Vir-
| ginia. Supply of coal from that field will
be cut off in a very few days.
| Kentucky and Tennessee-About a NM
miners have suspended: others may be ex-
| pected to follow.
| "Kansas-Miners are all at work, but will
hold a convention on Saturday. It is ex-
| pected that they will also suspend.
| "Alabama-Reports indicate that aooo
miners or more have suspended. Conven-
| ton to-day. Nothing further learned of
| their action. W.
| hausted at the various distributing noints
! Railroads are confiscating shipments. cities
are almost without supply; in fact. q coa
| famine is near at hand.'' AA
Comes to an End.
San Francisco, July 13.-With the