The Holly chieftain., 1897-07-16
THE COAL STRIKE.
Commissioners WIN Tsy 70 Bring opsrs
ators and Miners to N Agreement.
THE SITUATION VERY GRAVE
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tration commissioners rSpresenting five
Of the states in which she miners are
now striking, will make : strong effort
to-day to bring TIE SpeFxtoes sad
miners 10 N understanding that will
result in srbitrating or conciliating
their differences Tie Ohio, Indians
and Pennsylvania commissioners, who
gathered yesterday and held many
quiet conferences, were reinforced to
day by those from Illinois and West
virginia- Invitations have been sent
TO the leading coal operators
and miners leaders asking them
TO consult with the peace
makers, and every possible effort
will be made to secure full discus.
sion. However, persons who are we'll
acquainted with the warning factions
that exist among the coal operators
here, say they will be hard to get to
gether in this move, although the ex.
treme gravity Of the outlook may have
the desired effect Those in touch
with the situation say thst the attempt
At conciliation will simply reopen the
old discussion Of President De Armitt's
position on the neceasity Of = price
differential to competa.wlth the com
pany stores. % 81
Cleveland Operators worried.
CLEVELAND, o., July IA leading
operator received . long distance tele-
phone message this morning stating
that nine organizers he'd just left Pitts
burgh for West virginis coal fields,
and expressed the belief that within
ls hours the West Virginia miners
would strike. Several operators went
TO Pittsburgh yesterday 70 sttend the
voluntary conferences df fhS state ar
bitrators- One OF theee lperntors said
to-day: "rhe situatio4s yery grave
and anticipate some v1ry star&iing de-
velopments within the 9hext 20 hours.
I believe West ytfkinia sniners
will come ont and thai ill miI6s the
tie-up practically con(plAte, ~ the
strikers will then como b4tate al their
efforts on the De Armi1 3sn. AZ snail
amount Of coal l. nds 6oming from
the mines along ~ ennsylvania
main line, and from he;1 1okc regicns,
but It il incomparate eealS insignihea ant
quantities. think IN - .shnt of2
entireiy very ecop - <fo i
could lesrn 316kGrday &c Pittsbur0h I
do not hesitste to say that In
my belief the rsilroads will re-
fuse to haul West Virgins and
De Armitt mines coal. The engineers
and trainmen are regarding the situa-
tion with lowering brows, P. M. Ar
thurs statement TO the contrary not.
withdrawing. The supply Of coal on
hand is very short, and look for an.
other advance in price shortly. dc
not think the supply will hold out
more than week longer"
lows Miaers Nay Strike.
Dies MONIES. Ia, July 14.-There are
5000 miners in the state, and until coal
dealers began shipping into Illinois tc
all orders where Illinois miners are
striking, little attention was paid te
the strike, as the Iowa miners are
not we'll organized. Their sympathies
are with the eastern miners, however,
and at several meetings held in
the principalcenters, the opinion was
expressed that it was time TO take ac-
tion to help the eastern miners by cut
ting off the coal shipped east. The
miners in the central part Of the state
are more anxious to strike than those
about Des Moines. AL the Iowa min.
ers have had their wages cutfrom time
to time, until they now receive from
80 to 65 cents per ton.
Trouble Likely.
BELLAIRE, o., July 1.-The miners
at Schick's shaft refused to strike yes
tcrday. Strikers are gathering in
force and trouble NAV occur.