The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-17
HANNA And The COALSTRIKE
He Says He is Ready 10 Try and Bring
II tOa Satisfactory Close.
HIS REPRESENTATIVE ON The GROUND
Little or No Excitement is Attending the
strike aud Coal 10 stu Plentiful-Gomp- 4
ers aud Debs to Address the West
Virginia Miners.


ton Commissioners. asking his assist
ance IN settling the coal strike. His re-
sponse was that he would be very glad
20 cooperate IN a settlement. and that a
representative Oi hls was now Oh the
ground ready 10 acs ard forward = settle
ment
PIfTsBURG. PA. July B-Dullncss -
miners headquarters and I'm all the mines
in tho pittsburg district. and unusual ac-
tiYity IN the coal market. characterizcc
the features OF the strike to-day. For q
strike SO general IL causes the least eN-
citement. peace seems 20 prevail every
where. but how lOng this state Of a0airs
VIII continue 10 exist cannot even h5
guessed. The miners are apparently will
ing 10 be idle. and as yet no suffering OF
consequence has been reported at district
headquarters The miners officials were
very much elated over news from West
Virginia. Several kilograms from organ
izers from that section OF an encouraging
nature were received.
There is nothing startling 20 report
from any Of the districts said President
Patrick Dolan The men. with the ex-
ception or very few. are out and are
sausntd with the situation
PRICES OF coal FALL.
Coal took another tumble in prices TO.
day. IL sold for sl25 at the mine. drop
cI - cents from the day previous. \ tOui
among the operators demonstrated that
there was plenty of coal on hand II was
learned that the Pennsylvania Gas Coal
COMPANY. WesfmOreland Gas Coal Com
pany. Manor Shaft. Keystone coal com.
pany Washington Run Coal Company
Boone and Allison mines. We're furnishing
! considerable coal u was estimated thai
the mines east of Pittsburg are furnishiul
one hundred and hf,y cars a day
Nearly an the empty cars In the Pitts,
burg district are hndlng their way to th>
West Virginia coal fields. The Baltimore
and Ohio took several trains Of them 10.
day. u was also learned that -N carr
cay were going from the Pocahontai
h'lt in West Virginia into Cleveland.
The records show that q cargo OF 700
tons was loaded Wednesday. "a similar
ono Thursday and the Norihwing was
loaded to-cty with Tie same amount
Another cargo will De loadel tomorrow.
Ihe price j. f-.y along a.de or free on
/ board the vessel
10 was learned to-nicht that the nro-
giamme of the miners officials Is 10 bring
ont an the men possible in the IVES,
| Virginia field and then bring an the or
] sanizers 20 F1ttsDurr ~ Is expected IN.
terms VIII be made here. as the district
Is looked upon as the most interesting
/ point after West Virginia has lecn dis
/ posed OF. The miners hopes are high and
I they are confident tnat there will be a
good story tO tell from West Virginia
Monday morning.
| The iukewarmncss of National PresI-
/ dent katchford and the be.ltl!ng atti-
tlde OF District President Doian MS piit
/ some what ~ a dampcr on the true uni
l flrmlty plan bur President D0lan saws.
not twiinsianding hls private opinion con-
| ceinlns Ar. Dearmitt ho has been and
| VIII continue 20 10 everything ~ his
! power % further the mmatlon OF
/ lne scheme. General Little and Mr.
| Dearmitt left this evening for phiia-
! delpnio 10 consult with officials OF the
! Westmoreland and other coal companies
! along the line Of the Pennsylvania rail-
/ road win the end Do view OF securip~
! tAelr cooperation in the uniformity pls .
/ All OF the Arbitration Board except p.
| FRANK Schmidt. OF Ina. are row out OF
the city. They expect 20 have a general
mreun4 81 The operators II the i've
| states ~ Pltisburg next Monday or Tues
| day when tne commissioners believe an
4mlcablc settlement viii be- reached
MINERS To co OUT.
FAlRMoNr " Va. July. is.-The
/ events of last night and to-day show
/ plainly that IL is Tie intention ~ tho
! miners OF this region 10 come out and
| the time Tor the action Dr. supposed % be
| tomorrow when Deus Sovereign Rafch-
| ford and Gompers are billed here for
| addresses. 10 is the opinion that IN the
| men attend the meeting they VIII not 20
| back % work Dob the mires. Tho general
| impression seems 10 he that the men
| VIII be present at this meeting. u0fwltn-
| standing tomorrow is payday. and viii
| fail fo show up Monday morning.
| IT DIS announced positively Tonight that
| the y Donncl miners VIII come ont. and
/ from meeting held at Nono- 1helt last
| nlchf and addressed lV ONE ~ Tho aei-
/ tutors it i5 almost fnre they VII follow
1 SUR.
The meeting here Tomorrow Is hoing
| looked forward fo WITH tlr lr0aift in
| teresf hv both miners ana operators. as
| % is expected % b. fhe turning point
CLARl<sBI re- IS. VA. July iH.-The
/ mines are all WORKING here to-day. and
! 0utwlriir everything lf running smooth
/ iy hut thcre is Hn uniefcnrrcni - un-
! els'neFs among tle operators and d.ssat-
! Isflciion among The miners and there j.
/ no doubt thar tomorrow Will settle
| whether sfrfa VIII he declared or nor.
| DELEGATIONS II miners Viii attend the
| meeting at Nnnonrahela. where President
! Rateif0ri aui LuEfne y. lcNs wlll speak.
/ ana there o. strong probability trat a
| general strike for THIS region Wiil be-
| declared New men continue 10 arrive
/ here. and 400 are given work and opera
/ tors cre loading all cars the roads FUR
! nish. Coal is being shipped to ,leYeland
CHARLFSTCN w. Va. July 10 The
/ coal digeers at eight minos in thc Kama
/ Wha coal folds quit work to-day. They
! number about tx hundred. Others have
! agreed ~ Quit tomorrow The prOha-
/ hilifv Is that an az the miners between
] Charleston and Montgomery Will be idle
/ by fo-morrow night They number ..tout
MINERS ARE STARVING.
/ INDIANAPOLIS IND. July ia STAN
] corresp pendent of the Sentinel has been
| investigating conditions IN tho Indiana
/ coal fields THIS week and reports de-
/ plOrable condition, the miners already
/ practically facing starvation. The block
I coal miners of Clay county. 400 In num-
Der. are an out ana a commlsairiat has
/ been opened az Brazll 20 feed them.
At F0ntanei Ind. IN the b.tumin0us
| field the worst condition exists, There
| miners have had practically no work FOR
I a long time and now they are subslsting
on one meal day.
/ In the other mining districts the conci-
| tiOus are about the same
/ 500 Indiana miners are on strike. about
I - per cent Of the total nun ber
WILLIAMSON. ". VA. July 1.-the
/ miners working IN the Logan Consolidated
1 mines IN Matfewan. this county. came out
/ to-day and Joined the sfrkors. This morn
f ing they marched ~ massc 20 Thicker.
. fyo miles east. where thef arc row trj =
/ INK 10 induce the men who are IN Tho four
! mines az that place 90 come orr. Slpcr-
. irfandenr Hunlcr of tfc Logan miucr,
I Will put on force VI ron-uniDn men To-
morrow az the old price. and ihis may
| provoke d disturbance. although ai -
E rnrs usflaf Three CIrinlNs ~ n0n-I.ipIi