The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11

miners officials at Buenola was served
on President Dolan when he stepped
from the train at that place last night
but he disregarded it and addressed
large meeting near the mine shorl
time later This morning Judge Collier
extended the injunction 10 make II IN
clude 10 additional defendants.
A body Of strikers marched TO Canons-
burg early this morning. and are no"
eIlcamped near the mines which are II
operation Operator Cook says If the
strikers interfere in any way with his
men he Will have the entire party ar
rested.
CRISIS NEAR At HAND.
4 crisis is fast approaching in the
miners movement against the Ne"
York & Cleveland Gas Coal company
Todax's work was not altogether en-
couraging to the strikers. To begin
with, they had to contend with their
first .speu of bad weather. A heavy
rain drenched the camps and prevented
the snarchers from carrying out snelr
regular programme At Plum Greek
the rain and continued absence OF q
band kent the men in their quarters,
with the result that little If any mis-
sionary work was undertaken. Inc
storm also had the effect of preventing
the march to the Spring hltl MINES
between Wilmerding and Wall station,
which are owned by Alexander Demp-
ster. The only march OF the day was
made by the lao men at Camp Deter
mination. who left camp Shortly after
o'clock and marching to the Oakhill
tiuples. spent two hours in the vlcln-
itv Of the miners home. There was
not even ordinary excitement attached
TO the invasion along Thompson's Run
A summary of the developments OF the
day leaves the conditions much the
same as they were. except that the
company claims to have made further
break in the strikers ranks at Iurtle
Creek and Sandy Creek
The failure to hold a meeting al
Camp Isolation was another dlsappolnl-
ing feature of the day and the men
are loudly clamoring for the presence
OF the officials.
This afternoon District President
Patrick Dolan accused the operators OF
the Pittsburg district with having
broken faith with the striking miners
in this district. He also outlined the
pelicy to be pursued by the United
Mineworkers in their fight into the
central Pennsylvania district, where II
is proposed to close down all the mines;
He claims his Organization can stanu
the strike until the last of September.
The operators, he said, had PROMISED
to pay the price when the supply az
De Armitt's mines had been cut on
This has been done, but the oper-
ators had failed to keep their part Oh
the contract. The miners who have
been working regularly at the Oakhll
mines were paid this afternoon. Tnose
who Joined the strike did not get their
cash, the company withholding II, az
under the contract the men forfeited
their wages by striking. There was no
excitement.
Between 200 and 800 men were on
hand. but few of them received any
money. Mr. De Arnjtt made speech
TO the men, telling them that ne SYM
pathized with them and the money was
withheld. not because the company
wanted it. but because it had to carry
out the terms of the contract. He de-
nounced the marching and the en-
campment and said il was blot on
the history of the country that the
laws are not enforced and such move
ments stopped.
FEELING OF APPREHENSION.
There is growing feeling of appre-
hension among coal operators that the
prolonging of the strike for few more
weeks will prove bad for the lake ship
pers. It is said that when the miners
will have returned to work there VIII
be such demand for coal for lake SHIP
ments that cars will not be obta.nable
10 rush through lDi S1l4btl4C-iA bSAc4S
lake insurance rates advance. At pres
ent lake freight rates are low and yes
sells are tied UP waiting for cargoes.
When coal again goes forward to the
docks, it is feared the demand for
vessels will be so great that time will
be lost in taking on a cargo. because Of
the limitations al the docks to moor
vessels while loading. and at the upper
ports while unloading.
Nothing has been done by the local
operators looking to q settlement OF
the strike. They say the miners de-
mands are impossible of compliance.
and until they are modified there IS no
use of talking about a settlement. Con-
tracts are said TO have been taken for
sll of this wear at a low specific price.
waivine the customary clauses which
make the price so much above the min
ing rate.
Most % the lake coal contracts are
said 10 have been made without this
clause this year, and operators say that
to lump the cost of mining TO the point |
demanded by the miners or to near
approach to = would mean that the
sheriff would become an important per-
son in their business. They say they
are doing nothing regarding the settle !
ment of the strike. but trying to get
the uniformity agreement into operation. |
They maintain that its adoption offers |
the only hope of Improvement in the I
condition of the miners, or the enlarge !
ment of their earnings next year.
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