The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
STRIKERS RANKS
GROWING LARGER
From 10000 TO $4,000 Men Now Idle 10
Pittsburg District.
MARK HANNA'S EMPLOYEES QUIT
The Key to tho Situation Is Held by
the Men Employed by the New York
and CIcveiend Gas Coal Company.
IrThcy Go Out, Then the strikers
Expect to Win.

ENpcct 10 YIN.
Pittsburg, July 7.--Forty -eight hours
after the Inauguration of the great
coal miners strike, a comparison of
statements from both sides engaged in
the contest show favorable results for
the diggers. Discountng the miners
officials announcements by the opera
tors opinions, there seems no ques
tion that the workmen have scored a
decided advantage in this district, and
it Is believed that as the PittsburS dis
trict goes so goes the country.
Conservative estimates place the
number of miners now striking in this
district from 10000 to $4,000 men, an
increase of about 5000 over yesterdays
record This leaves but from 5000 to
5000 men still working.
KEY TO SITUATION.
The key TO the entire situation from
present appearances lies in the sue
cess or defeat of the strikers in Sc
curing the corporation of the men
now working for the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company. Without
these men, the strike can hardly sue
ceed, because they will be able in a
measure to supply the demand long
enough to tide over the present en-
Earrassment
Patrick Dolan. president of the Pitts
burg district miners, is confident that
before the present week closes he will
have succeeded in getting all of these
men to join the ranks of the strik-
ers and when this result is effected the
battle will be practically won.
The operators are just as confident of
success as the miners are and tonight
issued statement claiming large
accession of men in different parts Of
the district and a heavier shipping list
than usual. One thing which is slight
~ in favor of the operators is the free
ing of navigation on the Monongahela
river, which went into effect today.
Ten million bushels of coal which have
been stocked in the pools above here
awaiting this event will be brought to
this harbor and be available for the
present demand.
HANN4A'S MEN QUIT.
When the miners headquarters were
visited this evening the officials We're
in high glee over the result accomplish
ed today. The best news received was
at the Pan Handle mines of Nj. A.
Hanna & Co. had quit work
Leading operators in the district ad-
NIT the miners have succeeded in get
ting more men to strike than they ex-
pected. but say they are not worrying
oyer the outlook and that the strike
will not last week.
EFFECTS IN BUFFALO.
Buffalo, N. Y, July 7-Buffalo has
already received an intimation of the
effect which the miners strike in the
Pittsburg coal region will have upon
this city. Among the first to be affect
ed by the strike are the railroads and
the Lake Shore Railroad company has
notified the local gas companies and
the shippers that it would confiscate all
the coal coming over it's lines in case it
became necessary
The railroad fuel supply and coal
traffic come almost entirely from the
Pittsburg region and the gas compan-
les secure all of their YouRhiOgheny
coal over the Lake Shore railroad. In
consequence of this, the notice seemed
of serious portent.
Wheeling. w Va, July Especial
the coal districts in West Virginia re-
port that The miners are all at work
ann that the operators are preparing
to fill orders growing out Of the de-
mand occasiOned by the strike else
where. Chief Mine INSPECTOR Paul re-
ports that there is no proba bility that
West Virginia miners will join the
strike, and a United Mine Workers or
ganizer, who was in the Kanawaha
and New River field, admitted today
In Charleston that the task of per-
suading the men to join the strike was
hopeless and that he would give it up.
Columbus, o., July 7.--W. p. Rend
and President Ratchford, of the Min
ers' union, held a private conference
today. Mr.. Ratchford declined to give
its nurport
SITUATION AT MASSILLON.
Massilon, o., July THE independ-
ent miners in this district having en-
dorsed the proposition TO strike, the
operators nave about abandoned the
idea of continuing to work the mines
until the strike is settled. So far as
the operators here are concerned they
hre not opposed 10 nayng the miners
better wages, They say if SO cent rate
is secured in the Pttsburg district they
will pay their men sixty cents ton.
They will insist upon the nine cents
dfferentlal that has always prevailed
Columbus, O., July 7.--IJnited States
Marshal Devlnny left Columbus tonight
for Wheeling with 20 deputies TO he
used in protecting the miners at the
mines on the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railroad. These mines arc located at
DillOnyale, LauraltCn and Long Run
and number between 1900 and GOO
wcrkmen. They have decided to re-
turn to work tomorrow if protection is
furnished. The deputies are appointed
on authority from the attorney general
the law permitting deputies to be an,
pointed by marshals having recently
been repealed.
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