The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-13
THE LINES STRENGTHENED

THE LINES STRENGTHENED
In the Pittsburgh District, aud the sui-
pension Practically Complete e-stAts Az
bitrAtors Arrive, and will Hold Com
ference Tomorrow.
PITTsBURG. Pa, July l2.-Beyond
the strengthening of the miners lines
along the rivers there was little change
in the strike situation to-day. The iron
clad contracts which were in force at
several mines In the MonongaheIa val
ley were swept out OF existence to-day,
and the strike was made general in the
fourth pool. The Chamouni. Apollo,
Jack Jones and o'Neil's Fayette City
mines. which had been running with a
light force OF men and under iron clads.
are idle. The men at the Chamouni
mine were the last to lay down their
tools.
The miners atong the riYer are re-
joiclng over this victory. The only mine
reported In operation Is the Equitable,
az Webster II Is a stock company.
comprising about 70 stockholders, and
they are mining their own coal. The
BIyth cpal company has offered the 69-
cent rate to their men at the Red Bird
mine. but the officials will not allow
them to go to work at present. A mass
meeting was held at Fayette City this
afternoon. and a committee appointed
TO look after the strikers interests and
see that no miners restfr1s. The men
In the Sickle Hollow mines, OF the
Washington coal company, also came
out to-day making the suspension COM
plete In this district, except at the
mines OF the New York& Cleveland Gas
Coal company. where about l.20O men
are working. No effort has yet been
made to get these diggers out, and the
miners at other pits who have laid down
their tools are grumbllng at the slowness
OF DeArmltt's men in Joining the move
ment. The hot-heads are advising dras-
tic measures. They have been kept In
check so far, but there is no telling
when the fever will break out and a
concerted movement on Sandy and
Plum creek be made.
ARBITRATION SCHEME. - The
greatest interest Is now manifested In
thes cheme to arbltrate the strike ques-
tlon. Labor commissioners and official
arbltrators OF the several states af-
fected are mobillzing in this city. The
state OF Ohio Is the only one which has
a regularly appointed board Of arbitra-
tlon, II exists for Just such emergen-
cies as this, and is naturally eminently
well prepared for the work. Most OF
the Others interested are labor commits
sloners aud Industrial statistlclans, who
are also well able 10 act In the capacity
OF arbtrators, from the nature OF their
work In keeping in touch with the
working classes generally.
The Ohio board Is composed OF Selwyn
n. owen, chairman, Of Columbus, who
was formerly chief Justice OF the SUI
preme court OF Ohio: e1-Attnrney Cen
eral John Little. OF Nenla, and Joseph
Bishop. Of Columbus, formerly presi-
dent OF the Amalgamated Assotiation.
The Indiana labor commissioners here
are l.. II. Mccormack, eX-Presldent OF
tho State Typographical Union, and y.
y. schmld. Of Indianapolis James NJ.
Clark. Industrial statlstlclan, OF Penn
syivania, arrived from Harrisburg this
morning. Commissioner OF Labor Bar-
ton. OF the s.ate Of West Virginia, Is ex-
ponied 10 get here Tomorrow. The I'LL
nois commissioners OF lnbor-D. j,
Keefe. j. j. GIL and II. Il. Collt--aro
on their way 10 Pittsburgh and will
meet the other commissioners in this
city on Wednesday,
Thus all the states. with the exception
of Kentucky and Tennessee, where the
strlka In on, VIII be represented In the
conferences which are 10 be held here
during the next few days Invitations
have been sent 10 the coal operators OF
the Pittsburgh district 70 meet the ar
bltFaforg Informally and talk over the
matter OF settling the strike. james
Young. representing the NJ \. Hanna
mining lntercsis. came on from Cleye-
land this morning and was In cnnsulta-
ton with the peace-mnkers at the Sew
cnth Avenue hotel for several hours.
one or two OF the amnffer operators
dropped In TO look over the situation,
but no large conference has yet been
held. II Is expected by Tho aFbltFaiaFs
that representative number OF the To-
cal operators will be cotton together
within the next twonty-four hours.
However persons who are wen ac-
duaIntcd with the watering factions that
exlsi among tho coal operators here, say
they win be- hard 10 get together In this
move. although the extreme gravity NJ
the outlook may have the desired e'roct,
A SERIOUS oBsTACLE.--Those In
touch with the situation cay that this
attempt nt conenlaton will simply re.
open the ald discussion OF PrcaIdent De
Armitts position on Tho necessity Of n
price dlifrrcntlal to compete with tho
company at0rra.
An operator who lld not desire hlH
mime to be used Haid,
"pvrainnlly. I think this plan NJ con.
cllIatlon viii fail President De Armltt
will hardly be prevailed upon at THIS
time ln abandon the poalllln ho has held
for years 10 effect aoiuomont II Will
be- necessary for Mr DrArmit 10 come
into conference with w and pledge hlm-
eeif 10 hais the same price that We are