Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-19
STRIKE NEARING A CRISIS.
Pennsylvania Operators Determine 10
Commence Operations
Unless she wost Virginia Minors Can
lie Induced 20 Go Out.

llilSbONd a. SulS io' " h'Nb1
the minera' lead rs are able to gs! the
West Virginia dlggers out early this
week, the local strike hius.ion prom
ises 10 grow very interesting about the
Last OF this week and to come to q
crisis next Monday morning. Aa In
dictated In the Associated Press diS-
patches last night, several of the
local operators hsVe announced that
they are tired seeing their contracts
get away from them and that tn g
mines now supplying their trade musi
be stopped, or tneIr own mines VIII be
put Into operation. The district ex-
ecutive board OF the miners has been
notified as above by score OF most
important operators.
Ali depends on PittsburK, and I'M
less 1t Is able to shut down the West
Virginia mints, 1t is probable that
toe strike Will bo brOktn before there
is a chance TO complete the RrbitrRu n
uniiOrmity arrangement. The minsre
aunt that should any or tho big
mines OF the district now idle be put
into operation m J0rity Of tue other
ggers would retutn 90 work at once.
ihe PitlHuurg operators have lost
part OF their very best shipping season
and 1t has beeu necessary TO turn their
contacts over TO operators In West
Virginia and in the Central Pennsyi-
vania fields to be worked until The
strike Is ever. The prospects, Of long
rtrike and the possibility of 1t lasting
until their contracts have all been fill
su,stirrud the operators to action. They
PROPOSE TO get together and start one
Or two Of ne important mines In case
the West Virginia expedition oil the
labor agi,atOrs ID unsuccessful. They
are to unite In an effort to gel enough
men to mann one or two Of the big
mines, get q large force of deputy
sherlffa and begin turning out coal for
the laRee.
Part of the plan is to pay the miners
10 or even 10 cents, II necessary, to &c.
.hem to work. II liz not ln0ug nj
there will be much difficulty in ge :
ting meu ct that price and that att I
one or two miuSs nave been gotten
under way there will be no trouble ia
other mine owners gettlag started IT
that figure.
II the West Virginia men are still at
work Wednesday agents OF the local
companies will 20 on skirmlsh III
~ thG &c
to be- made to the sheriff Tor q large
force OF deputies. Sheriff Lowry has
large number of men ready to be
sworn in on snort notice,
The mines officials are banking
everything on the ability OF tho labor
organizers to get the West Vmgini ans
out. They say that In case the oper
ators do try to transfer the ii sht to
4, lot int n a. w a 10 n h
in West Virginia will be brought into
this state and put to work..
STRIKERS MET by ARMED DEPUTIES.
CANoNsBURa, Pa, July l9,-Abou,
500 striking miners from tue Miliet'e
Run district passed through town 10.
day headed by brass band ana drum
corps. A halt was made at the In ines
Of the Canonburg Coal company
where they were met by armed depu-
ties and ordered to keep eff the com.
pauy's property. They halted in a
vacant lotn ear by and sent com mi,tsfs
over to the miues to gather together
| the miners. The mines Of the COM
psny closed down TO-DAY to await the
decision of the miners employed here,
There are a few Inclined to strike, but
there Ia no prospects OF u general
| strike.
After holding meeting here the
strikers moved up the valley TO the
mines OF Cook 81 Son's, where they
ere met by several deputies, heavily
armed, and were Offered to keep of
the oOmpany's property. The miDe'
| there also closed down to let the me
| meet the strikers and decide whether
| or not to strike.
The mine operators are paying eixty
| nine cents and say their men have nc
I reason for striking, except out OF feRl
| OF violence. They VIII resume Gs soOI
as the men are ready to 10 in. Iht
| striking miners are cHmped about tue
| Cook mines. NJ lear OF violence IL
| folt here,
MINERS LAY DOWN THEIR TOOLS,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July l9.-Intorms.
| ton hus been received to the effect
that 450 men employed in the shaft
! Of the st. Louis Consolidated Goa
company at COilinsville, H., went GU
today at the requts. OF the marching
| delegation from Stpunton, Glen Car
| bon aud Mount Owe coal mines
| They created no disorder, merely lay
| ing down their tools and refusing 10 e
into the plts. This action YVES takel
after mass meeting hell this forenoon
at which the Waiting miners were II
attendance.
Tonight the crusaders will march t.
Beilville, where they Will try to sc
the miners employed by the st. LOui
| Consolidated Coal company to go out
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN SESSION.