New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
MR.. GOMPERS CONFIDENT.
HE SAYS THAT THE MINERS WILL WIN
THE STRIKE.
1T WILL. IL HIS OPINION. BE ENDED IN sEf I'M
.ra IN THEIR FAvoR-REND WANTS
RATcHFORD TO SUE HIM-DEMoN-

Der IN THEIR FANofs-hD-''
RATCHFoRD TO Sue HIM-DEMoN-
srRArIoy BY WOMEN
Washington. Aug 26-Presdent Gompers oil the
American Federation OF Labor gave his view OF the
present coal-strke situation to the Associated
Press to-day as follows:
"Tbe situation. as gather 1t from the reports
of our organizers indicates that between SIX num-
dred and seven and six hundred and hfty-seven
Of the mines in West Virginia are now closed DOWN
completely A letter have just received from inc
Cooper and Pocahontas district Is trimming VIII"
confidence and says that work In that region mas
been reduced one-half ia the last fortnight an"
predicts Il general collapse there very sooh' "o
long as the West Virginia miners continued opera
tions there was OF course little hope or an dpS"-
Int victory for the miners because West virginia
could supply the urgent needs OF the market Bat
with the suspension In West virginia pe'o'n,e
general IL the miners In Pennsylvania, ohio i'u-
lana and Illinois keep their ranks unbroken' as
am confident they VIII, the-strke must result III
an absolute victory for the men. Before September
Il the lake trade must he supplied. The SITUATION
,ecomes daily more acute and while hesitate to
fix a day ! believe that the strike viii be tefini-
mated by the end OF September. and that the settle
ment will be in favor Of tho miners.
When Mr. Gompers's Attention was called 10 'he
great des;itution and suffering among the strikers
no said that the coal operators had taught the
hardship by the operators. They would continue
TO endure their trials little longer in the hope OF
relieving their situation permanently in the future.
Pttsburg Aug 26.-Colonel w. =. Rend, the
Chicago operator who created something oi d"
scene during tho recent joint conference Oh miners
and operators by making serious charges against
President Ratchford returned from Buffalo to-day.
when told that his charges had created consllier-
able excitement. and that limitations had oe'h
thrown out that libel suit might he entered
against him Colonel Rend said: "het MN sue
me. am ready TO prove what charge an"
think it would he good thing for tho country =.
II were proved. That 81. Louis convention co"'u
no. SGT itself better job than TO investigate TINS
matter made Dolan an ofcr TO present i'''o".
ford with the evidence but it was not accepted.
Srcaking OF the strike generally. 'olonei REM
declared that IT is now certain the miners VIII
lose it. He expects that within tho next Few DAYS
new men will be brought in to start some oil the
pits but even II this is not done. and the mines
remain idle. the men will never get such az alornvI
golden opportunity they have rejected re SayS
that their great mistake was in suplosing tnat ,ne
sought arbitration. liz declares that all the large
lake shippers are firmly determine 70 r'h's1 .ne
demands of the miners. IT the miners Hah IL
ceptcd the first propositions made by the operators
at the conference on Friday they wouid naVe lnHIv
q substantial gain and would have permanently
improved their condition
The wives and daughters OF the striking miners az
A prominent BART to-day in the demonstration
against the WORKING miners. Ed ~ ''i'~ llp'
a dozen or more women gathered at the camp, ana
with flags and banners marched along the roads
leading toward the tpple. on their way they met
a number Of miners going to the PIT ara greeted
them with yells and icers Tney derided the
miners who working ana ridiculed them IN a
manner watch caused many o, them to hang Their
heads in shame. The women say they VIII make
a demonstration every day hereafter.
The strikers ASSERT that only nftecn men were AZ
work In the oak Hill mines to-day, ana that me
whilc the company officials say that siSly-ive pit
cars were mined. Superintendent ;. Z. De Armittt
and four deputy-sherifs commenced the WORK ~
eyicting the families of the Plum Creek strikers to-
dny The work will be kept up until the company
has possession Of al its houses.
Al Buuoa the mine owners are gradually gaming
ON the strikers Fourteen men returned to work
Yesterday and twenty-seVen to-day w. J. bren-
nan attorney for the miners l. preparing an an,
swer TO the bill OF the New-fork and Cleveland
miners officials ana strike leaders for contempt of
court The answer viii declare that the camp
and marching are not for the purpose OF intlmua-
tion or menace to any one. but merely TO lndlcate
10 the men in the mines That the miners Rsnera H.,
arc strike and TO demonstrate tHcH St'o's'' ~
" Gus Date who Is i'm charge Of the sheriff
IDENTITIES AT Plum Creek was told to-day ny me
cborffs attorney that under the Injunction ne
could not interfere with marcherS VINO pila"'u
stop are those who are intimdating the worKmeh
\ large parade and meeting were held AZ turtle
Creek tonight without molestation from Inc d'Pu-
ties. H., 49,.
Glare Ridge Westmoreland County. to-nght.
BEFORE Icaving the city he gave the details of hi'
arrest Yesterday at McGovern. He went before
Judge Mclvain and was told that he had not
violated the provisions OF the injunction ana was
discharged.