Warren sheaf., 1897-07-22
TIE MIN E RS SlIRIK b.
May Take q Month to Adopt True
Uniformity Plan.

ArD1tfAtiOn COmmi ssiOn Of the Five
states Effects a Permanent Or
ganiEatiOn-Situati tion Re viewed
by President Ratchford.
P1ttsburgh, Pa, July 17.-True uni
1ormlty may eventually win in the
flttsDurgh mining district through
the efforts of the peace commissioners,
but it will take time. 1t is expected
that it will require several weeks, per-
maps a month, to secure the signatures
OF the operators to the proposition,
ana Gen. Little has advised that no time
limit be put on the movement, as at
the former attempt.
The position of the miners officials in
this new phase of the strike movement
is queer. NJ. ID. Ratchford, the national
president will have nothing to do with
1T. President Dolan and Secretary
warner have cut loose from their ma
tlonal executive in the movement and
propose to give it their hearty sup
port.
Permanent Board Formed.
The arbitration commissioners of the
AA'S oAoISS, OA4Os 4uuldads 1llluOlS, "CSb
Virginia and western Pennsylvania,
have formed permanent board, with
the object of urging the uniformity
plan with all operators. Gen. Little, of
Ohio, was made president, and B. Frank
Schmidt. of Indiana, secretary.
Coal took another tumble in price
Friday. It sold for $1.25 at the mine,
drop of Is cents from the day previous.
A tour among the operators demon
strated that there was plenty of coal on
hand. -%
Situation Reviewed.
Columbus, o., July. 16.-President
Ratchford and Secretary Peace have
issued an official bulletin, No. /, to the
miners, it being a review of the situa-
ton. The bulletin says:
"Our fight for living wages now covers
IN whole or in part eight states of the
union. 1t is a general suspension, and no
local settlements will be authorized or
recognized. The second week and the
eighth day Of our suspension brings with
1t greater assurance of ultimate victory
than any previous day. Our forces are in
creasing every hour, our determination is
unhinching and our actions are law-abid
Ing IN every particular. The states and
'Western Pennsylvania - Fully 10000
miners have Joined us for living wages.
which makes suspension almost unanimous
In every mine in the district. Work still
continues in the central field, but steps will
be taken in a few days looking to sus-
pension. which it is believed will be sue
ceSsful. -.
-"Ohio - Twenty-eight thousand miners
have laid down their tools in their demand
for living wages, making the suspension
general excepting a few local mines.
"lndiana-Advices report every mine and
every miner in this state suspended. Eight
thousand have joined the march for living
wages. 80 7- s5 555s@#z z5
"Illinois-Reports from this state are to
the effect that suspension/is is practically
general and that miners are determined to
continue the march until living wages are
secured. r
''West Virginia-About 5000 miners have
Joined the movement, Reports from va
rious sections Of the state confirm the be-
lief that miners will suspend. Eight or
ganizers have left this city for West Vir-
ginia. Supply Of coal from that field will
be cut off in very few days. ""-~-~
Kentucky and Tennessee-About 1900
miners have suspended; others may be ex-
pected to follow.
"Kansas-Miners are all at work, but will
hold convention on Saturday. It is ex-
pected that they will also suspend. n. - 80
ALA labama-Reports indicate that 5000
miners or more nave SuSpeuueQ. -COnVen-
ton to-day. Nothing further learned Of
their action .Sls1 - 2-s%
''The supply of coal is fast becoming ex-
hausted at the various distributing points.
Railroads are confiscating shipments, cities
are almost without supply; in fact, coal
famine is near at hand" s-
De Armttt's Plan. Is.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 15.-The cheer
Ing announcement is made that w. p.
De Armitt, president of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company, whose
1900 men have been constantly at work,
and without whose assistance the sue
cess of the movement would have been
jeopardized, has agreed to join with the
other operators in a plan for the settle
ment of the strike on true uniformity
basis.
pect for settlement of the great
miners strike is brighter than at any
time since the struggle began, and. both
sides are almost ready to count on a
resumption of work in the near future.
Wednesday afternoon the.-joint ar.
bitration committee called upon Mr.. De
Armitt and submitted their plan, to.
which he agreed. Then the commits
sion met the miners officials, and the
proposition also met their approval
Under the terms of the agreement Mr.
De Armitt agrees to sign contract
which will bring about. a condition of
true uniformity in the Pittsburgh dis.
trict, according to the plan formu-
lated, but which failed, 18 months
ago. The contract provides that there
shall be no company stores, honest
weight, fair screens and the removal of