The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
PkRALYzED.
Big Factories Closing From
Lack of Fuel.
Steamboats, Forced to Tie Up
to the WharVes.
ROADS TAKE ALL COAL
Work of COnflscati0n Carried
on Everywhere.
Engine Backs to the River and
Hauls Away 80 Cars
Which We're Being Unloaded
Into Steamer.
MEN REFUSE TO WORK
Under Guard of Deputy Mar
shalS at DillOnvaIe.

Cleveland, July 9.-The situation in
this city over the coal strike is becom-
ing desperate. The Cleveland railroads
are growing bolder in confiscating coal
and those who depend upon a regular
supply are becoming anxious. The
schooner B. w. Parker of Detroit, has
been delayed in Cleveland since Sunday
owing to the action of the Erie railway.
The boat was loading coal at the Cleve-
land ship building company's works.
An Erie engine backed on the high
trestle which leads to the car dumping
machine and carried away 80 cars of
coal which were to have been loaded
into the Parker. The boat will have to
go up light. Several boats were delay
ed today owing to the difficulty in Sc
curing fuel.
The Inter-Ocean company, one of the
heaviest fueling firms on the lakes,
has only coal enough to last it's GUS
toners a few days.
Several other fueHng firms have near
ly exhausted their supply. The Penn
sylvania and Ohio Fueling company
has suspended business altogether in
Cleveland.
The Morris Coal company has ceas-
ed shipping coal altogether and in fact
coal dealers as a rule have delivered
nearly all their coal. The vessel men
say that the strike win cause all but
the exceptionally large boats to lay up.
The great plant of the Cleveland Steel
company closed this morning owing to
a
are preparing to shut down.
Wheeling, w. Va, July 9.-It had
been announced by the Wheeling &
Lake Erie management that its Dillon
No. 2, mine at Dillonvale would resume
this morning with the miners protected
by numerous posse of United States
marshals. AT the blowing of the whis-
ties not a man entered the mines. The
men had got together the night before
and decided that if it was necessary
for them to be protected by United
States marshals they would not work
The management will now, it is said,
endeaVor to secure other miners and op-
crate the mines If possible. 1t is not
expected there will be any trouble at
DillOnvale until the company attempts
either of two things, to move with Vir-
ginta coal through to the lakes and to
operate the mine with outside labor
The marshals are still at Long Run
and DillonVale but everything is quiet
there
Just across the river in the Wheeling
creek valley and back of Bellaire on
the Baltimore & Ohio road, all is quiet
there being a general observance of
the strike order except at two three
banks, where the operators have con-
ceded the so cent rate demanded by the
men.
Ottawa, Ill, July 9.-One hundred
miners at E. Hakes' shaft Rutland
went on strike today. A body of $50
miners from Toluca marched across
the country and met the Rutland min
erS as they appeared at the shaft Fear
ing trouble the mayor of Rutland teIe-
graphed the sheriff that the situation
was alarming and asked for assistance
Before the deputies were sworn in to
go to the scene word was received that
the Toluca and Rutland strikers had
paraded the streets, the former left for
home and all danger had passed.
Peoria, Ill, July 9.-Two hundred coal
miners met in a grove at BartonVille
this morning. They agreed to send del
egates to the conference with the oper-
ators at Peoria a week from today
Meanwhile 80 men in this district now
at work will keep working The
miners propose to ask for 1894 prices
which are SO cents per ton run of mine
and this is equivalent to SO cents net
after expenses are paid.
Pittsburg, Penn, July 9.-The result
of the conference of prominent labor
leaders in this city today to consider a
proposition for the cooperation of the
various trades is awaiting with anxious
interest. President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, arrived
in Pittsburg from Washington this
morning, but at 10 o'clock he had not
yet met President Ratchford or any
other leaders. He expressed himself
IS desirous of aiding the strikers in
every possible manner. The conference
is scheduled to be held at the Monongan-
Ella House Just what is proposed is not
known, but it is the opinion that the
meeting is to outline plans for making
the strike general and possibly to have
the other trades organiza tions refuse
to handle or use coal mined during the
strike.
IIeSlOeIll GOInp0rS was IN conference
with Col w. P. Rend, the wealthy coal
operator of Chicago this morning The
latter advocated arbitration and said
the conditions of trade will not Justify
the large and sudden increase that the
miners now claim. He further stated
that he believed the strike would terni-
nate in the course of two or three weeks
and the men would compromise at 80
cents.
The suggestion that a joint meeting
of the arbitration boards of Ohio. Indi-
ana. Illinois and Pennsylvania be held
in this city next week and an effort
made to settue the strike was received
with favor and it is believed that both
operators and miners would welcome
it.
Springfield, I'LL, July 9.-The miners
strike situation in Illinois is as fol-
lows:
All the miners in the Wilmington dis
| tr1ct, 5000 in number are out. In Spring
field district most of the miners are
working. In Peoria district the miners
are still working but will meet today
| The miners at Straunton and Mount
| olive have given out assurances that
| the Belleville miners would strike, but
| the BelleVille men at their meeting de-
| cided to go to work. At Carlinville
| there is no strike. Virden and Auburn