The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-09
Baltimore and Ohio WOrkmen
Forfeit $1,000 in Wages by
Their Loyalty.
PRICE OF COAL ON THE INCREASE.
The Situation as to the Supply II Coal Cannot
be Called Serious As Yet-No Signs Of
UnIawfulness Has Developed.


third day OF the miners strike finds the
diggers gaining strength rapidly in the
Pittsburg district. elatiIg the officials
and men correspondngly.
The net result OF the struggle up TO
date, as CLEANED from unbiased, as vel.
AZ from partisan, sources, Is about as
follows:
Nineteen thousand men idle, an almost
total suspension OF work In the mines
along the Monongehela river. suspen-
sion practically total whole Of Wheeling
divisions OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, only about 80 men working
trare; all the railroad mines, with the
exception Of the M. A. Hanna e. Co.
mines. along the Pan Handle, the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company
and a few individual mines, which can
have but little effect on the situation.
The Hanna mines have about one
third of their usual number Of men at
work. and this slight increase over We'd
nesday appears to be the only advan-
tage the operators have gained.
The coming out Of the men along the
Baltimore and Ohio Is a decided victory
for the miners, because these men were
working under an iron-clad agreement,
and by their loyalty to their brethren
forfeit $4,000 in wages which the COM
pany holds out.
The situation as to the supply Of coal
cannot be called serious as yet, because
there are from 100000 to $4,000. 600
bushels OF The black diamonds in stock
at the various pools along the river
which can be placed In this city at short
notice, and II need be a portion Of It
could be skipped to the lakes.
Up to the present time no sign OF un-
lawfulness has developed among the
strikers and no evidence whatever that
there will be. Today promises to be a
day of decided action on the part Of the
miners. Ii is reported that a meeting
has been scheduled between President
Ratchford OF the Mine Workers asso-
citation and President Gompers OF the
Federation Of Labor in this city and
the miners officials announce that
systematic movement will be started 20
bring out the diggers now at work for
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company. The meeting between Ratch-
ford and Gompers will be important, as
plans for carrying on the strike are 70
be discussed 1t is claimed that one Of
the principal topics will be scheme to
raise funds from which 1t is proposed to
pay all the miners that are now working
full time in order to induce them to make
the tieup complete. IT is said that
President Gompers will offer to raise a
fund of $4,000 per week to assist the
strikers In their struggles
The miners officials are likely TO meet
with a serious stumbling block in their
efforts to induce the miners OF the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company
to join in the movement, notwithstand
ing their confident assertion that these
men will be out before Sunday night
next. A visit to the mines yesterday
disclosed the fact that large number OF
the men are opposed to striking at this
time, because of their contract agree
ment. The officials Of the company say
the men have given positive assurances
that they Will remain loyal, and are In
nowise alarmed over the claim Of the
miners leaders that they will have the
men out before the week closes.