The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14
PITTSBURG'S IDLE MINE PITS.
NEARLY EVERY NINE IN THE DIS
TRICT CLOSED.

the Leaders of the strikers 10 Pre-
vent Them From Growing Luke
warm-RcSOIutiOns Adopted ut
Each of the Meetings so Far Held
TO Refuse 10 Return to work UntiI
the Labor Leaders Give the Order.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 1S.-There Is a lull
in the miners strike in this district at
tributed to the fact that nearly every mine
in the district is idle.
To keep up the enthusiasm and prevent
the strikers from becoming lukewarm in
the cause, however. the officials have ar
ranged for series of meetings in differ
ent sections every day.
Three meetings were held yesterday at
Banning. Fayette City and West Newton.
and at each place resolutions were adopt
ed not to return to work until the officials
gave the order
This morning a large meeting was held
at Snowden on the Wheeling division and
the men were unanimous to stand firm
for the 69-cent rate. The miners on this
division fear that the company will soon
begin .evictions from their houses and init
mate that if this is attempted there will
be trouble.
News reached the miners headquarters
this afternoon that the diggers In the
Camel, Warner and Morgan Mines in
Beaver county, had thrown down their
picks and Joined the general strike. The
three pits employ about 300 men.
The strike has also spread to Mercer
county. Five mines are idle in that re-
glon to-day. The men struck for an adj
vance of ten cents per ton.
An effort was made to-day 10 resume
work at the Eagle mines in Monongahela
City 1t is cooperative concern, but the
sentiment of a majority of the stockhold-
ers was against resumption and it was
decided to keep the pit closed until he
strike was settled
A delegation from Brownsville, says the
Mob, Beaumont, Empire and Albany
mines have closed down and the miners
have Joined in the general strike, with
determination TO remain out until the
question of wages Is satisfactorily set
tied.
National President NJ. d. Ratehford of
the United Mine Workers is expected in
Pittsburg tonight or tomorrow, and will
meet the commissioners
Gov Atkinson of West Virginia ac-
companied by his wife and a number of
state officials spent the day In Pittsburg,
en- route to Canada, where they will at
tend the convention of the Epworth
League. Concerning the miners strike, he
said: The coal strike is not affecting
West Virginia very much, and / do not
believe the main body Of our miners will
go out. do not anticipate any trouble
whatsoever from the strike in our state
and believe the trouble all over the coun-
"a hss
ton"
There is a possibility that the Joint ar
bitration conference may yet lead to the
termination of the strike on the basis of
the true uniformity agreement proposed
by President DeArmit of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company last
year, but which failed for the reason that
50 per cent. of the operators In this dfs-
trict could not be secured. Two sessions
of the arbitration board were held to-day.
representatives from the states OF Penn
sylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana
and Illinois being present.
AT the afternoon session President Dear
NIT appeared before the board and told
of the conditions which exist from hls
point of view. He recited the history OF
the miners struggles for better condl-
tions. He told of the great uniformity
movement In lS95-96, which failed OF It's
purpose.
Mr.. De Armlt said "If the operators Of
the Pittsburg district viii abolish their
company stores, use a uniform screen.
give honest weight. 1900 pounds OF coal
for ton, pay cSsh every two weeks /
viii leave IL to any committee to settle
the price Of mining and pay It, no matter
how high providing all my competitors
pay the same price. Unless these condi-
tons can be brought about / will not
agree to abolish the contract with my
men, nor can / afford TO do So
Mr.. De Armit pointed to the fact that
his men were working to-day when almost
every other mine In the district was idle
lie said that he fully intended to pay his
men the district price whenever the other
operators Will meet his terms II true
uniformity was secured, he said II would
involve the interests of the bituminous
states. Ultimately there would have to
be a chain Of uniformity agreements IN
all the states that would cost much money
and require considerable time 10 accom-
piish.
He promised the board all the assistance
In his power IN securing a settlement upon
the basis proposed, but said under no con-
sideration would he treat with the United
Mine Workers.
President Dolan and Secretary Warner
Of the mine workers association were be-
fore the commission IN the evening, and
recited their grievances They dlsputed
much that Mr.. De Armit had said, and
questioned his sincerity az this time They
claimed that when 80 per cent Of the OBJ
orators had been secured for uniformity.
Mr.. DE Armit agreed 10 It, but later he
found a technical loophole and avalled
himself OF II to repudiate his original
proposition.
The board will meet Mr.. Dc Armlt again
tomorrow and will endeavor TO get the
operators together for the purpose Of Ia
ducing them TO make another attempt 10
secure true uniformity AZ outlined by the
former at to-days conference.
schicIs Miners strike.
Hel,airc. o.. July i3.-The miners in
schcks mines on the Baltimore and Ohio
road were to-day persuaded 20 stop mining
and with the closing Of these mines to-
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